mallets

Portuguese translation: baquetas

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English term or phrase:mallets
Portuguese translation:baquetas
Entered by: Márcio Clemente

19:31 Jan 13, 2014
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English term or phrase: mallets
A mallet percussion instrument is a melodic percussion instrument played in a particular fashion, with mallets. Mallet percussion includes:

xylophone
glockenspiel
vibraphone
marimba
balafon
aluphone
Alessandra Prado
Brazil
Local time: 08:58
baquetas
Explanation:
"mallets" ou "xylophone beaters" são baquetas para xilofone. São referidas apenas como "baquetas". Sei isto por experiência no meio musical.
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Márcio Clemente
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Summary of answers provided
5 +2baquetas
Márcio Clemente
5por baquetas, pequenos martelos ...
Nick Taylor
5Mallets
Paulo Eduardo - Pro Knowledge
5Baqueta
MarlonPierre


  

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por baquetas, pequenos martelos ...


Explanation:
por baquetas, pequenos martelos ...

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Note added at 6 mins (2014-01-13 19:38:15 GMT)
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http://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Instrumento_de_percussão

Nick Taylor
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Mallets


Explanation:
Baquetas com ponteiras de diversos materiais como madeira, borracha, acrílico, pano, nylon, feltro. São bastante usadas em tímpanos, marimbas, vibrafones, carrilhões, entre outros.

Paulo Eduardo - Pro Knowledge
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baquetas


Explanation:
"mallets" ou "xylophone beaters" são baquetas para xilofone. São referidas apenas como "baquetas". Sei isto por experiência no meio musical.


    Reference: http://www.musicstore.de/pt_PT/PTE/Sonor-Mallet-SCH-23-f.-Xy...
    Reference: http://www.priberam.pt/dlpo/xilofone
Márcio Clemente
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Baqueta


Explanation:
Mallets- baquetas utilizadas em instrumentos sinfônicos. Geralmente, essas 'baquetas" possuem ponta arredondada em feltro. As baquetas normais de bateria possuem ponta ovalada de madeira ou de nylon.

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