XYLOPHONES

Meaning of XYLOPHONES in English

inventor of the xylophone.

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GAMELAN — noun Etymology: Javanese Date: 1817 an Indonesian orchestra made up especially of percussion instruments (as gongs, xylophones, and drums)
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XYLOPHONE — Primitive xylophones may consist of logs of graded length laid across two supporting logs; a pit may be dug underneath …
Английский словарь Британика
GAMELAN — Indigenous orchestra of Java and Bali and, more generally, of Indonesia and Malaysia. A gamelan usually consists largely of gongs, …
Английский словарь Британика
BRITTLE — I. ˈbrid. ə l, -it ə l adjective Etymology: Middle English britil; akin to Old English brēotan to break, Old …
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GAMELAN — noun Etymology: Javanese Date: 1817 : an Indonesian orchestra made up especially of percussion instruments (as gongs, xylophones, and drums)
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
GAMELAN — [gam.elan] n [Jav] (1817): an Indonesian orchestra made up esp. of percussion instruments (as gongs, xylophones, and drums)
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XYLOPHONE — Xylophone and mallets. Click on the audio icon beneath the art to hear the sound of a xylophone. (from Greek …
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PERCUSSION INSTRUMENT — any musical instrument, among the oldest known, that may be classified in one of two main categories: idiophones, which emit …
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MARIMBA — any of several varieties of xylophone. Marimba is one of many African names for the xylophone, and, because African instruments …
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IDIOPHONE — class of musical instruments in which a resonant solid materialsuch as wood, metal, or stonevibrates to produce the initial sound. …
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GAMELAN — also spelled Gamelang, or Gamelin, the indigenous orchestra of Java and Bali, consisting largely of several varieties of gongs and …
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ZAMBIA — officially Republic of Zambia, formerly (191164) Northern Rhodesia landlocked country in south-central Africa. It has an area of 290,586 square …
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WURLITZER FAMILY — American family of musical-instrument makers and dealers. Rudolph Wurlitzer (b. Jan. 30, 1831, Schneck, Saxony d. Jan. 14, 1914, Cincinnati, …
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SOUTHEAST ASIAN ARTS — the literary, performing, and visual arts of Southeast Asia. Although the cultural development of the area was once dominated by …
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SIERRA LEONE — officially Republic of Sierra Leone republic of western Africa. Facing the Atlantic Ocean to the west with a coast 210 …
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NIGERIA — officially Federal Republic of Nigeria country situated on the southern coast of western Africa, extending about 650 miles (1,050 km) …
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COTE D'IVOIRE — officially Republic of Cte d'Ivoire, French Rpublique de Cte d'Ivoire, also called in English (until 1986) Ivory Coast republic of …
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CAMBODIA — officially Kingdom of Cambodia, Khmer Preahrachanachkr Kmpucha, French Royaume de Cambodge, formerly (197076) Khmer Republic, (197679) Democratic Kampuchea, or (197989) …
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AFRICAN ARTSMUSIC
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AFRICAN ARTS — the visual, performing, and literary arts of native Africa, particularly of sub-Saharan, or black, Africa. The arts include the media …
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GAMELAN — / ˈgæməlæn; NAmE / noun a traditional group of Indonesian musicians, playing instruments such as xylophones and gongs •• WORD …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
XYLOPHONE — ( xylophones) A xylophone is a musical instrument which consists of a row of wooden bars of different lengths. You …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
XYLOPHONE — n. Percussion instrument consisting of a set of tuned wooden bars that are struck with mallets. Primitive xylophones may consist …
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GAMELAN — n. Indigenous orchestra of Java and Bali and, more generally, of Indonesia and Malaysia. A gamelan usually consists largely of …
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