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Meanings of glass harmonica in English

Russian
стеклянная гармоника
Portuguese
harmónica de vidro
Spanish
armónica de cristal
Catalan
harmònica de vidre
Wikidata

A musical instrument that uses a series of glass bowls graduated in size to produce musical tones by means of friction.

стеклянная гармоника
Synonyms
Examples for "harmonica"
Examples for "harmonica"
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But the harmonica actually has a long, rich and extremely interesting history.
Radio NZ
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But he treated the audience to plenty of his trademark wheezing harmonica.
Reuters
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Like I could play a harmonica first time I picked one up.
In Cold Blood
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Fucking pick up a harmonica and blow the shit out of it.
The Guardian
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Four months later I got this email with the title 'Stevie harmonica recording'.
News.com.au
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Alastair Galbraith plays a glass harmonium and makes some aluminium rods sing.
Radio NZ
Usage of glass harmonica in English
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There were no cries coming from the Crisis Room, no sound of Mr. Sorrel playing the glass harmonica.
The story of cirrus flux
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The first mechanical glass harmonica was invented by Benjamin Franklin and composers like Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart wrote pieces specifically for the instrument.
Radio NZ
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The little lady laughed, and how charmingly she could laugh; it sounded like the bells of a glass harmonica striking against each other.
The Day of Wrath
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Dorothee and Bryan talk about this Utah author's historically based novel chronicling the first American sexual revolution in 'The Glass Harmonica: A Sensualist's Tale'.
Radio NZ
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"Now I regret I didn't make a pass at my glass harmonica gal when I had the chance."
Further adventures
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Audio 7:10 Evolution to E-book Utah author Dorothee Kocks interweaves her passion for history within The Glass Harmonica: A Sensualist's Tale.
Radio NZ