Vibraphone
noun
A musical instrument that produces sound by striking metal bars with mallets.
The band's unique sound comes from their skillful use of instruments like the vibraphone.
Often appears as...
- play the vibraphone
- vibraphone solo
noun
A musical instrument that produces sound by striking metal bars with mallets.
The band's unique sound comes from their skillful use of instruments like the vibraphone.
Often appears as...
- play the vibraphone
- vibraphone solo
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Pro Tip 1/3Musical Context
Vibraphone is found in jazz, classical and pop music, often for unique, mellow sounds.
The jazz ensemble featured a vibraphone for the mellow solo.
Pro Tip 2/3Not a Xylophone
Don't confuse a vibraphone with a xylophone; they sound different and have distinct bars.
Unlike the xylophone, the vibraphone has metal bars and a softer tone.
Pro Tip 3/3Instruments Blend
The vibraphone blends well with other instruments in an orchestra or band.
The composer used a vibraphone to blend with the strings section.
Pro Tip 1/3Musical Context
Vibraphone is found in jazz, classical and pop music, often for unique, mellow sounds.
The jazz ensemble featured a vibraphone for the mellow solo.
Pro Tip 2/3Not a Xylophone
Don't confuse a vibraphone with a xylophone; they sound different and have distinct bars.
Unlike the xylophone, the vibraphone has metal bars and a softer tone.
Pro Tip 3/3Instruments Blend
The vibraphone blends well with other instruments in an orchestra or band.
The composer used a vibraphone to blend with the strings section.
Pro Tip 1/3Musical Context
Vibraphone is found in jazz, classical and pop music, often for unique, mellow sounds.
The jazz ensemble featured a vibraphone for the mellow solo.
Pro Tip 2/3Not a Xylophone
Don't confuse a vibraphone with a xylophone; they sound different and have distinct bars.
Unlike the xylophone, the vibraphone has metal bars and a softer tone.
Pro Tip 3/3Instruments Blend
The vibraphone blends well with other instruments in an orchestra or band.
The composer used a vibraphone to blend with the strings section.
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Video examples
Can we choose to fall...
and watch. So I did. And every time my brain operated in that healthy threshold, I got a little run of harp or vibraphone music.
Video examples
Can we choose to fall...
and watch. So I did. And every time my brain operated in that healthy threshold, I got a little run of harp or vibraphone music.
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Quote examples
Kenny Baker
British Actor
I miss being able to play my instruments - I'm too much of a physical wreck these days. Playing the vibraphone gives me backache, leg ache, and everything-else ache, and the asthma means I no longer have enough puff to play harmonica.
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Vidyasagar
Indian Composer
I joined my father for recordings when I was 11 or so. By then, I could play a dozen instruments. My first professional recording was around that time. I played the vibraphone for Shankar-Ganesh in a Tamil film.
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Gary Burton
American Musician
I was surprised when I finally moved to Boston and the East Coast, to discover that there weren't that many vibraphone players around. And I was the only one playing with four mallets.
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Evelyn Glennie
Scottish Musician
Marimba is much more of a wood-type experience and there is no real possibility of getting a dry sound, and getting that contrast in the same way that you can in a vibraphone.
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Evelyn Glennie
Scottish Musician
I like the sparkle of the vibraphone.
Quote examples
Kenny Baker
British Actor
I miss being able to play my instruments - I'm too much of a physical wreck these days. Playing the vibraphone gives me backache, leg ache, and everything-else ache, and the asthma means I no longer have enough puff to play harmonica.
Quote examples
Vidyasagar
Indian Composer
I joined my father for recordings when I was 11 or so. By then, I could play a dozen instruments. My first professional recording was around that time. I played the vibraphone for Shankar-Ganesh in a Tamil film.
Quote examples
Gary Burton
American Musician
I was surprised when I finally moved to Boston and the East Coast, to discover that there weren't that many vibraphone players around. And I was the only one playing with four mallets.
Quote examples
Evelyn Glennie
Scottish Musician
Marimba is much more of a wood-type experience and there is no real possibility of getting a dry sound, and getting that contrast in the same way that you can in a vibraphone.
Quote examples
Evelyn Glennie
Scottish Musician
I like the sparkle of the vibraphone.
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