Harps and Harpists, Revised Edition by Roslyn Rensch

Harps and Harpists, Revised Edition by Roslyn Rensch

Revising her classic 1989 book Harps and Harpists, Roslyn Rensch expands her authoritative history of this timeless instrument. This lavishly illustrated edition, with 137 black-and-white images and 24 color plates, surveys the progress of the harp from antiquity to the present day. The new edition includes two new chapters; an extensive bibliography and index; personal anecdotes of the author's studies under Alberto Salvi; and an appendix on the Roslyn Rensch Papers and Harp Collection, which are housed at the University of Illinois-Urbana-Champaign.

The 2007 revision of Harps and Harpists by Roslyn Rensch is the fourth in its line by the authorEven cursory glances at the precursors of the present work show her lifetime odyssey and love affair with her instrument, and make interesting comparisons with one another.June 2008 * Notes *

Roslyn Rensch, musician and art historian, studied harp with Alberto Salvi and Joseph Vito. She is author of The Harp; The Harp, Its History, Technique and Repertoire; and most recently, Three Centuries of Harpmaking.

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ISBN 13	9780253348937
ISBN 10	0253348935
Titel	Harps and Harpists, Revised Edition
Autor	Roslyn Rensch
Buchzustand	Nicht verfügbar
Bindungsart	Hardback
Verlag	Indiana University Press
Erscheinungsjahr	2007-07-12
Seitenanzahl	384
Hinweis auf dem Einband	Die Abbildung des Buches dient nur Illustrationszwecken, die tatsächliche Bindung, das Cover und die Auflage können sich davon unterscheiden.