19K views · 243 reactions | POW! The glass harmonica was invented by Benjamin Franklin in 1761. Music by Wolfgang A. Mozart. Played by French artist Thomas Bloch #powcademy | Powland | Facebook

35K views · 497 reactions | The sound of a glass harmonica is truly one-of-a-kind! This incredible instrument that creates ethereal sounds was made by Benjamin Franklin, and how beautiful does Mozart sound on it? (Credit: Royal Scottish National Orchestra) | Starts at 60 | Facebook

The glass harmonica is a hauntingly beautiful instrument, conceived by Benjamin Franklin in 1761. It consists of 20 to 54 crystal bowls spun horizontally along an axis, each tuned to a different pitch. When the performer touches the rims with moistened fingers, the bowls sing with long, shimmering, bell-like tones—sound hovering between presence and absence. Thomas Bloch, the French virtuoso, renders this ethereal instrument into an immersive soundscape. Every note drifts and intertwines like a

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