File Electric harp.jpg thumb A Camac electric harp. Like electric guitar s, electric harps are based on their harp acoustic originals . There are both solid body and hollow body electro acoustic models available. True electric harps have a solid body versus a hollow body electro acoustic harp, which can be played either acoustically or electronically. A true electric solid body harp cannot be played ... harps electric harp at the turn of the 1970s 80s, about the same time as Rudiger Oppermann . Alan ... Conant . The result looked like a light framed Celtic style harp, but each string had a crystal Piezo ... part of Henson Conant s request was that she should be able to move around the stage with the harp, and thus the smaller electric harps usually include a system to strap the harp to one s body. Function Solid body electric harps are usually Harp Folk harps.2Flever harps lever harps , though solid body Harp The pedal.2Fconcert harp pedal harps have also been built. Since the cost of a pedal harp is so high, it is more economical for a harpist to purchase an electro acoustic model of pedal harp, as it can also be played without amplification. An electro acoustic harp looks nearly identical to a regular acoustic harp, whether lever or pedal. It has piezo pickups at the base of each string, and some ... . One of the most famous electro acoustic pedal harp models is Camac s Big Blue , finished ... acoustic harps are built first on the quality of the traditional Lyon and Healy harp. In the development of the initial electric harp, there was an effort to mimic the acoustic sound. While this sound ... including Greg Buchanan and Harvi Griffin, developed the electro acoustic harp, which retained the thin ... harp being transformed by innovative amplification technologies, began in the 1950s with the late ... and American musician Robert Grawi created an electric double harp lute based on the West Africa n kora ... instrument made of modern materials mostly stainless steel tubing. It is a double harp that has 24 ... more details
infobox film name A Harp in Hock image imagesize caption director Renaud Hoffman br Glenn Belt ass t director producer DeMille Pictures writer Evelyn Campbell story br Sonya Levien scenario starring Rudolph Schildkraut br Frank Coghlan, Jr. br May Robson br Bessie Love music cinematography Dewey Wrigley editing W. Donn Hayes distributor Pathe Exchange released October 10, 1927 country Film US language Silent film English intertitles A Harp in Hock is a lost film lost 1927 silent film melodrama produced by DeMille Pictures and distributed by Pathe Exchange . The film starred Rudolph Schildkraut , Frank Coghlan, Jr. Junior Coghlan , May Robson and Bessie Love and was directed by Renaud Hoffman. ref http www.silentera.com PSFL data H HarpInHock1927.html A Harp in Hock at silentera.com ref ref The American Film Institute Catalog Feature Films 1921 30 by The American Film Institute, c.1971 ref ref http www.silentsaregolden.com arnepathefilms.html A Harp in Hock at Arne Andersen s Lost Film Files Pathe Exchange ref Cast Rudolph Schildkraut Isaac Abrams Frank Coghlan, Jr. Tommy Shannon as Jr. Coghlan May Robson Mrs. Banks Bessie Love Nora Banks Louis Natheaux Nick Elsie Bartlett Mrs. Shannon Mrs. Charles Mack The Clock Woman Joseph Striker Dr. Franz Mueller Adele Watson Investigator Lillian Harmer Sourface Clarence Burton Plainclothesman Bobby Heck Snipe Banks unbilled Austen Jewell Billy Red Jones References reflist External links http www.imdb.com title tt0017965 A Harp in Hock at IMDb.com http www.allrovi.com movies movie harp in hock v94368 allrovi synopsis http 4.bp.blogspot.com QPe27KoAfQI Tur53QADXuI AAAAAAAAAgw nnDFJBe7H9k s1600 A Harp in Hock.jpg window card from the film DEFAULTSORT Harp in Hock, A Category 1927 films Category American silent feature films Category Lost films ... more details
Orphan date September 2006 att January 2011 br clear all Infobox lake lake name Harp Lake image lake HarpLake.jpg caption lake Harp Lake as seen from space. North is on the left. image bathymetry caption bathymetry location Newfoundland and Labrador Labrador , Canada coords coord 55 04 08 N 61 51 50 W region CA type waterbody scale 250000 display inline,title type inflow outflow catchment basin countries Canada length width area depth max depth volume residence time shore elevation islands cities Harp Lake is a lake in north central Newfoundland and Labrador Labrador , Canada . Category Labrador Category Lakes of Newfoundland and Labrador Labrador geo stub ... more details
Infobox Instrument name Harp names image Harp.png classification String instrument Pizzicato plucked range Image Range harp.svg 150px center related eng Konghou Lyre Image 1818 Lady with Harp Eliza Ridgely Sully.jpg thumb right Lady with Harp Eliza Ridgely , depicts a Regency era single action pedal harp Thomas Sully , 1818 The pedal harp also known as the concert harp is a large and technically modern harp , designed primarily for classical music and played either solo, as part of chamber ensembles, as soloist with or as a section or member in an orchestra . The pedal harp is a descendant of ancient harps. Parts of the concert harp Body and strings A pedal harp typically has six and a half ... of gut, and the middle to highest of nylon, or more or all gut. The pedal harp is identifiable as a large ... changes no matter how the pedals are set, the pedal harp still has only seven strings per octave. Smaller ... Welsh harps and the cross strung harp . Image Harp pedals bigger.jpg thumb left Pedals of a harp The pedal harp uses the mechanical action of pedals to change the pitches of the strings. Pedals were first used in 1697. ref http www.alisonvardy.com harp info celtic harp history.htm Celtic harp history ref On the modern harp there are seven pedals. The pedals in order from left to right on the left side of the harp are D C B, and E F G A are on the right. Each pedal is attached to a rod or cable within the column of the harp, which then links to a series of moving rods within the neck. When a pedal ... thus the harp s native tuning is to the scale of C flat major C flat major . In the middle position ... to pedal harp technique. In each position the pedal can be secured in a notch so that the foot ... the harp mechanism was doubled with two lines of fourchettes or forks. There is some evidence to suggest ... that Cousineau is believed to have made two double action harp sometime earlier than either Groll or Erard s inventions. This harp doubled Cousineau s single action mechanism and had fourteen rather ... more details
The Harp Consort is an international Early Music ensemble directed by Andrew Lawrence King , specialising in Baroque Opera, historical dance early dance music, and historical World Music . The Harp Consort excels at improvisation within the distinct styles of baroque music baroque , renaissance music renaissance and medieval music . The group takes its inspiration from the 17th century harp Consort of instruments consort formed in England at the court of Charles I of England Charles I in contrast to the homogeneous string orchestra also formed at this time , the Consorte brought together diverse types of solo instruments harp , lutes , Keyboard instrument keyboards , String instrument strings and voices, to create colourful new combinations in the fashion of the day. Like the 17th century Consorte, The Harp Consort is formed around the accompanying instruments of the basso continuo and brings together an international team of musicians who create a rich variety of timbres. Repertoire Although continuo players have a written bass line, they must improvise harmonies and melodic figures on different instruments and in the appropriate style for the period and country. The Harp Consort takes continuo as a model for all kinds of performance, combining the spontaneity of improvisation with careful attention to the particular colours of each repertoire. The Harp Consort s programmes range from medieval drama and solo songs to baroque opera, from new works for early instruments to exuberantly ..., and German baroque dances have delighted audiences around the world. CDs and Awards The Harp Consort ... s Harp Italian Concerto Best Early Music CD, German Phonographic Academy the medieval Ludus Danielis ... and for Fire Water Spanish renaissance ensalada music ensalada s with The King s Singers . The Harp ... links http www.harmoniamundi.com uk artistes disco.php?artist id 1805 CDs featuring The Harp Consort Category Instrumental early music groups Harp Consort, The ... more details
Burmese diaspora refers to citizens of Burma Myanmar who have moved abroad, regardless of ethnicity. Burma contains over 40 different ethnic groups, though the term Burmese can be used to refer to the Bamar ethnicity. fact date May 2010 Between 1.5 and 2 million Burmese nationals live in neighboring Thailand , the largest destination. Some half a million work in Malaysia . ref citation periodical The Irrawaddy url http www.irrawaddy.org article.php?art id 17341 title UN in Malaysia Grants More Burmese Refugee Status author Lawi Weng date 2009 12 02 accessdate 2010 05 18 ref Many were minorities in Burma. Significant numbers also reside in Tokyo , Japan followed by Singapore Indonesia Australia India the European Union and the United States . Also included are many Anglo Burmese , primarily in Australia, the UK , New Zealand , Canada and the USA, a byproduct of the colonial British India era from the late 18th century to Burma s independence in 1948. Burmese Chinese have in significant numbers emigrated to People s Republic of China China , Taiwan , Hong Kong , and Macau . Significant communities of Burmese expelled from Nepal live in Thailand. There are also recent migr s to Bangladesh fact date May 2010 and Pakistan . References reflist Overseas Asians Burmese diaspora Category Burmese diaspora ... more details
listen filename Alabama Sacred Harp Singers Sherburne.ogg title 186 Sherburne description Song 186 Sherburne from The Sacred Harp , performed by the Alabama Sacred Harp Singers format Ogg Image 4 note shape note tunebook.png right thumb A public domain song from the Sacred Harp, showing the 4 note shape note notation, and the traditional horizontal 4 line format. Sacred Harp singing is a tradition ... of the larger tradition of shape note music. Sacred Harp music is performed a capella voice ... are primarily from the book The Sacred Harp . The music and its notation The name of the tradition comes from the title of the shape note book from which the music is sung, The Sacred Harp . This book ... , etc. see solfege . The system used in the Sacred Harp is able to cover the full musical scale because ... is a triangle, sol an oval, la a rectangle, and mi a diamond. In Sacred Harp singing, pitch is not absolute ... a moveable do system. When Sacred Harp singers begin a song, they normally start