Xylophone

The marimba, a popular percussion instrument, has not only a rich sound, but a rich history. The instrument, which has a name that means “wood sounder” in African languages and “the goddess” in Guatemalan creates it’s sound with wooden bars and metal resonators. The first idea for marimbas came from Africa.“The xylophone was taken to Latin America by African slaves…”(“Marimba”, Encyclopedia Britannica) Calabashes, or a type of gourd, were replaced in Latin America by resonators made of metal. “...xylophones with calabashes as resonators...”(“Marimba History”, Vienna Symphonic Library”) Early marimbas from Africa were a model for marimbas in Latin America. Marimbas are a type of keyboard percussion instrument. “The wooden bars are made…

Instrument- .Glass bottle xylophone My experiment is about making a Glass bottle xylophone that plays six notes What is sound and how does it travel? Sound is a sort of energy made by vibrations (Jane. E, 2016). When any object vibrates, it causes movement in the air particles (Jane. E, 2016). These particles bump into the particles close to them, which makes them vibrate too causing them to bump into more air particles (Jane. E, 2016). This movement, called sound waves, keeps going until they…

playing were young adults from the cuesta music program. The band’s name was the sharks there was three men and one woman in the group, the woman was the lead singer, and the three men’s instruments were a bass guitar,xylophone, and a guitar. Linnaea’s is a very small cafe, and the jazz room was full, so i was sitting in the back and it was hard to hear what songs they said they were playing, but still noticed some great jazz songs that they played. I was very pleased on the first song…

middle school. The tone color for me is blue. The flute can be high pitch as a singing bird to low pitch as a frog. The strings were my favorite when I could hear the harp, violins, and cellos. The reason of the strings being my preferred is solely based on the harp. The harp is my all-time beloved instrument as it has such a melody and does not need help from others. Sweet sounding and calming effects of the harp compared to the bombing basses create a harmony that even the most diverse…

While it might seem that they bass is using accelerando to increase the tempo, he is infact just playing playing 8 beats per measure instead of 4. The cymbals are barely noticeable in the background as it’s playing in pianissimo. 1.00: When the word “dream” is sung, a trumpet (aerophone) plays a short 5 note melody. Similarly to the xylophone (metallophone) in the first verse, the trumpet plays after every line of the verse. But unlike the xylophone. The trumpet plays a different melody each…

in in St. Petersburg, Russian on September 25, 1906, and died in Moscow on August 9, 1975. He wrote this cello concerto no. 2 Op. 126 in the spring of 1966, specifically for Mstislav Rostropovich who was a celebrated cellist and a dear friend. The state Academy Symphony Orchestra of the USSR gave the performance on September 25, 1966 to celebrate Shostakovich’s sixtieth birthday. It was recorded live in the Large Hall of Moscow State Conservatory. The orchestra consists of flutes, piccolo,…

The Carnival of the Animals is divided into 14 different movements with each movement meant to represent a different animal. Camille Saint-Saens does a fantastic job describing each animal in the composition. Whether it be the lion, kangaroos, or pianists each animal is represented with a certain wit and humor. One example is the Tortoise, wherein Camille actually plays the “Can-Can” from Offenbach's "Orpheus in the Underworld.” However, it is played exceedingly slow, as if were traveling…

The children train day after day to win the competition. Having the opportunity to compete in this competition could very well be the best thing that has happened to them in their entire lives. However, the competition is incredibly stiff and it is highly doubtful the children from the refugee camp will win any awards. But in the end the children end up winning one section of the competition and Dominic receives an award for best xylophone player in Uganda. Even though it seemed impossible given…

strings consists of, in descending order of pitch: violins, violas, cellos, basses and harps. These instruments have strings that must be plucked with the fingers or with a bow. The woodwinds consists of instruments that must be blown into to play, often with the aid of a double or single reed. These instruments include the flute, the oboe, the English horn, the bassoon, the clarinet. The brass section consists of instruments whose sound is traditionally made by buzzing into a mouthpiece. This…

from Zimbabwe. Steve Reich, Philip Glass, and Terry Riley were influenced by Ugandan music. The akadinda is a large, heavy log xylophone from Uganda with 17 to 22 bars. Its use interlocking patterns can approach nearly 600 beats per minute. The interlocking parts of akadindia performance creates a thick polyrhythmic structure. Players are divided into two groups, with one group playing a repetitive rhythmic pattern and the other group filling in an interlocking pattern. I imagined the…