Definition of Xylophone. Meaning of Xylophone. Synonyms of Xylophone

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Definition of Xylophone

Xylophone
Xylophone Xy"lo*phone, n. [Xylo- + Gr. fwnh` sound.] 1. (Mus.) An instrument common among the Russians, Poles, and Tartars, consisting of a series of strips of wood or glass graduated in length to the musical scale, resting on belts of straw, and struck with two small hammers. Called in Germany strohfiedel, or straw fiddle. 2. An instrument to determine the vibrative properties of different kinds of wood. --Knight.

Meaning of Xylophone from wikipedia

- A jingle pla**** on a xylophone (marimba) A gamelan xylophone Problems playing these files? See media help. The xylophone (from Ancient Gr**** ξύλον (xúlon) 'wood'...
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- Nottingham and beyond, he was simply and affectionately known as the 'Xylophone Man'. Robinson pla**** a small child's metallophone (despite his nickname)...
- referred to as xylo-marimba or marimba-xylophone) is a pitched percussion instrument similar to an extended-range xylophone with a range identical to some 5-octave...
- used. The glockenspiel is sometimes erroneously referred to as a xylophone. (The xylophone has wooden bars, unlike the glockenspiel which has metal bars...
- (pronounced /ˈbæləfɒn/, or, by analogy with xylophone etc., /ˈbæləfoʊn/) is a gourd-resonated xylophone, a type of struck idiophone. It is closely ****ociated...
- The ranat ek (Thai: ระนาดเอก, pronounced [ranâːt ʔèːk], "also xylophone") is a Thai musical instrument in the percussion family that consists of 22 wooden...
- product that was sold was a toy musical instrumentreferred to as a "xylophone", but in reality a toy glockenspielbased upon the same instrument used...
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- pipe that amplifies particular harmonics of its sound. Compared to the xylophone, the marimba has a lower range. Typically, the bars of a marimba are arranged...