mallet instrument

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mallet
noun[C]
uk
/ˈmæl.ɪt/us
/ˈmæl.ɪt/
a tool like a hammer with a large, flat end made of wood ...
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instrument
noun[C]
uk
/ˈɪn.strə.mənt/us
/ˈɪn.strə.mənt/
an object, such as a piano, guitar, or drum, that is played to produce ...
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From 1996-2005, the backline featured a strong percussion and melodicmalletinstrumentpresence, however this element of the group was removed after 2005.
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Different mallets are used primarily to alter the timbre of themalletinstrumentbeing played.
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Eventually, around 1981, mallet instruments were allowed to be grounded, because people realized the folly of carrying the heavy instruments.
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Eventually around 1981, timpani and mallet instruments were allowed to be grounded in the front, paving the way to the modern day front ensemble.
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The main emphasis of the pit in drum corps style groups are the mallet instruments: marimba, vibraphone, bells and xylophone.
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The mallet instruments, clear and solid at the beginning, gradually blend into the background as trumpets and soprano saxophones surge forward.
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There on, mallet instruments were kept in the front, as part of the front ensemble.
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There are many extremely common and well-known excerpts for most of the mallet instruments.
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The album features guitar, keyboards, mallet instruments, and found sounds.
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He applied his experience and observations with the current designs of mallet instruments to his eponymous company and the result was a high-quality line of mallet instruments.
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To overcome the range limitation (mallet instruments don't have a true bass register family member), the bass drum is employed, with doubling from the pianos or synthesizers.
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Besides his work as an orchestra musician, he has established himself in the concert business as a soloist for the mallet instruments marimba, vibraphone and xylophone since the 1980s.
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