Synonyms for marimba
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : muh-rim-buh |
| Phonetic Transcription : məˈrɪm bə |
Définition of marimba
Origin :- 1704, from an African language, probably Bantu (cf. Kimbundu and Swahili marimba, malimba, name of a xylophone-like instrument).
- As in xylophone : noun percussion instrument consisting of a series of graduated wooden bars played with small mallets
- As in xylophone : noun instrument
- One of their chief instruments is the 'Marimba' or 'Tyanbilo,' a form of harmonium.
- Extract from : « Chatterbox, 1906 » by Various
- The Marimba is played with drum-sticks of rubber, and the tone is good and powerful.
- Extract from : « Chatterbox, 1906 » by Various
- This form of Marimba is also met with amongst the natives of Costa Rica.
- Extract from : « Chatterbox, 1906 » by Various
- The Portuguese have imitated the marimba, and use it in their dances in Angola.
- Extract from : « Great African Travellers » by W.H.G. Kingston
- Others assert that the Indians have known the marimba time out of mind, and undoubtedly invented it.
- Extract from : « The Gegence; A Comedy Ballet in the Nahuatl-Spanish Dialect of Nicaragua » by Daniel G. Brinton
- The Smithsonian Institution contains a good specimen of the Marimba.
- Extract from : « The Gegence; A Comedy Ballet in the Nahuatl-Spanish Dialect of Nicaragua » by Daniel G. Brinton
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