This musical instrument was often played in battle
These hymns would also be used to ask the gods for rain or 
success in battle, ... teponaztli (horizontal log drum, played with mallets) and 
huehuetl (upright... [DOC] [TLE] stringed instrument - The music of stringed instruments | Britannica ... [PAR] Music for a solo instrument is often, though not always, used to accompany ...