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The pedal harp (also known as the concert harp) is a large and technologically modern harp, designed primarily for use in art music. It may be played solo, as part of a chamber ensemble, or in an orchestra .
This harp stands 65.5 inches (166 cm), and weighs 17 kilograms (37 lb). Much later, they introduced the Ogden, which is a bit smaller, but has 37 strings, and then the Prelude, which is considerably larger, and styled more like a pedal harp. Between the Troubadour and Ogden models, there was an Egan model, but it was discontinued.
George Morley registered his harp making, tuning, and repair business at 95 High St, White Chapel, London, in 1817. [2] His brother, Charles Morley (1796–1858), entered into partnership with him in 1820. [3] A single-action pedal harp dated around 1810 in the Henry Ford Museum is believed to be the work of George Morley. [1]
Woods’ initial foray into harp sales grew into a large mail-order catalog offering products and resources for harpists worldwide; her brick-and-mortar store, the Sylvia Woods Harp Center, opened in 1992 and was believed to be the largest harp store in the world, with between fifty and 100 harps on the floor at any given time.
The cross-strung harp or chromatic double harp is a multi-course harp that has two rows of strings which intersect without touching. While accidentals are played on the pedal harp via the pedals and on the lever harp with levers, the cross-strung harp features two rows so that each of the twelve semitones of the chromatic scale has its own string.
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Şirin Pancaroğlu (born 1968) is a Turkish harpist. [1] [2] [3]She performs both popular-folk and classical pieces. [4] [5] She has premiered pieces written for her by Gerardo Dirié, Franghiz Ali-Zadeh, Jeeyoung Kim, Ricardo Lorenz, Hasan Uçarsu and Meliha Doguduyal.
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