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Article Excerpt
Harps and Harpists. By Roslyn Rensch. Revised edition. Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 2007. [363 p. ISBN-13 978-0-253-34893-7. $ 49.95.] Illustrations, music examples, appendix, bibliography, index, compact disc.
On the rare occasion when the question of who has written effectively in English about the harp is broached, two writers inevitably spring to mind: Ann Griffiths and Roslyn Rensch. The 2007 revision of Harps and Harpists by Roslyn Rensch is the fourth in its line by the author. Even 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.
The slender The Harp: From Tarn's Halls to the American Schools {New York: Philosophical Library, 1950) is a three-section work, a basic division that Rensch maintains in some manner (whether as a division of the text or in appendices) in all but the newest of lur titles. The first section reflects the types of material found in the more recent volumes. Section II deals with fundamental playing and technical/mechanical considerations of the instrument. Section III addresses pedagogical matters: harp methods, graded solos, and ensemble music. In the mid-twentieth century,...
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