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Glass harmonica 

A musical instrument consisting of a number of glasses partially filled with water. The glasses are filled to different levels, hence the production of different notes when the player rubs their rims with a moistened finger. The sound thus produced has a haunting, otherwordly quality. It is most famously called for in the "Mad Scene" from the opera LUCIA DI LAMMERMOOR by Donizetti, although that part is now usually played by a transverse flute.
Opera fan A: What's your favourite recording of LUCIA?
Opera fan b: The one with Beverly Sills, because it uses the original scoring for glass harmonica.
Glass harmonica by djprobed September 14, 2006

GLASS HARMONICA 

what kind of sad weirdo looks this up for fun. by the way itis a musical instrument.
GLASS HARMONICA by gandal June 9, 2003