Visual meaning of 'glockenspiel' - Social Visual Dictionary

Visual illustration of glockenspiel: A musical instrument of the percussion idiophone family of instruments; like the xylophone, it has tuned bars arranged like the keys on a piano, and is also smaller in size and higher in pitch. - Image 1

noun

A musical instrument of the percussion idiophone family of instruments; like the xylophone, it has tuned bars arranged like the keys on a piano, and is also smaller in size and higher in pitch.

Examples:

"The elementary school music class practiced a simple melody on the xylophones and the bright, shimmering sound of the glockenspiel. "

music entertainment sound

Related Words

shimmering/ˈʃɪmərɪŋ/ /ˈʃɪmrɪŋ/

To shine with a veiled, tremulous, or intermittent light; to gleam faintly.

instrument/ˈɪnstɹəmənt/

A device used to produce music.

Visual illustration for the word "xylophone" - Any musical instrument (percussion idiophone) made of wooden slats graduated so as to make the sounds of the scale when struck with a small drumstick-like mallet; the standard Western concert xylophone or one of its derivatives.

xylophone/ˈzaɪləˌfoʊn/

Any musical instrument (percussion idiophone) made of wooden slats graduated so as to make the sounds of the scale when struck with a small drumstick-like mallet; the standard Western concert xylophone or one of its derivatives.

percussion/pɚˈkʌʃən/

The collision of two bodies in order to produce a sound.

smaller/ˈsmɑlɚ/ /ˈsmɔːlə/ /ˈsmɔlɚ/

Not large or big; insignificant; few in number.

Visual illustration for the word "idiophone" - Any musical instrument that produces its sound by its own vibration (without any strings or membranes).

idiophone/ˈɪdi.əfəʊn/ /ˈɪdi.əfoʊn/

Any musical instrument that produces its sound by its own vibration (without any strings or membranes).

instruments/ˈɪnstɹəmənts/

A device used to produce music.

Visual illustration for the word "xylophones" - Any musical instrument (percussion idiophone) made of wooden slats graduated so as to make the sounds of the scale when struck with a small drumstick-like mallet; the standard Western concert xylophone or one of its derivatives.

xylophones/ˈzaɪləfoʊnz/

arranged/əˈɹeɪndʒd/

To set up; to organize; to put into an orderly sequence or arrangement.

practiced/ˈpræktɪst/ /ˈpræktɪsd/

Skillful, proficient, knowledgeable or expert as a result of practice

elementary/(ˌ)ɛlɪ̈ˈmɛnt(ə)ɹɪ/ /ˌɛlɪ̈ˈmɛnt(ə)ɹi/

An elementary school

Visual illustration for the word "musical" - A stage performance, show or film that involves singing, dancing and musical numbers performed by the cast as well as acting.

musical/ˈmju.zɪ.kəl/

A stage performance, show or film that involves singing, dancing and musical numbers performed by the cast as well as acting.