The Grenada gazette., 1888-06-30
ELECTRICAL MUSIC.
An ltalisa Iuvsntlou which Pussloe ~
ArIoutlata of England.

AtWu8a AWVO0stVn W"su1 ~ooOS W~
Scientists Of England.
Ellison, the famous inventor. 10 at
last fairly outrivaold. and in depart
ment hitherto considered peculiarly
his own. Carlo Bozza, an Italian. has
Just perfected a series Of inventions
for the application Of electrical power.
by means OF which he telegrsphs. or
produces at any distance. the con.
certed orchestra music Of the great
composers. or. indeed. any music.
Unaided. save BY a powerful battery.
he plays all the instruments OF a brass
band to the number Of thirty or forty.
with the usual accompanimcnts OF
drums 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 tho work of twenty. thirty. or
forty trained professional musicians.
with a power and perfection Of rem.
dering equal to that of a full band.
hut this is not all.
The popularity which gives TO the
performances weird-like effect is the
fact that the instruments are suspend.
ed in mid air at distance from the
former. and separated from each other
by as many feet or yards as the dimen-
sicns of hall will permit Of. Signor
Bozza is at present giving rehearsal
lusirations OF his marvellous combina-
ton Of inventions in Liverpool. and
has made application to the managers
of the Italian Exhibition to be held In
London to give his performances there.
As an Italian, he doubtless regards
this as the most fitting Of places to
bring prominently before the public
of all nations his wonderful achiev.
ment. e. ectrical experts who may be
more or less skilled in instrumental
music will doubtless, on seeing the in.
s,ruments and hearing them played
upon. make shrewd guesscs at the
modus operandi.
The beating of drums, gongs, bells,
etc, and percussion effects 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 al
tempted. and most certainly never be-
fore accomplished, and Slgnor Bozza
has wisely protected the results OF
his long and patient stu,ly by patent.
Those who have heard his perform.
ances agree that the effect of one SET
of instruments played in mid-air in
one part of The hall, and others nj
various distances and at different
sides and ends Of the building. is n
charm and cadence unknown to the
ordinary rendering by number OF
musicians assembled close to each
other.
In addition to playing the whole OF
the instruments Of a brass band.
Signor Bozza plays the sweetest airs
upon harmonium also suspended
in mid-air at a distance from him.
and likewise upon number of clar.
ionets, piccolos and flutes. By means
Of switches he plays upon any number
or upon all of these various instru.
inentI together by single touches upon
his marvelously clever keyboard. II
board Il about twenty inches
square supported upon a pillar Of
about sx inches in dia meter can he so
termed. Signor B,zza has also in.
vented u new musical instrument,
PLAYABLE only By electricity; it is
made of porcelain. and from it he
produces music quite unique in sweet.
ness and penetration. M Y Tribune.