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{{Short description|Obsolete tuned percussion instrument}} |
{{Short description|Obsolete tuned percussion instrument}} |
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{{distinguish|text = the similarly named [[marimba]]}} |
{{distinguish|text = the similarly named [[marimba]]}} |
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[[File:Marimbaphone advert.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.5|A 1911 advertisement for a marimbaphone]] |
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The '''marimbaphone''' is an obsolete tuned percussion instrument, developed by |
The '''marimbaphone''' is an obsolete tuned percussion instrument, developed by [[J. C. Deagan, Inc.]], of [[Chicago, Illinois]], in the early 20th century. |
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==Description== |
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The marimbaphone had either shallow steel or wooden bars arranged chromatically with a tube resonator under each bar. Its [[timbre]] was similar to the [[celesta]], and it was used mainly by marimba bands and as a solo instrument by stage artists. |
The marimbaphone had either shallow steel or wooden bars arranged chromatically with a tube resonator under each bar. Its [[timbre]] was similar to the [[celesta]], and it was used mainly by marimba bands and as a solo instrument by stage artists. |
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In addition to being played with mallets in the conventional way (as in the playing of a marimba or [[vibraphone]]), the marimbaphone was designed so that its bars could be rotated from a horizontal position to a vertical position, allowing them to more easily be played with a bow. To further facilitate bowing, the ends of its bars were shaped to be concave rather than flat. A single marimbaphone could be played by more than one performer, allowing both techniques to be used simultaneously.<ref>{{Cite web|title=The Deagan Resource - A Historical Reference Catalog of Deagan Instruments|url=http://www.deaganresource.com/index.html|access-date=2020-08-29|website=www.deaganresource.com}}</ref> |
In addition to being played with mallets in the conventional way (as in the playing of a marimba or [[vibraphone]]), the marimbaphone was designed so that its bars could be rotated from a horizontal position to a vertical position, allowing them to more easily be played with a bow. To further facilitate bowing, the ends of its bars were shaped to be concave rather than flat. A single marimbaphone could be played by more than one performer, allowing both techniques to be used simultaneously.<ref>{{Cite web|title=The Deagan Resource - A Historical Reference Catalog of Deagan Instruments|url=http://www.deaganresource.com/index.html|access-date=2020-08-29|website=www.deaganresource.com}}</ref> |
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Although the instrument has been comparatively little used in art music ([[Percy Grainger]] was one of only a few composers ever to call for it), the name is |
Although the instrument has been comparatively little used in art music ([[Percy Grainger]] was one of only a few composers ever to call for it), the name is mistakenly written in many scores intending the use of the ordinary [[marimba]] rather than the marimbaphone.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Blades|first1=James|title=The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, "Marimbaphone"|date=2001|publisher=Macmillan|isbn=978-0195170672|editor1-last=Sadie|editor1-first=Stanley|edition=Second|location=London|editor2-last=Tyrrell|editor2-first=John}}</ref> |
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== Steel marimba == |
== Steel marimba == |
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Also invented by Deagan was the steel marimba, a variation on the steel marimbaphone design that was intended to be played strictly with mallets and not bowed.<ref>{{Cite web|title=The Deagan Resource|url=http://www.deaganresource.com/steelmar.html|access-date=2020-08-29|website=www.deaganresource.com}}</ref> Both of these instruments were superseded by the invention of the vibraphone in |
Also invented by Deagan was the steel marimba, a variation on the steel marimbaphone design that was intended to be played strictly with mallets and not bowed.<ref>{{Cite web|title=The Deagan Resource|url=http://www.deaganresource.com/steelmar.html|access-date=2020-08-29|website=www.deaganresource.com}}</ref> Both of these instruments were superseded by the invention of the vibraphone in 1921.<ref>{{Cite web |title=vibraphone · Grinnell College Musical Instrument Collection · Grinnell College Libraries |url=https://omeka-s.grinnell.edu/s/MusicalInstruments/item/2395 |access-date=2024-02-12 |website=omeka-s.grinnell.edu}}</ref> |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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Latest revision as of 17:05, 12 February 2024
The marimbaphone is an obsolete tuned percussion instrument, developed by J. C. Deagan, Inc., of Chicago, Illinois, in the early 20th century.
Description
[edit]The marimbaphone had either shallow steel or wooden bars arranged chromatically with a tube resonator under each bar. Its timbre was similar to the celesta, and it was used mainly by marimba bands and as a solo instrument by stage artists.
In addition to being played with mallets in the conventional way (as in the playing of a marimba or vibraphone), the marimbaphone was designed so that its bars could be rotated from a horizontal position to a vertical position, allowing them to more easily be played with a bow. To further facilitate bowing, the ends of its bars were shaped to be concave rather than flat. A single marimbaphone could be played by more than one performer, allowing both techniques to be used simultaneously.[1]
Although the instrument has been comparatively little used in art music (Percy Grainger was one of only a few composers ever to call for it), the name is mistakenly written in many scores intending the use of the ordinary marimba rather than the marimbaphone.[2]
Steel marimba
[edit]Also invented by Deagan was the steel marimba, a variation on the steel marimbaphone design that was intended to be played strictly with mallets and not bowed.[3] Both of these instruments were superseded by the invention of the vibraphone in 1921.[4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "The Deagan Resource - A Historical Reference Catalog of Deagan Instruments". www.deaganresource.com. Retrieved 2020-08-29.
- ^ Blades, James (2001). Sadie, Stanley; Tyrrell, John (eds.). The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, "Marimbaphone" (Second ed.). London: Macmillan. ISBN 978-0195170672.
- ^ "The Deagan Resource". www.deaganresource.com. Retrieved 2020-08-29.
- ^ "vibraphone · Grinnell College Musical Instrument Collection · Grinnell College Libraries". omeka-s.grinnell.edu. Retrieved 2024-02-12.
External links
[edit]- Deagan Steel Marimbaphone exhibit from Percussive Arts Society Museum site
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