Panharmonicon
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The panharmonicon was a musical instrument invented in the 1800s by Johann Nepomuk Mälzel, a contemporary and friend of Beethoven. Beethoven apparently composed his piece "Wellington's Victory" (Op. 91) to be played on this behemoth mechanical orchestral organ to commemorate Arthur Wellesley's victory over Napoleon at the Battle of Vitoria.
External links
- http://mi.cz/obl/obl_data/instrument/instrumentcontent2n2.html
- http://mmd.foxtail.com/Archives/Digests/199808/1998.08.15.15.html
- http://www.fact-index.com/j/jo/johann_nepomuk_maelzel.html
- http://ludwig0van0beethoven.tripod.com/battle.html
- http://www.madaboutbeethoven.com/pages/people_and_places/people_friends/biog_maelzel.htm
- http://www.synthmuseum.com/magazine/time0010.html
- http://members.aol.com/kitchiegal/smokepage.html
- http://www.mwblack.com/plays/panfrench.pdf (PDF in French)