harp

     

String instrument (plucke)

Trivia about harp

  • This orchestral instrument is the first one heard in Stravinsky's "Orpheus" & the second heard in Liszt's "Orpheus"
  • The heavenly strains of the concert grand pedal type of this instrument come from its 47 strings
  • This instrument heard here reminds me of something; hmm...I'm starting to remember
  • Sometimes part of an orchestra, it's the heavenly instrument heard here
  • This orchestral giant can have up to 48 strings & measure nearly 6 feet tall
  • Penillion, a traditional form of Welsh singing, is almost always accompanied by this musical instrument
  • Ireland's national coat of arms features this traditional Irish musical instrument
  • Records show this musical instrument made its first appearance on a Guinness label in 1862
  • A brand of Irish lager
  • Among the oldest instruments known, it's featured on Ireland's coat of arms
  • This popular Irish beer bears the name of a classic Irish stringed musical instrument
  • To soak up some of the food, let's quaff this golden Irish lager
  • It's the musical name for the creature seen here
  • It's played tilted back on the right shoulder; the shortest of the 47 strings are closest to the body
  • Krumpholz is best remembered for his works for this large, triangular stringed instrument
  • A 1996 sonata by Lowell Lieberman is for flute & this, also a popular pairing at weddings
  • This orchestral giant can have up to 48 strings & measure more than 6 feet tall
  • Completes the first sentence of a Capote novel, "When was it that first I heard of the grass..."
  • In the '60s Guinness began marketing this lager named for the musical instrument on its label
  • Also a species of seal, it's the instrument on Ireland's official seal
  • In the South, a "mouth" one of these is a harmonica
  • All of Ireland's coins feature this musical instrument on one side
  • To keep making the same point is to do this, like repeatedly picking the same string on a large instrument
  • As a verb, this musical instrument means "to dwell upon persistently & tediously"
  • A Capote tale set in the South:"The Grass _____"
  • A gold "concert grand pedal" one of these instruments from Lyon & Healy costs $42,000
  • Often played tilted, this instrument has a "harmonic curve" as the strings lengthen with each octave