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  2. Tintinnabulum (ancient Rome) - Wikipedia

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    A bronze polyphallic tintinnabulum of Mercury from Pompeii: the missing bells were attached to each tip (Naples Museum). Tintinnabulum depicting a man struggling with his phallus as a raging beast (1st century BC, Naples Museum) In ancient Rome, a tintinnabulum (less often tintinnum) [1] was a wind chime or assemblage of bells.

  3. Bianzhong - Wikipedia

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    Bianzhong (pronunciation ⓘ) is an ancient Chinese musical instrument consisting of a set of bronze bells, played melodically. China is the earliest country to manufacture and use musical chimes. They are also called chime bells. [1]

  4. Bell - Wikipedia

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    The ancient Chinese bronze chime bells called bianzhong or zhong / zeng (鐘) were used as polyphonic musical instruments and some have been dated at between 2000 and 3600 years old. Tuned bells have been created and used for musical performance in many cultures but Zhong are unique among all other types of cast bells in several respects and ...

  5. Bianzhong of Marquis Yi of Zeng - Wikipedia

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    Zeng-hou-yi Bells. The Bianzhong of Marquis Yi of Zeng (simplified Chinese: 曾侯乙编钟; traditional Chinese: 曾侯乙編鐘; pinyin: Zēnghóuyǐ Biānzhōng), or Zenghouyi Bells, is the name given to an ancient musical instrument made of bells (called bianzhong) unearthed in 1978 in the Tomb of Marquis Yi of Zeng in Leigudun Community (擂鼓墩社区), Nanjiao Subdistrict (南郊街道 ...

  6. Bellfounding - Wikipedia

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    Bellfounding is the casting and tuning of large bronze bells in a foundry for use such as in churches, clock towers and public buildings, either to signify the time or an event, or as a musical carillon or chime. Large bells are made by casting bell metal in moulds designed for their intended musical pitches.

  7. List of percussion instruments - Wikipedia

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    Cup chime: Pitched 111.24 Idiophone The only pitched cymbal, it is identical to a bell cymbal in all but usage Cymbal: Unpitched 111 Idiophone Dabakan: Philippines Unpitched 211 Membranophone Although shape is variously described as goblet, hourglass, conical, or tubular. Daf: Iran Unpitched 211.311 Membranophone

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