When one realizes how little the harp of the 1700's had advanced from its Biblical predecessors, its neglect by such masters as Bach, Haydn, and Beethoven does not seem remarkable. Why should a serious composer waste his time in writing for an instrument with no facilities for modulating, an instrument the weak tones of which would be lost in an orchestra?
Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc663361 |
Date | 01 1900 |
Creators | Harvey, Anita Tsianina |
Contributors | Hewitt, Helen, 1900-1977, Phillips, Lilian |
Publisher | North Texas State College |
Source Sets | University of North Texas |
Language | English |
Detected Language | English |
Type | Thesis or Dissertation |
Format | v, 74 leaves: ill., music, Text |
Coverage | 1700/1952 |
Rights | Public, Harvey, Anita Tsianina, Copyright, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights |
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