glockenspiel
[ glok-uh n-speel, -shpeel ]
/ ˈglɒk ənˌspil, -ˌʃpil /
noun
a musical instrument composed of a set of graduated steel bars mounted in a frame and struck with hammers, used especially in bands.
Also called
lyra.
Origin of glockenspiel
1815–25; < German, equivalent to
Glocken bells +
Spiel play
Words nearby glockenspiel
globus pallidus,
glocal,
glochid,
glochidium,
glock,
glockenspiel,
glogg,
glom,
glomal,
glomangioma,
glomangiosis
Example sentences from the Web for glockenspiel
Only toy instruments, small instruments: mandolins, banjos, glockenspiel.
The orchestra employed is the usual large modern orchestra, with a piccolo, glockenspiel and xylophone.
Giacomo Puccini |Wakeling DryIt has fallen into disuse now, having been replaced by the glockenspiel or steel harmonica.
I have discovered a new instrument in Paris, something between a piano and a glockenspiel, with a divinely beautiful tone.
The Life & Letters of Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky |Modeste Tchaikovsky
British Dictionary definitions for glockenspiel
glockenspiel
/ (ˈɡlɒkənˌspiːl, -ˌʃpiːl) /
noun
a percussion instrument consisting of a set of tuned metal plates played with a pair of small hammers
Word Origin for glockenspiel
C19: German, from
Glocken bells +
Spiel play