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reality-detective · 1 year

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The "Glass Harmonica" was created by Benjamin Franklin in 1761. ✨

#pay attention #educate yourself #educate yourselves #knowledge is power #reeducate yourself #reeducate yourselves #think for yourself #think for yourselves #think about it #glass harmonica #invention #benjamin franklin

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gasparodasalo · 7 months

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Happy Halloween!

Joseph Aloys Schmittbaur (1718-1809) - Prélude No. 5 for Glass Harmonica or Fortepiano in f-minor. Performed by Philipp Marguerre, verrophone.

#joseph aloys schmittbaur #classicism #classical music #prelude #verrophone #keyboard #chamber music #glass harmonica #rarely performed composers #creepy music #scary music #halloween

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stewvevo · 4 months

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Drew a friend's Shardmind char :3 @redwyverndht

#stewdraws #dnd #dnd art #art #fantasy #worldbuilding #dnd oc #scaly #uranium #shardmind #glass harmonica #bard #dragonborn

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altraviolet · 4 months

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hi! :D

someone asked about the energon harp a little while ago & you mentioned the glass harp being an inspiration for it. i suddenly had an Insane Brain Moment where i remembered the existence of an awesome instrument called the glass harmonica (or glass armonica, i believe it's called both!) and while i'm not sure if it fits that "richer" sound you described, since it's not that different sounding from the glass harp (as it's its succesor & the playing principles are the same with the water and glass and everything), i think it's another thing i personally was imagining while reading TEG :)

here is a video about it if you, or anyone else, are curious: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cVqqNigImtU (it's a bit long but definitely worth a watch or a skim through if you ever have the time - the guy made this one himself i believe, and he talks about its fragility & complexity/the skill needed to play it, as well as some history behind it, and i just think it's such a beautiful instrument that everyone should know about LMAO)

it's also the sort of sound i imagine the resonances of the crystals having, that ethereal, echoing (lol) & almost haunting sound. especially the way the chords played are either beautifully harmonious or off-puttingly dissonant depending on the notes played. at one point i think the cameraman mentions about it being hard to listen to when not played correctly, and that to me is how i imagine the unpure crystals to sound - some harmony with a scratchy, unsatisfying underlayer of discordance mixed in there.

i have this tendency to link everything i possibly can to my interests, so rewatching this video and hearing again about the fragility of it made me have another brain moment and i somehow managed to link that to the way soundwave's crystals shatter. bit more of an abstract link but a link nonetheless xD i suppose the thought process does make sense though

apologies if you are already aware of the glass harmonica and i'm just repeating stuff you're already aware of!! and apologies if this seems random/like an unnecessary ask or something, i wanted to share my thoughts but i don't really have anyone else to talk to about TEG that would get it if that makes sense, so i figured why not share with the author directly ! (and again. i think everyone should know about the glass harmonica it's sick as hell)

actually. while i'm already here typing out an ask i might as well add another thing or two

how do you imagine soundwave's visor transforming away from his face? i can't remember if you go into detail in the fic about it. i think when i first read it i imagined an iron man mask -like transformation with part of it going up over the top of his head? but i'm not sure whether that makes like, any sense with how cybertronians typically transform LOL

and another thing- im autistic and the way you write soundwave sometimes reminds me a LOT of myself, both through the way he expresses himself and also the way hes treated by the lost light crew. there's a scene at/near the beginning of when the crystal club is formed (? i can't remember the exact chapter or point in the plot) where soundwave sees that his great work has the potential to finally be worked on and he's so giddy and elated and laughing and his tentacles are rolling through the air and laserbeak is spinning around and !!!!!!!!!!!! AAAAH idk that reminded me so so much of myself. like that was stimming if i've ever seen it xD

i don't know if you're neurodivergent as well & the way he's written is deliberately allegory for that but it was really fun to relate to him in that way, even if it wasn't intentional. there's a ton of other things soundwave does that to me read as autistic traits & experiences and i think that's awesome

okay that's all :3 i'd also like to say a general thank you for writing the fic (& keeping going for so long!), your writing is truly incredible and brings me so much joy to read and like many others i've started reading mtmte because of it ^_^

hello!

I think I saw this same video, briefly, while researching the glass harp :) the glass harmonica has more of breathy sound to my ear. but you are more than welcome to adopt it in your brain for the sounds of Nautica's harp! the fragility link between the glass harmonica and SW's crystals makes total sense.

>how do you imagine soundwave's visor transforming away from his face?

the story has not addressed this yet. it will, so I won't answer because spoilers

>it was really fun to relate to him in that way, even if it wasn't intentional

other autistic folks have made similar comments! I didn't write him specifically to be autistic. I wrote him to act in a way that I thought was a logical conclusion to the scant canon we got in TFP + the fanon of his emotion-suppressing protocols. but if you feel represented in a positive way than that can only be a good thing, I think!

yay, I'm glad that you've started reading MTMTE! I hope you enjoy the story. it's not perfect, but it is fantastic. it was the first time I saw character arcs in action and understood them to be so. previous to reading MTMTE, I never cared about characters in the books I read. I was more enamored of the world/setting, or the science/magic, etc etc. post-MTMTE I finally understand what people mean by characters being the most important part of a story. I learned a lot reading it =)

thank you for the kind ask!

