We Don’t Talk About Bruno – How to Play on the Glockenspiel / Xylophone

Learn how to play this piece from Encanto on the glockenspiel / xylophone.

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By Lin-Manuel Miranda

This song from Disney ‘s 2021 film Encanto was a great success, as it became the best-selling Disney song since Frozen’s “Let it go” and the first Disney song to hit the Number 1 spot in the UK Charts. The composer is Lin-Manuel Miranda.

The song features members of the Madrigal family (Pepa, Felix, Dolores, Camilo, Isabela, Mirabel, Abuela Alma). The family explains to young Mirabel why she should not mention Bruno’s name. The music draws on elements from both latin and pop / hip hop music. It’s not performed by a single singer, but the song is rather a dialogue between the leading characters.

In the end, they all sing-along together in a polyphonic climax – thus confirming the name of the family: Madrigal, which as a musical term that refers to a polyphonic song that flourished during the Renaissance.

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Glockenspiel / Xylophone Tutorial Video

Watch this tutorial video to learn how to play this piece on the glockenspiel / xylophone.

We Don’t Talk About Bruno Glockenspiel / Xylophone Sheet Music and Note Chart

The song of We Don’t Talk About Bruno uses the notes of C minor. Everyone sings their own line, so the result sounds rather complicated. We selected Pepa’s and Camilo’s themes for Glockenspiel / Xylophone. It consists of 10 natural and 4 accidentals notes, as you can see on the chart following the notes of the song.

Watch the video a couple of times and study each part at your own pace until you get the hang of it. Remember to use both mallets as much as you can – not only the one that is more convenient for you (e.g. the right one if you’re right-handed) as this an important basic technique.

To save this free glockenspiel sheet music of “We Don’t Talk About Bruno” to your computer, right click (or tap and hold, on mobile devices) and choose “Save Image As…”. Alternatively, you can download the PDF file below.