Review article
The Position of Physharmonica in the Harmonium History
Geza Dudaš
Abstract
The first physharmonica was made by Anton Haeckel in 1821. The basic notion of physharmonica is the usage of reed as a sound source, which has enabled gradual sound dynamics alteration. The harmonium was patented by Alexandre-Fransois Debain (1809-1877) in 1842. Larger and more complicated instruments were built under that name since then. Nowadays harmonium is a part of musical history. The physharmonica, as an early harmonium type, remains the most beautiful, the most applicable sort of this instrument that has persisted only in traditional Indian music.
Keywords
Instrument; harmonium; harmonica; reed; bellows
Hrčak ID:
9891
URI
Publication date:
25.1.2007.
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