Chinese hammered dulcimer
E942219
The Chinese hammered dulcimer is a trapezoidal stringed instrument played by striking the strings with light bamboo mallets, widely used in traditional Chinese music ensembles.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Chinese hammered dulcimer canonical | 1 |
| hammered dulcimer | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11732184 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Chinese hammered dulcimer Context triple: [yangqin, hasAlternativeName, Chinese hammered dulcimer]
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A.
Appalachian dulcimer
The Appalachian dulcimer is a traditional American folk stringed instrument, closely associated with the music and culture of the Appalachian region.
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B.
Cimbalom
The cimbalom is a large, trapezoidal hammered dulcimer common in Central and Eastern European folk and Romani music, especially associated with Slovak and Hungarian traditions.
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C.
Celtic harp
The Celtic harp is a traditional plucked string instrument closely associated with the music and cultural heritage of the Celtic peoples, particularly in Ireland, Scotland, and Wales.
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D.
Harmonium
Harmonium is a large-scale choral-orchestral work by American composer John Adams that sets poetry by Emily Dickinson and John Donne in his distinctive post-minimalist style.
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E.
Lutes
The Lutes are the athletic teams representing Pacific Lutheran University in collegiate sports competitions.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Chinese hammered dulcimer Target entity description: The Chinese hammered dulcimer is a trapezoidal stringed instrument played by striking the strings with light bamboo mallets, widely used in traditional Chinese music ensembles.
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A.
Appalachian dulcimer
The Appalachian dulcimer is a traditional American folk stringed instrument, closely associated with the music and culture of the Appalachian region.
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B.
Cimbalom
The cimbalom is a large, trapezoidal hammered dulcimer common in Central and Eastern European folk and Romani music, especially associated with Slovak and Hungarian traditions.
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C.
Celtic harp
The Celtic harp is a traditional plucked string instrument closely associated with the music and cultural heritage of the Celtic peoples, particularly in Ireland, Scotland, and Wales.
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D.
Harmonium
Harmonium is a large-scale choral-orchestral work by American composer John Adams that sets poetry by Emily Dickinson and John Donne in his distinctive post-minimalist style.
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E.
Lutes
The Lutes are the athletic teams representing Pacific Lutheran University in collegiate sports competitions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
hammered dulcimer
ⓘ
musical instrument ⓘ percussion instrument ⓘ string instrument ⓘ |
| classificationSystem | Hornbostel–Sachs 314.122-4 (trapezoidal board zither with struck strings) ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | China ⓘ |
| hasBodyMaterial | wood ⓘ |
| hasBridgeType | movable bridges ⓘ |
| hasPlayingPosition | horizontal ⓘ |
| hasPlayingTechnique |
chords by striking multiple courses
ⓘ
striking strings with rapid wrist motion ⓘ tremolo by alternating mallets ⓘ |
| hasRange | several octaves ⓘ |
| hasShape | trapezoidal ⓘ |
| hasStringMaterial |
metal
ⓘ
steel ⓘ |
| hasTuningSystem |
chromatic tuning (modern versions)
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diatonic tuning ⓘ |
| playedWith |
bamboo mallets
ⓘ
hammers ⓘ |
| relatedInstrument |
cimbalom
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hammered dulcimer (Western) ⓘ santur ⓘ yangqin ⓘ |
| soundCharacter |
bright
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clear ⓘ resonant ⓘ |
| soundProduction | strings struck by mallets ⓘ |
| stringArrangement | courses of multiple strings per pitch ⓘ |
| typicallySupportedOn |
stand
ⓘ
table ⓘ |
| typicalMalletMaterial | bamboo ⓘ |
| typicalRepertoire |
modern Chinese orchestral works
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opera accompaniment ⓘ regional Chinese folk tunes ⓘ |
| usedFor |
accompaniment
ⓘ
arpeggios ⓘ melodic lines ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Chinese folk music
ⓘ
traditional Chinese music ⓘ |
| usedInEnsemble |
Chinese folk orchestra
ⓘ
linked to:
Chinese orchestra
Chinese traditional ensemble ⓘ jiangnan sizhu ensemble ⓘ
linked to:
Jiangnan Sizhu
sizhu ensemble ⓘ |
| usedInRegion |
Chinese diaspora communities
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Mainland China ⓘ
linked to:
People’s Republic of China
Taiwan ⓘ
linked to:
Taiwan, Province of China
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Chinese hammered dulcimer Description of subject: The Chinese hammered dulcimer is a trapezoidal stringed instrument played by striking the strings with light bamboo mallets, widely used in traditional Chinese music ensembles.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.