Use in Music
Different types of wind chimes have also been used in modern music and are listed as a percussion instrument. The following is a brief list of artists and composers who have used them:
- Oliver Messiaen: Saint-François d'Assise (one set of glass, shell and wood chimes)
- Toshiro Mayuzumi: Bugaku (one set of wood and glass chimes)
- Giles Swayne Symphony No. 1 (one set of glass chimes)
- David Sitek, of American rock band TV on the Radio, sometimes hangs a wind chime from the end of his guitar to add texture to his music.
- Koji Kondo, head composer for the Mario series of video games. A prime example is the theme music for the world "Vanilla Dome" in Super Mario World.
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