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The xylophone (from Ancient Greek ξύλον (xúlon) 'wood' and φωνή (phōnḗ) 'sound, voice'; [1] [2] lit. ' sound of wood ' ) is a musical instrument in the percussion family that consists of wooden bars struck by mallets .
The gabbang, also known as bamboo xylophone, is a musical instrument made of bamboo widely used in southern Philippines. Among the Tausugs and Samas , it is commonly played to accompany songs and dances as a solo instrument or accompanied by the biola .
111.212 Sets of percussion sticks in a range of different pitches combined into one instrument, such as a xylophone provided its sounding components are not in two different planes; 111.22 Percussion plaques 111.222 Sets of percussion plaques, such as the lithophone; 111.23 Percussion tubes 111.232 Sets of percussion tubes, such as tubular bells
The whole melody is shifted up or down one xylophone bar: 1 is replaced by 2, 2 by 3, 3 by 4, 4 by 5 and 5 by 1. Although in the middle of the xylophone, the structure of the piece remains the same, the movement patterns of the musicians are changed, and the okukoonera part may become completely different.
Portrait of Lowe ca. 1900. Charles P. Lowe was an American xylophonist who made numerous recordings in the early days of the recording industry.. In 1883 Lowe was featured in a series of concerts at West End, New Orleans directed by Gustav D'Aquin. [1]
The pattala (Burmese: ပတ္တလား patta.la:, Burmese pronunciation:; Mon: ဗာတ် ကလာ) is a Burmese xylophone, consisting of 24 bamboo slats called ywet (ရွက်) or asan (အဆံ) suspended over a boat-shaped resonating chamber. [1] [2] It is played with two padded mallets.
Hand percussion is a percussion instrument that is held in the hand. [1] They can be made from wood, metal or plastic, bottles stops and are usually shaken, scraped, or tapped with fingers or a stick.
The malimbe is a type of xylophone from the Congo [1] which is described as having both male and female counterparts; the former has 15 wooden bars, the latter has nine. [2] "Malimbe" also refers to a lamellaphone or mbira type instrument amongst the Nyamwezi of Tanzania. [3]