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| − | [[Category:Percussion Instruments]] | + | == Construction == |
| + | The xylorimba consists of a series of wooden bars laid out like a piano keyboard "with a compass sufficiently large to embrace the low-sounding bars of the [[marimba]] and the highest-sounding bars of the [[xylophone]]." The lower notes of the xylorimba are described as sounding closer to a xylophone than a marimba, on account of its bars being both thicker and narrower, and due to the different size and shape of its resonators; the size and shape of the bars differs to emphasize different overtones(Blades and Holland n.d.). | ||
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| + | == History == | ||
| + | The xylorimba is a pitched percussion instrument similar to an extended-range [[xylophone]] with a range identical to some 5-octave celestas or 5-octave [[marimbas]], though typically an octave higher than the latter. Despite its name, it is not a combination of a [[xylophone]] and a [[marimba]]; its name has been a source of confusion, as many composers have called for a 'xylorimba', including Alban Berg, Pierre Boulez and Olivier Messiaen, but for parts requiring only a four-octave [[xylophone]](Blades and Holland n.d.). However, Pierre Boulez wrote for two five-octave xylorimbas in Pli selon pli(Blades and Holland n.d.). The xylorimba experienced its greatest popularity in the 1920s and 30s, particularly within vaudeville theatre(Blades and Holland n.d.). | ||
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| + | == Sticks, Mallets, Beaters == | ||
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Revision as of 23:24, 20 March 2023
Construction
The xylorimba consists of a series of wooden bars laid out like a piano keyboard "with a compass sufficiently large to embrace the low-sounding bars of the marimba and the highest-sounding bars of the xylophone." The lower notes of the xylorimba are described as sounding closer to a xylophone than a marimba, on account of its bars being both thicker and narrower, and due to the different size and shape of its resonators; the size and shape of the bars differs to emphasize different overtones(Blades and Holland n.d.).
History
The xylorimba is a pitched percussion instrument similar to an extended-range xylophone with a range identical to some 5-octave celestas or 5-octave marimbas, though typically an octave higher than the latter. Despite its name, it is not a combination of a xylophone and a marimba; its name has been a source of confusion, as many composers have called for a 'xylorimba', including Alban Berg, Pierre Boulez and Olivier Messiaen, but for parts requiring only a four-octave xylophone(Blades and Holland n.d.). However, Pierre Boulez wrote for two five-octave xylorimbas in Pli selon pli(Blades and Holland n.d.). The xylorimba experienced its greatest popularity in the 1920s and 30s, particularly within vaudeville theatre(Blades and Holland n.d.).