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glockenspiel |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Glockenspiel \Glock"en*spiel`\, n. [G.; glocke bell + spiel play.] (Music) An instrument, originally a series of bells on an iron rod, now a set of flat metal bars, diatonically tuned, giving a bell-like tone when played with a mallet; a carillon. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: glockenspiel n : a percussion instrument consisting of a set of graduated metal bars mounted on a frame and played with small hammers [syn: {orchestral bells}]
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