Hey, what's that sound: Glockenspiel

Often associated with school music rooms, the glock has grown up with a generation of indie-pop musicians and avant-garde auteurs. Just don't call it a xylophone ...What is it? Tiny hammers, tiny strips of metal, and a sound that can sooth or shatter your nerves. The glockenspiel – not to be confused with a xylophone – is the most well-known of the metallophone family of instruments. It is often used in pop songs to illustrate naivety or childlike wonderment, so entwined with schoo...

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