How to calculate the size of a xylophone bar according to its pitch

1. What is the pitch of a xylophone?
2. Which bars on a xylophone make the lowest pitch?
3. Is xylophone high or low pitch?
4. What is the length of the toy xylophone in inches?

What is the pitch of a xylophone?

Depending on the mallet the it will sound different. They are pitched in the key of C and notated in treble clef. Their sound range goes from F₄ to C₈. The timbre of the Xylophone is hard, bright, incisive, penetrating, sharp, precise, dry and piercing.

Which bars on a xylophone make the lowest pitch?

Each bar produces a different pitch; the shorter the bar, the higher the pitch. The bars are arranged in the same way as the keys on a piano; the low notes (= long bars) are on the left, the nigh notes (= short bars) on the right of the musician.

Is xylophone high or low pitch?

However, in the orchestra, the term xylophone refers specifically to a chromatic instrument of somewhat higher pitch range and drier timbre than the marimba, and these two instruments should not be confused. A person who plays the xylophone is known as a xylophonist or simply a xylophone player.

What is the length of the toy xylophone in inches?

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