Harp - Revision history

KarenLarsdatter: Added external link to Atlantian site

2007-09-09T18:12:19Z

Added external link to Atlantian site

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	According to the [[Laws of Wales]], the three things necessary for a gentleman to possess were ''his harp, his [[cloak]] and his [[chess]]board''.		According to the [[Laws of Wales]], the three things necessary for a gentleman to possess were ''his harp, his [[cloak]] and his [[chess]]board''.


			== External Links ==
			* [http://moas.atlantia.sca.org/wsnlinks/index.php?action=displaycat&catid=414 Atlantian A&S Links: Harp]


	[[Category:Musical instruments]]		[[Category:Musical instruments]]

Cian: links

2006-09-23T14:57:57Z

links

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	The '''harp''' is a [[musical instrument]] whose origins go back at least as far as 3,000 BC. The instrument is defined as an open frame over which is stretched a series of graduated strings, set in vibration by plucking with the fingers.		The '''harp''' is a [[musical instrument]] whose origins go back at least as far as 3,000 BC. The instrument is defined as an open frame over which is stretched a series of graduated strings, set in vibration by plucking with the fingers.

	The harp was one of the most important instruments of the [[Middle Ages]]; in particular the type of harp known as a Welsh Harp or ''telyn''. In Scotland, the small harp used as a solo instrument or to accompany singing was known as a ''clàrsach''. The harp remained almost exclusively a musical feature of the British Isles before it was ~~imported~~ to the Continent sometime before the ninth century.		The harp was one of the most important instruments of the [[Middle Ages]]; in particular the type of harp known as a [[wales\|Welsh]] Harp or ''"telyn"''. In [[Scotland]], the small harp used as a solo instrument or to accompany [[singing]] was known as a ''"clàrsach"''. The harp remained almost exclusively a musical feature of the [[British Isles]] before it was exported to the Continent sometime before the [[ninth century]].

	According to the [[Laws of Wales]], the three things necessary for a gentleman to ~~posess~~ were ''his harp, his [[cloak]] and his [[chess]]board''.		According to the [[Laws of Wales]], the three things necessary for a gentleman to possess were ''his harp, his [[cloak]] and his [[chess]]board''.

	[[Category:Musical instruments]]		[[Category:Musical instruments]]

RampantWonder: Added formal definition; historical detail

2006-09-23T05:12:47Z

Added formal definition; historical detail

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	The '''harp''' is a [[musical instrument]] ~~consisting of a series of strings in a triangular frame. Its~~ origins go back at least as far as 3,000 BC, ~~and~~ it ~~was~~ ~~one~~ of ~~the~~ ~~most~~ ~~important~~ ~~instruments~~ of ~~the~~ ~~[[Middle~~ ~~Ages]]~~.		The '''harp''' is a [[musical instrument]] whose origins go back at least as far as 3,000 BC. The instrument is defined as an open frame over which is stretched a series of graduated strings, set in vibration by plucking with the fingers.

			The harp was one of the most important instruments of the [[Middle Ages]]; in particular the type of harp known as a Welsh Harp or ''telyn''. In Scotland, the small harp used as a solo instrument or to accompany singing was known as a ''clàrsach''. The harp remained almost exclusively a musical feature of the British Isles before it was imported to the Continent sometime before the ninth century.

	According to the [[Laws of Wales]], the three things necessary for a gentleman to posess were ''his harp, his [[cloak]] and his [[chess]]board''.		According to the [[Laws of Wales]], the three things necessary for a gentleman to posess were ''his harp, his [[cloak]] and his [[chess]]board''.

Conrad Leviston: A start

2005-09-06T13:42:54Z

A start

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The '''harp''' is a [[musical instrument]] consisting of a series of strings in a triangular frame. Its origins go back at least as far as 3,000 BC, and it was one of the most important instruments of the [[Middle Ages]].

According to the [[Laws of Wales]], the three things necessary for a gentleman to posess were ''his harp, his [[cloak]] and his [[chess]]board''.

[[Category:Musical instruments]]