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marimba
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ma·rim·ba  (m-rmb)
n.
A large wooden percussion instrument with resonators, resembling a xylophone.
[Portuguese, of Bantu origin; akin to Kimbundu ma-rimba : ma-, pl. n. pref. + rimba, xylophone, hand piano.]
marimba [məˈrɪmbə]
n
(Music / Instruments) a Latin American percussion instrument consisting of a set of hardwood plates placed over tuned metal resonators, played with two soft-headed sticks in each hand
[of West African origin]
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Noun1.marimba - a percussion instrument with wooden bars tuned to produce a chromatic scale and with resonatorsmarimba - a percussion instrument with wooden bars tuned to produce a chromatic scale and with resonators; played with small mallets
xylophone
percussion instrument, percussive instrument - a musical instrument in which the sound is produced by one object striking another
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marimba [məˈrɪmbə] N → marimba f
marimba
n → Marimba f
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Marimbas are wooden keyboard instruments in the percussion family of instruments Players usually strike the keys with two - four mallets and one instrument may be played by one or two players; depending on the orchestral piece, you may even see three or more marimbists playing the same instrument Marimbas are wooden keyboard instruments in the percussion family of instruments.
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