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	YourArt.com >> Encyclopedia >> Harp (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		The aeolian harp (wind harp) and autoharp are technically not harps because their strings are not perpendicular to the soundboard.
		While the harp is mentioned in most translations of the Bible, King David being the most prominent musician, the Biblical "harp" was actually a kinnor, a type of lyre with 10 strings.
		Folk harps with levers installed have a lever close to the top of each string; when it is engaged, it shortens the string so its pitch is raised a semitone, resulting in a sharped note if the string was a natural, or a natural note if the string was a flat.
	www.yourart.com /research/encyclopedia.cgi?subject=/Harp (4849 words)

	Gaelic Harps & Harpers in Ireland & Scotland
		Two, the Trinity College harp, one of Ireland's national treasures, and the Queen Mary harp in Scotland's Museum of Antiquities, are so similar in size, construction, and decoration that they appear to have been made by the same hands.
		The Trinity College harp was restored to playable condition in 1961 and made a debut on the BBC, but for some time after, it remained a symbol of something past.
		Harp building was becoming a cottage industry, and although most harps were built for nylon strings, a few were being built for wire.
	www.silcom.com /~vikman/isles/scriptorium/harps/harps.html (2191 words)

	Harp History - The Irish, Gaelic or Celtic Harp
		The Trinity College harp, one of Ireland's national treasures, is the harp from which the national symbol of Ireland is copied.
		The pedal harp was invented in 1720 with the first single-action pedal harp which could raise the pitch of the selected strings by a half step, allowing the harp to be chromatic and be played in most keys.
		The pedal harp was improved in 1750 when the early pedal-operated string catching hooks were replaced with metal plates that gripped the strings while leaving them in the same plane, and in 1792 rotating disks were substituted for the metal plates.
	www.alisonvardy.com /harp-info/celtic-harp-history.htm (967 words)

	The Irish Harp
		African harps have been made from wood and gourd covered with cowhide, the Burmese sang auk has an arched soundbox similar to the Turkish ceng while European harps feature a triangular frame, There is one feature that all harps share: the strings run vertical (rather than parallel) to the sound box.
		The Trinity College Harp and Queen Mary's Harp are the oldest surviving Celtic harps and both date from the 15th or 16th centuries and illustrate the similarity between the Irish and Scottish harps.
		The word "harp" has its roots in the Anglo-Saxon, Old German and Old Norse words which mean "to pluck." In Gaelic they were known first as cruit and later as clarsach or cláirseach.
	www.chiff.com /a/music-irish-harp.htm (737 words)

	AllAboutIrish - Harps
		The Irish harps (and their Scottish cousins) were quite different from the large pedal harps we see in modern symphony orchestras.
		The earliest pictures of the harps date from the 9th century in Scotland and the 11th and 12th centuries in Ireland.
		The Trinity College Harp and Queen Mary's Harp are the oldest surviving Celtic harps and both date from the 15th or 16th centuries.
	www.allaboutirish.com /library/music/harp.shtm (736 words)

	Harps - Celtic Harps by Rick Stanley (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		This replica of the ancient celtic harp is slightly larger than the original which permits wider string spacing and more volume and resonance.
		This is a lap harp with 30 strings and brilliant, bell-like tones that sustain and seem to go on forever.
		The Tara is a graceful, round-backed harp created with either 32, 34, or 36 strings and optional hand-carved ornamentation and painting.
	www.celticharps.com /harps.cfm (202 words)

	To Build an Irish Harp (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		As a member of the Galpin Society, I got to correspond at length with the curators who re-stabilized the original instrument after it was recovered from a student group who "liberated" it for a few years.
		Today, plans are available from several harp sources, such as the Folk Harp Journal.
		They were called Irish harps in contrast to the by-then very large Welsh harps (which were enlarged when the English took over their design mid 19th century), and are totally unlike the early Irish harps.
	www.sankey.ws /harp.html (1173 words)

	Coat of arms of Ireland - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The harp was selected as the state emblem on the establishment of the Irish Free State, and one of its earliest treatments was on the Great Seal of the Irish Free State.
		The harp on the 1928 coinage was based on the Galway and Trinity College harps, whilst a much modified version was introduced on 1939 coinage, and the present Irish euro coins are largely based on this.
		The harp appears on the coat of arms of Ireland, which were officially registered as the arms of the state 1945-11-09.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Brian_Boru_harp (477 words)

	witcher (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		The harp dates to the 1600's or before and appears to be put together long ago from pieces from three separate harps and is not tunable to any common scale.
		This harp is a reconstruction by Witcher from descriptions in the Viking Sagas of c.
		This harp is a reconstruction by Witcher based on fragments found in a bog in Ireland.
	home.att.net /~HarpPlayer/Witcher.htm (818 words)

