Nordic harp

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

References

  1. 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 However, by the beginning of the 18th century both the zither and the [harp] had been superseded by the fiddle.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

  • 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
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