Austrian Musical Instruments



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Vienna Horn The Vienna horn (German: Wiener Horn) is a type of horn used primarily in Vienna, Austria. It is used throughout Vienna, including the Vienna Philharmonic and Wiener Staatsoper.
The Vienna horn uses a peculiar form of double cylinder valve associated with the Viennese firm Uhlmann of the 1840s known as a pumpenvalve, which is distinct from although similar to the standard piston valve.
Xylorimba The xylorimba (also known as xylo-marimba or marimba-xylophone) is a pitched percussion musical instrument which is a xylophone with an extended range. It is not a combination of the xylophone and the marimba, although the name might imply that.
Like a marimba or xylophone, the xylorimba consists of a series of wooden bars laid out like a piano keyboard. It combines the large of the marimba with the higher register of the xylophone. It has been used in a number of 20th century classical works.



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