Percussion Xylophones and Marimbas

Xylophones are an instrument that consists of bars of various sizes. You tap on the different bars to get varying sounds. Xylophones are in the percussion family.

Xylophones or Marimbas originated separately in Asia and Africa. They didn't spread to Europe until the Crusades. By the 1910`s many artists were using the Xylophone in their shows.

The Xylophone is a predecessor to the Vibraphone. The made difference in that the Vibraphone is made with aluminum bars not wood. It is most often featured in jazz music.