The glass armonica
Subtitle: the music and the madness
By: William Zeitler
Publisher: Musica Arcana
Published: 2013
Place of publication: San Bernardino, CA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 342
ISBN-13: 9781940630007
Subjects: Glass harmonica; Glass as a musical instrument; Musical instruments
Notes: "A history of glass music from the Kama Sutra to modern times, including the glass armonica (also known as the glass harmonica), the musical glasses and the glass harp."

Includes bibliographical references (p. [285]-311) and index.
Table of contents: title: The magic of glass; title: A brief history of glass; title: Before the musical glasses; title: The musical glasses; title: Franklin and the glass armonica; title: Armonica virtuosi; title: Composers and the armonica; title: Creative uses of the armonica; title: The armonica waxes; title: The armonica wanes; title: Appendix. Franklin's armonica correspondence.