Marimba
This percussion instrument of Human design consists of a number of wooden plates of different size and thickness, underneath which are placed resonators made from gourds. It is played with felt-headed mallets, and creates a range of tonal effects that allows for a skilled musician to display significant variety in the resultant music.
Said to perhaps be one of the oldest of Human instruments, the marimba has its roots in the farthest history of the race, in its origins in the West and its migration to the East, along with the Olvi, long predating those of the Prydaen and Rakash. Stories tell of older, larger versions that were crafted for as many as five musicians playing in concert upon them with such grace and precision as to become a performance unto itself, wrought both of the body of the performer and the instrument. Examples of such have yet to be uncovered, however, nor, sadly, have they been reconstructed with any true success.
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