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PublisherIndiana University Press

ISBN-100253030080

ISBN-139780253030085

eBay Product ID (ePID)235063603

Product Key Features

Number of Pages384 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameHarps and Harpists, Revised Edition

SubjectHistory & Criticism, Printed Music / Strings, Musical Instruments / Strings

Publication Year2017

FeaturesRevised

TypeTextbook

Subject AreaMusic

AuthorRoslyn Rensch

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.8 in

Item Weight25.9 Oz

Item Length10 in

Item Width7 in

Additional Product Features

Edition Number2

Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

Reviews"The 2007 revision of Harps and Harpists by Roslyn Rensch is the fourth in its line by the author. Even cursory glances at the precursors of the present work show her lifetime odyssey and love affair with her instrument, and make interesting comparisons with one another.June 2008"-- Notes, "The 2007 revision of Harps and Harpists by Roslyn Rensch is the fourth in its line by the author. Even cursory glances at the precursors of the present work show her lifetime odyssey and love affair with her instrument, and make interesting comparisons with one another." --Notes

Grade FromCollege Graduate Student

IllustratedYes

Edition DescriptionRevised edition

Table Of ContentList of Illustrations Preface Part 1. The Harp in the Ancient World 1. The Beginning 2. Beyond the Earliest Sources Part 2. The Non-Pedal Harp in Western Europe and North America 3. Early Representations 4. The Harp in Art, 1200?1665 5. The Harp in Literature and Music 6. Concerning Non-pedal Harps and Harpists Part 3. The Pedal Harp in Western Europe and North America 7. Some Early Harps, Harpists, and Music 8. From Single to Double Action 9. The Colonies and the United States 10. The Harp International Part 4. Retrospection and the Future 11. Some Notable Events 12. Four Essays by the Author Appendix Notes Selected Bibliography Index

SynopsisRevising her classic 1989 book Harps and Harpists, Roslyn Rensch expands her authoritative history of this timeless instrument. This lavishly illustrated edition, with 137 black-and-white images and 24 color plates, surveys the progress of the harp from antiquity to the present day. The new edition includes two new chapters; an extensive bibliography and index; personal anecdotes of the author's studies under Alberto Salvi; and an appendix on the Roslyn Rensch Papers and Harp Collection, which are housed at the University of Illinois-Urbana-Champaign., The new edition includes two new chapters; an extensive bibliography and index; personal anecdotes of the author's studies under Alberto Salvi; and an appendix on the Roslyn Rensch Papers and Harp Collection, which are housed at the University of Illinois-Urbana-Champaign., Revising her classic 1989 book Harps and Harpists, Roslyn Rensch expands her authoritative history of this timeless instrument. This lavishly illustrated edition, with 137 black-and-white images and 24 color plates, surveys the progress of the harp from antiquity to the present day. The new edition includes two new chapters; an extensive bibliography and index; personal anecdotes of the author's studies under Alberto Salvi; and an appendix on the Roslyn Rensch Papers and Harp Collection, which are housed at the University of Illinois?Urbana-Champaign.