vibraphone

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Harps, flutes and vibraphones formed dissociating patterns like cirrus clouds atop the thick colors of an organ.

From Washington Post • Oct. 29, 2021

The omnipresence of vibraphones, strings and high winds became tinnily enervating over two hours, and I longed for the throaty bass clarinet that grounds Reich’s classic “Music for 18 Musicians.”

From New York Times • Oct. 20, 2017

A pair of vibraphones and two long marimbas clatter away in rhythmic patterns that go in and out of phase, creating a rush of ringing sound that takes away all possible thought of anything else.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 18, 2017

Scored for flute, clarinet, two vibraphones, two pianos, string quartet and electric bass, this is no mere set of variations.

From The Guardian • Mar. 10, 2013

Kettle drums, bass drums, xylophones, Chinese gongs, vibraphones, snare drums and high-hat cymbals paraded by in carts, banged and stroked and tinkled enthusiastically by crew after crew of maddened tympanists.

From Pagan Passions by Stanley, Robert