Talk:Xylophone

Here's why: (1) nothing about these grips is xylophone-specific; all mallet percussion instruments are frequently played with two and with four mallets. (2) the snare technique page is not as well-written as the traditional grip and matched grip pages, and traditional grip is a much more specific term. jp2 05:38, 10 September 2005 (UTC)

Examples in Recorded Music

I find the article's represenation of the xylophone's vast history to be somewhat, say, half-vast. Mahler and the Mars Volta? Have we really no better example of xylophones in pop music than the Mars Volta (and not even from a proper LP!)? I would be interested in seeing/contributing to a "Xylophones, Marimbas, and Vibraphones in Recorded Music" article -- am I the only one?--electric counterpoint 23:21, 7 February 2006 (UTC)

[American Analog Set] plays one, very well. JoeyGWilliams

NPOV

To an extent, the article is eurocentric. In contrasting Xylophone and Marimba, the meaning of the word is narrowed to a special kind of Xylophone (western concert instrument - the marimba is also a type of xylophone in the wider sense of the word). The global view at the start of the article is lost here. Later references are to music from the classical European tradition. The scope of the article should be widened. Indonesian and African xylophones must be discussed on the same level as the European tradition. The more narrow meaning of the word must be mentioned and explicitely contrasted to the wider use of the word in ethonmusicology. I will try to do some research here. Nannus 20:58, 29 July 2006 (UTC)

I agree. We need an expert on the topic to describe African and Asian xylophones and balance the article. Your research would be very suitable here. Cmapm 12:01, 22 September 2006 (UTC)

Glockenspiel

I removed the following sentence added by Kiwimhm (or rv to s.q.a. rather) "It is similar to the Glockenspiel, but the xylophone's bars are wooden, while the glockenspiel's are metal." The xylophone's similarities with the marimba (as explained in the next sentence within the article) are more obvious both sound- and shapewise, moreover, unlike the Glockenspiel, the xylophone (like the marimba) is always played horizontally and (usually) has resonators. There is a link to glockenspiel on the bottom of the page, I think this should suffice. (On that note, I was looking for a page on mallet instruments in general, but haven't found any.) If the sentence is added again, I wont revert it a second time. ---Sluzzelin 10:03, 1 September 2006 (UTC)

English words beginning with the letter X

I removed the following sentence from the article: "Xylophone" is one of very few English words to begin with the letter X (excluding words like X-ray). I don't think it's encyclopedic information. Maybe if it were the only word, but isn't xylophone just one of many (as in more than fifty) word borrowings in the English language starting with the letter X? Sorry, I forgot to mention the removal in my edit summary. ---Sluzzelin 15:01, 21 January 2007 (UTC)

Well the interesting thing is it DOESN'T start with the Roman letter X, it starts with the Greek letter chi. Surely the Greeks pronounced their word for wood 'Kylos'.. Surely... and Kavier.. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.73.70.113 (talk) 23:53, 28 October 2008 (UTC)

toys

Maybe it should be mentioned that xylophone toys are very popular for toddlers in the US. Violask81976 19:52, 26 April 2007 (UTC)

messy article

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Xylophopne

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Origin

The article begins, "The xylophone (from the Greek words ξύλον - xylon, "wood" + φωνή - phone, "voice", meaning "wooden sound") is a musical instrument in the percussion family which probably originated in Slovakia.[1]"

It continues, "The xylophone is a historical instrument that originated independently in Africa and Asia."

I get all my facts from Wikipedia so now I don't know what to believe. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 85.4.5.61 (talk) 17:47, 18 August 2009 (UTC)

Comparison

A comparison between the different and similar features of xylophones, marimbas and vibrophones would be a useful addition, perhaps as a table. JMcC (talk) 20:38, 14 May 2010 (UTC)