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Author Aubat-Andrieu, Mathilde, author.

Title Guide to the contemporary harp / Mathilde Aubat-Andrieu, Laurence Bancaud, Aurélie Barbé, Hélène Breschand ; translated from French by Lilian Rossi and Jean Rossi.

Publication Info. Bloomington, Indiana : Indiana University Press, [2019]

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Description 1 online resource (xiii, 201 pages)
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Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Organology. Historical background; The pedal harp; The lever harp; Electric harps; Some twenty-first century creations -- Writing and language; Notation; Dramatic writings; Mixed forms of music -- Playing techniques; Timbre; Glissandi, chords and clusters; Resonances, muffles and silences; Hits on the harp; Wire strings; Pedals and levers; Using objects; Scordatura.
Summary Guide to the Contemporary Harp is a comprehensive resource that examines the vibrant present-day landscape of the harp. The authors explore the instrument from all angles, beginning with organology; moving through composition, notation, and playing techniques; and concluding with the contemporary repertoire for the harp. It is an essential guide for any harpist looking to push the instrument to new heights.
Note Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on March 20, 2019).
Subject Harp -- History -- 20th century.
Harp -- History -- 21st century.
MUSIC -- Instruction & Study -- General.
Harp. (OCoLC)fst00951579
Chronological Term 1900-2099
Genre/Form History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
Added Title Harpe aux XXe et XXIe siècles. English
Other Form: Print version: Aubat-Andrieu, Mathilde. Guide to the contemporary harp. Bloomington : Indiana University Press, 2019 9780253039378 (DLC) 2018033296
ISBN 9780253039392 (electronic book)
0253039398 (electronic book)
9780253039415 (electronic book)
025303941X (electronic book)
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