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A mark tree (also known as a nail tree, chime tree, or bar chimes) is a percussion instrument used primarily for musical color. [1] It consists of many small chimes—typically cylinders of solid aluminum or brass tubing about 3/8" in diameter—of varying lengths, hung from a bar.
Mark tree: United States Unpitched 111.232 Idiophone Also known as a chime tree or bar chimes: Mbira: Africa Pitched 122.1 Idiophone African musical instrument, a type of plucked idiophone (lamellophone) Metallophone: Asia Pitched 111.222 Idiophone Metronome: Europe unpitched Idiophone Mechanical Mirwas: Bahrain Brunei Indonesia Oman Saudi ...
Chime (bell instrument), an array of large bells, typically housed in a tower and played from a keyboard; Chimes, the sounds produced by a striking clock to announce the hours; Bar chimes (also known as "mark tree"), a series of many small chimes of decreasing length, arranged horizontally
A bell tree, also known as tree bells [1] or Chinese bell tree [2] (often confused with the mark tree), is a percussion instrument, consisting of vertically nested inverted metal bowls. The bowls, placed on a vertical rod, are arranged roughly in order of pitch. The number of bowls can vary between approximately 14 and 28.
More obscure instruments in orchestral context like the mark tree, vibraslap, conga, cowbell, etc. are also utilized in modern Chinese orchestra. Western percussion is considered an essential part of the Chinese orchestra percussion section.
The tubes provide a purer tone than solid cylindrical chimes, such as those on a mark tree. Chimes are often found in orchestral and concert band repertoire. It rarely plays melody, instead being used most often as a color to add to the ensemble sound. It does have solos occasionally, often depicting church bells. [2]
The sound produced is affected by the instrument's size, type of wood, and how hollow it is. Most wood instruments are of the ancient variety: Zhu (Chinese: 柷; pinyin: zhù) – a wooden box that tapers from the top to the bottom, played by hitting a stick on the inside, used to mark the beginning of music in ancient ritual music
Adams Musical Instruments [1] Majestic Percussion [2] Musser Mallet Company [3] Premier Percussion; Yamaha Percussion [4] Marimba One [5] Defunct companies. J.C ...