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CASTANIETS (Spanish: castanetas, from Latin: castanea - chestnut) - percussion music. tool prev. in Spain, as well as in South. Italy and Lat. America. To. Consist of two pairs of wooden (or plastic) plates hollowed out in the form of shells. Each pair is connected by a loop of lace. The thumb is pushed under the lace, pulling it so that the K. bases are connected, and the free ends diverge slightly. Sound is extracted by tapping K. with the rest of the fingers. Spanish Nar K. are unequal in size: a pair intended for the right hand (called hembra - woman) is smaller, rhythmic is performed on it. drawing;a pair for the left hand (called macho - man) - a larger size; reference points of rhythm are marked on it. Many spanish. dances have special rhythmic. formulas for K. Often a dance melody is sung, and K.’s riturnels are sounded between its phrases. the orchestra. The orchestral K. consists of a handle, at both ends of which is fixed on a pair of K. With a slight shock, the K. make a sound. There are also K. from metal. Composers usually use this instrument in op. in spanish. themes (Glinka's Spanish Overture, Rimsky-Korsakov's Spanish Capriccio, Debussy's Iberia, Spanish Dances in Ballets, etc.).