glockenspiel

/ˈɡlɒkənʃpiːl/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈɡlɑːkənʃpiːl/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈglä-kən-ˌshpēl -ˌspēl/ (ame, mw)

glockenspiel — noun

  • glockenspielsingular
  • glockenspielsplural

1. a musical instrument with a row of small metal bars set like keys. You strike th

1.名詞C1
釋義

a musical instrument with a row of small metal bars set like keys. You strike the bars with light mallets to play bright, high notes.

例句

At rehearsal, Reuben played the glockenspiel during the winter concert opener.

play the glockenspiel

The glockenspiel added bright notes above the drums in our school band.

bright notes above the drums

同義詞
  • bells

    an informal school-band label, especially for the portable keyboard form

  • orchestra bells

    a fuller formal name often used in music classes and instrument lists

  • lyra

    the marching-band frame version held upright rather than the table-style instrument

文法句型

play the glockenspiel

on the glockenspiel

用法筆記

Often used for the keyboard-like percussion instrument itself, especially in school bands and orchestras. In some band contexts, people casually say bells, but glockenspiel is the clearer instrument name.

常見錯誤

❌The march begins with a xylophone, and Mei plays it on the glockenspiel.
✅The march begins with a glockenspiel, and Mei plays the metal-bar opening clearly.
💡a glockenspiel and a xylophone are different instruments; a glockenspiel has metal bars and a brighter, bell-like sound.