Robert Eley is a candidate for Isle of Wight Board of Supervisors – District 5. His name will appear on the General Election ballot. Eley is running against the incumbent, Don G.
Robert Ike Jr. is a candidate for Chesapeake City Council. His name will appear on the ballot on . Ike, who currently sits on the Chesapeake City Council, is running against eight ...
Robert Bruce out for morning exercise Tuesday Oct. 30, 2018 at Churchill Downs in preparation for the 2018 Breeders' Cup in Louisville, KY. Skip Dickstein Robert Bruce and Irad Ortiz, Jr. in the ...
The glass harmonica, also known as the glass armonica, glass harmonium, bowl organ, hydrocrystalophone, or simply the armonica or harmonica 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 friction (instruments of this type are known as friction idiophones).
A glass armonica is a musical instrument made of nested glass bowls that produce sound when touched with wet fingers. Invented by Benjamin Franklin in 1761, it creates an ethereal, haunting tone unlike any other instrument. The name comes from the Italian word for harmony, and while it captivated audiences and composers across 18th-century Europe, its strange history includes bans, illness ...
Composer 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 ...
The 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. Later, composers such as Beethoven, Mozart, and Donizetti would write music for the armonica.