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mouth bow

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Noun1.mouth bow - a small lyre-shaped musical instrument that is placed between the teeth and played by twanging a wire tongue while changing the shape of the mouth cavitymouth bow - a small lyre-shaped musical instrument that is placed between the teeth and played by twanging a wire tongue while changing the shape of the mouth cavity
musical instrument, instrument - any of various devices or contrivances that can be used to produce musical tones or sounds


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You know it's going to be a fun and bizarre trip when you hear the notes of the opening song,"Walkabout,": plinky, musical percussion (Chad Taylor); bass clarinet (Assif Tsahar); and spooky, bowed mouth bow (Didley-Bow).
She is a leading exponent of numerous African instruments including the uhadi, a single stringed instrument struck with a bow,and the umrhubhe,a friction mouth bow.
A rainbow-colored stick representing the tree of life stands in a corner amid a collection of percussion instruments, including a mouth bow that, at one point, the instrumentalist known as Cooper-Moore picks up and begins to play enthusiastically.
 
 
 
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