What are different types of percussion keyboard?
There are several different types of keyboard drum tools. The term usually refers to the tools of drum boats found in western orchestras. This family includes marimba, xyrophone, vibraphone and Glochenspiel.
The keyboard percussion tools play the hit of the tone strips with the mallet. The tone rod is usually made of wood or metal and the tood of the drumstick can be made of wood, metal, rubber or yarn. Below the tone rod is a long, cylindrical tube that allows the sound screening. They are called resonator pipes.
There is also a small fan mechanism in resonator pipes on vibraphone. When it is involved, it creates the vibrato effect that occurs when the sound turns into a pitch, very slightly to create a warm and rich tone.
GLOCKENSPIEL does not have resonator pipes. It is made of metal, often plays with metal mallet and has a sound that is sharp and penetrating. This can be heard throughout the full orchestra without further amplification.
The largest keyboard percussion is marimba.It is usually made of pink wood and plays with soft drumsticks in solo and orchestra settings. In both hands are used more sticks to facilitate playing chords and complicated musical passages.
The second largest of these tools is Xylophone, followed by a vibraphon. Xylophone is used in the band's and orchestra arrangements, but rarely in popular music or as a solo instrument. Vibraphone is in fact a very popular solo instrument, especially in jazz music. Lionel Hampton, who began to perform in the 1920s, was known for his use The Vibraphone in Jazz Bands.
The smallest in the family is Glockelspiel. The German for "playing bells" is commonly called "Orchestra Bells" or simply "bells". Unlike marimba and xylophone, both vibrons and vibraphone are made of metal.
The tool size is usually dictated by the number of octaves that can play. Marimbas can have up to five octaves, xyloFony usually has three and a half and vibraphons have three. Glockenspiel usually has only two, both are in a very high registry.
The size of the tone will change based on the register and the height of the note. Marimba usually has longer and wider tone stripes than other keyboard instruments because it achieves very low tones. On the other hand, Glockenspiel has small, short tone bars.