A rattle is a type of percussion instrument which produces a sound when shaken. Rattles are described in the Hornbostel–Sachs system as Shaken Idiophones or Rattles (112.1) .
5-487: A maraca ( pronunciation ), sometimes called shaker or chac-chac , is a rattle which appears in many genres of Caribbean and Latin music . It is shaken by a handle and usually played as part of a pair. Maracas (from Guaraní mbaracás ), also known as tamaracas, were rattles of divination, an oracle of the Brazilian Tupinamba people, found also with other Indigenous ethnic groups, such as
10-504: Is crowned with the red feathers of the guarás ( scarlet ibis ). It was used at their dances and to heal the sick. Andean curanderos (healers) use maracas in their healing rites. Modern maraca balls are also made of leather, wood or plastic. A maraca player in Spanish is a maraquero . Rattle (percussion instrument) According to Sachs , SHAKEN IDIOPHONES are rattles (not to be confused with clappers). The material
15-433: Is important, but more important is the arrangement of the sounding parts that strike together when the implement is shaken. Rattles include: Though there are many different sorts of rattles, some music scores indicate simply a rattle (or the corresponding terms French claquette , hochet ; Ger. Rassel , Schnarre ; It. nacchere ). In Ancient Egypt , rattles were used during funerary rituals to signify regeneration in
20-510: The Guarani , Orinoco and in Florida . Rattles made from Lagenaria gourds are being shaken by the natural grip, while the round Crescentia calabash fruits are fitted to a handle. Human hair is sometimes fastened on the top, and a slit is cut in it to represent a mouth, through which their shamans ( payes ) made it utter its responses. A few pebbles are inserted to make it rattle and it
25-584: The after-life. Rattles were viewed as sacred and became the forerunners of the sistrum . The earliest Egyptian rattles were ovular and made of pottery. During the Predynastic and Old Kingdom periods rattles gained handles and different shapes and were made out of different materials such as basket, wood, and stone. Native American people often use rattles in ceremonial dances. Oftentimes, these rattles are meant to represent something. Each figure or depiction can relate to something sacred to their tribe. Often,
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