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{{stub}}[[File:Marimba One 4000 Series.jpg|thumb|The Marimba One 4000 Series.]]A struck idiophone and xylophone, the marimba is used in many genres of music, such as Jazz, Mexican/Latin, New Classical music, drumcore/marching bands, and percussion ensemble. Marimba samples are also used sometimes in electronic music, should that count. Most marimbas have a range of 4.3, 4.5, or 5 octaves.
[[File:Marimba One 4000 Series.jpg|thumb|The Marimba One 4000 Series.]]A struck idiophone and xylophone, the marimba is used in many genres of music, such as Jazz, Mexican/Latin, New Classical music, drumcore/marching bands, and percussion ensemble. Marimba samples are also used sometimes in electronic music, should that count. Most marimbas have a range of 4.3, 4.5, or 5 octaves.


== Sound ==
== Sound ==
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== Music ==
== Music ==
[[Category:Instruments]]
[[Category:Instruments]]
== Reference ==
== References ==
[http://www.lafavre.us/tuning-marimba.htm Reference site for tuning a marimba by Jeff La Favre]
* Jeff La Favre. [http://www.lafavre.us/tuning-marimba.htm ''Tuning the Marimba Bar and Resonator'']
* J. Haaheim and A. Merkle. (1999) [https://jasonhaaheim.com/wp-content/uploads/PHY305_1999_Haaheim_Merkle_Acoustical-Studies-of-the-Marimba.pdf ''Acoustical Studies of the Marimba''] (lab report)


[https://jasonhaaheim.com/wp-content/uploads/PHY305_1999_Haaheim_Merkle_Acoustical-Studies-of-the-Marimba.pdf Acoustical Studies of the Marimba pdf]
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