glockenspiel
noun
- percussion instrument composed of a set of tuned keys arranged in the fashion of the keyboard of a piano
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Pronunciation: /ˈɡlɒk.ənˌʃpiːl/ / /ˈɡlɑk.ənˌʃpil/ / /ˈɡlɔk.n̩ˌʃpiːl/
noun
Etymology: From German Glockenspiel (literally “bells-set”).
- A musical instrument of the percussion idiophone family of instruments. Like the xylophone, it has tuned bars arranged like the keys on a piano. It is smaller in size and higher in pitch than the xylophone, and the bars are made of metal instead of wood.