铜铎与甬钟、纽钟、鎛钟及钲、錞于一样,是先秦时期先民们创造的一种青铜乐钟。它在历史上出现的时间虽较其他几种乐钟略晚,但沿用的时间并不短。《古今乐录》云:“凡金为乐器有六,皆钟之类也:曰钟,曰鎛、曰錞,曰镯.曰饶、曰铎。”可知在“钟”这个总的名称下,实包含了若干(至少六种)不同的青铜乐器。 Bronze Duo and Yong Chung, New York bell, bell bell and 钲, 錞 in the same, is a kind of bronze music bell created by pre-Qin ancestors. Although it appears slightly later in history than other kinds of music clocks, it has not been short-lived. “Music records of ancient and modern” cloud: "Where gold instruments for six, all the clock are like: bell, said 镈, said 錞, said bangs. Said Rao, said Duo. Under the general name, it contains a number of (at least six) different bronze instruments.