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glockenspiel

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glock·en·spiel  (glkn-spl, -shpl)
n.
A percussion instrument with a series of metal bars tuned to the chromatic scale and played with two light hammers.
[German : Glocken, pl. of Glocke, bell (from Middle High German, from Old High German glocka, of imitative origin ) + Spiel, play; see spiel.]
glockenspiel
Noun
a percussion instrument consisting of tuned metal plates played with a pair of small hammers [German Glocken bells + Spiel play]
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Noun1.glockenspielglockenspiel - a percussion instrument consisting of a set of graduated metal bars mounted on a frame and played with small hammers
orchestral bells
percussion instrument, percussive instrument - a musical instrument in which the sound is produced by one object striking another


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