The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-06-17
OUR EDISON OUTRIVALLED.
An Italian Who Must be Awarded
the Bun.

Edison, the famousinventor, is at last
fairly outrivalled, and in a department
hitherto considered peculiarly his own.
Carlo Bozza, an italian, has just per
feeted a series of inventions for the ap-
plication of electrical power, by means
of which he telegraphs, or rather pro-
duces, at any distance, the concerted
orchestral music OF the great compos-
ers, or, indeed, any music. Unaided,
save by a powerful battery, he played
all the instruments of brass band to
the number of thirty or forty, with the
usual accompaniment of drums,
tympanies, castanets, triangle, cymbals,
etc., and the music is produced at any
required distance from the operator.
1t is, to say the least, an extraordinary
performance that one man should be
able to play the most difficult music
usually the work of twenty, thirty, or
forty trained professional musicians
with power and perfection of render
ing equal to that of full band. But
this Is not all. The popularity which
gives to the performances weird-like
effect is the fact that the instruments
are suspended in mid-air at distance
from the performer, and separated
from each other by as many feet or
yards as the dim ensions of the hall
will permit of. Signor BGzza is at pres
ent giving rehearsal illustrations of his
marvellous combination of inventions
at Mr.. Reynolds Exhibition, in Liver
pool, and has made application to the
managers of the italian Exhibition to
be held this year in London to give his
performances there. AS an Italian, he
doubtless regards this as the most fit
ting of places to bring prominently be-
fore the public of all nations his won
derful achievement. Electrical experts
who may be more or less skilled in in
strumental music will doubtless, on
seeing the instruments ald hearing
them played upon, make shrewd guesses
at the mOdus 0perdndl. 1t is fair to
state that not only is Signor Bozza the
inventor, but he has, also, with his own
hands, put together the various appa-
ratus and constructions, and likewise
plays upon his instruments with very
manifest skill, being indeed musician
by profession. The beating of drums,
gongs, bells, etc., and percussion eff
fects upon them by electricity are by no
means new, having been exhibited at
various times for many years, but the
playing of wind instruments has never
been attempted, and most certainly
never before accomplished, and Signor
Bozza has wisely protected the results
of his long and patient study by patent.
Those who have heard his performances
agree that the effect of one set Of in.
struments played in mid-air in one
part of O hall and others at various
distances and at different sides and
ends of the building, is charm and
cadence unknown to the ordinary
rendering by a number of musicians
assembled close to each other. In
addition to playing the whole Of the in
struments of a brass band, Signor
BozZa plays the sweetest airs upon a
harmonium also suspended IN d-air
at distance from him, and likewise
upon number of c.arionets, piccolos,
and flutes. By means of switches he
plays upon any number or upon all of
these various instruments together by
single touches upon bis marvellously
clever spring key board. if a board Of
about twenty inches square supported
upon a pillar of about six inches in
diameter can be so termed. Signor
Bozza has also invented a new musical
playable only by electricity;
it is made of porcelain, and from it he
produces music quite unique in sweet
ness and penetration.