单词 | marimbaphone |
释义 | marimbaphonen. A musical instrument resembling an orchestral marimba but with steel keys (now chiefly historical). Also more widely: = marimba n. 1. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > music > musical instrument > percussion instrument > [noun] > xylophone > marimba ambira1625 marimba1704 Kaffir piano1870 marimbaphone1902 xylorimba1938 1902 Brownstown (Indiana) Banner 1 Oct. 1/4 Mr. Cox's work as leader on the Marimbaphone and Organ Chimes is of the very highest order 1917 Bellman xxii. 299/1 Mr. Grainger, it appears,..writes music for the marimbaphone. 1921 Daily Colonist (Victoria, Brit. Columbia) 9 Oct. 23/2 The instrumentation will be as follows: 25 Violins, 6 Pianists,..4 Marimbaphones, [etc.]. 1926 A. Huxley Jesting Pilate iv. 263 Organ chimes, giant marimbaphone, vibraphone. 1962 Listener 22 Nov. 885/3 A marimbaphone and six chimes. 1983 New Oxf. Compan. Music ii. 1129/2 An early model by Deagan, Chicago, was called ‘marimbaphone’. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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