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gong, percussion instrument consisting of a disk, usually with upturned edges, 3 ft (91 cm) or more in diameter in the modern orchestra, often made of bronze, and struck with a felt- or leather-covered mallet or drumstick. Of ancient origin—representations of the gong date back to the 6th cent. A.D.—it has also been called the tam-tam. First used in Western music in the funeral march of Gossec's Mirabeau (1791), the gong has since been a regular member of the European-type orchestra, but it is used sparingly. It is commonly used in East Asian music and in the gamelan music of Bali and Java. gong 1. a percussion instrument of indefinite pitch, consisting of a metal platelike disc struck with a soft-headed drumstick 2. a rimmed metal disc, hollow metal hemisphere, or metal strip, tube, or wire that produces a note when struck. It may be used to give alarm signals when operated electromagnetically How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| The 4,366 fans were merciless, gonging all three contestants. Attaway score notable for its suggestion of a haunted, slowed-down carousel, and clocks ticking and gonging toward a schizoid eternity. Places also have their own signature sounds: the far-off bleating of sheep on a mist-shrouded Yorkshire hill, the gonging of cowbells in Swiss villages, the scratchy recordings of the muezzin calling the faithful to prayer from Istanbul minarets. |
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