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Product Identifiers

PublisherIndiana University Press

ISBN-100253348935

ISBN-139780253348937

eBay Product ID (ePID)57183590

Product Key Features

Number of Pages384 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameHarps and Harpists

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

Publication Year2007

FeaturesRevised

TypeTextbook

Subject AreaMusic

AuthorRoslyn Rensch

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height1.1 in

Item Weight41.1 Oz

Item Length10 in

Item Width7 in

Additional Product Features

Edition Number2

Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

Dewey Edition19

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." --Notes, Reviews of the first edition: "Harpists, harp fanciers and organologists will need no encouragement to devour Roslyn Rensch's third book on this subject . . . " Times Literary Supplement " . . . this is a book that should be in every music collection . . . " Notes "A fine achievement, recommended for all libraries." Choice "This is a must for harp performers, students, and enthusiasts who wish to have a thoroughly researched historical survey in one convenient volume." Musick

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal787/.5/09

Edition DescriptionRevised edition

Table Of ContentI. The Harp in the Ancient World 1. The beginning; 2. Beyond the Earliest SourcesII. 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 HarpistsIII. 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 InternationalIV. Retrospection and the Future 11. Some Notable Events; 12. Four Essays by the Author

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.

LC Classification NumberML1005