marimba
/muh-rim-buh/US // məˈrɪm bə //UK // (məˈrɪmbə) //
马林巴,马林巴琴,马林巴舞,马林巴舞曲
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n.名词 noun
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- : a musical instrument, originating in Africa but popularized and modified in Central America, consisting of a set of graduated wooden bars, often with resonators beneath to reinforce the sound, struck with mallets.
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as inxylophone
as inxylophone
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You'll hear a marimba and dulcimer every so often in this crescendoing collection of stellar four-part harmonies.
In the afternoon we heard marimba-playing; the instrument was called la golondrina and cost the owner forty-three pesos.
Others assert that the Indians have known the marimba time out of mind, and undoubtedly invented it.
The Smithsonian Institution contains a good specimen of the Marimba.
One of their chief instruments is the 'Marimba' or 'Tyanbilo,' a form of harmonium.
This form of Marimba is also met with amongst the natives of Costa Rica.
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