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Cymbalum Pl., Cymbala at Music Glossary

What is it? From Greek k?mbalon hollow vessel. Medieval Latin for bell and specifically one struck by hand with a hammer. In earlier times it meant cymbal. Since cymbals were slightly convex with a hemispherical center they bore a resemblance to the cuplike bell.

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