Harps and Harpists, Revised Edition
Author | : Roslyn Rensch |
Publisher | : Indiana University Press |
Total Pages | : 384 |
Release | : 2017-02-27 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780253030290 |
ISBN-13 | : 0253030293 |
Rating | : 4/5 (90 Downloads) |
Download or read book Harps and Harpists, Revised Edition written by Roslyn Rensch and published by Indiana University Press. This book was released on 2017-02-27 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Revising her classic 1989 book Harps and Harpists, Roslyn Rensch expands her authoritative history of this timeless instrument. This lavishly illustrated edition, with 137 black-and-white images and 24 color plates, surveys the progress of the harp from antiquity to the present day. The new edition includes two new chapters; an extensive bibliography and index; personal anecdotes of the author’s studies under Alberto Salvi; and an appendix on the Roslyn Rensch Papers and Harp Collection, which are housed at the University of Illinois–Urbana-Champaign.