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Description: | A percussion instrument traditionally made of camphor wood, and carved with a stylised representation of a fish. Like other woodblocks, the muyu has a hollow body which is struck with a beater.
The muyu is used in Buddhist temples in China, where it accompanies chant. The form and sound of the muyu was imitated in the temple blocks that were incorporated in the percussion section of the western symphony orchestra during the 20th century. They also became part of the jazz drum kit, such as the example made in London in 1937 by the Carlton Percussion Instrument Company, also in the collection of the Horniman Museum. | License: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ | Publisher: | Horniman Museum and Gardens | Rights holder: | Horniman Museum, London | Subjects: | Leisure | Temporal: | 1875-1925 | Source: | Horniman Museum | Identifier: | http://www.20thcenturylondon.org.uk/rser... | Go to resource |
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