Sunday, April 26, 2009

Xylophone


The xylophone,is a musical instrument in the percussion family which probably originated in Slovakia. It consists of wooden bars of various lengths that are struck by plastic, wooden, or rubber mallets. Each bar is tuned to a specific pitch of the musical scale. The term "xylophone" can refer to Western-style concert xylophones or to one of the many wooden mallet percussion instruments found around the world. The arrangement of the bars is generally from low (longer bars) to high (shorter bars).

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