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What is the difference between Xylophone and Glockenspiel?

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B. Denton

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Answered Oct 13, 2020

Xylophone and Glockenspiel both belong to the family of percussion musical instruments. There are differences between xylophone and glockenspiel in their origins, bars, and octaves.

Xylophone origin can be traced back to ancient Africa. There are different types of xylophone-like the simple bars of woods without having any resonators and some highly complex xylophones. A xylophone has a high pitch sound which is sharp and short. The xylophone common and popular version carries 3.5 octaves,

Glockenspiel originated in Germany. The bars of a glockenspiel is made of steel. A glockenspiel has a higher pitch sound when compared to the xylophone and it is also a small in size when compared to the xylophone. The glockenspiel is always written in two octaves lower than actual in music notes.

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