vibraharp

[vahy-bruh-hahrp]

noun

1. vibraphone.

Other Word Forms

• vibraharpist noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of vibraharp¹

First recorded in 1925–30; from Latin vibrā(re) “to shake” + harp

Example Sentences

“Blue Stratagem” showed off the layered textures — sometimes mellow, sometimes piercing — of the American Brass Quintet; in “Candlemas Eve,” flute lines darted around the shimmering aura of the vibraharp.

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The group's instrumentation is piano, drums, bass and vibraharp.

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