He designed mechanical drums and "glissando" flutes, aiming to automate rhythm and allow wind instruments to slide between notes like a human voice.
While Leonardo da Vinci is globally celebrated for the Mona Lisa and his futuristic flying machines, he was equally renowned in his time as a master musician, singer, and instrument designer. He considered music the "sister of painting," believing both were expressions of harmony and proportion. The Virtuoso of the Court leonardo_the_music_of_da_vinci
Leonardo’s notebooks, which contain over 13,000 pages of drawings , reveal a deep obsession with the mechanics of sound. He didn't just play instruments; he sought to reinvent them: He designed mechanical drums and "glissando" flutes, aiming