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The '''glockenspiel''' is a percussion instrument consisting of tuned steel bars that are hit with a hammer. In the past they were usually keyboard operated but this is now rare. It frequently supplies the bell sounds when required in an orchestra; or the sounds of hammers on anvils. It was famously heard in Handel’s “Saul” in 1738 (where it was called a “Carillon”) and has popped up since in music by [[Mozart]], [[Wagner]], Vaughan Williams, [[Richard Strauss]], [[William Walton]] and others, always to fine effect and with more serious intent than its name implies.

The '''glockenspiel''' is a percussion instrument consisting of tuned steel bars that are hit with a hammer. In the past they were usually keyboard operated but this is now rare. It frequently supplies the bell sounds when required in an orchestra; or the sounds of hammers on anvils. It was famously heard in Handel’s “Saul” in 1738 (where it was called a “Carillon”) and has popped up since in music by [[Mozart]], [[Wagner]], Vaughan Williams, [[Richard Strauss]], [[William Walton]] and others, always to fine effect and with more serious intent than its name implies.

It's sound is similar, though brighter, than its keyboard cousin, the [[celesta]].

Its sound is similar, though brighter, than its keyboard cousin, the [[celesta]].

[[Category: Percussion Instruments]]

[[Category:Percussion Instruments]]