The xylophone, unlike most
percussion instruments, can play a tune. Because of this, it belongs to a
separate branch of the percussion family, which includes the chimes, the celesta
and the glockenspiel. It lies flat before the player with its n the rows of
wooden slats arranged like the black and white keys of the piano. It is played
with two light hammers, which strike slats much as fingers strike the keys on a
piano. Each tone is a short "clink". When the whole orchestra wants to
make you smile or laugh, it calls on the xylophone to perform its tricks. Its
odd unexpected sound always has a comic effect.
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The xylophone, unlike most
percussion instruments, can play a tune. Because of this, it belongs to a
separate branch of the percussion family, which includes the chimes, the celesta
and the glockenspiel. It lies flat before the player with its n the rows of
wooden slats arranged like the black and white keys of the piano. It is played
with two light hammers, which strike slats much as fingers strike the keys on a
piano. Each tone is a short "clink". When the whole orchestra wants to
make you smile or laugh, it calls on the xylophone to perform its tricks. Its
odd unexpected sound always has a comic effect.