The lyre was invented by the Sumerians of ancient Iraq around 3200 BCE. Its design was developed from the harp by replacing the single bow shape with two upright arms joined by a crossbar, and the ...

The frame harp of the fourth and fifth centuries had an arched sound box and a post for support on the open ends and was played resting on the left knee while the player was seated. It was designed ...

His Introduction and Allegro for Harp, Flute, Clarinet and String Quartet is a piece of chamber music. It’s a short piece, that’s often described as a miniature harp concerto. It was commissioned in ...

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The artist specializes in playing the West African kora, a long-necked harp which typically has 21 strings, occasionally singing along. The kora's strings are plucked using the thumb and index ...

Musician Bernth, who enjoys experimenting with musical instruments, built a gorgeous-sounding 109-string harp guitar. This ...

Wales has an unbroken tradition of harp playing. It was used as a dance instrument and for playing tunes and airs. The tradition owes its survival to the gypsy families of Wales who kept harp ...

July 21: A young mother is accused of giving a birth to a baby, and then throwing the baby in a dumpster in Southwest Houston. 18-year-old Everilda Cux-Ajtzalam was arrested July 23 and charged ...

Spanish 21 is a thrilling twist on blackjack. Using a 48-card Spanish deck, win by having a hand value closer to 21 than the dealer without exceeding it. The objective of Spanish 21 is to gain ...

Yale alum Chayton Pabich Danyla ’21 began the world tour of his original play “Strings Attached” at the historic Dixon Place in Manhattan, New York. Where Danyla will perform next, he doesn’t know — ...