marimba
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ma·rim·ba
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Definition of marimba
: a xylophone of southern Africa and Central America with resonators beneath each bar
also
: a modern form of this instrument
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Other Words from marimba
marimbist
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Examples of marimba in a Sentence
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The museum's funding also supported the preservation of 150 hours of Edwin Gerhardt’s marimba xylophone collection on 78s and 1,500 recordings from the Armenian-American diaspora. — Karen Bliss, Billboard, "Inside the Grammy Museum's Latest Music Preservation Initiatives," 19 Aug. 2019 Five musicians kneeled behind the marimba, an instrument made of flat wooden keys and hollowed out cabaca fruit. — USA Today, "Were Wanda Tucker’s ancestors America’s first slaves? A difficult search for answers in far-away Angola," 22 Aug. 2019 Prized for its durability, rich color, and fragrant scent, rosewood is a dense tropical hardwood used to make musical instruments, from guitars and marimbas to violins, as well as high-end, furniture, mainly in China. — Carlos Duarte, National Geographic, "The fight to protect the world’s most trafficked wild commodity," 16 Aug. 2019 The new album features more textures and flavors, including African, Middle Eastern and Indian influences, more keyboards and a wider array of instrument such as calabash, gourd banjo, four-mallet marimba, bowed vibraphone and more. — Gary Graff, Billboard, "The Steel Wheels 'Keep On' Keeping On: Video Premiere," 11 June 2019 The album was an arduous process, with Ms. Takada composing, producing, arranging the microphones and playing everything on it, from marimba to drums, harmonium to Coke bottle. — New York Times, "How a Digital Rabbit Hole Gave Midori Takada’s 1983 Album a Second Life," 21 May 2018 Video of recent solo performance indicates that her current performance practice features deftly programmed, bracing and meditative drum and marimba music. — Peter Margasak, Chicago Reader, "Japanese percussionist Midori Takada basks in rediscovery with hypnotic and pummeling music," 3 May 2018 During a time when too many rock bands aped Nirvana’s and Pearl Jam’s styles, whining through their bad Eddie Vedder impressions to land a lucrative hit, the sound of marimba echoing under soft, breezy symphonies offered a welcome counterpoint. — Aaron Gilbreath, Longreads, "Finding the Soundtrack to My Desert Life," 25 Apr. 2018 Giant Sand’s drummer, John Convertino, was a multi-instrumentalist who played xylophone, accordion, guitar, marimba, and piano. — Aaron Gilbreath, Longreads, "Finding the Soundtrack to My Desert Life," 25 Apr. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'marimba.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for marimba
marimba
noun
English Language Learners Definition of marimba
: a wooden musical instrument that is similar to a xylophone
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