by singing ... been sung, the group then sings the verses of the song with their printed words. Singing Sacred Harp ... Harp singing Sacred Harp groups always sing a cappella , that is to say, without accompanying instruments. ref In particular, no harp s are present. The term Sacred Harp is sometimes taken by singers ... of the square facing the tenors see Leading Sacred Harp music . The pitch music pitch at which the music ... it to the group see Pitching Sacred Harp music . The singers reply with the opening notes of their own ... Harp music . As the name implies, Sacred Harp music is sacred music and originated as Protestant ... forms familiar from elsewhere in Protestant hymnody. However, Sacred Harp songs are quite different ... or similar gapped fewer than seven note scales. In their musical form , Sacred Harp songs fall ... and form of Sacred Harp music are discussed in Cobb 1978, chapter 2 and in more technical detail in Horn 1970 . ref Venues for singing Sacred Harp singing normally occurs not in church services ... more details
Infobox Politician image name Toni N. Harp 225x250px caption birth date 1949 birth place San Francisco, California residence New Haven, Connecticut New Haven death date death place office Connecticut Senate Connecticut Senator from the 10th District term start 1993 term end present predecessor Charles Allen Connecticut politician Charles H. Allen III successor Incumbent party Democratic Party United States Democrat religion constituency represents New Haven, Connecticut New Haven , and West Haven, Connecticut West Haven majority spouse Wendell Harp his death, 1946 2011 children website footnotes Toni Nathaniel Harp is an Politics of the United States American politician . Harp, a Democratic Party United States Democrat , has been a Connecticut Senate state senator from Connecticut since 1993. Harp, a resident of New Haven, Connecticut New Haven , represents the western half of the city as well as part of West Haven, Connecticut West Haven in the Connecticut Senate. Harp was born in San Francisco, California San Francisco and graduated from Roosevelt University and received a Master of Education M.Ed. from Yale University . Prior to being elected in the Connecticut Senate, Harp served as a New Haven Alderman she defeated incumbent Senator Charles Allen Connecticut politician Charles H. Allen III for the Democratic nomination in 1992. In 2007 Harp introduced a bill to have the state pay for free diapers for poor mothers. ref http www.wtnh.com global story.asp?s 6062652 WTNH.com, Connecticut News and Weather Bill would help poor parents pay for diapers Bot generated title ref See also Connecticut Senate References references External links http senatedems.ct.gov Harp.html Official website s start s par us ct sen succession box before Charles Allen Connecticut politician Charles ... Persondata . NAME Harp, Toni ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION American politician DATE OF BIRTH 1949 PLACE OF BIRTH San Francisco, California DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Harp, Toni ... more details
File Jarre helsinki 2009.jpg thumb 200px right Jean Michel Jarre playing the laser harp A laser harp ... of the strings of a harp , in order to produce sounds. It was invented by Bernard Szajner Patent FR2502823 A1 Date de priorit 1981 03 27 ref cite web title Laser Harp Patented by Bernard ... D&date 19821001&DB fr.espacenet.com&locale fr FR work Laser Harp Patent Patent Office of Paris accessdate ... 01 AB.jpg thumb 200px right Concert at Spodek in 2010, Katowice, Poland This style of laser harp ... arrangement. Playing the actual sound is usually handled by connecting the laser harp to a synthesizer ... Laser harp MIDI controller for ILDA compliant laser projectors with light independent sensor url http www.kromalaser.com laser harp kl kontrol date 2011 02 02 accessdate 1 May 2011 ref and Prolight ref cite web title Prolight Laser harp MIDI controller for ILDA compliant laser projectors with light ... Laser Harp controller, successfully avoid this problem, with ambient light and made sensor almost ... invented a stand alone ILDA full color MIDI in out laser harp controller and share this project on the internet ... domain info&domain harpelaser.com title harpelaser.com domain creation date ref This harp was used ... laser harp, named KromaLASER KL 250 with only 80 100 mW Laser Beams, for the company Kromalaser. ref cite web title Kromalaser s Domain Creation Date for Laser Harp kromalaser.com author Company ... and powerful version of laser harp named KromaLASER KL 450 . The device features a configurable full ... played with Bi Color Laser Harp author Maurizio Carelli date 2010 01 18 accessdate 2010 03 07 ref ... laser harp controller KL Kontrol which prototype s name was KL ILDA Copyrighted in July 2010 ref cite web last Multi Color first ILDA Controller title M.Carelli Laser Harp project s History url http www.kromalaser.com laser harp arpa laser project accessdate 12 May 2010 ref In February 2010 the laser ... Harp title ref. WiR in Milan Swho 2010 M.Carelli Laser Harp url http www.posermag.com blog 2010 02 ... more details
