Gong

Summary

Gong is a family of musical instruments^[1]. Gong draws 1,127 Wikipedia views per month (family_of_musical_instruments category, ranking #9 of 55).^[2]

Key Facts

• Gong's instance of is recorded as family of musical instruments^[3].
• Gong's instance of is recorded as type of musical instrument^[4].
• Gong is made of metal^[5].
• Gong is a type of percussion vessel^[6].
• Gong is a type of musical instrument^[7].
• Gong is a type of idiophone^[8].
• Gong is part of MIMO's classification of musical instruments^[9].
• Gong is part of Guizzi's classification of musical instruments^[10].
• Gong's Commons category is recorded as Gongs^[11].
• Gong comprises handle^[12].
• Gong comprises chain^[13].
• Gong's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Gongs^[14].
• Gong's described at URL is recorded as http://www.mimo-db.eu/HornbostelAndSachs/23^[15].
• Gong's described by source is recorded as Riemann's Music Dictionary^[16].
• Gong's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[17].
• Gong's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[18].
• Gong's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)^[19].
• Gong's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[20].
• Gong's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 3^[21].
• Gong's described by source is recorded as Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary^[22].
• Gong's topic has template is recorded as Template:Gong^[23].
• Gong's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Gongs'}^[24].
• Gong's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'it', 'text': 'Gong'}^[25].
• Gong's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'id', 'text': 'Gong'}^[26].
• Gong's used by is recorded as town crier^[27].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include family of musical instruments^[3] and type of musical instrument^[4]. Recorded subclass of include percussion vessel^[6], musical instrument^[7], and idiophone^[8].

Use and Application

Components include handle^[12] and chain^[13], a type of machine element^[28]. Part of include MIMO's classification of musical instruments^[9], a musical instrument classification^[29] and Guizzi's classification of musical instruments^[10]. Recorded used by include town crier^[27], traditional folk music^[30], indigenous people^[31], folk dance^[32], and traditional medicine^[33].

Why It Matters

Gong draws 1,127 Wikipedia views per month (family_of_musical_instruments category, ranking #9 of 55).^[2] Gong has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[34] Gong is known by 39 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[35]