For a country with a rich musical heritage and fascinating mythology, it seems only apt that Ireland’s national symbol is the harp. Ireland is the only country that has a musical instrument ...

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No doubt you will have some remarks on Irish folk music, of which the Irish Suite ... and is scored for strings and harp, reinforced only by horns and trombones. The story of the song's use ...

The modern concert pedal harp is very different to the stringed instrument used to accompany Irish folk music, or the first versions of it found in 2500 BC. It is more powerful and richer in tone, ...

This article presents the work of three scholars from three disciplinary areas, surveying the history of the Irish harp through the lenses of organology and musicology, supported by literary and ...