vibraharp
Americannoun
Other Word Forms
- vibraharpist noun
Etymology
Origin of vibraharp
First recorded in 1925–30; from Latin vibrā(re) “to shake” + harp
Example Sentences
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“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.
From New York Times • Oct. 24, 2016
The group's instrumentation is piano, drums, bass and vibraharp.
From The Guardian • Nov. 24, 2012
In Bach's A Minor Fugue they demonstrate delicate counterpoint, and in the Adagio from the Concierto de Aranjuez they conjure up a lavender twilight as the guitar gently punctures the lingering ring of the vibraharp.
From Time Magazine Archive
At week's end, Shostakovich and his countrymen rolled into Manhattan's cavernous Basin Street East to catch some summit-level jazz presided over by Old Maestros Benny Goodman on clarinet and Red Norvo on vibraharp.
From Time Magazine Archive
Instead there was a clean, nearly transparent sound made by piano, vibraharp, bass and drum.
From Time Magazine Archive
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