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GLOCKENSPIEL
& XYLOPHONE
The word "glockenspiel",
which means bell-play in German, is noted for its small, but
bright and silvery bell-like tone. The glockenspiel used in
marching bands is made up of a set of steel bars set in a lyre-shaped
frame, while the modern orchestral glockenspiel is made up of
two rows of steel bars, arranged roughly like piano keys. It
is played with beaters or mallets with hard or soft heads.
The xylophone is similar to the glockenspiel in construction,
except that the bars of xylophone are made of rosewood instead
of steel. The modern xylophone is also equipped with perpendicular
resonators underneath the bars. The playing technique is similar
to that of the glockenspiel, with roundhead mallets made in
various degrees of hardness and resilience. The tone color of
the xylophone is relatively dry and "wooden", with
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Tubular Resonator
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