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Bookmark or Share- Sounds of a Glass Armonica - YouTubeComposer William Zeitler plays a glass armonica, invented by Benjamin Franklin in 1761. For more on this fascinating story read the full article here on the ...
- Glass harmonica - WikipediaThe glass harmonica, also known as the glass armonica, glass harmonium, bowl organ, hydrocrystalophone, or simply the armonica or harmonica (derived from ἁρμονία, harmonia, the Greek word for harmony), is a type of musical instrument that uses a series of glass bowls or goblets graduated in size to produce musical tones by means of ...
- Benjamin Franklin's Glass Armonica | The Franklin InstituteThe glass armonica was one of the most celebrated instruments of the 18th century. Franklin began to take his beloved armonica with him when he traveled and played popular Scottish tunes or original compositions for his audiences.
- Keeping the Ethereal Sounds of the Glass Armonica AliveInvented by Ben Franklin and once rumored to drive people to madness (it didn’t), the glass armonica is a strange and delicate instrument that only a handful of people in the world can still...
- Ben Franklin's inventions: glass armonica - US HistoryGlass Armonica. A popular entertainment in England in the early 18th century was playing music on upright wine goblets, with tones made by rubbing one's fingers around the lip of glasses filled with different quantities of fluid.
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