What is a Glockenspiel exactly?

[natedoppler]

I noticed the instrument "Glockenspiel" on an Aimee Mann song the other day. I think it was the remake of "One is the Loneliest Number" on the Magnolia soundtrack.

Can someone explain what it is, or post a picture of one? It sounds kind of interesting...


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i didn't realize google image search was broken ... :rolleyes:


but to answer your question, this is what it looks like:

http://www.wtisbury.mv.k12.ma.us/projects/makeway/instruments/glokenspeil.gif




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[Dimmu Burger]

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[bringonthebreakdown]

Yep, if you don't know by the picture, it's actually a small mallet instrument that when played gives a very bright sound. It's kind of like a small marimba but instead of being played with soft mallets on wood, it's played with hard mallets on metal. A lot of bands have actually used it recently. Thrice uses one on their Air disc from the Alchemy Index.