(used in the plural) a percussion instrument consisting of a pair of hollow pieces of wood or bone (usually held between the thumb and fingers) that are made to click together (as by Spanish dancers) in rhythm with the dance
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castanets::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | bones, clappers, finger cymbals |
| Type of | percussion instrument, percussive instrument |
Examples of castanets
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The women will be featured dancing with rippling skirts and clacking castanets.
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She imagined a Latino park full of haciendas and adobes, guitars and castanets.
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Think castanets and frilly layered bata de cola skirts, but with a modern spin.
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His fingers, looped into what look like castanets, dart about just above his lap.
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Its Barton organ has keys for a doorbell, Model T horn, chirping birds and castanets.
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Escuela bolera, a balletic dance form, is also accompanied by castanets.
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Castanets and pizzicato add to the character of a rather erratic piece.
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The atmosphere is often good-humoured, with tambours and castanets accompanying club anthems.
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Colored by festive castanets and hurdy-gurdy sounds, the upbeat tune was an early highlight.
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- Bones: a percussion instrument consisting of a pair of hollow pieces of wood or bone (usually held between the thumb and fingers) that are made to click together (as by Spanish dancers) in rhythm with the dance
- Castanets are percussion instrument (idiophone), used in Moorish, Ottoman, ancient Roman, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese and Latin American music. The instrument consists of a pair of concave shells joined on one edge by string. ...
- Castanets is the musical project of Raymond Raposa, a San Diego native currently residing in Portland, Oregon. ...
- Small shallow cup-shaped clappers made of Bakelite, hardwood, or other hard substance. Sound is produced by striking the clappers against each other or against a mounting board, producing a high-pitched clicking or rattling sound. Used for accenting rhythm in dance organs and orchestrions.
- A small rhythm instrument made of shells, ivory or wood, slightly concave, held by a connecting cord over the thumb and forefinger and clapped together in time with the music.
- Hand-held clapping instrments with small resonating cavities.
- A pair of concave pieces of wood held in the palm of the hand and clicked together, usually to accompany dancing.
- Are most often finger cymbals made from wood or plastic that are joined at the inner edge. Flamenco dancers often snap them between their palms and fingers as they dance. At Taylor, we use a table top version of the instrument, as seen to the left.
