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Angelic Music the Story of Benjamin Franklinгўв‚¬В„Ўs Glass Armonica 1St Edition Pdf FREE ANGELIC MUSIC THE STORY OF BENJAMIN FRANKLINГЎВ‚¬В„ЎS GLASS ARMONICA 1ST EDITION PDF Corey Mead | 9781476783031 | | | | | Angelic Music: The Story of Benjamin Franklin's Glass Armonica (MP3 CD) | The Book Table Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read. Want to Read saving…. Want to Read Currently Reading Read. Other editions. Enlarge cover. Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Open Preview See a Problem? Details if other :. Thanks for telling us about the problem. Return to Book Angelic Music The Story of Benjamin Franklin’s Glass Armonica 1st edition. Preview — Angelic Music by Corey Mead. Fascinating, insightful, and, best of all, great fun. Mesmer who used it to hypnotize; Marie Antoinette and the women who popularized it; its decline and recent comeback. Benjamin Franklin is renowned for his landmark inventions, including bifocals, the Franklin stove, and the lightning rod. It was so popular in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries that Mozart, Beethoven, Handel, and Strauss composed for it; Marie Antoinette and numerous monarchs played it; Goethe and Thomas Jefferson praised it; Dr. Franz Mesmer used it for his hypnotizing Mesmerism sessions. Franklin himself played it for George Washington and Thomas Jefferson. Some players fell ill, complaining of nervousness, muscle spasms, and cramps. Audiences were susceptible; a Angelic Music The Story of Benjamin Franklin’s Glass Armonica 1st edition died during a performance in Germany. Some thought its ethereal tones summoned spirits or had magical powers. It was banned in some places. Yet in recent years, the armonica has enjoyed a revival. Composers are writing pieces for it in genres ranging from chamber music and opera to electronic and pop music. Now Mead brings this instrument back to the public eye, telling the compelling, fascinating story of its origins. Get A Copy. Hardcoverpages. More Details Other Editions 5. Friend Reviews. To see what your Angelic Music The Story of Benjamin Franklin’s Glass Armonica 1st edition thought of this book, please sign up. To ask other readers questions about Angelic Musicplease sign up. Lists with This Book. This book is not yet featured on Listopia. Community Reviews. Showing Average rating 3. Rating details. More filters. Sort order. Aug 20, Nancy rated it it was amazing Shelves: netgalley. Angelic Music by Corey Mean is the story of Ben Franklin's Glass Armonica, the invention that gave him the "greatest personal satisfaction. And we had heard a man perform on musical glasses in several venues around the time of the Bicentenniel. So I had heard the ethereal, angelic music of the musical glasses. I had not realized that the Glass Armonica was all the rage in the 18th c Angelic Music by Corey Mean is the story of Ben Franklin's Glass Armonica, the invention that gave him the "greatest personal satisfaction. I had not realized that the Glass Armonica was all the rage in the 18th c and early 19th c. Chamber music including the instrument was written by Mozart, Beethoven, and Handel. Vituosos toured Europe playing the music that made women swoon. It gained a tarnished reputation in the early 19th c when people believed the music could drive one mad and cause illness, or summon the dead with magical powers. Mesmer used it in his seances. As music changed from small ensambles to large symphonic orchestras in halls the Armonica fell out of favor, relegated to being a museum curiosoity. But in the last twenty years it has Angelic Music The Story of Benjamin Franklin’s Glass Armonica 1st edition a revival, electronically enchanced, and used in pop music, movies, opera, and chamber music. I was fascinated by this book. Corey covers the rise and fall of the musical glasses, the development of glassmaking, early musical glasses, Franklin's musical background and development of the Armonica, the hey-day of the Glass Armonica, and Mesmer's career and his use of the instrument, including his comissioning an opera from Mozart, the decline and revival of the instrument. When German glassblower Gerhard Finkenbeiner saw a Glass Angelic Music The Story of Benjamin Franklin’s Glass Armonica 1st edition in a musem in it was a curiosity. He rediscovered how to create the glass and instrument and the instrument found a revival. Today a few people are experts, including Dennis James whose collaboration with Linda Ronstadt on six CDs revived an interest in the instrument. A a boy he saw Franklin's instruemtent at the Franklin Institute; in music school he asked what it sounded like and his professor answered, "No one knows. It hasn't been played for two hundred years. I received a free ebook from the publisher through