Questions tagged [harp]
A string instrument with strings perpendicular to the soundboard. For questions regarding the free reed wind instrument, use the "harmonica" tag.
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Can a Harp Play This Melody?
I feel as though this is likely possible, and just rather difficult, but as someone who hasn't ever played one, I thought it was best to reach out and check! Tried to google it but didn't have much ...
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Is it possible to perform a chromatic glissando on harp?
How is it possible to perform a chromatic glissando in a fast passage on a harp, as in the example below?
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Can I have a 24" / 60cm C string on a Harp?
We just got a new lever harp. It starts at F, around 24" long.
After I tune it, I'd like to be able to play each note in increasing order, to validate the tuning. But F Major requires B flat, ...
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What is the reason for using non-standard harp pedal notation?
According to this page, harp pedals are notated as
D C B E F G A.
In the score for Holst's Planets - 7. Neptune, the order
Cb D# Eb G# Ab B F#
was used. Is there a specific reason for this non-...
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How to notate specific-note harp glissando?
I am writing a piece in which I want the harp to play a glissando containing only specific notes, like so:
Is this the best way to notate this type of thing, or is there a better way?
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How do I record zither, harp etc. with a pickup?
Is there a way to record stringed instruments like zither, harp, piano via a pickup, similar to an electric guitar?
Of course, these instruments can all be recorded via microphones, but what's ...
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How is this dissonant harp sound achieved?
In "L’Impatiente de Balfour" for viola and harp by Claire-Mélanie Sinnhuber, there are some harp notes that sound somehow dissonant and metallic, almost like a prepared piano. In this video ...
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What's the best way to imitate the harp's bisbigliando effect on a piano?
If I want to transcribe/arrange a harp piece for the piano, and the piece contains lots of bisbigliando passages, what would be the best way to imitate that charming effect on the piano, and how would ...
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Breaking gut strings even if the instrument is 'parked'
One of my lever harps got natural gut strings which I am currently not playing (carpal tunnel syndrome, sigh), it's parked in the living room. However, sometimes any gut string will just break at any ...
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Is there an instrument combination of a guitar and a harp?
I wonder whether there is guitar that is extended with strings like a harp - or otherwise a harp that has inbuilt a neck with frets with guitar strings. Does this instrument exist already and how ...
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Doubt about Harp Sound
I have some doubts about the acoustics of the harp?
What is the resonant oscillator and sound effuser on a harp?
For example, on a trumpet, the resonant oscillator is the body of the instrument ...
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What is the meaning of S.H. in a harp score?
On this page of Marcel Tournier's Vers la source dans le bois, one sees S.H. in the 8th bar. What does this mean?
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Harmonica on blues should be same Key as guitar?
I love blues and everytime I listen to harp (harmonica) on some Sonny Terry with Brownie McGhee for example, I really want to play Harp, the problem is how to know which Key, should I be based on the ...
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Weird symbol in score for harp
In this score for harp, there's this weird symbol: (outlined in red)
I have no idea what it means, is it some kind of glissando?
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Are finger-picking skills from guitar transferable to harp?
I've had two years of playing a guitar (finger-style) using PIMA right-handed. But, when I play with my palms facing towards me, it's natural for me to walk down the strings away from the harp. If I ...
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