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title: Ancient Greek Clapper
author: Mark Cartwright
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
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# Ancient Greek Clapper

_Authored by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/)_

## Image File

[![Ancient Greek Clapper](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/707.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/707.jpg)

## Image Caption

A reconstruction of the clapper (Krotala), an ancient percussion instrument made from cane, shell, wood or [metal](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/metal/). Usually held in each hand with thumbs and middle finger through the leather loops for stability, they were played much like Spanish castanets. Played to keep tempo, they usually accompanied choruses in festivals and [theatre](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/theatre/) performances.(Museum of Ancient [Greek](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/greek/) Musical Instruments, Katakolon, [Greece](https://www.worldhistory.org/greece/)).

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## Bibliography

- [Kostas Kotsanas. *THE MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS OF THE ANCIENT GREEKS.* Kostas Kotsanas, 2012.](https://www.worldhistory.org/books/960931614X/)

## About the Author

Mark is WHE’s Publishing Director and has an MA in Political Philosophy (University of York). He is a full-time researcher, writer, historian and editor. Special interests include art, architecture and discovering the ideas that all civilizations share.

## Cite This Work

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