vibrafone

Also known as vibraharp, vibes, Vibraphone, Vibes, the Vibes, V-phone

The vibraphone (also called the vibraharp) is a percussion instrument in the metallophone family. It consists of tuned metal bars and is typically played by using mallets to strike the bars. A person who plays the vibraphone is called a vibraphonist, vibraharpist, or vibist.

Key facts

Instrument.name: Vibraphone
Instrument.image: Vibes joelocke koeln2007.jpg
Instrument.image_capt: A Musser vibraphone
Instrument.background: percussion
Instrument.classification: Keyboard percussion
Instrument.hornbostel_sachs: 111.222
Instrument.hornbostel_sachs_desc: Sets of percussion plaques
Instrument.inventors: Herman E. Winterhoff
Instrument.developed: 1916
Instrument.range: 200px|center
Instrument.musicians: See list of vibraphonists

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Wikidata facts

Subclass of: musical instrument
Image: Vibraphones.jpg

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Commons category: Vibraphones
Hornbostel-Sachs classification: 111.222
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Article · Português

O vibrafone é um instrumento musical inventado no século XX. É um idiofone composto de diversas teclas de metal com altura definida, montadas num suporte sobre tubos que servem para amplificar seu som e também agem como ressonadores. É utilizado principalmente no jazz, aparecendo também em diversos outros géneros populares e também na música erudita.

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