parts of the Harp

HARP

PARTS

TYPE OF INSTRUMENT→ plucked string instrument 

MATERIALS USED TO MAKE IT →wood of maple,spruce,beech,brass,stainless,nylon,steel,

HOW IT IS MADE →

The design of the harp depends on the needs of the performer. Traditional harpers require small, lightweight instruments with leverage controlled chains. Classical harp players require much larger instruments with pedal-controlled chains.

HOW WE TUNE IT →

In order to tune the harp in the key of E flat, simply follow the diagram for the notes required.As a guide, start with middle C on the piano which is the 4th Octave C on the harpMake sure that all the levers are in the ‘off’ position (i.e. clear of the strings). With the tuning key and whilst positioned at the harp, turn the top of key away from you to sharpen the note, towards you to flatten it.Tune it until the note on the piano and the harp are in unison

                                   MAIN PARTS OF THE INSTRUMENT→Console: top of the harp that contains the pins. Peg: small button used to adjust the tension of the harp strings.Resonance box: recessed part that amplifies the sounds.Pedal: mechanism that alters the sound of notes.Foot: rest of the harp.Bucket: a piece that connects the console to the body and from which the foot of the harp is attached.Column: part that holds the tension of the ropes

INSTRUMENTAL ENSEMBLES IT CAN PLAY IN → formal

IMPORTANT COMPOSERS AND WORKS→radio praga, Rogelio Sánchez, Mara Galassi, Gabriella Bosio, Josh Layne, Anna Odell. 

By:Claudia Gómez 

Antonio Stradivari

                         ANTONIO STRADIVARI

Antonio Stradivari (Cremona, Lombardy, 1644, 18 December 1737) was the most prominent Italian luthier. The Latin form of his surname, Stradivarius , is used to refer to his instruments. His first violin was made of recycled wood

Son of Alessandro Stradivari and Ana Moroni. Between 1667 and 1679, he was probably an apprentice in Poll Androise's workshop.

In addition to violins, Stradivarius built harps, guitars, violas and violoncellos, between 1000 and 1100 instruments in total, 1 2 according to recent estimates, of which, about 650 are still now

The New Jersey Symphony Orchestra has the most Stradivarius in its strings section, purchased from the Herbert Axelrod collection in 2006.

By:Claudia Gómez 

The Guarneri

                                      GUARNERI       

GUARNERI Is the name given to stringed instruments manufactured by the Guarneri family of Cremona,Italy. His most famous member was Giuseppe Guarneri who made the violin used by Paganini and is currently preserved in the Museum of Genoa. The Guarnerius are even rarer than the Stradivarius. Stradivarius and amati lived also in the city of Cremona and also Paganini used they violins , so they have a lot of things in common but Paganini favourites violines where Guarneries        

Here you have a video of a Guarneri

By:Claudia Gómez