Clamp ring
A bell ring , bell ring or bell ring ( English jingle ring or headless tambourine ) is an indirectly struck idiophone (self-tinker). Several groups of metal sound bodies hit against each other when they are excited by a shaking movement of the player. According to the Hornbostel-Sachs system , the bell ring belongs to the rattle of a stick .
The bell ring consists of a ring made of wood or another material, which is covered with bells mostly in the form of metal plates ( cymbals ) arranged in pairs . In contrast to frame drums with bells like the tambourine , the bell ring is not covered with a skin. In English, the bell ring is therefore also referred to as headless tambourine (for example "membrane-less tambourine", occasionally just tambourine ). The sound is loud and metallic-bright.
The area of application as a rhythmic accompanying instrument is diverse and ranges from pop and rock music , where it is often used by the front man / singer, to Latin American music styles such as samba or salsa . In addition, bell rings are popular with children in early musical education according to the Orff-Schulwerk in school and music school, as well as in house music .
The sistrum is also one of the bar rattles , while the frame rattles do not primarily hit against each other, but against the frame.
