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What type of instrument is the xylephone?
The Xylophone a percussion instrument that has different bars that you hit with mallets
What is the difference between a xylophone and a marimba?
While they are both percussion instruments, the piano has keys that you hit with your fingers attached to hammers which hit strings inside the piano, and the xylophone has different pitched metal or wooden strips that you strike with a mallet. They produce very different sounds and a piano has many more keys than most xylophones.
What is the difference between xylophone and glockenspiel?
they make different sounds and the xylophone is bigger the glockenspiel has metal bars while the xylophone has wooden bars
Why do the bars on a xylophone make different noises?
it does that because of the different sizes of the bars
What instruments are similar to a xylophone?
Here are some other instruments that have tone bars and are played with mallets: The glockenspiel has thin metal bars. It has little or no wooden resonating box, so it basically sits flat on the table. In a percussion section, it's often called "bells," which gives you some idea of how it sounds. The "xylophone" you find in preschool classrooms is usually a cheap glockenspiel. The glockenspiel is available in various pitch ranges. The xylophone has wooden bars and a deep wooden resonating box. It is available in various pitch ranges. It is going to be about as tall as it is deep, so the proportion of it would be roughly like a toaster with bars on the top, rather than flat like a glockenspiel. The xylophone is generally set on a table or stand to be the height of a standing player. The metallophone has thicker metal bars and has a more mellow sound than a glockenspiel. It has a deep wooden resonating box in the same sort of shape as the xylophone. The marimba has wooden bars with resonating pipes hanging down. It's played standing up, and it's roughly the size and shape of a keyboard with a stand. The vibraphone has metal bars, resonating pipes, and has a motor. glockspiel, vibraphone, marimba