	Gráinne Yeats: The Brian Boru harp
		The Brian Boru, or Trinity College harp is probably the oldest intact wire-strung frame harp in existence.
		Finally, in the late 1950s, the harp was displayed at an exhibition in London, after which Trinity College sent it to the British Museum for assessment and repair.
		Some years after it had returned to Trinity College, the harp was stolen, and a ransom was demanded for its return.
	www.clarsach.net /Grainne_Yeats/brian_boru.htm (724 words)

	Harp Spectrum
		The Irish Harp section documents the history of the harp in Ireland and contains detailed descriptions of old harps, notably the Trinity College Harp.
		These facsimile volumes comprise the collections made by Edward Bunting, who was hired by the organizers of the famed Belfast Harp Festival of 1792 to record the playing of the last of the itinerant Irish harpers, already a dying breed.
		Unfortunately, he later re-arranged it for the piano, which had replaced the harp as the instrument in vogue among the gentry and middle classes.
	www.harpspectrum.org /historical/early_celtic_text_reprints.shtml (746 words)

	Early Gaelic Harp Info: the Trinity College harp
		This harp is the national symbol of Ireland, being depicted on national heraldry, Euro coins and also on the Guinness beer logo.
		In 1961 the harp was in an exhibition in London, and while it was there it was dismantled and reconstructed by the British Museum, into the shape it has nowadays, closer to an original medieval form.
		Some experts think that it is not really "a surviving medieval harp" at all, and that it is in fact a combination of three components from different harps of different ages.
	www.earlygaelicharp.info /harps/trinity.htm (376 words)

	Cairde na Cruite - Teachers - Irish harp
		Anne-Marie O'Farrell studied harp at the DIT College of Music and at the RIAM, in addition to composition studies at UCD and the NUI Maynooth where she was awarded a first class honours MA.
		Her development of the Irish harp as a concert instrument has led to performances and recordings for TV and radio throughout Europe, the USA, Scandinavia and Japan.
		She is renowned both as a harper and as a teacher and has spearheaded the establishment of several harp schools both nationally and internationally.
	www.harp.net /CnaC/CnaCteachers.htm (922 words)

	Wire-Strung Harps by Witcher at The Harp and Dragon
		His harps are beautiful to look at and listen to, and he is a master at his craft.
		The historical original is on display in the library at Trinity College in Dublin, Ireland, in the same room as the famous Book of Kells.
		The harp shown at left is the Sirr copy by Witcher; Grainne Yeats plays one like it on her recording of the music from the Belfast festival.
	www.harpanddragon.com /witcher_wire.htm (804 words)

	Scoil na gCláirseach - Paul Dooley (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Paul Dooley is one of the very few Irish people who play the Irish harp in its historical form and style - using a wire-strung harp, playing with the fingernails, and using the fingertips to damp unwanted string resonance.
		Paul Dooley's harp is based on the historical Trinity College harp, though his harp is slightly larger in size and has four additional strings.
		Following the construction principles of Irish harps made before 1800 it has a one-piece willow soundbox and hardwood frame, and is strung with brass and bronze strings, tuned diatonically in an historical temperament.
	www.irishharpschool.com /paul.htm (261 words)

	Robinson Harp & Vermont Strings - Since 1963
		These plans are based on the Trinity College Harp in Dublin, but are slightly larger than the original harp which permits wider string spacing and a bit more volume and resonance.
		The Large Mini-Concert harp is patterned after an instrument produced in London by John Sebastian Morley in the early 19th century.
		This harp is a replica of the instruments made by James McFall of Belfast at the turn of the century.
	www.robinsonharp.com /plans.html (448 words)

	Trinity College (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Trinity College Dublin was founded in 1592 by Elizabeth 1st on the site of an Augustinian monastery.
		The oldest surviving part of the college is a row of red-bricked buildings known as the Rubrics which were begun in 1700 and are now used for student digs.
		Trinity was unusual in that women were allowed to attend from 1903, but it was much later that Catholics were allowed and then only with a special dispensation from Rome.
	www.fionasplace.net /TrinityCollege.html (420 words)

	Celtic Mini Gallery A-L
		With his harps Silvano takes you back to the sounds and feelings of a distant time, conveying sensations from an enchanted sounding world.
		Performing on both harp and voice, Alys has played many venues throughout Canada, Scotland, and Ireland, earning distinctions such as a scholarship to the Royal Scottish Academy, The Watkins Fellowship, a grant from Canada Council for the Arts, and multiple awards in competitions of Scottish harp playing.
		With training from some of the world’s finest harp players, and a deep immersion in the music traditions of Cape Breton, Scotland and Ireland, Alys brings an informed yet innovative touch to each of her arrangements and songs.
	www.harpmall.com /celtic_mini_gallery_a-l.htm (1422 words)