Infobox Magazine title Harp image editor Scott Crawford frequency bi monthly category Category American music magazines Music magazines publisher Lee Mergner firstdate 2001 lastdate 2008 country United States language English language English website issn Harp was a print and online magazine that provided in depth information on current music , mainly the adult album alternative genre, which encompasses a large variety of music. It was published from 2001 08. By 2008, Harp had moved well beyond its early AAA roots to become a more general interest magazine compared in the media to such publications as Mojo, Uncut, Spin, Paste and Blender with emphasis on the following genres indie rock, pop, punk, Americana, psychedelia and assorted underground sub genres. It was published eight times annually. On March 17, 2008, Guthrie, Inc., the company that publishes Harp , officially announced that it would be suspending publication immediately. The last issue sent to subscribers and newsstands was the March April issue featuring Dave Grohl on the cover. ref name rip http harpmagazine.com news detail.cfm?article 12387 Harp Magazine Discontinues Publishing after Seven Year Run , harpmagazine.com, March 17, 2008 ref In a note to subscribers the publishers indicated that their assets and financial records were being submitted to bankruptcy courts. ref http harpmagazine.com subscriptions subscribe no more.cfm Subscriptions We regret to inform you that Harp has ceased publication, effective immediately , harpmagazine.com, accessed March 28, 2008 ref The demise of Harp came on the heels of a similar announcement by No Depression magazine No Depression and a number of other print magazines covering music. ref name nd cease http www.nodepression.net blogs letter No Depression to cease publishing ... April 2008 ref ref name cst http www.countrystandardtime.com news newsitem.asp?xid 1503&t Harp Magazine announces its shutting down Harp Magazine announces it s shutting down countrystandardtime.com ... more details
Notability date March 2012 The Harp and Bowl style of worship , which features musical prayer, derives its name from http www.biblegateway.com passage ?search Revelation 205 8&version 31 Revelation 5 8 , which describes heavenly creatures which each had a harp and were holding golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of the saints. A common feature of harp and bowl worship is antiphonal singers , who use the Bible as a song book along with spontaneous instrumental accompaniment. ref http charismamag.com index.php component content article 235 unorganized 15949 channel surfing Mike Bickle s worship driven prayer movement partners with GOD TV Charisma Magazine Sep 30 2007 ref This style can sustain long periods of worship for instance, the International House of Prayer in Kansas City, Missouri Kansas City has used this method of worship to sustain a prayer meeting since September 1999. Their example has inspired other churches to adopt similar practices. ref http www.charismamag.com index.php features2 330 spiritual revival 1420 fire in the farmlands Fire in the Farmlands Charisma Magazine Oct 31 2001 ref References Reflist DEFAULTSORT Harp And Bowl Category Christian liturgy, rites, and worship services Category Charismatic and Pentecostal Christianity ko ... more details
Original research date February 2012 Image JewsHarpCivilWar.jpg thumb 225px Jaw or jew s harp Image Jew s harp.jpg thumb 225px Jaw or jew s harp Image Demir Xomus.jpg thumb 225px Demir khomus from Tuva The Jew s harp , jaw harp , mouth harp , Ozark harp , trump or juice harp , is a lamellophone instrument ... front teeth, using the jaw thus jaw harp and mouth as a resonator, greatly increasing the volume of the instrument ... different cultures by many different names. The common English name Jew s harp may be considered ... The Body of Myth Mythology, Shamanic Trance, and the Sacred , by J. Nigro Sansanese ref the Jew s harp ... of the name Jew s harp . One proposed explanation is that it is a corruption of jaws harp , while a less likely explanation espoused by some is that its name comes from juice harp from the amount of saliva ... 2009 File Jews Harp 480.jpg left thumb Woman playing the Rajasthani morchang Carnatic music ... people and Tuvanss with the name xomus . Sindhi music In Sindhi the Jaw harp is called Changu . In Sindhi ... s harp is frequently to be found in the repertoire of music played by alternative or world music bands. Sandy Miller of the UK based Brazilian samba funk band Tempo Novo , plays a Jew s harp solo ... of Beethoven wrote four concerti in F, Eb, E & D for Jew s harp between 1769 and 1771. ref http www.amazon.com ... s Harp , Amazon CD Listing Munich Chamber Orchestra, December 19, 1992, for more see http www.fondationlaborie.com ... nin yte.ogg title Sample format Ogg Morsing , a kind of Jew s harp from India n m i another kind of Jew s harp from Vietnam Gogona , a similar instrument played by Assamese people especially women ... . Jew s jaw s? jeu? jeugd? gewgaw? juice? harp. In Vierundzwanzigsteljahrschrift der Internationalen Maultrommelvirtuosengenossenschaft , vol. 1 1982 . With The Jew s Harp in Colonial America, by Brian ... museet, pp. 13 27 . Fox, Leonard 1984 . The Jew s Harp A Comprehensive Anthology . Selected ... s Harp A Comprehensive Anthology . Selected, edited, and translated by Leonard Fox. Lewisburg Bucknell ... more details
