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idiophones: Instruments which can be set into vibration in their natural state. One of the five main classes of instruments in the Sachs-Hornbostel system, idiophones are further classified as: concussion idiophones, struck idiophones, stamped idiophones, stamping idiophones, shaken idiophones, scraped idiophones, plucked idiophones, or friction idiophones.


impresario: A manager of performers or a director of a concert series.


improvisation: The process of composing music as it is performed, while drawing on conventions of pre-existing patterns and styles. Among the many examples of improvisation are cadenzas, jazz riffs and layali.


Indian Days: Annual Native American gatherings which feature social and competitive events during the days and powwow ceremonies in the evenings.


Indonesia: A southeast Asian republic and former colony of the Netherlands.


Inner Asia: The environs of the great steppes, with Mongolia and Tuva as its center.


instrumental: Music that is produced on instruments, whether as soloists or as parts of a larger group.


intensity: The perceived loudness or softness of a sound.


interculture: Mark Slobinís term for the sphere of interaction of musical subcultures. Contrast with subculture and superculture.


interlocking parts: Instrumental or vocal parts where silences in one part occur simultaneously with sound in another, creating the sense of a single musical line. See also kotekan.


intertribal: An event or dance in Native American tradition that incorporates people of different tribal backgrounds.


interval: The distance between two pitches.


Iran: Formerly known as Persia, Iran is a republic located in southwestern Asia between the Persian Gulf and the Caspian Sea. See also Persian (Iranian) music.


Ireland: A large island to the west of Great Britain. See also ballad, ceilidh and Uilleann pipes.


Irish ballad: A ballad which commemorates important historical events and memorable individuals from the Irish past while referringto contemporary political subjects.


Itûtele: The middle-sized double-headed membranophone in the bat· ensemble.


Iy·: The largest and deepest of the double-headed membranophones in the bat· ensemble.