	Scoil na gCláirseach - Siobhán Armstrong
		To this end, she founded the Historical Harp Society of Ireland in 2002 and is the director of Scoil na gCláirseach.
		She plays a copy of the medieval Trinity College Harp - the national emblem of Ireland - built by David Kortier.
		She studied harp, piano and voice, singing with choral groups and cathedral choirs from an early age.
	www.irishharpschool.com /siobhan.htm (400 words)

	Historically accurate student harp
		I had made arrangements to deliver a harp to a customer there, and Roisin (the owner of the new harp, an Otway replica) set up a meeting for me with her teacher- Siobhan Armstrong.
		We met on March 18th, 2005 at Siobhan's house, and discussed many things, including the need for an entry level harp that is specific to the study of Early Irish harp technique and the music it brings to life.
		The Trinity College Harp, which resides in the Library of Trinity College, Dublin was selected as the model that we would pattern after.
	www.kortier.com /subpages/studtrin.htm (576 words)

	Scots-Irish Music The Harp
		The Harping tradition declined as European classical music came to occupy the attention of the ruling classes, but before they disappeared from the scene, harpers interacted with fiddlers and pipers in Ulster, and some of the features of the Gaelic song tradition were preserved, particularly in the emerging genre of Orange songs”
		In 1507 the harp referred to was probably the Lowland gut-strung harp; the clarsach was used in the Highlands and Ireland and was strung with brass wire.
		So it is safe I believe to assume that the Scots brought Harps over with them and it would appear that over the years they have simply fallen out of favour, perhaps encouraged by the fact that the Harp is such an iconic symbol for the Irish.
	www.causewaymusic.co.uk /ushar.html (888 words)

	Student Life @ Trinity Christian College
		They aim to engage Trinity students, faculty, and staff in public discourse and lifestyle choices, with the ultimate mission to enable and prepare the Trinity community for lifestyles that answer the biblical call to justice.
		The group is diligently working toward building a firm foundation for Trinity Christian College to be a community involved with global issues at all necessary levels that will work to alleviate these concerns.
		Trinity Theatre Club is an organization on campus dedicated to exploring the world of theatre and performance.
	www.trnty.edu /studentlife/activities.html (1318 words)

	Lee Harps » Project Photo Portfolio
		It is patterned after the Trinity College harp that is in a museum in Dublin, Ireland.
		I love the painting on this harp which I commissioned artist, Pat Craig, of Carlisle, PA to paint for me. She did such a beautiful job and I think she used a piece of antique Russian china as an inspiration for the design.
		This harp is made of birdseye maple and has a drawer in the base for the tuning wrench.
	leeharps.com /?page_id=106 (1596 words)

	[Fwd: Witcher harp for sale] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		The message I'm both attaching and copying regards, I assume, the same "Trinity College" harp that has been referred to as the "Queen Mary" harp; an authentic, period design.
		The original is on display at the Historical Harp Society headquarters.
		I know nothing about either the seller or the harp, but if anyone is in the market for a period harp, this is worth consideration.
	www.pbm.com /pipermail/minstrel/1995/000172.html (229 words)

	The Historical Harp Society of Ireland - Student Trinity harps (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		The HHSI has therefore been working with the world's leading expert in the building of accurate, high quality, measured replicas of early Irish harps, David Kortier, of Minnesota, and is now pleased to present the first model in its new line of student replica early Irish harps.
		Please enquire for delivery times: The harps are made for us in batches so you may have to wait some months for a new batch to be made.
		The harps are sold by the Society with a tuning key and spare brass and silver strings, but without a case or stool.
	www.irishharp.org /shop/studenttrinity.htm (396 words)

	Celtic Music Reviews: The Irish Harp
		The harp that once through Tara's halls the soul of music shed, now hangs as mute on Tara's walls, as if that soul were fled.
		When it was returned it had aquired two secret names and the ability to call forth summer and winter.
		She creates ceremonies and Rites of Passage for individual and civic functions, and specialises in Croning and other celebrations for women.
	www.celticmp3s.com /magazine/2005/01/irish-harp.shtml (869 words)

	Ron Konzak, Harpmaker (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		WHen he wanted to build his first harp, a copy of the Irish "Brian Boru" or Trinity College harp, there were no books or guides on the subject as there are today.
		But he thought that the Guiness Brewery in Dublin might be able to help him, as that harp figures so prominently on their products.
		He developed his style of harp playing to accompany his own singing as well as other instruments.
	www.konzak.com /harps/harpbio.html (267 words)

	Trinity College (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		The Trinity College Harp, also known as the Brian Boru harp, is a small, low headed harp dating from the 14
		It is the earliest specimen of the wire-strung harp found in Ireland
		The harp later passed through the hands of another decorator, who incised ornamentation on the left side (where the silver bosses fell off or were removed)
	axe.acadiau.ca /~064795h/Trinity.htm (480 words)

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