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The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
armonica see harmonica 2.
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MUSICIAN'S GLASS-ICAL STRAINS ARE ONE OF A KIND HIS COAXING FINGERS MAKE ARMONICA SING.(LOCAL)
; ...shimmering from Dean Shostak's rare glass armonica in a Williamsburg concert hall Friday...concert performed on wineglasses. Shostak's armonica is the only contemporary replica of Franklin...deeper tones from the larger ones. ``The armonica is a singing instrument - its melody...
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Dick's Picks; Portland Jazz Fest Set to Begin Feb. 11
; ...midnight running until the last note. "FROM ME TO YOU" ARMONICA *** When one first listens to Armonica, the influence of Abbey Lincoln becomes quickly evident. That's not to say Armonica, the Portland resident singer, is copying Ms. Lincoln...
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Group plays Mozart, Shostakovich well.(Daily Break)
; ...C, K. 617, a work featuring the glass armonica. This unusual instrument consists of...turning cylinder. The performer plays the armonica by rubbing the glass edges. The resulting...consort invited Dean Shostak to play the armonica, an invention of the evening's third...
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PORT WASHINGTON CLUB PRESENTS A PUBLIC CONCERT CELEBRATING THE BIRTHDAYS OF FRANKLIN & MOZART
; ...selections on the glass harmonica, or "Armonica" as named by its inventor, Benjamin Franklin...these two giants. Franklin invented the Armonica during his years in England as Colonial...composed a Quintet and a Solo Adagio for the Armonica. Cecilia Brauer, one of only fourteen...
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The sounds of scientists.(Benjamin Franklin's armonica and using turntables as musical instruments)(Brief Article)
; ...glasses and was entranced. In his armonica--Italian for harmony --the glass...concert halls grew, says a contemporary armonica player, William Wilde Zeitler. They needed loud instruments, which the armonica is not. Another invention, Thomas...
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CLASS ACT
; "Of all my inventions, the glass armonica has given me the greatest personal satisfaction...ethereal, pure tones of Ben Franklin's glass armonica. He'll share them Sunday evening at F...Sound Horizon Concert Series. The glass armonica, as its name implies, is an instrument...
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Dellal hits a high point on Post Road stage
; ...executive. Three works displayed the glass armonica, which was invented by Benjamin Franklin...Dennis James was featured on the glass armonica in Mozart's solo Adagio, the great Adagio and Rondo in C-Minor for armonica, flute, violin, and cello (K. 617...
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Glass Armonica Revived With new Christmas Album
; ...18th century musical instrument. It's the glass armonica. That's `armonica.' It was invented by Benjamin Franklin, and gained...in a moment. This Christmas, you can hear a glass armonica again. In Franklin' s day, one of the places people...
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Ever hear a Beatles tune on the glass armonica?
; ...give a performance on the glass armonica 7 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 10, in the...talk about the history of the glass armonica. Zeitler has spent more than a decade...researching the history of the glass armonica, including, tracking down and translating...
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Media Advisory: Via Salzburg, Toronto's Premier Chamber Music Series Presents "Clarity" ; MAYUMI SEILER and Via Salzburg Chamber Orchestra featuring Glass Armonica virtuoso Dennis James
; ...close their season with celebrated Glass Armonica virtuoso Dennis James, who returns for...MOZART______ Concertantequintet for Armonica and Strings, K. 617 ________ BEETHOVEN...MOZART______ Andante in F Major for Armonica and Strings from...
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glass armonica
glass armonica (Ger. Glasharmonika). Obsolete mus. instr., also known as ‘musical...which he and Beethoven wrote mus. Donizetti wrote a part for glass (h)armonica in Lucia's Mad Scene in Lucia di Lammermoor , the alternative being fl...
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armonia
armonia, armonica (It.) ‘ 1. Harmony’. 2. ‘Wind band’. 3. One of several names for the hurdy-gurdy (also armonie ).
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musical glasses
musical glasses. See glass armonica .
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Hoffmann, Bruno
Hoffmann, Bruno ( b Stuttgart, 1913). Ger. player of and composer for glass armonica . Début London 1938 when he revived Mozart's quintet (K617). His name for the instr. is ‘glass harp’.
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harmonica
...meaning is the mouth-organ, a small wind instr. invented in 1830s with metal reeds, one to each note, which is held against the lips and moved from side to side according to the note desired. The term also meant mus. glasses (see glass armonica ).
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