panharmonicon

The panharmonicon was a musical instrument invented in the 1800s by Johann Nepomuk Mlzel, 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)

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