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metallophone

[ muh-tal-uh-fohn ]

noun

  1. any musical instrument consisting of a graduated series of metal bars that may either be struck by hammers operated manually or played with a keyboard.


metallophone

/ ɛˈæəˌəʊ /

noun

  1. any of various musical instruments consisting of tuned metal bars struck with a hammer, such as the glockenspiel
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Origin of metallophone1

First recorded in 1885–90; metallo- + -phone
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Below are some basic accompaniment patterns on the xylophone or metallophone that students should be able to perform easily.

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The embassy brought out its own gamelan ensemble for the event, starting off the evening, as the crowd came in, with some background playing and singing that was in a way as bright and decorative as the brass instruments — various forms of gong and metallophone and drum — themselves.

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These tongues are given voice by instruments that include the cello, dulcimer, metallophone, erhu, Celtic harp, autoharp and pretty much every form of percussion available.

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The glockenspiel – not to be confused with a xylophone – is the most well-known of the metallophone family of instruments.

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