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VIBRAPHONE [2 records]

Record 1 2024-02-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Percussion Instruments
DEF

A percussion instrument resembling the xylophone but having metal bars and motor-driven resonators for sustaining the tone and producing a vibrato.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruments de musique à percussion
DEF

Instrument à percussion dérivé du xylophone, en usage surtout dans les orchestres de jazz, dont les vibrations émises par les tubes de résonance placés sous chacune des lames métalliques sont amplifiées électriquement.

Spanish

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Record 2 - external organization data 2021-03-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Museums and Heritage (General)
OBS

vibraphone: an item in the "Musical Tools and Equipment" class of the "Tools and Equipment for Communication" category.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tiroir – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Muséologie et patrimoine (Généralités)
OBS

vibraphone : objet de la classe «Outils et équipement de musique» de la catégorie «Outillage et équipement pour la communication».

Spanish

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