marimbas
Wooden percussion instruments
Marimbas is the plural of marimba, a percussion instrument consisting of wooden bars arranged like piano keys, struck with mallets.
Resonator tubes beneath the bars amplify the sound, producing a warm, mellow tone.
The marimba originated in Africa and developed further in Central America, where it became Guatemala's national instrument: The marimbas played throughout the festival.
Pitched percussion with bars
- malletSoft-headed striking tool
- rosewoodTropical cabinet timber
- keysLock-operating instruments
- resonatorsBodies that amplify vibrations
bars · percussion · vibraphone · keyboard · wooden · tuned · struck · tone
Central American republic
- AfricaSecond-largest continent
- MexicoNorth American southern nation
- ChiapasSoutheastern Mexican state
- cumbiaColombian folk dance genre
son · folk · traditional · ceremonial · fiesta · national · indigenous · Shona
Tropical cabinet timber
- syntheticProduced artificially, not natural
- aluminumElement thirteen
- tubesHollow cylindrical containers
- frameSupporting outer structure
rails · graduated · bars · nodal · cord · posts · resonator · felt
Large instrumental ensemble
- ensembleUnified group or outfit
- concertoSolo-and-orchestra composition
- soloPerformance by one
- accompanimentSupplementary support element
arrangement · composition · repertoire · classical · contemporary · chamber · recital · performance
xylophone
Pitched percussion with bars
resonators · bars · percussion · vibraphone · keyboard · wooden · tuned · struck · tone · chromatic
Guatemala
Central American republic
cumbia · son · folk · traditional · ceremonial · fiesta · national · indigenous · Shona · gourd
rosewood
Tropical cabinet timber
- syntheticProduced artificially, not natural
- aluminumElement thirteen
- tubesHollow cylindrical containers
frame · rails · graduated · bars · nodal · cord · posts · resonator · felt · dampener
orchestra
Large instrumental ensemble
accompaniment · arrangement · composition · repertoire · classical · contemporary · chamber · recital · performance · virtuoso
- percussionbass drum, bongos, cajon, drum, congas
- instrumentsguitar, guitars, piano, pianos, drum
- Afro-ColombiaAfro-Colombian, Afro-Latino, Pacific coast, African heritage, African roots
- Yamaha productsmotorcycles, pianos, guitars, keyboards, drums
- market craftsweavings, blankets, ponchos, shawls, baskets
marimbasvibraphones
Tuned metal bar instrument
metallophones · glockenspiels · bells · chimes · tubular bells
marimbaspipe organs
Wind instruments with ranks
violins · flutes · wind instruments · brass instruments · synthesizers
marimbassnare drums
Wired cylindrical percussion instruments
bass drums · tom-toms · cymbals · bongos · congas