Stick game

Stick games , also called mallet instruments (from English mallet = mallet), are multi-tone tuned serve idiophones , which consist of several sticks and are considered to be percussion instruments . They are played with up to four mallets with a core made of cork , wood , metal or plastic , some of which are wrapped with thread. The pitch range of larger instruments is close to that of the piano, and the arrangement of the plates can look like a keyboard . The stick plays are often used in orchestras as solo or accompanying parts. The stick games include:

• Stick games with wooden sound sticks ( xylophones ):
  • Balafon
  • Dendrophone
  • Marimba
  • Mendzan
  • Timbila
  • Xylorimba
  • Txalaparta

• Stick games with metal sound sticks ( metallophones ):
  • Fangxiang
  • Gendèr
  • Carillon
  • Jegogan
  • Jublag
  • Kulintang a Tiniok (sarunay)
  • Lyre
  • Ranat
  • Roneat
  • Saron
  • Slenthem
  • Ugal
  • Vibraphone

• Stick games with sound bodies made of stone are called lithophones .

• The service bars (with a single bar) include:
  • Hillebille

• Different shaped serve idiophones are:
  • Crotales
  • Belltree
  • Celesta
  • Tubular bells

In contrast, bells and gongs belong to the impact vessels.