Also, in China, a small, rectangular, high-pitched woodblock called bangzi ( 梆子) is used. It is made in various sizes and is often used in Buddhist chanting, in China as well as in other Asian nations including Japan, Korea, and Vietnam. The muyu ( simplified Chinese: 木鱼 traditional Chinese: 木魚 pinyin: mùyú) is a rounded woodblock carved in the shape of a fish and struck with a wooden stick. Log drums made from hollowed logs, and slit drums made from bamboo, are used in Africa and the Pacific Islands. On a drum kit, a woodblock is traditionally mounted on a clamp fixed to the top of the rear rim of the bass drum. Alternatively, a rounder mallet, soft or hard, may be used, which produces a deeper-pitched and fuller "knocking" sound. It is played by striking it with a stick, which produces a sharp crack. The dimensions of this instrument vary, although it is either a rectangular or cylindrical block of wood with one or sometimes two longitudinal cavities. The orchestral woodblock of the West is generally made from teak or another hardwood.
In orchestral music scores, woodblocks may be indicated by the French bloc de bois or tambour de bois, German Holzblock or Holzblocktrommel, or Italian cassa di legno. Alternative names sometimes used in ragtime and jazz are clog box and tap box. The term generally signifies the Western orchestral instrument, though it is descended from the Chinese woodblock. A woodblock (also spelled as two words, wood block) is a small slit drum made from a single piece of wood.
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