#ask #anonymous #glass harmonica

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millionyearsofdreaming · 3 months

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Quintet for Glass Harmonica, Mozart

listen here

#glass harmonica #harmonica #classical music #mozart

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lindahall · 2 years

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Benjamin Franklin – Scientist of the Day

In the second quarter of the 18th century, an Irish musician decided to use the musical properties of glass goblets to produce a new musical instrument.

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wolfman-al · 1 year

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I am always again amazed how much creativity people get out of that good old Steamed Hams meme.

This here looks exactly like old soviet experimental animation. Like animations by Soyuzmultfilm or Kyivnaukfilm. I´t mostly a parody of the Glass Harmonica. It really is perfect, they even sneaked in "Worker and Parasite" for a panel.

It was created by Tyrone Deise.

#Animation #Art #Memes #Steamed Hams #Glass Harmonica #Parody #cartoon #The Simpsons #soviet cartoons #Worker and Parasite #Edut! Hoch Hech!#Youtube

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yhancik · 1 year

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that suddenly a bunch of people redicovered thanks to the meme <3

#steamed hams #glass harmonica

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letsmakethescenephotodiary · 1 year

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drummer for town

#let's make the scene #digital photography #nyc punk #nyc music #11/19/22 #i'm really into these photos man like holy #canon powershot #it's so wizards vibes #like 70s weird shit #glass harmonica

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eideard · 2 years

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Erik Satie: Gnossienne No. 1, glass harp

The glass armonica was invented by Benjamin Franklin. He used to play Scottish airs on it along with his wife Debbie on her violin. His original glass armonica is in the museum in Philadelphia. The instrument has rows of glasses that turn on a trundle you spin with your foot. The more traditional means of recreating “glass” music is up top with a rendition of Satie’s Gymnopédie No. 1 on a glass…

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#Franklin #glass harmonica #murder mystery. Morse #Satie

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nickdewolfarchive · 4 months

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cambridge, massachusetts 1971

sandwich board, harvard square

photograph by nick dewolf https://www.flickr.com/photos/dboo/13928284415

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thatsbutterbaby · 1 year

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Glass Harmonica - Andrei Khrjanovsky - 1968 Russian Animation

Schnittke - The Glass Harmonica

#Andrej Kharjanovsky / Alfred Schnittke - “The Glass Harmonica”#music #film #giphylulu #giphylu

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starsandthorn · 10 months

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okay fontaine looks very fun and cool but the only thing to make me genuinely gasp aloud was the instrument choices at the end. glass harmonica?????????

#personal stuff #delete later #like i expected the accordion after the mirage but glass harp and harmonica WOAHG..#okay but fr fr it looks so fun and neat. the scenery they showed all looks spectacular #looking forward to the mechanical enemies they look so cool!!#so glad lynette is free too. she's so cute i enjoy her #lyney's burst is just vill-v's and i love that for him #the new craftable weapons look so neat too oaugh #glad they're sticking to the five-act structure instead of just three. it's been working well for them #really interested to figure out more abt furina and the previous hydro archon.#ohh my god she sounds like vill v in the cn trailer HEAD IN MY HANDS. not in terms of va but like. in terms of way of speaking #a liiittle disappointed that navia is a claymore but what can you do.#clorinde being a sword + gun user is v cool though #childe is there???? mr worldwide at it again i guess #he's abt to get duped into doing gruntwork by arlecchino isn't he. rest in peace

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50-shades-of-gvf · 1 year

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Coming. Coming in masses.

🔥JACOB THOMAS KISZKA SIR 🔥

#Jacob Thomas Kiszka Sir #jake kiszka #gvf #greta van fleet #Jake Kiszka gvf #Gvf Jake #Jake gvf #gvf edits #edit #edits #hot #video #jake gvf #videos #Jake Kiszka edits #jake kiszka harmonica #Harmonica #Glasses #josh kiszka glasses

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born-to-lose · 2 years

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Suddenly I feel the need to make moodboards based on my favourite Royal Beggars songs

#did anyone predict me really getting into a random swedish band within like two days?#i haven't made anything yet but pls tell me you wanna see the moodboards #their vibe is just soooooo. GOD #playing my harmonica sliding the whiskey glass across the counter tipping my hat strutting outside with cowboy boots and no destination etc #that kind of good y'know. dear lord i have a new favourite band for now #mel talks

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perciver4ever · 4 months

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if you get this, answer with three random facts about yourself and send it to the last seven blogs in your notifs! anon or not, doesn’t matter, let’s get to know the person behind the blog <3

Thanks! Here are some not so interesting facts about myself lol:

1. I play the tuba, harmonica, piano, ukulele and recorder

2. I ADORE classic literature

3. I wear glasses irl (I have really really bad eyesight)

#3 facts about me #tuba #harmonica #piano #ukulele #recorder #classic literature #glasses #bad eyesight

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