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glockenspiel
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Summary

glockenspiel ranks in the top 1% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,671 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • Made from material: aluminium[2], steel[3]
  • Subclass of: musical instrument[4], metallophone[5]
  • Commons category: Glockenspiels[6]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Glockenspiels[7]
  • Commons gallery: Glockenspiel[8]
  • Described by source: Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[9], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[10]
  • Hornbostel-Sachs classification: 111.212[11]
  • Different from: carillon[12]

Why It Matters

glockenspiel has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[13] glockenspiel is known by 43 alternative names across languages and contexts.[14]

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  2. [13] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [14] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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