Definition of metallophone in English:
metallophone
noun mɪˈtalə(ʊ)fəʊnˈmɛt(ə)lə(ʊ)fəʊn
A musical instrument in which the sound is produced by striking metal bars of varying pitches.
Example sentencesExamples
- It consists of bronze gongs, keyed metallophones (like xylophones), drums, a flute, a rebab fiddle, and a celempung zither.
- The former work is rather seductive, thanks in part to the coos of the three female vocalists and also because of the exotic tones of the marimbas, glockenspiels, and metallophone.
- The metallophone orchestras of Southeast Asia also reflect diasporic patterns, for they have spread throughout the region, where they express linguistic, economic and musical connections.
- A metallophone consisting of a graduated series of steel bars, usually arranged like the piano keyboard, struck with hard beaters of brass, plastic, or wood.
- One of their most popular musical ensembles played during such occasions is the gamelan, an instrumental ensemble made up of drums, xylophones, metallophones, tuned gongs, and bamboo flutes.