English: Glass display case containing a reproduction glass armonica at the Benjamin Franklin Museum in Philadelphia.
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Mme Anne Louise Boivin d'Hardancourt
Brillon de Jouy
“Marche des insurgents,” 1778
Original owned by American Philosophical Society,
Philadelphia
Franklin's neighbor in France, Madame
Brillon, wrote this piece for the armonica
to celebrate a turning point for America
in the Revolutionary War. Mozart and
Beethoven also composed works for the
instrument, though Franklin preferred
simple Scottish airs.
Charles James
Glass Armonica (English), 1761-1762
Reproduction
Independence National Historical Park, gift of
Steven Lash; original in The Franklinana
Collection. The Franklin Institute, Inc., Philadelphia
The armonica's concepts is based on the
sound produced by running a wet finger
around the rim of a glass. Franklin
noted that “of all my inventions, the
glass armonica has given me the greatest
personal satisfaction.” Deborah likened
its sound to “the musick of angels.”
Glass Armonca, replica of one made by Charles James during 1761-1762 - Benjamin Franklin Museum, Philadelphia (2015-11-21 15.11.26 by David Hilowitz).jpg
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