Laminated birch, 5 pitches Traditional Temple Block Sound. Includes heavy duty adjustable stand and 1 pair of mallets. The temple block is a percussion instrument originating in China, Japan and Korea where it is used in religious ceremonies. It is a carved hollow wooden instrument with a large slit. The modern temple blocks are rectangular in shape. Five blocks of varying sizes are used together to give a variety of pitches. In western music, their use can be traced back to early jazz drummers, and they are not uncommon in modern orchestral music.
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