vibraphones
Resonant bar percussion
Vibraphones are percussion instruments with metal bars arranged like piano keys, mounted over resonating tubes with motorized discs that create a distinctive vibrato effect.
The vibraphone—often shortened to vibes—became a signature sound in jazz: She studied vibraphone with a master.
A player is a vibraphonist or vibist.
Headed striking tools
- barsRods, taverns, or measures
- resonatorsBodies that amplify vibrations
- pedalFoot-operated lever
- damperDevice reducing vibration or flow
motor · tremolo · keyboards · percussion · aluminum · tubes · sustain · graduated
Jazz vibraphonist and bandleader
- bebopFast, complex jazz style
- swingSuspended recreational seat
- improvisationSpontaneous, unplanned creation
- cool jazzRelaxed 1950s improvisational music
combo · soloing · quartet · standards · ballads · grooves · chords · voicings
Tremulous, wavering light
- resonanceAmplified oscillation at natural frequency
- warmthHeat you feel
- bell-likeResembling a chime's sound
- etherealDelicate beyond earthly measure
sustain · metallic · mellow · clear · ringing · atmospheric · dreamy · haunting
Struck instrument players
- conductorOne who directs musicians
- scoreNumerical standing in competition
- notationSystem of written symbols
- arrangementOrdered configuration or agreement
contemporary music · concert · ensemble · symphony · chamber music · minimalism · arpeggios · rolls
mallets
Headed striking tools
- barsRods, taverns, or measures
- resonatorsBodies that amplify vibrations
- pedalFoot-operated lever
damper · motor · tremolo · keyboards · percussion · aluminum · tubes · sustain · graduated · chromatic
Lionel Hampton
Jazz vibraphonist and bandleader
- bebopFast, complex jazz style
- swingSuspended recreational seat
- improvisationSpontaneous, unplanned creation
cool jazz · combo · soloing · quartet · standards · ballads · grooves · chords · voicings · walking bass
shimmer
Tremulous, wavering light
- resonanceAmplified oscillation at natural frequency
- warmthHeat you feel
- bell-likeResembling a chime's sound
ethereal · sustain · metallic · mellow · clear · ringing · atmospheric · dreamy · haunting · lush
percussion section
Struck instrument players
- conductorOne who directs musicians
- scoreNumerical standing in competition
- notationSystem of written symbols
arrangement · contemporary music · concert · ensemble · symphony · chamber music · minimalism · arpeggios · rolls · glissando
dampening
Reducing or wetting slightly
- pedalingTurning bike cranks
- gripSecure manual hold
- independenceFreedom from external control
voicings · rolls · arpeggios · octaves · crossovers · intervals · velocity · touch · practice · exercises
- orchestraorchestra, symphony orchestra, philharmonic, strings, string orchestra
- instrumentsguitar, guitars, piano, pianos, drum
- Yamaha productsmotorcycles, pianos, guitars, keyboards, drums
vibraphonesmarimbas
Tuned wooden bar instruments
xylophones · woodblocks · claves · castanets · wood blocks
vibraphoneswind instruments
Music makers requiring breath
drums · string instruments · bass drums · brass instruments · snare drums