Temple blocks

Temple blocks are a type of percussion instrument consisting of a set of woodblocks. It is descended from the muyu, an instrument originating from eastern Asia, where it is commonly used in religious ceremonies.

This article is about the percussion instrument. For Chinese wood blocks, see Wooden fish. For other uses, see Temple Block.
Temple blocks
Percussion instrument
Other names
  • Tone blocks
  • skulls
  • wooden bells
  • dragons' mouths
Classification Percussion
Hornbostel–Sachs classification111.242.221
(Sets of hanging bells without internal strikers)
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