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Ko chung

Ko chung obs. *bell chime of China, formerly used in Confucian rites. It was pitched an oct. higher than the *pien chung and consisted of 12–24 bells. Cf. chung (176). Sachs, Curt. Reallexikon der Musikinstrumente. Berlin, 1913.

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