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marimba in American English (məˈrɪmbə ) noun. a musical instrument somewhat like a xylophone, consisting of a series of hard wooden bars, usually with resonators beneath, struck with small mallets.

The marimba music is played on a palm wood xylophone with bamboo tube resonators, accompanied by drums and maracas. The element is rooted in family and daily activities and the community as a whole is considered the bearer and practitioner, irrespective of age or gender.

In pop music, a musical director or "MD" is responsible for supervising the musical arrangements and personnel for a touring artist. This can include festivals and televised performances as well as those at traditional on-stage venues.

The marimba is a type of idiophone. Today, the marimba is used as a solo instrument, or in ensembles like orchestras, marching bands (typically as a part of the front ensemble), percussion ensembles, brass and concert bands, and other traditional ensembles.

The central portions of these bars on a marimba are considerably hollowed out, while those of a xylophone are wavy. Comparing the sounds, the marimba has a soft and mellow tone that sounds like it could meld with wind instruments.

The marimba is an instrument that produces notes with wooden tone plates and then makes those notes richer with metal resonator pipes. Essentially, there are two methods of adjusting how high the notes produced by the tone plates are. For one, the size of the tone plates can be adjusted.

The Marimba in its simplest form originated among primitive men long ago. It was one of the earliest melodic instruments made by man and references suggest it was widespread throughout Asia and Africa.

main droite ( Fr. ) [played with the] right hand (abbreviation: MD or m.d.) main gauche ( Fr. ) [played with the] left hand (abbreviation: MG or m.g.)

These letters indicate the use of the Right Hand or Left Hand in piano music: Mano Destra (It.) M.D. = R.H. Mano Sinistra (It.) M.S.

It is used primarily as a melodic instrument and can demand a great level of virtuosity. For a video illustrating the player-instrument interface for this instrument, view the Philharmonia Orchestra website chapter on percussion [skip to 3:33 in the video for the segment pertaining specifically to the marimba].

2) Marimba is a compound word, that combines two words from the Bantu languages in Africa: 'ma', meaning 'many', and 'rimba', meaning 'single bar xylophone'. 3) Xylophones and similar instruments (like the marimba) date back to the 13th century in Africa. There's an African origin story concerning its creation.

Beneath the tone plates of a marimba, metal resonator pipes are affixed. Attached to every tone plate is one pipe, which makes the note resonate fully when the bar is hit with a mallet. The length of the resonator pipe also changes depending on the pitch of the tone plate. The lower the note, the longer.