from YouTube:
"The French multi-instrumentalist virtuoso Thomas Bloch (ondes Martenot, glassharmonica, cristal Baschet) plays an organ-like piece ("Grave" by J.J.S. von Holt Sombach) on his Armonica live in Angers Cathedral (France) during a concert. June 27, 2006
Thomas Bloch informations :
http://www.chez.com/thomasbloch Other names : armonica de verre (France), Armonica de vidro, orgue de verre (France, Belgium), crystal harmonica, crystal armonica, glass organ, crystal organ, Armónica de cristal (Spain), Armonica a bicchieri (Italian), glasharmonika (Germany, Denmark, Sweden), glassharmonika (Norway), Harmonika szklana (Poland), 0¢0Î0‚0À0´ (Japan), close instruments : glass harp, glassharfe, glass harfe, harpe de verre, verrophon, verrophone, seraphim, verres musicaux, musical glasses"
From Wikipedia:
"The instrument's popularity did not last far beyond the 18th century. Some claim this was due to strange rumors that using the instrument caused both musicians and their listeners to go mad. (It is a matter of conjecture how pervasive that belief was; all the commonly cited examples of this rumor are German, if not confined to Vienna.) This was not true nor are the other superstitions listed below. The only danger from the old lead glass type of Glass Harmonica was the possibility of lead poisoning from rubbing the glass. Today, as made by Finkenbeiner, this is no longer a problem as the glass is made from pure silica."
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