Lithophone



[Eng., from the Greek word lithos meaning stone]


A percussion idiophone that is constructed of stone. Typically, a set of stones that produce specific pitches when struck. The stones are often arranged similar to a keyboard on a frame structure or hung from a rope or chord. The larger stones create low pitches and the smaller stones create high pitches.

See also [Eng.] lithophone; [Fr.] litophone (m); [Ger.] Litophon (n); [Ger.] Steinspiel (n); [It.] litophono (m).


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