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The Marimbaphone (or just “marimba”) consists of wooden bars of various lengths which are arranged according to their pitch in scales, very similarly to the keys of a piano. Compared to the xylophone, the marimbaphone is larger with a key range of five octaves (from bass to alto), and its wood bars are thinner and softer, resulting in a warm and pleasing sound. Since the 1950s it has become a standard instrument in contemporary music.
Marimbaphone | ||
ARTICULATION GROUP | STANDARD & FULL LIBRARY | FULL LIBRARY ONLY |
Hard mallet | Single hits Rolls Glissandos fast and slow |
Single hits normal and secco Rolls normal and dynamics Chord tremolos Glissandos fast and slow |
Soft mallet | Single hits Rolls Glissandos fast and slow |
Single hits normal and secco Rolls normal and dynamics Chord tremolos Glissandos fast and slow |
Additional Mallets | Very soft, medium soft, and extra hard mallets Single hits Rolls Chord tremolos |
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Specials | Rubber mallets Superball Handle Finger Fingernail Bow Single notes |