Definition of Metallophone. Meaning of Metallophone. Synonyms of Metallophone

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Definition of Metallophone

Metallophone
Metallophone Me*tal"lo*phone, n. [L. metallum metal + Gr. ? sound.] (Music) (a) An instrument like a pianoforte, but having metal bars instead of strings. (b) An instrument like the xylophone, but having metallic instead of wooden bars.

Meaning of Metallophone from wikipedia

- A metallophone is any musical instrument in which the sound-producing body is a piece of metal (other than a metal string), such as tuned metal bars, tubes...
- po****rly used to refer to similar instruments of the lithophone and metallophone types. For example, the Pixiphone and many similar toys described by...
- is gamelan, an ensemble of tuned percussion instruments that include metallophones, drums, gongs and spike fiddles along with bamboo suling (like a flute)...
- arranged in a keyboard layout. This makes the glockenspiel a type of metallophone, similar to the vibraphone. The glockenspiel is pla**** by striking the...
- A gangsa is a type of metallophone which is used mainly in Balinese and Javanese Gamelan music in Indonesia. In Balinese gong kebyar styles, there are...
- A tubaphone is a type of metallophone constructed from a series of metal tubes arranged in a keyboard configuration. The tubes are similar in length to...
- predominantly of percussive instruments. The most common instruments used are metallophones (pla**** with mallets) and a set of hand-drums called kendang, which...
- Gong One of Javanese and Balinese style gong for gamelan ensemble, hanging in an ornate frame classification Metallophone...
- high-pitched bronze metallophone with fourteen keys. Usually, there are two sarons in a single set. panerus: another bronze metallophone, similar to the peking...
- A gendèr is a type of metallophone used in Balinese and Javanese gamelan music. It consists of 10 to 14 tuned metal bars suspended over a tuned resonator...