Harp, Description, History, & Facts
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Harp, stringed instrument in which the resonator, or belly, is perpendicular, or nearly so, to the plane of the strings. Each string produces one note, the gradation of string length from short to long corresponding to that from high to low pitch. Learn more about harps, including their history.
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Harp Facts Ted's List
Vanderbilt Music Company specializes in everything related to harps
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Ellis: The Story of the Harp in Wales
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Harp, Description, History, & Facts
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Celtic harp - Wikipedia
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The medieval harp (1/3): origins and development – Early Music Muse
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The History of the Harp – Matchetts Music
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Harp Musica Antiqua
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KCRT Television on X: History of the Harp with Diana Stork
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