- triple harp
- triple harp nounA Welsh harp• • •Main Entry: ↑triple
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Triple harp — The Welsh triple harp ( telyn deires ) is a type of harp using three rows of strings instead of the common single row. The Welsh triple harp today is found mainly among players of traditional Welsh folk music.HistoryThe triple harp first… … Wikipedia
triple harp — noun a large harp without pedals, and with three rows of strings, the middle row providing sharps and flats … English new terms dictionary
Harp — A medieval harp (left) and a single action pedal harp (right) String instrument Hornbostel–Sachs classification 322 5 (Composite chordophone sounded by the bare fingers) … Wikipedia
harp — harplike, adj. /hahrp/, n. 1. a musical instrument consisting of a triangular frame formed by a soundbox, a pillar, and a curved neck, and having strings stretched between the soundbox and the neck that are plucked with the fingers. 2. anything… … Universalium
harp — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. lyre, psaltery. See music. v. dwell on, repeat, din, iterate, nag, pester. See repetition. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. concert harp, pedal harp, triple harp, Welsh harp, folk harp, Irish harp, Celtic harp … English dictionary for students
Pedal harp — Harp Classification String instrument (plucked) Playing range … Wikipedia
Harp Seal — Taxobox name = Harp Seal status = LR/lc status system = iucn2.3 status ref =IUCN2006|assessors=Seal Specialist Group|year=1996|id=41671|title=Pagophilus groenlandicus|downloaded=12 May 2006 ] image width = 240px range range map width = 240px… … Wikipedia
Welsh Harp — may refer to:* the triple harp, a traditional musical instrument also known as the Welsh harp * The Welsh Harp, the name of several pubs in England * the popular name of the Brent Reservoir * Welsh Harp railway station now disused * An electoral… … Wikipedia
Welsh harp — noun another term for triple harp … English new terms dictionary
welsh harp — noun Usage: usually capitalized W : a large triple harp with two rows of strings tuned diatonically in unison and the third row supplying the chromatic sharps and flats … Useful english dictionary
