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Ossets

Ossets [Cat. os, bone], Cat. friction idiophone made of a series of graduated bird bones strung by each end to a rope, like the steps of a ladder, and suspended from the player's neck. The left hand holds the lower loop of the cord while the right sounds the bones with a small ring (57). Donostia, José Antonio de, and Tomás, Juan. “Instrumentos de música popular española,” in Anuario musical, Vol. 2. Barcelona, 1947.

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