Scabellum
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A scabellum, Latin word from ancient Greek krupalon or krupezon, is a percussion instrument, a kind of Clapper used in ancient Rome and Greece.[1] It is worn like a sandal by the right foot, used in antiquity by the conductor or by the aulos player to mark the rhythm. A scabellum is composed of two wooden or metallic plates, forming two thick soles connected by a hinge at the back. Two small cymbals were often fixed; it may be considered as an ancestor of the Hi-hat.
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- ^ Bélis 1988, p. 324
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- Bélis, Annie (1988). "Kroupezai, Scabellum". Bulletin de correspondance hellénique (in French). 112 (1): 323–339. doi:10.3406/bch.1988.1748. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
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