glass harmonica
nounDefinition of glass harmonica
: a musical instrument consisting of a series of rotating glass bowls of differing sizes played by touching the dampened edges with a finger
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Ethereal notes of a glass harmonica, its sound resembling that of clinking glasses, tinkled as incense wafted through the air. — National Geographic, "Was this hypnotic health craze an elaborate hoax or a medical breakthrough?," 5 Mar. 2019 Playing vocal tag with the eerie glass harmonica, lying on her back to sing a vocalise of erotic ecstasy, her voice bloomed with radiant allure, and Lucia was herself at last. — Heidi Waleson, WSJ, "Opera Philadelphia’s Festival O18 Review: Arias and Alzheimer’s," 28 Sep. 2018 Giselle responds to sudden flourishes from the flute (or glass harmonica), as if hearing calls from the beyond. — New York Times, "They’ve Come Undone: Giselle, Lucia and Romantic Madness," 10 May 2018 These innovations were among a familiar list of discoveries and inventions we credit to his genius: electrical conduction, the Franklin stove, the glass harmonica. — John Wilmerding, WSJ, "Between Fact and Imagination," 28 June 2019 Ethereal notes of a glass harmonica, its sound resembling that of clinking glasses, tinkled as incense wafted through the air. — National Geographic, "Was this hypnotic health craze an elaborate hoax or a medical breakthrough?," 5 Mar. 2019 Playing vocal tag with the eerie glass harmonica, lying on her back to sing a vocalise of erotic ecstasy, her voice bloomed with radiant allure, and Lucia was herself at last. — Heidi Waleson, WSJ, "Opera Philadelphia’s Festival O18 Review: Arias and Alzheimer’s," 28 Sep. 2018 Giselle responds to sudden flourishes from the flute (or glass harmonica), as if hearing calls from the beyond. — New York Times, "They’ve Come Undone: Giselle, Lucia and Romantic Madness," 10 May 2018 The use of the glass harmonica instead of the typical flute brought an unusually eerie touch to Lucia’s mad scene. — Heidi Waleson, WSJ, "Santa Fe Opera: Apes, Bats and a Cockerel, Oh My," 9 Aug. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'glass harmonica.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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