Heavenly Harp.
I had the privilege of listening to the heavenly sound of a harp playing at the Roma Street Parkands, in Brisbane prior to Christmas. It is not commonly played as a single instrument in my experience so when the sweet, clear notes hovered above the noise of the crowd in the background, I was transfixed.
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Not only did this girl play the harp with skill and precision, she matched it with pitch perfect harmony as her lyrical voice drew many people closer, to enjoy the performance.
Harps are made up of individual strings which run at an angle to its soundboard and the strings are plucked by the players fingers. These instruments have been around since antiquity, mainly in areas such as Asia and Europe and they date all the way back to 3500 BC.
They were very popular in Europe during the Middle Ages and Renaissance and this is where they evolved into a few different varieties by using new techniques. Harps soon became popular in Latin America. Some variations disappeared but descendants of early harps are still played in Myanmar and in parts of Africa.
Harps vary quite considerably around the world with some being played on a musicians lap with the larger harps needing to rest on the floor due their weight and size. Catgut, nylon and metal is used to to string harps and sometimes a variation of the three mentioned here, are used.
Harps are basically triangular in shape and are primarily made of wood. The top ends of the strings are secured on the neck or crossbar and each one has a tuning peg to adjust the pitch. The strings run down to the sounding board and the resonating body and there, they are secured with knots. Eyelets protect each string from undue wear and tear. The pitch is determined by the distance between the tuning peg and the soundboard and the tension and weight of the string. The body of the harp is hollow so when a taut string is plucked, the body resonates, which causes the sound to be projected.
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With early designs, a string could only play a single note before having to be re-tuned, which meant that harps were limited to playing in one key at a time before having to be manually re-tuned to play in another key. New technologies have provided effective remedies for this problem, such as the use of pedals at the base of the harp which alters the pitch of a string when pressed by foot.
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last photo is awesome. she looks very soulful
'Soulful' is exactly the right word to describe this beautiful musician and it was evident to me that she was passionate about playing the harp.
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Nice music I love this sound.
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Thank you @csharma I should have included a video of harp music to go with this post.
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Harp music can be really amazing. I had to laugh when that first Harry Potter movie came out, though, thinking about how many harp students would be out there looking for the sheet music for the "Fluffy the dog" scene.
I agree @fotosdenada Harps have a beautifully unique sound. Thanks a lot for dropping by. I can't comment on the Harry Potter movie as I must be one the few people in the world that have never seen the movies or read the books.
Ah, well. John Williams composed the musical score for the Harry Potter series. There's a sort of eerie harp track called "Fluffy's Harp." I wish I could find some eerie classical guitar pieces like that.
Sounds intriguing!
Beautiful magical sound heat touching.
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It certainly is @shashiprabha Thanks very much for your visit. 🌼 🌷 🌼
I don't think I've ever heard a harp played live. That must have been exquisite.
It really was exquisite Deb. I wish I'd recorded her playing live. Still have a lot to learn with editing videos etc. Must make more of an effort.
I don't think anyone would say you don't put in an effort!
Oh.....thank you Deb. I try to post regularly but enjoy my computer free days too. 😊
That must have been divine. That what I always think of the harp music.
It was indeed Neli. I hope I come across her again one day.
That would of been sensational to listen to i love people who play instruments with talent especially a harp they are not easy to manage at best of times :)