marimba

Example Sentences

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Apart from the surprise marimba solo contributed by someone’s phone, it was a pristine performance.

From Washington Post

They would weave through the cemetery with their marimbas — a percussion instrument with a warm sound, similar to a xylophone — between the elevated tombs, playing traditional Latin music.

From Los Angeles Times

He took the title after performing Jennifer Higdon's Percussion Concerto, requiring him to play drums, marimba, vibraphone and even a car's brake drum.

From BBC

There’s pointillistic syncopation from marimba, glockenspiel and pizzicato strings, with a backdrop of sustained chords: the ticktock of everyday minutiae held together by the promise of constancy.

From New York Times

Others played drums and marimba, a traditional instrument of wooden bars played using mallets.

From Seattle Times