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The Marimba is used in jazz ensembles,solo performances, woodwind ensembles, marimba concertos,marching bands,drum and bugle corps, and orchestral compositions.

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Marimbas are considered percussion, not drums.

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What has the author Antero Hytinkoski written?

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