Hyoshigi
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The hyōshigi (拍子木) is a simple Japanese musical instrument, consisting of two pieces of hardwood or bamboo that are connected by a thin ornamental rope. Hyoshigi are used in traditional theaters in Japan to announce the beginning of a performance. The clappers are played together or on the floor to create a cracking sound. They are struck, slowly at first, then faster and faster.
| Traditional Japanese musical instruments | ||
|---|---|---|
| String | Plucked | Biwa · Ichigenkin · Koto · Kugo · Sanshin · Shamisen · Yamatogoto · Tonkori |
| Bowed | Kokyū | |
| Wind | Flutes | Hotchiku · Nohkan · Ryūteki · Kagurabue · Komabue · Shakuhachi · Shinobue · Yokobue · Tsuchibue |
| Oboes | Hichiriki | |
| Free-reed pipes | Shō · U | |
| Horns | Horagai | |
| Percussion | Drums | Kakko · Taiko · (Ōtsuzumi · Shime-daiko · Tsuzumi) · Tsuri-daiko · Ikko · San-no-tsuzumi · Den-den daiko |
| Blocks | Hyōshigi · Mokugyo · Sasara · (Ita-sasara · Binzasara) · Kokiriko · Shakubyoshi · Sanba | |
| Gongs | Shōko · Kagura suzu · Kane | |
| Others | Mukkuri | |
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