metallophones
Tuned metal bars
Metallophones are percussion instruments with tuned metal bars arranged like piano keys, struck with mallets to produce bell-like tones.
The category includes xylophones with metal rather than wooden bars, glockenspiels, vibraphones, and steel drums.
The orchestra's metallophone section includes both the glockenspiel and the vibraphone.
Rods, taverns, or measures
- keysLock-operating instruments
- resonatorsBodies that amplify vibrations
- malletsHeaded striking tools
- frameSupporting outer structure
aluminum · bronze · brass · steel · graduated · suspended · dampening · sustain
Tuned metal bar percussion
- vibraphoneMotorized resonator percussion
- xylophonePitched percussion with bars
- marimbaTuned bar percussion instrument
- celestaBell-toned keyboard percussion
gamelan · tubular bells · chimes · kalimba · gender
Sound through impact
- strikingNoticeably impressive
- tremoloRapid tonal wavering
- rollsSmall rounded breads
- glissandoRapid pitch sweep
dampening · orchestral · ensemble · jazz · contemporary · solo · accompaniment · tuned percussion
Of a major Indonesian island
- BalineseIndonesian island natives
- IndonesianSoutheast Asian islander's identity
- FilipinoNative of Manila's nation
- ThaiOf Bangkok's nation
Cambodian · Burmese · West African · ceremonial · ritual · court music · traditional · folk
bars
Rods, taverns, or measures
- keysLock-operating instruments
- resonatorsBodies that amplify vibrations
- malletsHeaded striking tools
frame · aluminum · bronze · brass · steel · graduated · suspended · dampening · sustain · overtones
glockenspiel
Tuned metal bar percussion
- vibraphoneMotorized resonator percussion
- xylophonePitched percussion with bars
- marimbaTuned bar percussion instrument
celesta · gamelan · tubular bells · chimes · kalimba · gender
percussion
Sound through impact
glissando · dampening · orchestral · ensemble · jazz · contemporary · solo · accompaniment · tuned percussion · concert
Javanese
Of a major Indonesian island
- BalineseIndonesian island natives
- IndonesianSoutheast Asian islander's identity
- FilipinoNative of Manila's nation
Thai · Cambodian · Burmese · West African · ceremonial · ritual · court music · traditional · folk · sacred
metallophonesxylophones
Tuned wooden bar instruments
marimbas · drums · wood block · stringed instruments · woodblocks