Xylophone

Xylophone

A musical instrument played by striking a row of wooden bars of graduated length with one or more small wooden or plastic mallets.

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xylophone

Music; General music

The xylophone, a pitched percussion instrument of African origin, consists of tuned blocks of wood laid out in the shape of a keyboard.

xylophone

Music; Music instruments

A musical instrument played by striking a row of wooden bars of graduated length with one or more small wooden or plastic mallets.

xylophone

Musical equipment; Percussion instruments

A musical instrument consisting of a graduated series of flat wooden bars, played by striking with a small hammer or by rubbing with rosined gloves.

xylophone

Musical equipment; Drums

or bells. A musical instrument consisting of metal or wooden bars that are tuned and played with mallets. Common in musical symphonies and orchestras.

xylophone

Music; General music

Percussion instrument consisting of tuned wooden bars arranged in order as on a piano keyboard and struck with small hard-headed sticks.

strum

Music; Music instruments

Strum is to play a musical instrument, such as a guitar, by brushing the strings with the fingers, especially in a casual and not very skilled way.

embouchure

Music; Music instruments

The shape of the mouth, created by the grip of the mouth, which enables the player of a woodwind instrument,e.g. a clarinet, saxophone, oboe or cor anglais (for example) to hold ...

piccolo

Music; Music instruments

A small flute sounding an octave higher than the ordinary one.

celesta

Music; Music instruments

A small keyboard instrument in which felted hammers strike a row of steel plates suspended over wooden resonators, giving an ethereal bell-like sound.

viola

Music; Music instruments

An instrument of the violin family, larger than the violin and tuned a fifth lower.

timpani

Music; Music instruments

Kettledrums, esp. when played by one musician in an orchestra.

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