'Glockenspiel' definitions:
Definition of 'glockenspiel'
(from WordNet)
noun
A percussion instrument consisting of a set of graduated metal bars mounted on a frame and played with small hammers [syn: glockenspiel, orchestral bells]
Definition of 'Glockenspiel'
From: GCIDE
- Glockenspiel \Glock"en*spiel`\, n. [G.; glocke bell + spiel play.] (Music) An instrument, originally a series of bells on an iron rod, now a set of flat metal bars, diatonically tuned, giving a bell-like tone when played with a mallet; a carillon. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Synonyms of 'glockenspiel'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- battery,
- bells,
- bones,
- castanets,
- celesta,
- chime,
- chimes,
- clappers,
- crash cymbal,
- cymbals,
- finger cymbals,
- gamelan,
- gong,
- handbells,
- idiophone,
- lyra,
- maraca,
- marimba,
- metallophone,
- orchestral bells,
- percussion,
- percussion instrument,
- percussions,
- percussive,
- rattle,
- rattlebones,
- sizzler,
- snappers,
- tam-tam,
- tintinnabula,
- tonitruone,
- triangle,
- tubular bells,
- vibes,
- vibraphone,
- xylophone