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Stone Marimba
A lithophone is a musical instrument consisting of a rock or pieces of rock which are struck to produce musical notes. Notes may be sounded in combination (producing harmony) or in succession (melody). It is an idiophone comparable to instruments such as the glockenspiel, vibraphone, xylophone and marimba. In the Hornbostel-Sachs classification system, lithophones are designated as '111.22' – directly-struck percussion plaques. Notable examples A rudimentary form of lithophone is the "rock gong", usually a natural rock formation opportunistically adapted to produce musical tones, such as that on Mfangano Island, in Lake Victoria, Kenya. The Great Stalacpipe Organ of Luray Caverns, Virginia, USA uses 37 stalactites to produce the Musical scale#Scales in Western music, Western scale. Other stalactite lithophones are at Tenkasi in South India, and at Ringing Rocks, Ringing Rocks Park in Pennsylvania. An example that is no longer used is at Cave of the Winds (Colorado), Cave ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Organ And Chimes - Caverns Of Luray Va 1906 Postcard
Organ may refer to: Biology * Organ (biology), a part of an organism Musical instruments * Organ (music), a family of keyboard musical instruments characterized by sustained tone ** Electronic organ, an electronic keyboard instrument ** Hammond organ, an electro-mechanical keyboard instrument ** Pipe organ, a musical instrument that produces sound when pressurized air is driven through a series of pipes ** Street organ, a mobile, automatic mechanical pneumatic organ played by an organ grinder ** Theatre organ, a pipe organ originally designed specifically for imitation of an orchestra Films * Organ (film), ''Organ'' (film), a 1996 Japanese film about organ thieves * The Organ (film), ''The Organ'' (film), a 1965 Slovak film Periodicals * Organ, any official periodical (i.e., magazine, newsletter, or similar publication) of an organization * Organ (magazine), ''Organ'' (magazine), a UK music magazine founded in 1986 * The Organ (magazine), ''The Organ'' (magazine), a quarterly p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
