Yuri Suzuki – Crystallophone
Yuri Suzuki is among the 2016 Swarovski Designers of the Future Award commissions, unveiled at…
The Glass Orchestra
The classic experimental music band, The Glass Orchestra, performs in 1979 with the original members…
Mechanical Bird – Goodiepal
Another lovely example of the bell jar hijacked for other purposes.
Cloud Chamber Bowls – Harry Partch
The Cloud Chamber Bowls are made from large pyrex containers, called carboys. The original instruments…
The Evils of the Glass Armonica
The glassharmonica was very popular from the start. 400 works were composed for it, some…
Bohyun Yoon
Here's a piece that utilizes the principles of the pyrophone Glass Tube – 2012 Dimensions…
Pyrophone
In the 18th century, there was talk of a “chemical harmonica”. “An instrument with dancing…
Glass Flute
Patent lodged on 10th September 1806: “Mr Laurent (Claude), who had long sought the means…
Glass Xylophone
Glass Xylophones are known to have been in existence since 1825. David Ironmonger of London,…
Shui Chan – China
In 1300, the Chinese had an instrument which was called Shui Chan. This instrument consisted…
Federico Fellini – And the Ship Sailed on
In this famous scene from Fellini’s film E La Nave Va… (1983), a group of…
Verillion
The Verrillion consisted of a table with glasses filled with different amounts of liquid. The…
Christina Kubisch
Armonica Those who’ve heard people playing music with glass (not at all uncommon today), or…
Glass Armonica
Glass Armonica In 1761 Benjamin Franklin was in London representing the Pennsylvania Legislature to Parliament…
Akio Suzuki
An artist from Japan who explores sound and material very extensively and with remarkable sensitivity…
James Rouvelle and Lili Maya
from James Rouvelle's website: Our sound work with glass involves the creation of shapes that…
Jalatharangam
The Indian Jâlatharángini appeared perhaps around 700 CE. It consisted of a set of porcelain…
Minoru Sato & ASUNA
Japanese Minoru Sato & ASUNA (Naoyuki Arashi) recorded 5 different tracks of harmonium (a reed…
Orbes – Verres Enharmoniques
Sophie Durand + Emmanuel Holterbach : verres enharmoniques French duo Orbes devised their own system…
Bandofly
The Bandofly follows in the footsteps of the Bandophone - its sound is generated by…
