{"id":199,"date":"2026-02-07T13:58:38","date_gmt":"2026-02-07T18:58:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michelletuesday.com\/author\/?p=199"},"modified":"2026-03-17T22:23:06","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T02:23:06","slug":"pitched-percussion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michelletuesday.com\/author\/news\/music\/pitched-percussion\/","title":{"rendered":"Pitched Percussion"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>An acrostic poem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary>Soundtrack for this piece (open and play to listen while reading):<\/summary>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Starfall (James Vilseck) \u2013 Mallet Quintet and Piano\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qhTxzLBLZ04?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote has-contrast-color has-accent-2-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-57b5118e7c5bc4282a4bdb38300c39bb is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">\n<p>&#8220;<strong>M<\/strong>arimba,&#8221; queried Xylophone, &#8220;may I propose a duet?&#8221;<br>&#8220;<strong>A<\/strong>greed,&#8221; Marimba smiled, &#8220;but shall we not make it a quartet?<br>&nbsp;<strong>L<\/strong>et us get Vibraphone and Glockenspiel participating;<br>&nbsp;<strong>L<\/strong>et their bright&nbsp;<em>tinks<\/em>&nbsp;and our warm&nbsp;<em>clinks<\/em>&nbsp;together, imitating &#8211;<br>&nbsp;<strong>E<\/strong>nsembled thus &#8211; a starry sky, with twinkling Vibe and Bell<br>&nbsp;<strong>T<\/strong>o strike a better balance? Plus, they&#8217;re easier to spell.&#8221;<br>&nbsp;<strong>S<\/strong>o did their tapping mallets fill the concert hall quite well.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary>Meet the Instruments<\/summary>\n<p>Videos:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary>Marimba video<\/summary>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"&#039;square one&#039; by Joey Eng (for solo marimba)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/pMUiLqcMeLs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary>Xylophone video<\/summary>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Andrei Pushkarev: &quot;The Simple Waltz&quot; for Solo Xylophone\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ZWQzeI0LIxs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary>Vibraphone video<\/summary>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Soaring in the sky by Jan Freicher (Vibraphone solo)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/aVL_pdrqX0A?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary>Glockenspiel video<\/summary>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"&quot;Zodiacal Cloud&quot; (for solo glockenspiel), Jason DeCristofaro, performed by Morgan Tao #glockenspiel\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/FDCRTPjjcTo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<p>Notes:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The instruments above are listed in approximate order of increasing pitch and brightness (the ranges technically overlap.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Marimba and Xylophone have wooden bars. Vibraphone and Glockenspiel have metal bars.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Your child&#8217;s rainbow-colored preschool &#8220;xylophone&#8221; is actually a glockenspiel &#8211; also known as &#8220;bells&#8221; or &#8220;orchestral bells&#8221; once he plays them in 5th grade concert band.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The &#8220;Soundtrack&#8221; embedded at the top is actually a quartet with two marimbas and two vibraphones (plus the pianist makes it a quintet.) The only video I could find with an ensemble featuring all four instruments was this video, which isn&#8217;t a good backing soundtrack to a poetry reading, but is great for educational purposes, so here ya go: <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/Em3jbaQgkYw\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/Em3jbaQgkYw<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/details>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An acrostic poem. &#8220;Marimba,&#8221; queried Xylophone, &#8220;may I propose a duet?&#8221;&#8220;Agreed,&#8221; Marimba smiled, &#8220;but shall we not make it a quartet?&nbsp;Let us get Vibraphone and Glockenspiel participating;&nbsp;Let their bright&nbsp;tinks&nbsp;and our warm&nbsp;clinks&nbsp;together, imitating &#8211;&nbsp;Ensembled thus &#8211; a starry sky, with twinkling Vibe and Bell&nbsp;To strike a better balance? Plus, they&#8217;re easier to spell.&#8221;&nbsp;So did their tapping [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":200,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[11,14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-199","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-music","category-poetry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Pitched Percussion - Michelle Tuesday<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"An acrostic poem on the word &quot;MALLETS&quot; on pitched percussion. 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