Hand clapping is ubiquitous behavior for humans across time and cultures, serving many different purposes: to signify approval with applause, for instance, or to keep time to music. Acousticians often ...

The inner music has strange quality the sound of one hand clapping. Outer music needs and instrument, it needs a duality - the musician and the instrument. The inner music does not need a duality. The ...

The sound of Paul McCartney and Wings’ “One Hand Clapping” used to only be heard on bootlegs, or in snippets available on archival releases over the years. But it’s new (mostly) complete official ...

Two Curtis Institute student percussionists clap out an African-style bell pattern Normally at a concert, the clapping you hear is done by the audience. But in this case, the performers do the ...