Ching (instrument)

Ching
A pair of ching
Percussion instrument
Other namesChheng, Chhing
Hornbostel–Sachs classification111.142 (idiophone)

Ching (also spelled Chheng, Khmer: ឈិង or Chhing, Thai: ฉิ่ง) are finger cymbals played in Cambodian and Thai theater and dance ensembles.[1]

  1. ^ Sam, Sam-Ang (1994). Ebihara, Carol A.; Lodgerwood, Judy (eds.). "Cambodian Music and Dance in North America". Cambodian Culture Since 1974: Homeland and Exile. 41 (1). Cornell University Press: 177–180. JSTOR 852596.