metallophone
Tuned bar instrument
A metallophone is a percussion instrument with tuned metal bars arranged like piano keys, struck with mallets to produce tones.
The xylophone uses wooden bars; the metallophone uses metal ones.
Glockenspiels, vibraphones, and celestas are metallophones.
The instrument appears frequently in elementary music education and Orff ensembles.
Pitched percussion with bars
- glockenspielTuned metal bar percussion
- vibraphoneMotorized resonator percussion
- marimbaTuned bar percussion instrument
- celestaBell-toned keyboard percussion
Headed striking tools
- strikingNoticeably impressive
- hammeringStriking repeatedly with force
- tappingRepeated light striking
- resonanceAmplified oscillation at natural frequency
timbre · sustain · damping · tremolo · glissando · rolls · arpeggios · staccato
Indonesian percussive ensemble
- orchestraLarge instrumental ensemble
- percussion sectionStruck instrument players
- marching bandMobile musical ensemble
- pit orchestraSunken ensemble for musicals
xylophone
Pitched percussion with bars
- glockenspielTuned metal bar percussion
- vibraphoneMotorized resonator percussion
- marimbaTuned bar percussion instrument
celesta · steelpan · tubular bells · chimes · hang · kalimba · gender
mallets
Headed striking tools
resonance · timbre · sustain · damping · tremolo · glissando · rolls · arpeggios · staccato · legato
gamelan
Indonesian percussive ensemble
- orchestraLarge instrumental ensemble
- percussion sectionStruck instrument players
- marching bandMobile musical ensemble
pit orchestra · world music · jazz · contemporary · rhythm section
aluminum
Element thirteen
resonators · tubes · frame · stand · keys · pitch · tuning · tempered · pentatonic · diatonic