harmonica
noun
har·mon·i·ca
här-ˈmä-ni-kə 
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: a small rectangular wind instrument with free reeds recessed in air slots from which tones are sounded by exhaling and inhaling
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It has been said and written that Dylan first came here for the initial Folk Festival in 1961, wandering the campus with his guitar and harmonica.
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Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune, 4 Feb. 2025
Chalamet mastered the guitar and harmonica and shaped up his singing skills to portray the 10-time Grammy winner.
—Charna Flam, People.com, 22 Jan. 2025
Featuring a core of pianist Andy Milne, chromatic harmonica maestro Grégoire Maret and Baum’s husband, drummer Jeff Hirshfield, the group was set to tour and record in June, 2020.
—Andrew Gilbert, The Mercury News, 21 Jan. 2025
The band not only rose to the challenge, but photographer Danny Clinch came out for an extended harmonica/guitar duel with Springsteen.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 19 Jan. 2025
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Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune, 4 Feb. 2025
Chalamet mastered the guitar and harmonica and shaped up his singing skills to portray the 10-time Grammy winner.
—Charna Flam, People.com, 22 Jan. 2025
Featuring a core of pianist Andy Milne, chromatic harmonica maestro Grégoire Maret and Baum’s husband, drummer Jeff Hirshfield, the group was set to tour and record in June, 2020.
—Andrew Gilbert, The Mercury News, 21 Jan. 2025
The band not only rose to the challenge, but photographer Danny Clinch came out for an extended harmonica/guitar duel with Springsteen.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 19 Jan. 2025
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harmonica
noun
har·mon·i·ca
här-ˈmän-i-kə
: a small musical instrument that is held in the hand and played by the mouth and that produces a sound through metal reeds which vibrate as air is blown or drawn past them
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