Harp strung with carbon strings: A 1 to D 26 in carbon, C 27 to C 34 in metal.Harp strung with standard gut strings: A 1 to E 4 in nylon, then D 5 to D 26 in standard gut, then C 27 to C 34 in metal.Harp strung with fine gut strings: A 1 to E 4, in nylon, then D 5 to D 26 in gut, then C 27 to C 34 in metal.Harp strung with nylon: A 1 to D 26 in nylon, then C 27 to C 34 in metal.
The strings of the Celtic harp (for a 34-string harp): The standard model has 34 strings.Įach string has a number and a gauge that you count from the highest to the lowest. I am a member of the Lyon &038 Healy/Salvi Technicians Guild, and authorized to perform warranty service on Lyon &038 Healy and. We can find models ranging from 22 to 38 strings. The Celtic harp can have a varying number of strings depending on the size. Two lever positions per string are possible. The levers are used to make semitones, that is, to raise or lower each string by a semitone or half-step. The instrument has crossed into the 20th century, made a foray into jazz and continues to evolve through the creativity of rising generations. But I invite you to search for works with harp on the internet. I am only citing here the most outstanding of our French harp school, cradle of the pedal harp. Marcel Tournier, Marcel Grandjany, Alphonse Hasselmans, Carlos Salzedo, were not only brilliant harpists but also wonderful composers who highlighted the instrument and performer. The delicate repertoire of the harp evolved at the same time as the Impressionistic movement of painters, thanks in particular to its subtle bisbigliandi and glissandi effects, and other colors that Debussy and Ravel revealed in their concert pieces, respectively “Sacred Dance and Profane Dance ” and “Introduction and Allegro”. The harp definitely took its place in the orchestra, opera and ballet after 1830, notably with Berlioz and his famous Symphonie Fantastique with six harps in the orchestra! The harp experienced its “rebirth” in the Romantic era.Ĭomposers like John Thomas and Parish-Alvars, a great Welsh harpist and composer, raised the harp to the rank of virtuoso instrument. It was in France, around the middle of the 18th century, at the time of Naderman, Bochsa, Boieldieu, that the repertoire was enriched, reaching its true development from the creation of the double-action pedal harp in 1810 by Sébastien Erard. He actually wrote a great many pieces for the Irish harp, but most of the time only the melody was written. The true harp repertoire began in Ireland with O ’Carolan in the 17th and 18th centuries. However, there are many arrangements for the harp.
The Baroque era with its double and triple harps left us little written music, because the instrument had more of an accompaniment, a role with basso continuo. Some harpists have adapted melodies ranging from the Middle Ages to the Renaissance.
Vast subject… there is no trace of the music at its origins. Lyon & Healy 23 Natural Concert Grand with Matching Bench/Stand and Padding Aug11:37 am With a bittersweet heart, I am selling my Lyon and Healy 23 Concert Grand Harp.
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