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Glockenspiel meaning

A musical instrument of the percussion idiophone family of instruments. Like the xylophone, it has tuned bars arranged like the keys on a piano. It is smaller in size and higher in pitch than the xylophone, and the bars are made of metal instead of wood.

Synonyms of Glockenspiel

orchestral bells percussion instrument percussive instrument

Related words

Other words often associated with Glockenspiel or its synonyms:

instrument

Using Glockenspiel

  • The main meaning on this page is: A musical instrument of the percussion idiophone family of instruments. Like the xylophone, it has tuned bars arranged like the keys on a piano. It is smaller in size and higher in pitch than the xylophone, and the bars are made of metal instead of wood.
  • Useful related words include: orchestral bells, percussion instrument, percussive instrument.
  • In the example corpus, glockenspiel often appears in combinations such as: the glockenspiel, glockenspiel is, glockenspiel which.

Context around Glockenspiel

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 21 words
  • Position in the sentence: 3 start, 5 middle, 6 end
  • Sentence types: 14 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

engraved 1× clarinet 1× keyboard 1×

Often after:

restaurant 1× given 1× part 1×

Sentence patterns with Glockenspiel

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

after the glockenspiel was removed 1× also many glockenspiel like instruments 1× an engraved glockenspiel given to 1× and the glockenspiel which has 1× and the glockenspiel which sounds 1× called a glockenspiel while in 1× french the glockenspiel is often 1× glockenspiel restaurant also 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

description a mardi 1× glockenspiel restaurant also 1× herzog s april 1× in german a 1× in music scores 1× since the middle 1×

Common sentence endings:

arch at all 1× by a celesta 1× by his films 1× called a carillon 1× glockenspiel and bells 1× harvard university band 1×

Words around Glockenspiel

Just before it in the word index:

glock 121 glocal 4 globus 33 globulus 2 globulous 2 globulins 2

Just after it in the word index:

glockner 2 glocks 6 glockstore 2 glode 2 glodt 3 glof 3

Similar in corpus frequency:

aat 18 abhorrence 18 abms 18 absolutes 18 absorbance 18 abule 18

Corpus analysis for Glockenspiel

  • In this selection, "glockenspiel" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 21 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, engraved, clarinet, keyboard, restaurant, given and part stand out and add context to how "glockenspiel" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include after the glockenspiel was removed and also many glockenspiel like instruments. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "glockenspiel" sits close to words such as aat, abhorrence and abms, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with glockenspiel

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Description A Mardi Gras musician playing a glockenspiel. (8 words)

There are also many glockenspiel-like instruments in Indonesian gamelan ensembles. (11 words)

In music scores the glockenspiel is sometimes designated by the Italian term campanelli. (13 words)

Longer example sentences

It is also the key to the "mellow" sound of the vibraphone (and marimba, which uses the same deep arch) compared with the xylophone, which uses a shallower arch, and the glockenspiel, which has no arch at all. (38 words)

Herzog's April 2007 appearance at the Ebertfest in Champaign, Illinois earned him the Golden Thumb Award, and an engraved glockenspiel given to him by a young film maker inspired by his films. (33 words)

Since the middle of the 19th century this form of the instrument has also been used in military and civil bands in Germany, where it is called a Stahlspiel or Militär-Glockenspiel. (32 words)

Example sentences (14)

In German, a carillon is also called a Glockenspiel, while in French, the glockenspiel is often called a carillon.

She said the community is happy to see the city has “righted where we feel we were wronged” after the glockenspiel was removed without consultation.

Sol Hurwitz ’53, a freelance writer in Rye, New York, played the glockenspiel for the Harvard University Band.

Glockenspiel Restaurant also supports local farmers, integrating their fresh produce and beef into the menu.

Description A Mardi Gras musician playing a glockenspiel.

Herzog's April 2007 appearance at the Ebertfest in Champaign, Illinois earned him the Golden Thumb Award, and an engraved glockenspiel given to him by a young film maker inspired by his films.

In music scores the glockenspiel is sometimes designated by the Italian term campanelli.

It is also the key to the "mellow" sound of the vibraphone (and marimba, which uses the same deep arch) compared with the xylophone, which uses a shallower arch, and the glockenspiel, which has no arch at all.

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Much of the score was performed on Elliott's bassoon, and also included harp, clarinet, glockenspiel and bells.

Since the middle of the 19th century this form of the instrument has also been used in military and civil bands in Germany, where it is called a Stahlspiel or Militär-Glockenspiel.

The glockenspiel is a transposing instrument ; its parts are written two octaves below the sounding notes.

The keyboard glockenspiel part in Mozart's The Magic Flute is nowadays often played by a celesta.

The marimba is a non-transposing instrument with no octave displacement, unlike the xylophone which sounds one octave higher than written and the glockenspiel which sounds two octaves higher than written.

There are also many glockenspiel-like instruments in Indonesian gamelan ensembles.

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Common combinations with glockenspiel

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "glockenspiel" in a sentence?
An example: "In German, a carillon is also called a Glockenspiel, while in French, the glockenspiel is often called a carillon." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "glockenspiel" from authentic English texts.
What does "glockenspiel" mean?
Glockenspiel means: A musical instrument of the percussion idiophone family of instruments. Like the xylophone, it has tuned bars arranged like the keys on a piano. It is smaller in size and higher in pitch than the xylophone, and the bars are made of metal instead of wood.
What are synonyms of "glockenspiel"?
Common synonyms of "glockenspiel" include: orchestral bells, percussion instrument, percussive instrument.
How many example sentences with "glockenspiel" are there?
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