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== Construction == | == Construction == | ||
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| + | A wood block (also spelled as a single word, woodblock) is made from a single piece of wood. The term generally signifies the Western orchestral instrument, though it is descended from the Chinese woodblock. Alternative names sometimes used in ragtime and jazz are clog box and tap box. In orchestral music scores, wood blocks may be indicated by the French bloc de bois or tambour de bois, German Holzblock or Holzblocktrommel, or Italian cassa di legno. <ref>Blades, James, and James Holland. 2001. "Woodblock". ''The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians'', second edition, edited by [[Stanley Sadie]] and [[John Tyrrell (musicologist)|John Tyrrell]]. London: Macmillan Publishers.</ref> | ||
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== Sticks, Mallets, Beaters == | == Sticks, Mallets, Beaters == | ||
== Technique == | == Technique == | ||
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Instrument Name
Etymology and Alternative Spellings
Construction
History
A wood block (also spelled as a single word, woodblock) is made from a single piece of wood. The term generally signifies the Western orchestral instrument, though it is descended from the Chinese woodblock. Alternative names sometimes used in ragtime and jazz are clog box and tap box. In orchestral music scores, wood blocks may be indicated by the French bloc de bois or tambour de bois, German Holzblock or Holzblocktrommel, or Italian cassa di legno. [1]
Sticks, Mallets, Beaters
Technique
Grips
Stroke Style/Type
Manufacturers
Retailers
See Also
References
- ↑ Blades, James, and James Holland. 2001. "Woodblock". The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, second edition, edited by Stanley Sadie and John Tyrrell. London: Macmillan Publishers.