A frisson instrument indispensable in Latin American music. Also called the guiro, it is generally made by hollowing out a gourd with no neck and making notches in the tough outer skin. The player rubs a thin stick back and forth along the notches, producing a sharp sound that repeats a certain rhythmic pattern. This form of sound production has ancient origins, and the notched stones and bones used in the early Stone Age are thought to be similar sound-producing tools. It is also used in modern compositions such as Stravinsky's ballet "The Rite of Spring" and Ravel's opera "The Child and the Spells". [Yoichi Yamada] Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend |
ラテンアメリカ音楽などに欠かせない擦奏体鳴楽器。グイロともいう。一般的形態は、くびれのないヒョウタンの中身を抜き、堅い表皮に刻み目をつけたもの。奏者は、細い棒などで刻み目を前後にこすり、鋭い音で一定のリズム音型を反復する。こうした発音形態の起源は古く、石器時代初期に用いられた刻み目つきの石や骨は、同系統の発音具と考えられる。ストラビンスキーのバレエ曲『春の祭典』やラベルのオペラ『子供と呪文(じゅもん)』などの近代楽曲に用いられることもある。 [山田陽一] 出典 小学館 日本大百科全書(ニッポニカ)日本大百科全書(ニッポニカ)について 情報 | 凡例 |
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