Gong
percussion instrument made of metal that produces sound from the vibration of its body
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Summary
Gong is a family of musical instruments[1]. Gong draws 2,570 Wikipedia views per month (family of musical instruments category, ranking #9 of 55).[2]
Key Facts
- Instance of: type of musical instrument[3]
- Made from material: metal[4]
- Subclass of: percussion vessel[5], musical instrument[6], idiophone[7]
- Part of: MIMO's classification of musical instruments[8], Guizzi's classification of musical instruments[9]
- Commons category: Gongs[10]
- Has part(s): handle[11], chain[12]
- Topic's main category: Category:Gongs[13]
- Described at URL: http://www.mimo-db.eu/HornbostelAndSachs/23[14]
- Described by source: Riemann's Music Dictionary[15], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[16], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[17], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[18], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[19], Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 3[20], Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[21]
- Topic has template: Template:Gong[22]
- Official name: Gongs[23], Gong[24]
- Used by: town crier[25], traditional folk music[26], indigenous people[27], folk dance[28], traditional medicine[29]
- Hornbostel-Sachs classification: 111.241[30]
- Different from: Gong[31]
- MCN code: 8306.10.00[32]
Why It Matters
Gong has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] Gong is known by 53 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]