ABSTRACT
Rasping stick see güiro, rasper. Rassel(n) (Ger), rattle(s), maracas. Rasseltrommel (Ger), rattle drum. Ratchet instrument consisting of two wooden slats held
in a frame that are meshed with a widely toothed gear. As the gear is rotated, the slats are stretched and released with a violent snapping sound. is instrument may be found in numerous cultures throughout the world. ere are two types of ratchets, those in which the handle attached to the wooded gear is stationary and the frame and slats revolve, and those that are held by the frame and the gear is spun by means of a handle. Descendant of the cog rattle. Examples of the ratchet’s use in Western art music include Carl Or’s Carmina burana (1937), Leopold Mozart’s Toy Symphony (1786), Richard Strauss’ Don Quixote (1897) and Der Rosenkavalier (1911),
Ottorino Respighi’s Pines of Rome (1924), and the Mussorgsky-Ravel Pictures at an Exhibition (1922). See also Illus. 33, p. 132; Illus. 36, p. 135.
