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Georg Henry Harlow: Kitty Stephens, later Countess of Essex (1794-1882), playing a harp lute
The harp lute, or dital harp, is one of the many attempts to revive the popularity of the guitar and to increase its compass, invented in 1798 by Edward Light. The harp lute owes the first part of its name to the characteristic mechanism for shortening the effective length of the strings; its second name of "dital harp" emphasizes the nature of the stops, which are worked by the thumb in contradistinction to the pedals of the harp worked by the feet.
This instrument consists of a pear-shaped body, to which is added a curved neck supported on a front pillar or arm springing from the body, and therefore reminiscent of the harp. There are twelve catgut strings. The curved fingerboard, almost parallel with the neck, is provided with frets, and has in addition a thumbkey for each string, by means of which the accordance of the string is mechanically raised a semitone at will. The dital or key, on being depressed, acts upon a stop-ring or eye, which draws the string down against the fret, and thus shortens its effective length. The fingers then stop the strings as usual over the remaining frets. A further improvement was patented in 1816 as the British harp lute. Other attempts possessing less practical merit than the dital harp were the lyra-guitarre, which appeared in Germany, at the beginning of the 19th century; the accord-guitarre, towards the middle of the same century; and the keyed guitar.
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 Sarah Deere-Jones Harp-Lute Last Rose of Summer Well known piece from The Regency era but played on a Harp-Lute made by Wheatstone around 1820. Sarah is believed to be the only professional Harp-Lute player. More at www.harp-lute.co.uk and www.regencyharp.co.uk Filmed at Mt Edgcumbe House SECornwall. The Harp-lute was developed by Edward Light as an instrument to be played by harpists travelling on the 'Grand Tour' and to places like Bath and Brighton in the early 19thCentury. CD 'Thy Trembling Strings' has this and more Regency music for Harp & Harp-lute. |  Harp Lute, Dital Harp played by Sarah Deere-Jones Instrument played is by Edward Light of London around 1815. On the table are a Wheatstone Harp-lute and a Light Harp-Lyre all of a similar period. These instruments were intended for Harp players to take on 'The Grand Tour' and as a portable Harp. The piece is from Edward Light's tutor book. More info at www.harp-lute.co.uk |  Handel concerto per Arpa E Lauta (so both harp AND lute!) Edward Witsenburg, Toyohiko Satoh NOTE! The Autograph of Handel states "per arpa e lauta" so harp AND lute, not "per arpa o lauta"!!! Richard Hickox took this literary and on this live concert, February 10th 1984. Edward Witsenburg, Erard Harp Toyohiko Satoh, Baroque Lute Monica Hugget, concert master Dutch Radio Chamber Orchestra Richard Hickox, conductor It was also an experiment in using baroque instruments. The radio tape was given by a friend. |  Hunter's Harp Burkina Faso The hunter's harp is variously described as a harp-lute or calabash harp. It originates in West Africa and may be a source of the banjo. Different names reflect their physical variations, tunings, and regional associations. Kora and ngoni are well known names. Donsongoni, simbin, and kamalengoni name other types of calabash harps. The ones seen here are found in southwestern Burkina Faso and may have a different name. If you have knowledge of the name of these instruments, please post a comment here. |  So Shall the Lute and Harp Awake - Samantha Williams Samantha Williams singing "So Shall the Lute and Harp Awake" at the Ken Friese vocal recital on Tuesday, June 12, 2007, Huntington, NY. |  O Grant It Heav'n Shall/The Lute and Harp sung by Harry Bradford Harry Bradford sings "O Grant it Heav'n/The Lute and Harp on Songs of Praise 13th Sept 2009. |  The Islands on harp and lute Lovely Ralph McTell tune played on a beautiful vintage harp (by Mrs TheFox) and the cheapest lute money can buy |  Miss Mac Dermott - O'Carolan - Baroque lute To my friend harpist Vicente... This is originally for harp, by famous blind harper Turlough O'Carolan. Transcription for lute is made by Jean-Luc Bresson (Thanks to him !) This music suits really well on the baroque lute (I think...). The lute is made by Didier Jarny. |  Sarah Deere-Jones Boscha Rondo Regency music Played on an antique Erat Grecian harp with its original soundboard in Mt Edgcumbe House Torpoint Cornwall. Track is on 'Thy Trembling Strings' see www.regencyharp.co.uk The instrument on the floor is a Wheatstone Harp-Lute see www.harp-lute.co.uk |  Baroque Harp - Suite Royalle - Robert De Visee An arrangement of Robert de Visee's Suite Royalle in Dm. Originally for Lute/Theorbo. Performed on an Italian styled triple harp, built by the performer. My apologies for the sound gap at the begining of the mascarade. Robin's CD can be purchased as a download from: CD Baby: www.cdbaby.com iTunes: itunes.apple.com Amazon: www.amazon.co.uk To read more about Robin visit his website; www.robin-ward.com |
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Durham Herald Sun
Thu, 17 May 2012 10:52:38 -0700
Cissokho, a Manding griot, is known for his virtuosic command of the Kora, the 21-stringed African “harp-lute” that is the heart and soul of West African music. The Brand New Life's music had already been described as a fusion of different musical ...
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Crookwell Gazette
Wed, 02 May 2012 18:16:43 -0700
The trio plays harp, lute, recorders and percussion to accompany their wonderfully matched voices. The program included music ranging from 14th century songs through 18th century Scottish and Irish ballads to modern Australian music.
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Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Harp-lute". Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.
