Meaning of GLOCKENSPIEL
| Pronunciation: | | 'glâkun`speel
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| | Definition: | | [n] a percussion instrument consisting of a set of graduated metal bars mounted on a frame and played with small hammers |
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| | Synonyms: | | orchestral bells |
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| | See Also: | | percussion instrument, percussive instrument | |
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| | Definition: | |  Glockenspiel
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Glock"en*spiel`\, n. [G.; glocke bell + spiel
play.] (Music)
An instrument, originally a series of bells on an iron rod,
now a set of flat metal bars, diatonically tuned, giving a
bell-like tone when played with a mallet; a carillon.
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| | Related Terms: | | battery, bells, bones, castanets, celesta, chime, chimes, clappers, crash cymbal, cymbals, finger cymbals, gamelan, gong, handbells, idiophone, lyra, maraca, marimba, metallophone, orchestral bells, percussion, percussion instrument, percussions, percussive, rattle, rattlebones, sizzler, snappers, tam-tam, tintinnabula, tonitruone, triangle, tubular bells, vibes, vibraphone, xylophone |
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