Harps and Harpists, Revised Edition

Contents

• List of Illustrations
• Preface
• Part 1. The Harp in the Ancient World
• 1. The Beginning
• 2. Beyond the Earliest Sources
• Part 2. The Non-Pedal Harp in Western Europe and North America
• 3. Early Representations
• 4. The Harp in Art, 1200-1665
• 5. The Harp in Literature and Music
• 6. Concerning Non-pedal Harps and Harpists
• Part 3. The Pedal Harp in Western Europe and North America
• 7. Some Early Harps, Harpists, and Music
• 8. From Single to Double Action
• 9. The Colonies and the United States
• 10. The Harp International
• Part 4. Retrospection and the Future
• 11. Some Notable Events
• 12. Four Essays by the Author
• Appendix
• Notes
• Selected Bibliography
• Index