hatnote Not to be confused with the Birman . Infobox Catbreed name Burmese image Blissandlucky11.jpg imagecaption Blue and Sable adult American Burmese country Burma , Thailand aacestd http www.aaceinc.org index.php?option com content&view article&id 16 burmese breed standard&catid 17 breed standards&Itemid ... Burmese.htm fifestd http www1.fifeweb.org dnld std BUR.pdf The Burmese lang th RTGS Suphalak ... s split into two subgroups the American Burmese and the British Burmese and are not to be confused with Sacred Cat of Burma, in respect of which, see Birman . Most modern Burmese are descendants of one ... developed by British cat breeders as the European Burmese. ref name cfaeur cite web title Cat Fanciers Association Breed Profile European Burmese date 2007 05 29 url http www.cfa.org breeds profiles eurbur.html accessdate 2007 10 26 ref Originally, Burmese cats were exclusively dark brown sable ... have different rules about which of these count as Burmese. Burmese cats are known for being sociable ... cite web title UK Burmese Cat Society date 2000 05 23 url httpp www.burmesecatsociety.org.uk faults.html ... pedigree cats, they often reach 16 to 18 years of age. ref http www.pets of the realm.com burmese cat.html ref Burmese are a small to medium size breed and tend to be about 4 6 kg in weight. ref The Ultimate Encyclopedia of Cats ISBN 978 0 7894 1970 5 ref Burmese are vocal like the Siamese cat ... oriented breed who form strong bonds with their owners and gravitate toward human activity. Burmese ... on the Burmese implies that all survival instinct of flight or fight seems to have been bred out of them. ref name cfaburmese cite web title Cat Fanciers Association Breed Profile Burmese date 2007 ... sources ref name oflynn Guide to Owning a Burmese Cat. Justin O Flynn. T.F.N. Publications, Inc. Published 1997 ref note that, while rarely aggressive with humans, Burmese cats can defend themselves quite well against other cats, even those larger than themselves. Burmese maintain kitten like interests ... more details
The Burmese Encyclopedia lang my is an encyclopedia published by the Burma Translation Society under the direction of former Burmese Prime Minister U Nu . The project began in 1947, and the first volume was later published via Stephen Austin & Sons Ltd, Hertford , Great Britain . Each of fifteen volumes has approximately 500 pages. The last volume of the first edition was published in 1976, and was followed by yearly updates. Category Burmese encyclopedias Category Burmese literature Myanmar stub encyclopedia stub ja ... more details
Infobox instrument name Kafir harp names waj, waji, vaj, vaji image image capt background string classification chordophone hornbostel sachs 311.121.21 hornbostel sachs desc zither with resonating soundbox inventors developed range related ennanga musicians builders articles The Kafir harp known in the local language as waj , waji , vaj or vaji is a traditional Arched harp with a bow shaped body formed from a tree branch with four to five string depending on size used by the Hindukush Kafir people Kafir s in the Nuristan province of Afghanistan . It is played during social gatherings, and to accompany epic storytelling or songs of heroic tales. ref name Klimberg2004 cite journal last Klimberg first Max title The Arts of Societies of the Kafirs of the Hindu Kush journal Journal of the Royal Society for Asian Affairs publisher Academic Search Premier EBSCO volume 35 issue 3 url year 2004 pages ref Similar harps used to be widespread in ancient times throughout Central Asia and India, ref name Slobin cite encyclopedia last Slobin first mark encyclopedia Universalium title Central Asian Arts ... date year 2010 month publisher volume location isbn oclc doi pages ref and this harp possibly entered ... volume location isbn oclc doi pages ref It has been compared to the ennanga of Uganda and harp ... Musical Instruments author Tehuti Research Foundation ref Construction and design The Kafir harp is constructed ... last Alvad first Thomas title The Kafir Harp journal Man volume 54 issue 233 jstor 2795578 year ... like tassels . One harp collected in an anthropological expedition in the 1950s had four strings ... the Kafir harp they have to balance the sound box on the left arm, leaving the strings to face up .... Stylistically, a piece of music featuring the kafir harp may begin with an ostinato figure on the harp ..., and there are no similar types of zithers or harps like the kafir harp to be found in other parts of Afghanistan. ref name Grove This harp is played predominantly by men in the region. Images external ... more details
Image glass.harmonica.in.rome.arp.jpg thumb right A glass harp being played in Rome , Italy . The rims of wine glass es filled with water are rubbed by the player s fingers to create the notes. For the band, see Glass Harp band or for the similar instrument, see Glass harmonica . A glass harp also called musical glasses , singing glasses , angelic organ , verrilion or ghost fiddle is an musical instrument instrument made of upright wine glass es. It is played by running moistened or chalked fingers around the rim of the glasses. Each glass is tuned to a different pitch, either by grinding each goblet to the specified pitch, in which case the tuning is permanent, or by filling the glass with water until the desired pitch is achieved. History The glass harp was created in 1741 by Irishman Richard Pockrich inventor Richard Pockrich , who is known as the first virtuoso of the musical glasses. Citation needed date April 2011 The composer Christoph Willibald Gluck played the musical glasses. He performed in London and Copenhagen. His instrument consisted of 26 goblets. Citation needed date April 2011 The instrument was popular in the 18th century. Pockrich s contemporary, Ford, published ... 