单词 | irish harp |
释义 | > as lemmasIrish harp Irish harp n. a harp of a type played or produced in Ireland; esp. = clairschach n. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > music > musical instrument > stringed instruments > harp or lyre > [noun] > Celtic harp clairschach1490 Irish harp1599 Celtic harp1792 1599 E. Wright in R. Hakluyt Princ. Navigations (new ed.) II. 165 The Irish harpe sounded sweetely in our eares. a1684 J. Evelyn Diary anno 1654 (1955) III. 92 My old acquaintance & most incomparable player on the Irish-Harp, Mr. Clarke. 1797 Encycl. Brit. VIII. 326/1 There are among us two sorts of this instrument, viz. the Welch harp..and the Irish harp. 1879 G. Grove Dict. Music I. 686/1 The beautiful form of the more modern Irish harp is well known from its representation in the royal coat of arms. 1973 Country Life 29 Mar. 861/3 Small Irish harps..can be bought for £130. They serve as a sort of apprenticeship for would be serious harp players. 1984 New Grove Dict. Musical Instruments II. 138/2 Irish harps were strung to the left side of the neck, but tuning was done from the right; the left hand played the treble, the right hand the bass. < as lemmas |
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