0 a percussion instrument with a row of wooden bars that produce different notes -- xylofon [ masculine ]
to play the xylophone å spille xylofon
1 a musical instrument consisting of wooden or metal slats of various lengths, which produce different notes when struck by wooden hammers. -- xylofon
The width of the xylophone extended beyond the sitting child on both sides, so, if the child was sitting centrally then each hand had a playing area also symmetrically organised.
To elaborate the distinction between primary and secondary resonators, the bars on a xylophone are the primary resonators, and the hollow tubes below them are the secondary resonators.
During these xylophone-led segments the dominant mood grows increasingly turbulent, as more brittle, unstable material in mandolin, guitar, and celesta is introduced, and a sense of menace intensifies.
The room is equipped with a variety of tuned and untuned percussion including her usual preferred instruments: the large chromatic xylophone and metallophone, small shaking instruments and some wind chimes.
Piano/xylophone morph step 7 (3.23 s) 50.
Improvisation techniques using keyboards and xylophones.
This is the case for keyboards, marimbas and xylophones, but these instruments can also be expressive.
For 'impulsive excitations', the musician might strike something, such as a drum or a xylophone, either with the hand or a mallet or stick.