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.
by djprobed September 14, 2006
Get the Glass harmonica mug.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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Get the Lipstick Harmonica mug.The act of nutting on a girl’s tits and then motorboating them immediately after. When the man’s lips meet the woman’s breasts, the resulting sound will be that of a harmonica as the man simultaneously gags on his own beat juice.
Tyrant: Dude I was playing my guitar and harmonica last night. I love jamming, it’s my passion.
The Boss: Bro I was jamming too. I performed a Gagging Harmonica last night. I splooged on my wife’s tits and then proceeded to play “Piano Man” by Billy Joel. I made it about a minute before I started gagging on my Spunk.
Tyrant: Bro we should perform a duet. I love piano man!
The Boss: Bro I was jamming too. I performed a Gagging Harmonica last night. I splooged on my wife’s tits and then proceeded to play “Piano Man” by Billy Joel. I made it about a minute before I started gagging on my Spunk.
Tyrant: Bro we should perform a duet. I love piano man!
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Rocco: Oh man, she go so worked up after eating 4 cobs of corn at dinner, she took me out behind the horse barn and played the Ham Harmonica on me!
Rocco: Oh man, she go so worked up after eating 4 cobs of corn at dinner, she took me out behind the horse barn and played the Ham Harmonica on me!
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