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This is the first history of the harp in Scotland to be published.
It sets out to trace the development of the instrument from its
earliest appearance on the Pictish stones of the 8th century, to
the present day. Describing the different harps played in the
Highlands and the Lowlands of Scotland, the authors examine the
literary and physical evidence for their use within the Royal
Courts and "big houses" by professional harpers and aristocratic
amateurs. They vividly follow the decline of the wire-strung
clarsach from its links with the hereditary bards of the Highland
chieftains to its disappearance in the 18th century, and the
subsequent attempts at the revival of the small harp during the
19th and 20th centuries. The music played on the harp, and its
links with the great families of Scotland are described. The
authors present, in this book, material which has never before been
brought to light, from unpublished documents, family papers and
original manuscripts. They also make suggestions, based on their
research, about the development and dissemination of the early
Celtic harps and their music. This book, therefore, should be of
great interest, not only to harp players but to historians, to all
musicians in the fields of traditional and early music, and to any
reader who recognises the importance of these beautiful
instruments, and their music, throughout a thousand years of
Scottish culture.
This is the first history of the harp in Scotland to be published.
It sets out to trace the development of the instrument from its
earliest appearance on the Pictish stones of the 8th century, to
the present day. Describing the different harps played in the
Highlands and the Lowlands of Scotland, the authors examine the
literary and physical evidence for their use within the Royal
Courts and "big houses" by professional harpers and aristocratic
amateurs. They vividly follow the decline of the wire-strung
clarsach from its links with the hereditary bards of the Highland
chieftains to its disappearance in the 18th century, and the
subsequent attempts at the revival of the small harp during the
19th and 20th centuries. The music played on the harp, and its
links with the great families of Scotland are described. The
authors present, in this book, material which has never before been
brought to light, from unpublished documents, family papers and
original manuscripts. They also make suggestions, based on their
research, about the development and dissemination of the early
Celtic harps and their music. This book, therefore, should be of
great interest, not only to harp players but to historians, to all
musicians in the fields of traditional and early music, and to any
reader who recognises the importance of these beautiful
instruments, and their music, throughout a thousand years of
Scottish culture.
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