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Harps and Harpists, Revised Edition - Softcover

Rensch, Roslyn

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9780253030085: Harps and Harpists, Revised Edition
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0253030080 ISBN 13: 9780253030085
Publisher: Indiana University Press, 2017

Synopsis

Revising her classic 1989 book Harps and Harpists, Roslyn Rensch expands her authoritative history of this timeless instrument. This lavishly illustrated edition, with 137 black-and-white images and 24 color plates, surveys the progress of the harp from antiquity to the present day. The new edition includes two new chapters; an extensive bibliography and index; personal anecdotes of the author's studies under Alberto Salvi; and an appendix on the Roslyn Rensch Papers and Harp Collection, which are housed at the University of Illinois–Urbana-Champaign.

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About the Author

Roslyn Rensch, musician and art historian, studied harp with Alberto Salvi and Joseph Vito. She is author of The Harp; The Harp, Its History, Technique and Repertoire; and most recently, Three Centuries of Harpmaking.

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Publisher
Indiana University Press
Publication date
2017
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0253030080
ISBN 13 
9780253030085
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
384
Rating
  • 4.26 out of 5 stars
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