Benjamin Franklin | Inquiring Mind: Glass Armonica

PBS Learning Media
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Resource Type
Classroom Material
Keywords
Benjamin Franklin U.S. History biography Philadelphia Founding Father musician composer viola da gamba armonica glass armonica glass harmonica Mozart Beethoven
Subjects
Music History-Social Science The Arts
Grade Levels
Kindergarten Grade 1 Grade 2 Grade 3 Grade 4 Grade 5 Grade 6 Grade 7 Grade 8 Grade 9 Grade 10 Grade 11 Grade 12
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Benjamin Franklin | Inquiring Mind: Glass Armonica

This resource focuses on Benjamin Franklin's least well-known accomplishments, his involvement in music. Not only did Franklin play viola da gamba and compose music, he also invented an instrument for which both Mozart and Beethoven composed music—the armonica.
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PBS Learning Media

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