Editing Glockenspiel (section)

==History==
[[File:Glockenspiel (c. 1910).jpg|thumb|A glockenspiel made around 1910 in Leipzig, Germany]]

Early glockenspiels were percussion instruments that produced notes via small bronze [[Bell (instrument)|bells]] that were tuned with a drumstick. The bells were replaced by metal sound plates in the 17th century. In the 18th century the instrument was played using a keyboard that struck the bottom of each plate with a hammer.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Blades |first=James |title=Percussion Instruments and Their History |publisher=Bold Strummer |year=1992 |isbn=0-933224-71-0 |edition=Rev. |location=Westport, CT |pages=398 |oclc=28230162}}</ref> The use of mallets evolved during the 19th century, coinciding with [[Romanticism]].<ref>"glockenspiel." ''The New Penguin Dictionary of Music'', Paul Griffiths, Penguin, 1st edition, 2006. ''Credo Reference.'' Accessed 19 Jan. 2022.</ref>