3.jpg thumb 200px Gloria Parker playing the Glass harp or Musical Glasses with Lionel Hampton and his ... . There are several current musicians who professionally play the glass harp. Among them are the Glass ... ref Igor Sklyarov musician Igor Sklyarov played the glass harp on the same song during two ... by Gloria Parker . Fourteen well known carols are performed with the glass harp producing flute ... External links commons category Glass harps http www.youtube.com watch?v XKRj T4l e8 Glass harp ... harp . http crystaltrio.com eng projects 2 719.html Glass Harp in David Gilmour s Venetian concerts Glass Harp and Shine On Your Crazy Diamond http www.metmuseum.org works of art collection database ... Museum of Art http theinspirationroom.com daily 2010 skoda glass harp Petr Spatina in Skoda commercial ... more details
Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 Burmese glass is a type of Opacity optics opaque colored art glass , shading from yellow to pink , found in either the rare original shiny finish or the more common satin finish. It is used for table glass and small, ornamental vases and dressing table articles. It was patented in 1885 by the Mount Washington Glass Company of New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA. Burmese glass found favor with Victoria of the United Kingdom Queen Victoria , and from 1886, the British company of Thomas Webb & Sons was licensed to produce their own version known as Queen s Burmeseware , which was used for tableware and decorative glass, often with painted decoration. The formula to produce Burmese Glass contains Uranium oxide with tincture of gold added. The uranium oxide produced the inherent soft yellow color of Burmese glass. Because of the added gold, the characteristic pink blush of color of Burmese was fashioned by re heating th object in the furnace The Glory Hole. The length of time in the furnace will determine the intensity of the color. Strangely, if the objects is subjected to the heat again, it will return to the original yellow color. Actually, on the queens visit to the United States The Mount Washington glass company made for her a tea cup and saucer it was presented to her to which she exclaimed, it looks like a burmese sunset That is where the name Burmese came from for the Glass, The design painted on the cup and saucer by the famous Mt Washington artist Timothy Canty became known as Queens Burmese design. Mt Washington glass company, of New Bedford, Mass.. patented Queens design Burmese, not Thomas Webb and sons. Glass makers and brands DEFAULTSORT Burmese Glass Category Glass art Category Glass trademarks and brands Category Glass types Glass art stub ... more details
Image Richard Buchta Zande men with shields, harp.jpg thumb Azande harper, 1877 80 African harp s , particularly arched or bow harps, are found in several Sub Saharan African music traditions , particularly in the north east. Used from early times in Africa , they resemble the form of harps in ancient Egypt with a vaulted body of wood, parchment faced, and a neck, perpendicular to the resonant face, on which the strings are wound. Enanga File Afrikaabteilung in Ethnological Museum Berlin 52.JPG thumb left AN arched harp from the Democratic Republic of the Congo The ennanga , nanga or enanga is a type of arched harp played by the Ganda people of Uganda . The sound box is made of a single piece of wood and roughly hemispherical. The top of the box is a stretched resonant membrane made of antelope skin, tied to a piece of hide at the bottom of the box. The neck is attached to the inside of the box, exits through a small round opening on the membrane, and curves upward for about 60 to 70 cm. Seven or eight strings are attached to a piece of wood inside the box, and extend through the skin to tuning pegs inserted along the neck. Sometimes small metallic rattling pieces are attached to the pegs, to color the sound. It is usually used to accompany men s singing. Kundi File Egyptian harp.jpg thumb right Ancient Egyptian harp in the British Museum The kundi is the five string harp of the Azande and related people of Central Africa. It is an instrument traditionally played by young men and boys. ref cite web url http www.icommons.org bringnbraai title Bring n Braai first Daniela accessdate 25 April 2009 archiveurl http web.archive.org web 20090429051315 http www.icommons.org bringnbraai archivedate 29 April 2009 DASHBot deadurl no ref A similar type of harp played by the Nzakara people. The instruments are well known for their ornately carved heads. The instrument has generally ... page 170 ref References reflist See also African music Kafir harp Kora Gravikord string instrument ... more details
Big Harp is a medium easy game of solitaire played with 104 playing cards . It has one more stack than double Klondike solitaire Klondike , which makes the game easier. This game is called Die Pyramide in Germany Rudolf Heinrich, 1976 , however this name is already taken in English for Pyramid solitaire . Setup Image BigHarpSolitaire Setup.png thumb Figure 1 Big Harp Setup Use two decks of cards. Shuffle them and deal 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 and 0 hidden cards on the 10 cascades. Now add one row of open cards and you are ready to go. Rules Image BigHarpSolitaire InProgress.png thumb Figure 2 Big Harp Game in Progress Try to build ascending from the aces on the 8 foundations and use the Klondike red on black alternating color rule to build cascades. If stuck, draw card by card from the stock to the waste. The game allows you to recycle the waste stack exactly one time. Empty cascades can accept any card easy variation or only kings harder variation . References Rudolf Heinrich, 1976, Die sch nsten Patiencen . Perlen Reihe 641, 18th and 27th Edition, probably out of print, ISBN 3 85223 095 0, Perlen Reihe Verlag, Wien External links List of solitaire card games List of Solitaire Card Games Category Solitaire card games ... more details
