The xylophone possibly originated in Southeast Asia or Oceania and today exists in forms as simple as two or three logs laid across a player's legs or as wooden slabs set across two supports such as logs; a pit dug in the earth may act as a resonating chamber.

Where are xylophones used?

The xylophone is a wooden percussion instrument with a range of four octaves, and can be used in a variety of musical genres. No one really knows the xylophone's origins. Although they are present in the traditional music of Melanesia, Southeast Asia, Europe, Africa, and more, its birthplace and date remain a mystery.

What 2 countries did the xylophone first come from?

Most historians believe that the first xylophones appeared in eastern Asia, whence they are thought to have spread to Africa. The first evidence of the instruments is found in 9th century south-east Asia. In around 2000 BC a kind of wood-harmonicon with 16 suspended wood bars is said to have existed in China.