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castañetear
to play the castanets
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The song makes use of keyboards, castanets, and an instrumental section.
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Castanets and pizzicato add to the character of a rather erratic piece.
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The castanets must be of the type without handles, e.g. those only connected together via a string.
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A nice rhythmic roll is obtained, supposedly reminiscent of the "bailadors" (flamenco dancer's) feet and the roll of castanets.
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It is possible to produce a roll on a pair of castanets in any of the three ways in which they are held.
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In the other islands there are similar smaller instruments, but they are called "castauelas" (castanets).
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For a machine castanet, a less satisfactory roll is obtained by rapid alternation of the two castanets with the fingers.
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It is performed on handmade instruments such as castanets, "ribabs" (three-stringed banjos) and "deffs" (handheld drums).
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It starts with gentle violins, and continues with flamenco-like guitar playing, and castanets.
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He has the snare drummer play several instruments at once: wood block, castanets and snare drum.
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