Assertion: marimba | /r/HasProperty | one of the oldest instruments
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text: Few people realize that the marimba is one of the oldest instruments in the world - that it preceded the violin by about 2000 years.
text: While the first concerto for marimba and orchestra wasn't composed until 1935 (by American Paul Creston), the marimba dates back thousands of years and may actually be the oldest musical instrument known to man.