1. xylophone - Noun
2. xylophone - Verb
An instrument common among the Russians, Poles, and Tartars, consisting of a series of strips of wood or glass graduated in length to the musical scale, resting on belts of straw, and struck with two small hammers. Called in Germany strohfiedel, or straw fiddle.
An instrument to determine the vibrative properties of different kinds of wood.
Source: Webster's dictionaryA Ugandan Chopi xylophone measured by Haddon (1952) was also tuned to this system. Source: Internet
A double bass, violins, guitars and a xylophone: this unique assortment gives rise to an explosion of pleasant sounds that make people dancing in the same square. Source: Internet
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. Source: Internet
One piece of evidence for this is the similarity between East African xylophone orchestras and Javanese and Balinese gamelan orchestras. Source: Internet
Non-harmonica instruments were also used, such as double bass, accordion, piano, and percussion such as timpani and xylophone. Source: Internet
Currently, when shirtless, I looked less like a boy than a xylophone, but I would occasionally amuse houseguests by grabbing two spoons and playing “Frère Jacques” on my rib cage. Source: Internet