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Definition of Orchestral bells
1. Noun. A percussion instrument consisting of a set of graduated metal bars mounted on a frame and played with small hammers.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Orchestral Bells
Literary usage of Orchestral bells
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. University Musical Encyclopedia by Louis Charles Elson (1912)
"orchestral bells GLOCKENSPIEL, HARMONICA, XYLOPHONE, CELESTA Italian, Campanelli.
French, Carillon. T~*HE bells belong to the class of instruments of per- ..."
2. Orchestral Instruments and Their Use: Giving a Description of Each by Arthur Elson (1902)
"Long steel, tubes are sometimes used for orchestral bells in America, with
excellent effect. The glockenspiel, or carillon in French, is a set of flat steel ..."
3. Modern Music and Musicians by Louis Charles Elson (1918)
"orchestral bells GLOCKENSPIEL, HARMONICA, XYLOPHONE, CELESTA Italian, Campanelli.
French, Carillon. THE bells belong to the class of instruments of ..."
4. Orchestral Instruments and Their Use: Giving a Description of Each by Arthur Elson (1902)
"... bell figure in his " Parsifal," the tones being produced from heavy steel bars.
Long steel tubes are sometimes used for orchestral bells in America, ..."
5. Classification: Music and Books on Music : M: Music; ML: Literature of Music by Oscar George Theodore Sonneck (1917)
"720 orchestral bells, bone playing and other. 728 Chamber music instruction and
study. 730 Orchestral instruction and study. 733 Band instruction and study. ..."
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