Claves    

              Claves  ar a musical instrument (idiophone), consisting of a try of short (about 20–30 cm (7.9–11.8 in), thick dowels. historically they were manufactured from wood, generally rose wood, ebony or grenadilla. these days they're additionally manufactured from covering material or plastic sowing to the bigger sturdiness of those materials. once smitten they turn out a bright clicking noise. Claves argenerally hollow and inscribed within the middle to amplify the sound.

               Claves area unit vital in Cuban music, like the son and guaguancó. they're typically wont to play a continuation tripping figure throughout a bit, called clave, a Greek fret (or guide-pattern, timeline patter, phrasing referent, bell pattern) that's conjointly found in African music and Brazilian music. Among the higher best-known pop recordings that includes claves area unit the Beatles' recording "And i really like Her," and "Magic Bus (song) by The WHO.

               Steve Reich's Music for items of Wood is written for 5 pairs of claves.

            claves, percussive instrument, a try of cylindrical hardwood sticks concerning eight in.es (20 centimetres) long and one inch (2 1/2 centimetres) in diameter, one amongst that is command within the player’s fingertips over the cupped hand (a resonator). once smitten along they manufacture a pointy ringing sound.

            Claves were originally utilized in Afro-Cuban popular music and ar among the instruments that maintain numerous fastened swingy patterns in geographic region dance bands. they're fashionable samples of concussion, or rhythm, sticks, one amongst the foremost ancient musical instruments, utilized in several cultures since precedent days in ritual, in incidental work, and in business attention, likewise as for musical time.