Glass harp

The glass harp (also called musical glasses ) is a Idiophone, which consists of several arranged in rows, drinking glasses that are made ​​to sound by a circular motion with a wet finger on the rim.

In modern times, the musical instrument musician from Stuttgart Bruno Hoffmann (1913-1991) for playback of written compositions for glass harmonica was used. Due to the special arrangement of the glasses whose glass harp is an extension of the original glasses game. A similar instrument is the Indian Jaltarang be used in the water-filled porcelain bowls.

Known glass harp maker

Bruno Hoffmann fascinated in his 60-year concert career a global audience with the beautiful sound of glass. He wore many original works together through intensive research and initiated many contemporary compositions. He achieved not least through his numerous performances in schools some general awareness of the concept of glass harp.

Sascha Reckert from Ahlen developed the historical instruments further and has built up to the year 2008 200 glass instruments in its workshops in Cologne and lock mass bei Heilbronn.

Range and sound quality

The glasses for the glass harp were specially made ​​. The range of chromatic instrument ranges (since 1959 ) from the small g to the four-line d The sound that can develop better in the higher elevations, is very light and delicate. Through the diamond cut and the vote of the glasses, the instrument must never be tuned. Beyond the possibilities of the instrument, in particular with respect to the dynamics of those of the glass harmonica.

Compositions for the glass harp

For the glass harp, there are 400 classical compositions and 400 modern compositions. The mad scene in the opera Lucia di Lammermoor and Mozart's Quintet for Glass Harmonica, Flute, Oboe, Viola and Cello are known.

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