Bell plate

Bell plate
Percussion instrument
Classification	idiophone
Hornbostel–Sachs classification	111.222; (Sets of percussion plaques)
Developed	Asia
Playing range
	varies
Builders
	Matt Nolan Custom, UFIP, Paiste, Zildjian, Maurice Davies, L.A. Percussion Rentals

A bell plate is a percussion instrument consisting of a flat and fairly thick sheet of metal, producing a sound similar to a bell. They are most often used in orchestral and theater music.^[1]^[2]

^ Blades, James, Percussion Instruments and their History, (Westport, CT: Bold Strummer, 1992), 393, 401.
^ Baines, Anthony, The Oxford Companion to Musical Instruments, (New York: Oxford University Press, 1992), 34-35.

[1] Blades, James, Percussion Instruments and their History, (Westport, CT: Bold Strummer, 1992), 393, 401.

[Oxford_Companion-2] Baines, Anthony, The Oxford Companion to Musical Instruments, (New York: Oxford University Press, 1992), 34-35.

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