xylorimban.
/ˈzʌɪlərɪmbə/ (See quots. 1938, 1980.)
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1938 Oxf. Compan. Music 1026/2 Xylorimba, an American form of lightweight marimba.
1961 Times 10 Nov. 18/7 The icy, scientific precision of xylorimba.
1978 P. Griffiths Conc. Hist. Mod. Music ix. 137 Xylorimba and percussion suggest the influence of black African music.
1980 New Grove Dict. Music XX. 564/2 Xylorimba... An instrument of the xylophone family with a compass sufficiently large to embrace the low-sounding bars of the Marimba and the highest-sounding bars of the xylophone.
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