Beautifully illustrated with more than 130 photographs and drawings, this book surveys the progress of the harp from antiquity to the present day -- from the simple bow-like early harp to the gleaming modern pedal harp, most recently equipped with the refinements of electronic sound. Part I considers the harps of the ancient Egyptian, Mesopotamian, and Cycladic peoples, those of the fabled Scythians, and traditional instruments still played in Burma and Afghanistan. Part II presents the non-pedal harp in the Western world, ...
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Beautifully illustrated with more than 130 photographs and drawings, this book surveys the progress of the harp from antiquity to the present day -- from the simple bow-like early harp to the gleaming modern pedal harp, most recently equipped with the refinements of electronic sound. Part I considers the harps of the ancient Egyptian, Mesopotamian, and Cycladic peoples, those of the fabled Scythians, and traditional instruments still played in Burma and Afghanistan. Part II presents the non-pedal harp in the Western world, from early in the Christian era to the 20th-century. Examples from art and literature are discussed, along with extant early harps and some important harpists and their music. Part III traces the development of the pedal harp over the last 300 years. Famous performers, teachers, and harps are highlighted. The book concludes with information on the modern study of the harp, on harp societies, conferences and competitions, and on the burgeoning repertoire of harp musi
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Fine in near fine jacket. First printing, 1989, hardcover with brown cloth boards in dust jacket, octavo, 329pp., illustrated in b&w. Book fine with handsome boards and tight binding, text clean bright and unmarked, feels unread. DJ near fine with mild rubbing and edgewear.
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Good in Good dust jacket. 0253349036. This book is in good condition; no remainder marks. The book has some shelfwear. Some sparse underlined passages: most pages are clean.; 6.43 X 1.02 X 9.48 inches; 329 pages.
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Very Good. Size: 9x6x1; 1989 Indiana 1st printing, Fine-/VG DJ in Mylar, dustjacket has short creases at head of spine & top corners, short tear at rear corner, in new Mylar, bottom corner slightly inturned, no markings found, a sound copy.
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