glockenspiel

[ glok-uhn-speel, -shpeel ]
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noun
  1. a musical instrument composed of a set of graduated steel bars mounted in a frame and struck with hammers, used especially in bands.

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Origin of glockenspiel

1
1815–25; <German, equivalent to Glocken bells + Spiel play

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glockenspiel

/ (ˈɡlɒkənˌspiːl, -ˌʃpiːl) /


noun
  1. a percussion instrument consisting of a set of tuned metal plates played with a pair of small hammers

Origin of glockenspiel

1
C19: German, from Glocken bells + Spiel play

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