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  2. Chūgoku Region Lullaby - Wikipedia

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    An instrumental version, played on a harp, historically marked the end of transmission at night on RCC, broadcasting to Hiroshima Prefecture. Up until 1987, a violin version was used on Sanyo Broadcasting , in Okayama and Kagawa, also signalling the end of daily programming.

  3. Turlough O'Carolan - Wikipedia

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    Carolan's memorial in St Patrick's Cathedral was the gift of Sydney, Lady Morgan.. Carolan was born in 1670 in Nobber, County Meath, [1] where his father was a blacksmith. The family, who were said to be a branch of the Mac Brádaigh sept of County Cavan (Carolan's great-grandfather, Shane Grana O'Carrolan, was chieftain of his sept in 1607 [2]), forfeited their estates during the civil wars ...

  4. Music and sleep - Wikipedia

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    Although lyric gives depth and meaning to the music, it also stimulates cognitive processes, making it more difficult to fall asleep. Whereas instrumental music focuses on the melody and rhythm, it allows for relaxation without the distraction of lyrics. Research has given evidence for the use of instrumental music in improving sleep quality. [27]

  5. Alan Stivell - Wikipedia

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    "Crystal Harp" solid-body (Goas-Stivell, 1987) Alan Stivell was born in the Auvergnat town of Riom.His father, Georges (Jord in Breton) Cochevelou, was a civil servant in the French Ministry of Finance who achieved his dream of recreating a Celtic or Breton harp in the small town of Gourin, Brittany [2] and his mother Fanny-Julienne Dobroushkess was of Lithuanian-Jewish descent.

  6. List of compositions for harp - Wikipedia

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    Auriga (harp and piano) Sergiu Natra. Music For Violin and Harp; Music For Harp and Three Brass Instruments (trumpet, trombone, & French horn) Music for Nicanor (harp, flute, clarinet & string quartet) Commentaires sentimentaux (flute, viola and harp) Two Sacred Songs (soprano, violin, cello, harp & organ) Ancient Walls (trombone & harp)

  7. Swarmandal - Wikipedia

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    The swarmandal (Hindi: स्वरमण्डल [s̪ʋərməɳɖəl̪]), surmandal, or Indian harp is a plucked box zither, originating from India, similar to the qanun that is today most commonly used as an accompanying instrument for vocal Indian classical music. [1]

  8. Julia Thornton - Wikipedia

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    The seeds of her first album, "Harpistry", were sown during her involvement with a mediaeval instrumental group, Arcana Mundi, a concept dreamed up by Craig Leon, who would later become her producer. Thornton signed a deal with EMI in 2002, and between trips abroad with Bryan Ferry, she sourced the material for her first album, with help from Leon.

  9. Robert Maxwell (songwriter) - Wikipedia

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    Robert Maxwell (born Max Rosen; April 19, 1921 – February 7, 2012 [1]) was an American harpist, songwriter, and teacher who wrote the music for two well-known songs: "Ebb Tide" and "Shangri-La" (originally a composition entitled "Fantasy for Harp").