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vibraphone
noun
vi·bra·phone
ˈvī-brə-ˌfōn 
: a percussion instrument resembling the xylophone but having metal bars and motor-driven resonators for sustaining the tone and producing a vibrato
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The orchestra foregrounded glistening timbres of harp, celesta, and vibraphone.
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Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2024
Deupree and composer and engineer Joseph Branciforte transform his original glitch movement classic, one that looped slightly out of sync samples, into a composition for cello, vibraphone, double bass, flute, and other acoustic instruments.
—Spin Team, SPIN, 28 Nov. 2024
Most notable within Jones’ theme is the use of vibraphone when set against his orchestra’s melancholy strings.
—A.d. Amorosi, Variety, 4 Nov. 2024
The Andrew Alden Ensemble will accompany the film with live music that includes elements of classical chamber music and rock, featuring a string trio, synthesizers, percussion, piano, and vibraphone.
—Duante Beddingfield, Detroit Free Press, 25 Oct. 2024
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Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2024
Deupree and composer and engineer Joseph Branciforte transform his original glitch movement classic, one that looped slightly out of sync samples, into a composition for cello, vibraphone, double bass, flute, and other acoustic instruments.
—Spin Team, SPIN, 28 Nov. 2024
Most notable within Jones’ theme is the use of vibraphone when set against his orchestra’s melancholy strings.
—A.d. Amorosi, Variety, 4 Nov. 2024
The Andrew Alden Ensemble will accompany the film with live music that includes elements of classical chamber music and rock, featuring a string trio, synthesizers, percussion, piano, and vibraphone.
—Duante Beddingfield, Detroit Free Press, 25 Oct. 2024
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“Vibraphone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vibraphone. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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vibraphone
noun
vi·bra·phone
ˈvī-brə-ˌfōn
: a musical instrument resembling the xylophone but having metal bars and devices for increasing the vibrations
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