Glockenspiels: meaning, definitions and examples

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glockenspiels

 

[ หˆษกlษ’kษ™nหŒspiหl ]

Noun
Context #1 | Noun

musical instrument

A glockenspiel is a percussion instrument composed of a set of tuned metal bars arranged in the fashion of the keyboard of a piano. It is played with mallets and often used in orchestras, marching bands, and musical ensembles.

Synonyms

bells, chimes, xylophone

Examples of usage

  • The glockenspiel added a sparkling, high-pitched sound to the orchestra.
  • She played a beautiful melody on the glockenspiel during the concert.
  • The marching band featured a glockenspiel solo in their performance.
  • The glockenspiel is commonly used in classical music compositions.
  • I learned how to play the glockenspiel in my music class at school.

Translations

Translations of the word "glockenspiels" in other languages:

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น metalofone

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ เค—เฅเคฒเฅ‹เค•เฅ‡เค‚เคธเฅเคชเฅ€เคฒเฅเคธ

๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Glockenspiele

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ glockenspiel

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ะณะปะพะบะตะฝัˆะฟั–ะปะธ

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ dzwonki

๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต ใ‚ฐใƒญใƒƒใ‚ฑใƒณใ‚ทใƒฅใƒ”ใƒผใƒซ

๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท carillons

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ glockenspiels

๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท glockenspiels

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท ๊ธ€๋กœ์ผ„์Šˆํ•„

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ุบู„ูˆูƒูู†ุดุจูŠูู„

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ zvonkohry

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐ zvonkohry

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ ้’Ÿ็ด

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ glockenspiels

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ glockenspiels

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟ ะณะปะพะบะตะฝัˆะฟะธะปัŒะดะตั€

๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ช แƒ’แƒšแƒแƒ™แƒ”แƒœแƒจแƒžแƒ˜แƒšแƒ”แƒ‘แƒ˜

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟ qlockenspieler

๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ glockenspiels

Etymology

The word 'glockenspiel' originates from the German language, where 'glocken' means bells and 'spiel' means play. The instrument has a long history, dating back to the 17th century in Europe. It has been used in various musical genres and continues to be a popular choice for adding bright, metallic tones to musical compositions.

See also: glockenspiel.

Word Frequency Rank

With rank #42,905, this word is among the least frequently used in common English. Understanding it can be beneficial for comprehensive language mastery, but it's not essential for most learners.