The harpophone, a metallophone of the glockenspiel family, is a small, two-and-a-half-octave, unamplified vibraphone that was played in the lap.
The glockenspiel is an interesting instrument. The glockenspiel resembles a small xylophone, but it is made of steel bars. It wasn't discovered until the 1960s.
Play it. A glockenspiel is a musical instrument, similar to a xylophone.If you don't play the instrument yourself, what you think of when you hear the word "xylophone" might well actually be a glockenspiel: in a xylophone the bars are made of wood (the xylo- part comes from a Greek word meaning "wood"); in a glockenspiel they're metal plates or possibly tubes.The usual English word for a glockenspiel is "concert bells".A carillion (set of actual cup-shaped bells, such as would be found in a church bell tower) is also called a Glockenspiel in German (Glockenspiel literally means "set of bells").
The name of the person who discovered the glockenspiel is not known. This unique instrument rose to popularity in the 1960's.
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A glockenspiel is a percussion instrument.
It is a percussion instrument. It also called a glockenspiel.
A glockenspiel is a misical instrument that comes in the percussion family. They are sometimes used in marching bands. You use rubber mallets to hit the bars. It actually looks like a xylophone. To find a picture of a glockenspiel go to "Google" and click on images, then type in Glockenspiel. (Note: Whoops, somebody changed the question...It originally asked the difference between a vibraphone and a glockenspiel) No. They are both in the same family of musical instruments but the glockenspiel has no additional moving parts. The vibraphone has tubes below with spinning butterfly valves that cause the sound to warble.
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Since you whack it with a stick, it's a percussion instrument.
the glockenspiel was invented in 1700 A.D.
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the glockenspiel was invented in 1700 A.D.
A Glockenspiel is a small instrument similar to a Xylophone.
The glockenspiel was invented in Germany in the Middle Ages.
That is the correct spelling of the musical instrument "glockenspiel."
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