Marimba
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The marimba is a musical instrument in the percussion family that consists of wooden bars that are struck by mallets. Below each bar is a resonator pipe that amplifies particular harmonics of its soun
A 5-octave marimba made by Marimba One
An array of named instruments in the Kongo Kingdom by Girolamo Merolla da Sorrento (1692)
Marimba players in Africa
"The Marimba" from "The Capitals of Spanish America" (1888)
Idiophone
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An idiophone is any musical instrument that creates sound primarily by the vibration of the instrument itself, without the use of air flow, strings, membranes or electricity. It is the first of the fo
Marimba
…xylophone, the marimba has a lower range. Typically, the bars of a marimba are arranged chromatically, like the keys of a piano. The marimba is a type of idiophone. Today, the marimba is used as a solo instrument, or in ensembles like orchestras, marching bands (typically as a part of the front ensemble), percussion…
Set of bell plates, range C2–E4, a struck idiophone (played with mallets) or friction idiophone (bowed)
Claves (foreground), a struck idiophone