glockenspiel

A glockenspiel is a musical instrument which consists of metal bars of different lengths arranged like the keyboard of a piano. You play the glockenspiel by hitting the bars with wooden hammers.

The glockenspiel as we know it hails from Germany (meaning "bell play"), although the metallophones evolved together over a period stretching back 300 years, diverging into the gamelan instruments of Bali and Java in southeast Asia and the vibraphone, celesta and glockenspiel in Europe and America. Why is it classic?

In addition, percussionists often play a glockenspiel (pronounced GLOCK-en-shpeel), which is a miniature xylophone with metal bars instead of wood. The percussionist uses hard mallets to play the glockenspiel, which sounds like clear tinkling bells.

The main difference between a xylophone and the glockenspiel/metallophone is the material used for the bars; the xylophone uses wood whereas the glockenspiel and metallophone use metal.

This makes the glockenspiel a type of metallophone, similar to the vibraphone. The glockenspiel is played by striking the bars with mallets, often made of a hard material such as metal or plastic. Its clear, high-pitched tone is often heard in orchestras, wind ensembles, marching bands, and in popular music.

Because of its size and delightful sound quality, the glockenspiel is an ideal first melodic instrument for young children and will be used throughout all four semesters of the program.

Manufactory of keyboard glockenspiels since 1970 It resembles a small piano with a pedal for damping and has a striking mechanism like the Celesta. We have been making this unique instrument longer than any other manufacturer in the world, using the patented Celesta mechanism with bronze balls instead of felt hammers.

Today, when we say "glockenspiel" we are referring to a metallophone. These instruments are played by striking a row of tuned metal sound bars with mallets. Actually, there used to be glockenspiels that were played with a keyboard.

In the United Kingdom, the United States, and Canada, a form of glockenspiel is called a bell lyre, bell lyra, or lyra-glockenspiel.

glockenspiel, (German: “set of bells”) (German: “set of bells”) percussion instrument, originally a set of graduated bells, later a set of tuned steel bars (i.e., a metallophone) struck with wood, ebonite, or, sometimes, metal hammers.

Pupils can create short melodies using a Glockenspiel.

Songs include: All of Me • All You Need Is Love • Canon in D • Carnival of Venice • Fight Song • The Fool on the Hill • God Bless America® • The Godfather (Love Theme) • Hallelujah • Happy • Hello • I Will Always Love You • Just Give Me a Reason • Let It Go • Pure Imagination • Roar • Rolling in the Deep • Satin Doll • ...