Back Флексатон Bulgarian Flexaton German Flexatono Spanish Flexatone French Ֆլեքսատոն Armenian Flexatone Italian フレクサトーン Japanese ფლექსატონი Georgian Флексатон Kirghiz Fleksaton Polish
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| Percussion | |
|---|---|
| Classification | Percussion |
| Hornbostel–Sachs classification | 112.12 (Frame rattles) |
| Developed | 1922 |
| Timbre | bright, metallic |
| Volume | medium |
| Attack | fast |
| Decay | slow |
| Playing range | |
| medium | |
| Related instruments | |
| musical saw, ondes Martenot, slide whistle, vibraphone, water gong | |
| Builders | |
| Playatone, Kolberg Percussion[2] Steve Weiss Music | |
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The flexatone or fleximetal is a modern percussion instrument (an indirectly struck idiophone) consisting of a small flexible metal sheet suspended in a wire frame ending in a handle.[5] Used in classic cartoons for its glissando effect, its sound is comparable to the musical saw.[4]
- ^ Solomon, Samuel Z. (2016). How to Write for Percussion: A Comprehensive Guide to Percussion Composition, p.170. Oxford University. ISBN 9780199920365.
- ^ a b "Flexatones", Kolberg.com.
- ^ Miller, R.J. (2014). Contemporary Orchestration: A Practical Guide to Instruments, Ensembles, and Musicians, p.34. "The instrument has traditionally been used to create a comic glissando effect." Routledge. ISBN 978-0-415-74190-3.
- ^ a b Kalani (2008). All About Hand Percussion: Everything You Need to Know to Start Playing Now!, p.27. "The flexatone is primarily use as a sound effect, often heard in classic cartoon sound tracks. The sound of this instrument can be compared to that of the musical saw, a 'flexible' tone that changes smoothly in pitch." ISBN 9780739049648.
- ^ "Flexatone Sound Samples", CompositionToday.com.