glockenspiel

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The trio are joined by a full band as well by two cellists, four violinists and a glockenspiel.

From Washington Times • Dec. 20, 2023

It’s not that the songs about grief and ambition were mapping new thematic territory; it’s definitely not that the “Born to Run” glockenspiel licks were doing something you’d never heard.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 6, 2022

The percussion is especially important — soloist roles for the xylorimba and glockenspiel as well as for the piano and horn, the four protagonists of the piece.

From Seattle Times • May 27, 2022

“Spiel” conveys both the toylike quality and jittery anxiety, the sweet tones and clipped tapping, of the glockenspiel.

From New York Times • Dec. 2, 2021

For example, if the story introduces a chiming bell, hit a bell or, for more advanced or older students, play a bell peal on the glockenspiel.

From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin