stone chimes

stone chimes

also called  lithophone  

      a set of struck sonorous stones, the basis of musical instruments found around the world. Such instruments can be found from the South Seas and South America to Africa and East Asia. Stones are used in Ethiopian and Coptic churches, for example, as bells (dowel), as well as in sets of chimes.

 Large stones are used in some Vietnamese religious temples, and one of the oldest surviving lithophones (bien chung) was discovered there in 1949. Remains of other ancient stones come from Chinese archaeological diggings, notably from the tomb of Zenghouyi (Marquis Yi of Zeng), which included several well-preserved musical instruments ( zhong, zhu, and paixiao). Stone chimes are mentioned in sources as early as the Zhou dynasty (1046–256 BCE). Chinese stones ( qing) are commonly found in an obtuse L shape. They are made of many materials, including marble, nephrite, and jade. Sets of 16 stones (bianqing) were used in Confucian ritual orchestras and survive today in such groups in Korea, where they are called p'yŏn'gyŏng. A lithophone was built by an English stonemason in 1841 and enjoyed a brief concert life under the name rock harmonicon.
 

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