The
glass marimba is a
crystallophoneA crystallophone is a musical instrument that produces sound from glass.One of the most well known crystallophones is the glass harmonica, a set of rotating glass bowls which produce eerie, clear tones when rubbed with a wet finger....
that is similar to the
marimbaThe marimba is a musical instrument in the percussion family. Keys or bars are struck with mallets to produce musical tones...
, but has bars of
glassIn general Glass refers to a solid, brittle, transparent material, commonly used for windows, bottles, or eyewear. Examples of glassy materials include, but are not limited to, soda-lime glass, borosilicate glass, acrylic glass, sugar glass, Muscovy-glass, or aluminium oxynitride. The term glass...
instead of wood. The bars, which the performer strikes with padded mallets, are perched on a glass box to provide the necessary resonance. Glass marimbas are utilised by the
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ian
percussion ensembleA percussion ensemble is a musical ensemble consisting of only percussion instruments. Although the term can be used to describe any such group, it commonly refers to groups of classically-trained percussionists performing primarily classical music...
,
UaktiUakti is a Brazilian instrumental musical group that is composed of Marco Antônio Guimarães, Artur Andrés Ribeiro, Paulo Sérgio Santos, and Décio Ramos. Uakti is known for using custom-made instruments, built by the group itself.-The name:...
.
The Glass
MarimbaThe marimba is a musical instrument in the percussion family. Keys or bars are struck with mallets to produce musical tones...
is an
instrumentA musical instrument is an object constructed or used for the purpose of making the sounds of music. In principle, anything that produces sound can serve as a musical instrument. The history of musical instruments dates back to the beginnings of human culture...
made of plate glass bars resting on a clear
acrylic glassPoly poly is a transparent thermoplastic. Chemically, it is the synthetic polymer of methyl methacrylate...
resonator box. The thickness and length of each bar determines the pitch.
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The
glass marimba is a
crystallophoneA crystallophone is a musical instrument that produces sound from glass.One of the most well known crystallophones is the glass harmonica, a set of rotating glass bowls which produce eerie, clear tones when rubbed with a wet finger....
that is similar to the
marimbaThe marimba is a musical instrument in the percussion family. Keys or bars are struck with mallets to produce musical tones...
, but has bars of
glassIn general Glass refers to a solid, brittle, transparent material, commonly used for windows, bottles, or eyewear. Examples of glassy materials include, but are not limited to, soda-lime glass, borosilicate glass, acrylic glass, sugar glass, Muscovy-glass, or aluminium oxynitride. The term glass...
instead of wood. The bars, which the performer strikes with padded mallets, are perched on a glass box to provide the necessary resonance. Glass marimbas are utilised by the
BrazilBrazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is a country in South America. It is the fifth largest country by geographical area, occupying nearly half of South America, the fifth most populous country, and the fourth most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Atlantic Ocean...
ian
percussion ensembleA percussion ensemble is a musical ensemble consisting of only percussion instruments. Although the term can be used to describe any such group, it commonly refers to groups of classically-trained percussionists performing primarily classical music...
,
UaktiUakti is a Brazilian instrumental musical group that is composed of Marco Antônio Guimarães, Artur Andrés Ribeiro, Paulo Sérgio Santos, and Décio Ramos. Uakti is known for using custom-made instruments, built by the group itself.-The name:...
.
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The Glass
MarimbaThe marimba is a musical instrument in the percussion family. Keys or bars are struck with mallets to produce musical tones...
is an
instrumentA musical instrument is an object constructed or used for the purpose of making the sounds of music. In principle, anything that produces sound can serve as a musical instrument. The history of musical instruments dates back to the beginnings of human culture...
made of plate glass bars resting on a clear
acrylic glassPoly poly is a transparent thermoplastic. Chemically, it is the synthetic polymer of methyl methacrylate...
resonator box. The thickness and length of each bar determines the pitch. The longer and thinner a bar is - the lower its pitch will be. The tuning of the this particular marimba is reminiscent of the sounds of Indonesian Gamelan music. The other marimbas in the ensemble have different tunings.