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GLOCKENSPIEL
glockenspiel, orchestral bells
(noun) a percussion instrument consisting of a set of graduated metal bars mounted on a frame and played with small hammers
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
glockenspiel (plural glockenspiels)
(musical instrument) A musical instrument of the percussion idiophone family of instruments; like the xylophone, it has tuned bars arranged like the keys on a piano, and is also smaller in size and higher in pitch.
Source: Wiktionary
Glock"en*spiel`, n. [G.; glocke bell + spiel play.] (Music)
Definition: An instrument, originally a series of bells on an iron rod, now a set of flat metal bars, diatonically tuned, giving a bell-like tone when played with a mallet; a carillon.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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