Benjamin Franklin invented the glass harmonica, inspired by the parlor trick of playing music on water-filled glasses. The ...

Glass-ical Musick will be coming to Redding when armonica player Dennis James performs in Redding on Jan. 7. He will perform and educate audiences about his instrument, the glass armonica, which was ...

The angelick organ : a history of the musical glasses -- Benjamin Franklin and music -- Benjamin Franklin and the invention of the armonica -- A brief history of glass -- An instrument so grand and ...

If you stroke the edge of a drinking glass with the fingertips you will hear a faint musical note. Concerts on sets of wine glasses, played in this way, and filled with water to tune them to different ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. This harmonica was made by an ...

Since 2005 Plastic Crimewave (aka Steve Krakow) has used the Secret History of Chicago Music to shine a light on worthy artists with Chicago ties who’ve been forgotten, underrated, or never noticed in ...