xylophone
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He holds small mallets in his “hands” to play a kind of xylophone called a marimba.
From NewsForKids.net • Apr. 1, 2024
The article paints a scene of company employees striking a metal xylophone and applauding as they jubilantly gaslight their customers.
From Slate • Jul. 31, 2023
Their collaboration, “Odyssey,” finds common ground in synthesizer-centered 1980s pop, specifically Talking Heads’ 1980 “Once in a Lifetime” plus a lot of marimba or xylophone overdubs.
From New York Times • Jun. 23, 2023
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 • Oct. 26, 2022
Below are some basic accompaniment patterns on the xylophone or metallophone that students should be able to perform easily.
From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin
Vocabulary lists containing xylophone
Common Senses: Phon ("Sound")
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