Nordic harp

Norwegian variant of the classical harp
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The Nordic harp (Norwegian: bondeharpe,[1] bygdeharpe, folkeharpe, trekantharpe) is the Norwegian variant of the classical harp (Norwegian: byharper). The Nordic harp had fallen from use in Norway by 1823, but has since been rediscovered.

Players

  • Erik Ask-Upmark (sv:Erik Ask-Upmark (in Swedish))
  • Beth A. Kollé www.bethkolle.com
  • Harper Tasche
  • Aryeh Frankfurter
  • Sue Richards

References

  1. ^ Norsk musikkinformasjon (1999). Listen to Norway. Norwegian Music Information Centre (NMIC). Retrieved 22 April 2012. A form of harp known as the bondeharpe (peasant's harp) was also used in the valley. However, by the beginning of the 18th century both the zither and the [harp] had been superseded by the fiddle.

Further reading

  • Aksdal, Bjørn; Med piber og basuner, skalmeye og fiol – Musikkinstrumenter i Norge ca 1600-1800
  • Bing, Morten; Kompendium om de norske bygdeharper, Norsk Folkemuseum
  • Artikkel om House of Harrari, Dagen 13.5.94
  • Grinde, Nils; Norsk Musikkhistorie, Universitetsforlaget
  • Harrari, Shoshanna og Micah; Kompendium om bibelske harper
  • Sørensen, Steinar; Nytt om gammalt, Glomdalmuseets årbok. 1987
  • Aksdal, Bjørn; «Sekkepipe og bondeharpe. En kort kildekritisk vurdering av instrumentenes forekomst i eldre norsk folkemusikktradisjon», I: Studia musicologica Norvegica. 8 (1982), s. 109 – 123

External links

  • Nordic Harps.se
  • Nordic Harp Meeting
  • Den norske folkeharpa[permanent dead link] (in Norwegian)
  • Tradisjonsmusikkarkiv for Vest-Oppland (in Norwegian)
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322.1: Open
322.11: Arched Harp
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322.12: Angular harp
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322.2: Frame
322.21: w/o tuning
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322.22: w/ tuning
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