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
They distributed xylophone mallets to those waiting in line.
From New York Times • Feb. 2, 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
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
A pianist or xylophone player only gets one note from each key.
From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones
Vocabulary lists containing xylophone
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