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Gonguê

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Gonguê
Percussion
Other namesGonguê bell
Classification Percussion
Hornbostel–Sachs classification111.242.11
(Resting bells whose opening faces upward)
Related instruments

Gonguê (or Gonguê bell) is a Brazilian percussion instrument.[1][2] It is a type of cowbell consisting of a big, flat iron bell, measuring from 20–30 centimetres (7.9–11.8 in), and a cable that serves as a support. The Gonguê is usually played with a metal drumstick, and it is typically used in north-eastern Brazilian music, accentuating the beats and doing rhythmic phrases, generally formed by off-beats and syncopated patterns. To avoid fatigue, players normally support it against the body. Due to its size, the Gonguê has a loud and strident sound, more clangorous than other types of cowbells.

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  1. ^ Marcondes, Marcos Antônio (1998). Enciclopédia da música brasileira: popular, erudita e folclórica (in Brazilian Portuguese). Art Editora. ISBN 978-85-7402-053-2.
  2. ^ Metz, Jerry D. (2008). "Cultural Geographies of Afro-Brazilian Symbolic Practice: Tradition and Change in Maracatu de Nação (Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil)". Latin American Music Review. 29 (1): 64–95. doi:10.1353/lat.0.0001. ISSN 1536-0199. S2CID 142728672.