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Abbreviation AntCym
German (de) antike Zimbeln
English (en) antique cymbals
Spanish (es) crótalos
French (fr) cymbales antiques
Italian (it) crotales
Dutch (nl) crotales
Portuguese (pt) Crotales
Definition/synonyms Crotales, sometimes called antique cymbals, are percussion instruments consisting of small, tuned bronze or brass disks. Each is about 10 cm (4 in) in diameter with a flat top surface and a nipple on the base. They are commonly played by being struck with hard mallets. However, they may also be played by striking two disks together in the same manner as finger cymbals, or by bowing. Their sound is rather like a small tuned bell, only with a much brighter sound, and a much longer resonance. Like tuned finger cymbals, crotales are thicker and larger; they also have slight grooves in them. The name comes from the Greek crotalon, for a castanet or rattle.
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