![]() ![]() In many cultures the xylophone has always been a feature of art music. The possible playing techniques range from the simplest sequences of notes to virtuoso performance. In around 1930, for example, Carl Orff was inspired by Asian trough xylophones to write his famous Method. The arrangement of the bars in a scale makes the xylophone the ideal learning instrument, and as a result it is also played by children in many cultures. In Asia it is called the bakagong (Malaysia), the gambang (Indonesia), the dan go (Vietnam), the gabbang (Bali), the gambang calung (Java), the muqin (China), the patatag (the Philippines), the patti taranga (India) and the ranat ek (Thailand). The xylophone is an old instrument and bears a variety of names in different cultures: In Africa, for example, it is known as the amadinda or akadinda (Uganda), the balafon (Sudan), the carimba (Angola), the kidimba (Congo), the kundung (Nigeria), the marimba (Congo) and the silimba (South Africa). The number of bars can be anywhere from one to enough to cover several octaves. The tuning and sequence of the bars differ from culture to culture, but what all xylophones have in common is the arrangement of the bars in scales from the low notes to the high. Sometimes there is even mention of the xylophone family, which consists of the xylophone, the marimba and the xylomarimba. Nowadays the term is more narrowly defined and refers to the European and American orchestra xylophone, the bars of which are arranged in two rows, in the same way as piano keys.Ĭompared to the marimba, the xylophone has the higher and narrower range and its bars are made of a harder wood, resulting in a brighter and more penetrating timbre. Technically, every instrument that consists of a row of wood bars of various lengths which are arranged according to pitch and struck with mallets, is a xylophone. The name has been in use since the 19th century. The term xylophone is derived from two ancient Greek words: xylon (= wood) and phoné (= sound). ![]() Material: ebonite, rosewood, Lexan, ABS, rubber, yarn wrapping. Stand: Metal stand with wheels so that the instrument can be moved around easily.Trapezoid-shaped frame: Length: Between approx.Synthetic materials: kelon, klyperion, fiber glass. ![]()
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