Glass harmonica

The glass harmonica, also known as glass armonica or simply armonica (derived from "armonia," the Italian 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 friction (instruments of this type are known as friction idiophones).

Related Topics:
Italian - Musical instrument - Glass - Bowl - Music - Tone - Friction - Idiophone

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