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Wow! Its fabulous ... brightened up a dreary Sunday afternoon. The preparation before the performance must be humungous, tuning all the glasses just right. Very clever.
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I could definitely see a pub drunk developing this into an act and joining a session with glasses of Guinness. The problem would be stopping him from ruining the act by drinking the Guinness.
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I had a friend that played it as given above, including th Hungarian Dances, but I remember something about the famous American Benjamin Franklin inventing a different take on it, like here ~
She even mentions him as the inventor, 1761. Don't listen to too much of this as it is said to make people go mad. Well, on second thought, it won't make much difference here.
Now to escape to the countryside for a spell... I don't quite know how to represent a tarzan call with Arabic letters. That's another case of words and letters being unable to really convey the truth of the sound or the feeling ~ AAAaaaAAAaaaAAAaaaAAA!!! (440)
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Weirdly enough, I was listening to recordings of a glass harp on Friday night after the session. Except this was a series of plates half submerged in water - invented by Benjamin Franklin I think the CD said...
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it's not quite Mozart, but a lot of bottles as The Melbourne Symphony orchestra, conducted by Cezary Skubiszewski, play the Victoria Bitter beer commercial theme song on VB stubbies
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My instrument may be difficult to carry because it weighs thirty pounds and has to be plugged in but at least it stays in tune.
Yes, I have played music with hammer dulcimer players and have noticed how much trouble it can be to tune a hammer dulcimer.
I haven't seen one of these at a session... yet.
I haven't seen one of these at a session... yet.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rBNYRx0i0Js&feature=related
# Posted on May 31st 2009 by davydd
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I knew a vibraphonist, in my college days, who was very good at playing "The Shadow of Your Smile" in the dorm cafeteria. On drinking glasses.
# Posted on May 31st 2009 by Random_notes
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Wow! Its fabulous ... brightened up a dreary Sunday afternoon. The preparation before the performance must be humungous, tuning all the glasses just right. Very clever.
# Posted on May 31st 2009 by Clear Drops
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I could definitely see a pub drunk developing this into an act and joining a session with glasses of Guinness. The problem would be stopping him from ruining the act by drinking the Guinness.
# Posted on May 31st 2009 by Micheál
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I had a friend that played it as given above, including th Hungarian Dances, but I remember something about the famous American Benjamin Franklin inventing a different take on it, like here ~
Busking
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-WZExmtIJkI
She even mentions him as the inventor, 1761. Don't listen to too much of this as it is said to make people go mad. Well, on second thought, it won't make much difference here.
Now to escape to the countryside for a spell... I don't quite know how to represent a tarzan call with Arabic letters. That's another case of words and letters being unable to really convey the truth of the sound or the feeling ~ AAAaaaAAAaaaAAAaaaAAA!!! (440)
# Posted on May 31st 2009 by ceolachan
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Enjoyed watching both videos, thanks! I'm inspired to build something with beer bottles to blow on. Yummy!
# Posted on May 31st 2009 by Leendah
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Glass harp.
There have been compositions for the instrument, actually.
# Posted on May 31st 2009 by Rook
Glass Instruments
Musique de Verre radio show ~ David Vesel
http://deverre.purplenote.com/artists.html
# Posted on May 31st 2009 by Random_notes
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Crisp ornamentation would be a challenge.
# Posted on May 31st 2009 by will morgan
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Weirdly enough, I was listening to recordings of a glass harp on Friday night after the session. Except this was a series of plates half submerged in water - invented by Benjamin Franklin I think the CD said...
# Posted on May 31st 2009 by bc_box_player
~
"Of all my inventions, the glass armonica has given me the greatest personal satisfaction." - Ben Franklin
The glass harp came earlier.
# Posted on May 31st 2009 by Random_notes
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This is a glass act. Should we drink to it?
# Posted on May 31st 2009 by fauxcelt
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Mozart wrote an Adagio (K617a) for this instrument and appears to have been genuinely fond of it!
# Posted on May 31st 2009 by Ebor_fiddler
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it's not quite Mozart, but a lot of bottles as The Melbourne Symphony orchestra, conducted by Cezary Skubiszewski, play the Victoria Bitter beer commercial theme song on VB stubbies
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pUru7nSyKxQ
and how they made it
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0r-xXTX-QFk
# Posted on June 1st 2009 by mike henry
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I enjoyed the related solo of the Moldau. Amazing. Right on the cutting edge of innovation. Redefines (potentially) playing "sharp".
# Posted on June 1st 2009 by oldstrings
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"Redefines (potentially) playing 'sharp' "
Should that be said in a knife-edged and cutting tone of voice?
# Posted on June 1st 2009 by fauxcelt
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So where does all this STEM from? Anyway nice of you to have SHARD this clip with us.
# Posted on June 1st 2009 by Tony O'Rourke
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"I haven't seen one of these at a session... yet."
I've seen loads of them at sessions, just not utilised in that way.
# Posted on June 1st 2009 by OrganicPeatCreature
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Tony O'Rourke--LOL (groan)
# Posted on June 1st 2009 by fauxcelt
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And I thought my instrument was hard to tune and lug around...
# Posted on June 2nd 2009 by amyamanda
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My instrument may be difficult to carry because it weighs thirty pounds and has to be plugged in but at least it stays in tune.
Yes, I have played music with hammer dulcimer players and have noticed how much trouble it can be to tune a hammer dulcimer.
# Posted on June 2nd 2009 by fauxcelt
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It stems from a smooth and glassy source, Tony O'Rourke.
# Posted on June 5th 2009 by fauxcelt