Recent Examples on the WebBetween the Buttons, however, is a fetchingly bespoke potpourri of pop styles, its sound largely shaped by Jones jumping around the studio laying down overdubs of dulcimer, kazoo, tuba, recorder, accordion, and vibraphone.—Al Shipley, SPIN, 17 Oct. 2023 In addition to the alto saxophone, Hamilton plays the bass clarinet, drums, flute, piano, tenor and soprano saxophone and vibraphone.—Xander Zellner, Billboard, 13 Sep. 2023 Written by Johnny Mandel and Paul Francis Webster, with strong bossa nova influences, the song’s arrangement ripples around Gilberto with little instrumental flourishes — strings, flutes, piano, vibraphone — but Gilberto’s voice maintains its serene wistfulness.—Jon Pareles, New York Times, 6 June 2023 It is scored for a flutist who also plays alto flute and piccolo, a pianist doubling on celesta, and a percussionist playing glockenspiel, vibraphone, tubular bells, and marimba.—Christian Hertzog, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Apr. 2023 Richter then turned to the master of musical mesmerism for the movie’s soundtrack, to be performed live by a 14-player chamber ensemble of strings, winds and pairs of vibraphones and pianos.—Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 5 Apr. 2023 Caroline Shaw’s Taxidermy (2012), which calls for vibraphone, marimba and an assortment of flower pots, displayed a similar interest in nontraditional sounds.—Tim Diovanni, Dallas News, 27 May 2021 Rising vibraphone star Ross will finally make his San Diego headlining debut, which was pushed back two years by the pandemic.—San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Feb. 2023 The music evokes a wintery atmosphere with soft high lines in the piano, harp glissandos and glowing tone clusters from the vibraphone.—Dallas News, 21 Sep. 2022 See More
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