Infobox ethnic group group Burmese American image poptime 100,200 ref name usacensus1 cite web url http ... , New York , Indiana , Virginia , Maryland , Illinois langs English language English , Burmese language Burmese rels Buddhism , Christianity , Islam , Hinduism Burmese Americans lang my IPA my mj m nw bw m j k are United States Americans of Burma Burmese descent. The term ... Agendas author Lin Zhan year 2003 publisher Jones & Bartlett isbn 0763722413 ref Burmese Americans are a subgroup of Asian Americans . The majority of Burmese Americans are of Burmese Chinese Chinese ... isbn 9780813543420 page pages 199 217 ref History in the United States The first Burmese to study in the United ... 1970s. Most who immigrated were primarily those with Burmese Chinese Chinese origins, who arrived in increasing numbers following the 1967 anti Chinese riots. ref name Cheah 201 Cheah 201. ref The Burmese ... name Cheah 201 A minority were of Anglo Burmese people Anglo Burmese and Burmese Indians Indian descent. Some of the Burmese immigrated to the United States after the Immigration and Nationality Act ... Cheah 202. ref From 1977 to 2000, 25,229 Burmese immigrated to the United States, although the figure is inaccurate because it does not include Burmese who immigrated via other channels or through other ... of ethnic minorities in Myanmar, in particular Karen refugees from the Thai Burmese border. ref name ... che Burmese in far smaller numbers continue to immigrate to the United States today mainly through family sponsorships and the green card lottery . Thousands of Burmese each year apply to a Diversity ... persons of Burmese descent resided in the United States, an increase of 499 over the 2000 United States Census previous census , which recorded 16,720 individuals of Burmese descent. ref name usacensus1 Leading up to the census, an awareness campaign was conducted by the Burmese Complete Count Committee , consisted of Burmese American organizations, to convince Burmese Americans to self identify ... more details
The Eolian Harp is a poem written by Samuel Taylor Coleridge in 1795 and published in his 1796 poetry ... with Sara Fricker along with the pleasure of Marriage conjugal love . However, The Eolian Harp ... is an Aeolian harp , an item that represents both order and wildness in nature. Along with the harp is a series of oppositional ideas that are reconciled with each other. The Eolian Harp also ... in 1795 Coleridge began writing The Eolian Harp on 20 August 1795 during his engagement to Sara Fricker ... Of his poems for the 1796 collection, Coleridge felt that The Eolian Harp was his favourite. ref Yarlott ... harp as its theme over the months that followed. ref name Mays p. 231 However, Coleridge did ... called Conversation poems. ref Mays 2001 pp. 231 232 ref Of The Eolian Harp as a model for poetry ... The Eolian Harp The poem begins by addressing Fricker and discussing the house at Clevedon ref Ashton ... instrument. right thumb A 19th century Aeolian harp The poem discusses love, sex, and marriage, but it is not done in the form of a love poem. Instead, it compares love with an Aeolian harp, which ... within nature, especially in regards to the effects of an Aeolian harp ref Radley 1966 pp. 44 46 ..., The Eolian Harp describes the mind s desire to seek after the divine. Coleridge s approach is similar ... are connected to the ideas within The Eolian Harp that deal with understanding the universe. In particular, The Eolian Harp express an unease with David Hartley philosopher David Hartley s ideas about ... sensation and experience of the divine with the music of the Aeolian harp. Although the earlier editions ... harp was a popular image in turn of the 19th century literature and collections were built around ... s Ode on Aeolus s Harp , The Castle of Indolence , and Spring . Philosophically, Coleridge knew the use ... not resemble an Eolian Harp, nor even a barrel organ turned by a stream of water, conceive as many .... 231 ref Critical response During the mid 20th century, Virginia Radley states, the Eolian Harp itself ... more details
