Nordic harp
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The Nordic harp (Norwegian: bondeharpe,[1] bygdeharpe, folkeharpe, trekantharpe) is the Norwegian variant of the classical harp (Norwegian: byharper). The Nordic harp had fallen from use in Norway by 1823, but has since been rediscovered.
Players
[edit]- Erik Ask-Upmark (sv:Erik Ask-Upmark (in Swedish))
- Beth A. Kollé www.bethkolle.com
- Harper Tasche
- Aryeh Frankfurter
- Sue Richards
References
[edit]- ^ Norsk musikkinformasjon (1999). Listen to Norway. Norwegian Music Information Centre (NMIC). Retrieved 22 April 2012.
A form of harp known as the bondeharpe (peasant's harp) was also used in the valley. However, by the beginning of the 18th century both the zither and the [harp] had been superseded by the fiddle.
Further reading
[edit]- Aksdal, Bjørn; Med piber og basuner, skalmeye og fiol – Musikkinstrumenter i Norge ca 1600-1800
- Bing, Morten; Kompendium om de norske bygdeharper, Norsk Folkemuseum
- Artikkel om House of Harrari, Dagen 13.5.94
- Grinde, Nils; Norsk Musikkhistorie, Universitetsforlaget
- Harrari, Shoshanna og Micah; Kompendium om bibelske harper
- Sørensen, Steinar; Nytt om gammalt, Glomdalmuseets årbok. 1987
- Aksdal, Bjørn; «Sekkepipe og bondeharpe. En kort kildekritisk vurdering av instrumentenes forekomst i eldre norsk folkemusikktradisjon», I: Studia musicologica Norvegica. 8 (1982), s. 109 – 123
External links
[edit]- Nordic Harps.se
- Nordic Harp Meeting
- Den norske folkeharpa[permanent dead link] (in Norwegian)
- Tradisjonsmusikkarkiv for Vest-Oppland (in Norwegian)