Xylibraphone
Volker Staub
2018
This enormous instrument is designed for several players in the open air, and incorporates elements of a xylophone (wood), lithophone (stone) and vibraphone (metal). The bars are all the same length, but they are made of 25 natural materials that each have their own timbre. The combination of cherry wood and granite, for example, generates a unique sound spectrum independent of classical scales and instrument theory. Fascinated by local history, the artist collected old objects he received from farmers in the region. Pick up the mallets and create an environment full of rhythm and sound.
Artistic concept and realisation: Volker Staub
Xylibraphon is a feature of the Landbouwfietsroute and a collaboration between the municipality of Neerpelt and Musica Impulse Centre.
Volker Staub (DE) is a composer, musician and instrument maker. He studied the piano and composition in Darmstadt and Cologne. He is renowned for his unusual approach to sound. This is expressed in the instruments he develops and the compositions he creates.