cimbalom
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of cimbalom
C19: Hungarian, from Italian cembalo; see cembalo
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In the new version, the orchestra accented Ursula’s verses with a resonant cimbalom, spooky woodwind chords and a booming church organ.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 26, 2023
There is music that seethes and soothes — its every last, creepy twang of a cimbalom or bludgeon of brass conceived and executed with flawless clarity of gesture and precision of timbre.
From New York Times ● Aug. 10, 2022
He suggested trying instruments that don’t go together, duets between surprising pairs—like a violin and cimbalom, which ended up working for the film.
From Slate ● Mar. 29, 2019
Another musician played a Hungarian instrument called a cimbalom, which, Benjamin explained to me, is like a very large zither—“a very metallic, salty-sounding instrument.”
From The New Yorker ● Sep. 10, 2018
In addition to a conventional orchestra, the use of cow bells and a cimbalom broaden out Adam's previously distinctly American sound to something more exotic, at times Oriental.
From Reuters ● Nov. 22, 2014
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