Infobox Instrument name Paraguayan harp image Paraguayan harp.jpg image capt A Paraguayan harp related Harp The Paraguayan harp is the national instrument of Paraguay , and similar instruments are used elsewhere in South America, particularly Venezuela. It is a diatonic harp with 32, 36, 38 or 40, 42 ... 8 10 pounds. Construction The Paraguayan harp is constructed in three parts which are never ... legs on the bottom which are 4 inches long. The Paraguayan Harp weighs approximately 8 pounds and is carried ... strength hold the harp components together as no glue is used between head, arm and body. Traditionally .... The Harp instrument makers were entrepenoural Guaran and Mestizos in Paraguay, and the music came ... birds, women and Guarani lore. The Paraguayan harp was and is the dominant music source for campesinos ... famous Paraguayan performers whose origins were with the folk traditions of Paraguayan Harp and guitar. Paraguayan Harp is played solo or accompanied by another Paraguayan harp, or a guitar, or rarely .... This tradition carried through to the harp, where women were discouraged from playing the harp. Most ... and their musical remittances has greatly modified modern harp musical styles to include strong western influences including classical harp, jazz and elevator music . Modern Paraguayan harpists consider ... of accomplishment is brought through a players skill at performance of a handful of national harp ..., the largest Hydro Electric Dam in the Americas. The Paraguayan harp is played with the finger ... Harp. The Tuning for each octave is a seven note pentatonic scale, the white keys only from ... oral tradition only. It is played mostly by ear. References cite web title The Harp A Latin American ... December 17, 2007 date July 6, 2001 quote In Paraguay, the harp became the national instrument. cite ... 317 330 quote The distinctive Paraguayan harp... is featured as lead instrument in hundreds of ensembles ... work Dolmetsch Online title Paraguayan Harp quote C haracterized by a large soundbox with a rounded ... more details
Harp Hill coor dm 77 31 S 163 19 E is a detached hill 750 m that is triangular in plan, the northwest and southeast sides of which are defined by ridgelike rock exposures, located at the north side of MacDonald Hills in Asgard Range , Victoria Land . Named descriptively by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names US ACAN 1997 from its distinctive appearance. usgs gazetteer Category Hills of Victoria Land Category McMurdo Dry Valleys McMurdoDryValleys geo stub ... more details
The cloud harp , also known as the Keplerian harp , is an open form sound installation which converts the forms of clouds into audio and musical sequences in real time. It was created by fr Nicolas Reeves Nicholas Reeves and the NXI GESTATIO laboratory at UQAM in 1997. ref Plohman, Angela. http www.fondation langlois.org html e page.php?NumPage 101 Nicholas Reeves and the NXI Gestatio laboratory , 2000. Retrieved on 19 April, 2012. ref The cloud harp works in a way very similar to how a CD player reads the information on a CD disc it contains an infrared laser, which is aimed at the sky, and a telescope which senses the reflected light. A computer program then chooses synthesized tones sampled from a variety of instruments, depending on the altitude and density of the clouds above the installation. ref http www.voanews.com english news a 13 a 2004 06 23 37 1.html US Professor makes clouds sing , 23 June, 2004. Retrieved on 19 April, 2012. ref It s creator describes it as a meteo electronic instrument. ref http www.unites.uqam.ca design departement profs reeves UQAM School of Design professors Nicholas Reeves in French , Retrieved on 19 April, 2012. ref deadlink date May 2012 A version of the cloud harp was exhibited at the Lyon Cit Sonore event in 2000. ref http www.grame.fr Biennale 2000 harpe.html Lyon Cit sonore in French March, 2000. Retrieved on 19 April 2012. ref References reflist After listing your sources please cite them using inline citations and place them after the information they cite. Please see http en.wikipedia.org wiki Wikipedia REFB for instructions on how to add citations. ... more details
The Zilveren Harp Silver Harp is a Netherlands Dutch award given annually to promising music al talent. The award is very prestigious and winners are chosen by a different jury each year. The Zilveren Harp is given by the Foundation nonprofit organization foundation Buma Cultuur , which aims to promote Dutch music. The first award was given in 1969, and it has been presented every year since except for the year 1972 . Buma Cultuur also presents the Gouden Harp award, which is given to an artist for his entire oeuvre and Buma Export Award for acts which are successful abroad. Winners The winners are announced at the end of the year, but the presentation is usually in February of the next year. ref cite web url http www.allesopeenrij.nl index.html?page http www.allesopeenrij.nl lijsten muziek zilveren harp.html title Winnaars Zilveren Harp accessdate October 22, 2007 publisher Allesopeenrij.nl language Dutch language Dutch ref class wikitable Year Winner s 1969 Lenny Kuhr , Marinus Gerritsen , George Kooymans and Herman van Veen 1970 Saskia & Serge and Hans Bouwens & Jan Visser both George Baker Selection 1971 Loeki Knol , Frits Lambrechts and Thijs van Leer 1972 No award s presented. 1973 Earth & Fire , Greenfield & Cook and Euson 1974 Don Quishocking , Fon Klement and Wally Tax 1975 Marjol Flore and Robert Long singer Robert Long 1976 Alexander Curly , Peter Schaap and Tekstpierement 1977 Nelleke Burg , Wieteke van Dort , Ad Kraamer and Anita Meyer 1978 Tol Hansse and Clous van Mechelen 1979 Herman Brood & His Wild Romance, Flairck and Massada band Massada 1980 Sietse Dolstra , Margriet Markerink , New Adventures and Ad Visser 1981 Andr Hazes , Maywood , NAR and Spargo 1982 Doe Maar , Fay Lovsky and Dani l Sahuleka 1983 Het Goede Doel , Cherry and Toontje Lager 1984 Frank ... Gouden Harp List of prizes, medals, and awards External links http www.bumacultuur.nl Buma Cultuur DEFAULTSORT Zilveren Harp Category Music awards Category Dutch music awards nl Zilveren Harp ... more details
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