NetGalley in exchange for a fair and Angelic Music The Story of Benjamin Franklin’s Glass Armonica 1st edition review. View 2 comments. Jun 10, Eden rated it it was amazing. If you are a music historian or sophisticate, this book may seem simplistic to you. If however you are interested in inventions, Ben Franklin, music, and life in the and 's, then the writing style will be a side issue. Angelic Music makes you want to rush out and find a Youtube clip of the music. Which I did - I heartily recommend Mr. I am so glad I read this book - It was an introduction to Franklin bk I am so glad I read this book - It was an introduction to Franklin, the Musician and to the beautiful music produced by the Glass Armonica. Jun 29, Thomas rated it really liked it. Ah, good old Ben Franklin, interesting topic, off the beaten trail. Glass music rules! Oct 24, Farrah rated it really liked it. This was like the best written doctoral dissertation I've ever read. I know that it ISN'T, but it reads like one; super well-researched and random topic. As someone who wrote her dissertation on the sexual migration patterns of Iranian transsexuals, I know what I'm talking about. On the enlightenment: It brought a new imaginative intensity and excitement send it on a personal commitment to Discovery. Coleridge said that actually. You see something like Mary Shelley's Frankenstein laboring away in This was like the best written doctoral dissertation I've ever read. You see something like Mary Shelley's Frankenstein laboring away in pursuit of that Eureka moment or Sir Isaac Newton it was science bound inextricably to Passion a study whose effects could be felt as much in the heart as in the mind Jun 10, Mandy rated it really liked it. A wonderfully engaging and interesting book about a little known area of musical history — the glass armonica. The book is as much a cultural history as just about a musical instrument and is wide-ranging in its scope, especially for such a relatively short book. Well-written A wonderfully engaging and interesting book about a little known area of musical history — the glass armonica. Well-written and well-researched, I found it thoroughly enjoyable and appreciated learning something new. Mar 18, Glenn Robinson rated it really liked it. A fun book on the history of the instrument invented by Benjamin Franklin and the few decades of popularity that it had until it faded off until getting some life in recent decades. A book full of stories how the European Royalty loved this instrument and how some musicians became famous for their expertise with this one. The unique sound led to many to call for a ban on the instrument as it caused melancholy, depression and suicide Mar 11, David Dunlap rated it liked it. The story of Benjamin Franklin's invention of the glass armonica -- with bits about the history of glass-making, the development of musical therapy, and the changing fortunes of the instrument thrown in for good measure. Enjoyed the book, but I found the author's writing style less scholarly and more repetitive in places than I might have preferred. A delightful read, both interesting and informative. A combination of historical and musical facts woven together and covering a long time span. Interesting material enjoyed for its own sake and perhaps not to be remembered for ever. Sent me in pursuit of finding the armonica and listening to its melodic sound! Mar 01, Angela rated it it was ok. The title was very misleading. This was more a history of the instrument and how it evolved over the centuries. Franklin was used as a minor character, at best. Angelic Music: The Story of Benjamin Franklin's Glass Armonica by Corey Mead We're open! Masks required Mon-Sat 9ampm Sundays 11am-6pm. Just give us a call at to place an order. Skip to main content. Search Search. Advanced Search. Description Benjamin Franklin is renowned for his landmark inventions, including bifocals, the Franklin stove, and the lightning rod. Yet his own favorite invention is unknown to the general public. The glass Angelic Music The Story of Benjamin Franklin’s Glass Armonica 1st edition, the first musical instrument invented by an American, was constructed of stacked glass bowls and played by rubbing one's fingers on the rims. It was so popular in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries that Mozart, Beethoven, Handel, and Strauss composed for it. In Angelic Music, Corey Mead describes how Franklin's instrument fell out of popular favor, partly due to claims that its haunting sounds could drive musicians out of their minds. Some players fell ill, complaining of nervousness, muscle spasms, and cramps. Audiences were susceptible; a child Angelic Music The Story of Benjamin Franklin’s Glass Armonica 1st edition during a performance in Germany.
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