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.
Opera fan b: The one with Beverly Sills, because it uses the original scoring for glass harmonica.
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To entertain by blowing the incredibly popular folk instrument that, characteristically, has two lip plates enclosing a long fipple, two holes - but only one ever fingered - and a wail switch. Skilled players use lip, tongue and mouth movements to create ecstatic music out of some lucky woman. (NB - in most countries you must be a least 16 years of age to play.)
"I have a young music student that has requested I show her how I go about 'playing the hairy harmonica'. Although I am a Professor of Music and expert flautist I am unfamiliar with this exact instrument. Can someone offer advice?"
"Yeah, bud - hold your breath in the wind section."
"Yeah, bud - hold your breath in the wind section."
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1. There's a lot of harmonosity in our office; it looks like we work together happily, but we all dis our co-workers behind their backs.
2. "Mary and Shelby always seem to get along, but I hear there's been a lot of harmonosity between them since Mary told Shelby to kiss her ass."
2. "Mary and Shelby always seem to get along, but I hear there's been a lot of harmonosity between them since Mary told Shelby to kiss her ass."
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Get the Harmonica mug.The act of two women performing oral sex on a man, while both women slide their lips up and down parralel sides of the shaft.
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