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Idiophones: Instruments made of vibrating materials

The "Glocken-Spiel"!

Once set vibrating, idiophones ("self-playing instruments") independently continue to play themselves. Both the material the instrument is made of and the method of playing exert considerable influence on the sound - from shaking a rattle to rubbing a glass harmonica to striking two stones against each other. "Found objects" that work as self-playing instruments were most likely the first instruments known to mankind. 

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Earth Xylophone

Up to six people develop ways of working together as a team and cooperative patterns of movement.

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Bottle Gong

Play familiar melodies with 27 tuned bottles - over two octaves!

 

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Lithophone

Playfully explore the broad range of sounds stones can make.

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Metallophone

Uninhibited, boundless music making. Metallic pitches and sounds. All on a colorful collection of things you could find in the dump!

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Parameter Bells, aluminum

Discover how pitch is influenced by the length, diameter and wall thickness of various aluminum pipes.

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Parameter Bells, anodized

A design piece employing anodized pipes and stainless steel frames!

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Pillar Bells

Make music while running around the pipes!

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Knock on Wood

Twelve different pieces of wood placed in a circle invite players to join in on an age-old game, playing with sweeping movements and engaging in collective experiments in communication.

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Tetrachord ALU

Combine! Chimes, Bottle Gong, Lithophone and Xylophone as an ensemble.

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Tetrachord Inox

Combine! Chimes, Bottle Gong, Lithophone and Xylophone as an ensemble.

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Wobblepole and Pipebells

See and feel vibrational nodes.

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