Musical Stones

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Album: Musical Stones of Skiddaw Vol 1: Geophony

Released: Sep 19, 2006

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Genre: Classical / Experimental / Rock
Location Keswick, Please select your region., Un
Profile Views: 16088
Last Login: 2/12/2011
Member Since 6/15/2006
Website www.musicalstones.blogspot.com
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Bio
.......... Constructed between 1827 and 1840 by Keswick stonemason Joseph Richardson out of special 'hornfels' slate, the Musical Stones of Skiddaw were made famous throughout Britain and Europe in the Victorian period. They were played expertly by Joseph and his three sons and they performed with the instrument front of Queen Victoria at Buckingham Palace three times in 1848. They instrument has been kept at Keswick Museum and Art Gallery since 1914 and any visitor can walk in and play them. In the last two years they have been taken out out tour again for special concerts. For the full story see blog entry: 'The Story of the Musical Stones of Skiddaw'. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..........Myspace Layouts.. - ..Myspace Editor.... .. .. .. .. ..
Members
Players of the instrument have included Evelyn Glennie, Brian Dewan, Emma Welsby, Bill Wells, Chris Stones, Egremont Community Gamelan, and Gav Bradshaw.
Influences
Evelyn Glennie, Patrick Moore, Philip Glass, Steve Reich, Michael Nyman, John Cale, William Irwin...
Sounds Like
A xylophone, glockenspeil, church bells...