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kyleChall (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
How long does it take to tune it 0,o
everst (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
how long does it take to string that thing?
LibertangoVieenrose (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
To allow a greater number of strings, harps were later made from two pieces of wood attached at the ends: this type is known as the 'angle harp'.
The oldest depictions of harps without a forepillar are from 4000 BCE in Egypt[citation needed](see Music of Egypt) and 3000 BCE in Persia (see Music of Iran).
LibertangoVieenrose (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
Bravo !
extract from Wikipedia:
Origins
An ancient Egyptian harp on display in the British Museum.
Harps were most likely independently invented in many parts of the world in remote prehistory. It is often said that the harp's origins may lie in the sound of a plucked hunter's bow string; the converse is equally possible. A type of harp called a 'bow harp' is nothing more than a bow like a hunter's, with a resonating vessel such as a gourd fixed somewhere along its length.
cbmostpatient (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
Hmm...check your history--there were many celts who played the harp and could've gutted you to make their strings. Also, King David--killed many a foe...harp player. The ancient harp was forerunner to modern guitar--guess all those rock stars aren't manly either? The instrument is not in question--the real man knows how to make what he touches "sing."
pumpkins0 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
"manly" huh? that is such bullshit. the harp is an awesome and beautiful instrument, whether its being played by a male or female. if you cant fully appreciate it as it is, you should have never bothered to comment.
Canislupes7 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
still, not exactly the most manly of musical instruments.....though he pulled it off
keniapowa (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
magic
climbingdonnerhood (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
Lovely. OCarolan is one of the best melody composers ever in Western music. Paul McCartney, for me, the greatest melody composer of our times receives, indirectly, a lot of his influence. Besides, OCarolan is a kind of myth. How would he play his songs? One can only dream. The melody of him I like the most is Dr. John Stafford (Carolans Receipt): the way it begins is the finest expression of joy I ever heard, then he goes through trouble times and finally he reaches again pure joy.
Whathappened2titanic (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
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