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    Harps and Harpists, Revised Edition

    Roslyn Rensch (Author)

    9780253030085

    Paperback / softback, published 27 February 2017

    384 pages, 24 color illus., 137 b&w illus.
    25.4 x 17.8 x 2.1 cm, 0.953 kg

    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)

    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.

    List 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
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