MusicaInfo
Visit our partners:
Musicainfo-Blog: Team-Memberships - click here
Home | Search | Shopping basket | My account | My Radio | Register | Log in Deutsch|Español|Français|Italiano|Nederlands
 Database Note
Sheet music
CDs/DVDs
Books about music
Accessories
Subcategories
Composers/contributors
Music publishers
Distribution partners
Abbreviations/lexicon
Quick search:
 Info Note
Who are we?
Contact us
Follow us on Twitter!
Visit our partners:
Musicainfo.blog: Neues Radio - click here
Abbreviations/music lexiconAbbreviations/music lexicon
Abbreviation TamTam
German (de) Tamtam
English (en) Tam-Tam
Spanish (es) tam-tam
French (fr) tamtam
Italian (it) tam-tam
Dutch (nl) Tamtam
Portuguese (pt) tantã
Definition/synonyms The tam-tam, also known as chau gong, is a large East Asian metal gong with an indefinite pitch that is usually struck with a felt mallet. It consists of a flat plate-shaped disc, often made of bronze (with 80 percent copper and 20 percent tin), which can be up to 200 cm in diameter. The edge of the disc is bent over. The instrument hangs in a metal stand on ropes.
Works with "TamTam" in instrumentation click here
Works with "TamTam" in instrumentation/info click here
Works with "TamTam" in additional info/contents click here
Works with "TamTam" in supplementary text click here
Terms with "TamTam" in definition click here
You are not logged in: register or login
Visit our partners:


Arnold Schoenberg - click here

2023-10-12 Now I reign – Bruckner on the 200th anniversary of his Birthday - click here
Our banners | For publishers/dealers | Newsletter
Data collection Copyright 1983-2019 Helmut Schwaiger. Database and website design Copyright 2002-19 Robbin D. Knapp.