0
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
Still curious? Ask our experts.
Chat with our AI personalities
Jordan
Coach
Taiga
Add your answer:
Earn +20 pts
What musical instruments begains with the letter x?
Musical instruments that start with x:xylophone
What is the name of a percussion instrument similar to a vibraphone?
Some instruments similar to the vibraphone are the xylophone and the marimba (wooden), the glockenspiel/Bells (metal) and the piano. All are keyboard instruments, and with the exception of the piano, are played by striking the keys with mallets.
The xylophone and tympani are what kind of instruments?
Both xylophones and timpani are percussion instruments. Both instruments can be found in the percussion section of any professional symphony. At standard percussion auditions, percussionists are required to play etudes on xylophone, timpani, and snare drum.
Is a Vibraphone and Xylophone similar instruments?
Both have relatively shortresonators and they usually share the same octal range. However, Vibes are made of metal and have a foot - controlled dampening bar to stop the notes from sustain, unlike their usually Rosewood counterparts.
The xylophone and the tympani are what kind of instrument?
They are classed as percussion instruments.
