Semi-weekly south Kentuckian., 1888-09-04
ELECTRICAL MUSIC.
An italian Invention which Puzzle, tn
Scientists of England,

Scientists OF England.
Ellison, the famous inventor Is nj
last fairly outrivaold, and in n depart.
mcnt hitherto considered peculiarly
his own. Carlo Bozza, an Italian, has
just perfected q series Of inventions
for tho application of electrical power.
by means of which he telegraphs, or
produces at any distance. the con-
certcd orchestra music of the great
composers. or indeed. any music.
Unaided save BY powerful battery,
he plays all the instruments of a brass
band to the number of thirty or forty,
with the usual Accomplishments of
drums, caslanels, 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 rem
derlng equal TO that of full band.
But this is not all.
The popularity which gives TO the
performances n wcird-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 MS many feet or yards as the dimen-
slons of hall will permit of. Signor
Bozza is at present giving rehearsal
illustrations of his marvellous combina-
ton Of inventions in Liverpool. and
has made application TO tho managers
OF the Italian Exhibition TO be held in
London to give his peri ormances there.
AS an italian, ho doubtless regards
this as the most fitting of places to
bring prominently before the public
OF all nations his wonderful achiev-
ment Electrical ex perts who may be
more or less skilled in instrumental
music will doubtless, on seeing the in
slruments and hearing them played
upon. make shrowd guesses at the
modus operandG
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 at
tempted, and most certainly never be-
fore accomplished, and Signor Bozza
has wisely prot octed the results of
his long and patient study 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 at
various distances and at different
sides and ends of the building. is
charm and cadence unknown to the
ordinary rendering by n number of
assembled close to each
other
In addition TO playing the whole OF
tho instruments OF brass band, |
Signor Bozza plays the sweetest airs
upon n harmonium also suspended
in mid-air ut n distance from him,
and likewise upon a number of clar-
Ionets, piccolos and flutes BY means
'f switches he plays upon any number
n upon all of these various instru-
ncnt' together by single touches upon
his marvclously clever keyboard. if
board Of about twenty inches
quaro supported upon pillar of
lbout six inches in diameter can be so
crmod. Signor Bozza has also in
'enied new musical instrument,
playable only By electricity; it is
made Of porcelain, and from it lie
PRODUCES music quite unique in sweet.
less and penetration. N y Tribune.