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Mirlitons

Scope note

Membranes used in musical instruments and other sound devices to modify the sound made by that device or by the human voice; their vibrations color the tone with a buzzing nasal timbre.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

300041668

Broader Terms used

<sound device components>

Equivalent Terms used

mirliton

Created

13yrs ago

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