An off-stage one of these features prominently in Villa-Lobos' [VEE-yah YO-bowsh-uz] seventh  Chôros.
An off-stage one of these features prominently in Villa-Lobos' [VEE-yah YO-bowsh-uz] seventh  Chôros. First appearing in written music in a funeral march from Gossec's Mirabeau, this is a common element in gamelan [GAM-uh-lawn] and is also known as a tam-tam. Though an anvil is called for, many performances of Mahler's "Tragic" symphony utilize this percussion instrument to symbolize the blows of fate. FTP, name this large percussion instrument, usually a metallic disc about a meter in diameter, that is hung from a support and played by striking with a hammer.
An off-stage one of these features prominently in Villa-Lobos' [VEE-yah YO-bowsh-uz] seventh  Chôros.
gong (accept tam-tam before it’s mentioned and prompt on it afterwards)