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Also known as harfa, pillar harp

The harp is a stringed musical instrument that has individual strings running at an angle to its soundboard; the strings are plucked with the fingers. Harps can be played in either a seated or standing position. Most commonly, harps are made of wood and are triangular in shape. Some have multiple rows of strings and pedal attachments.

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The harp is a stringed musical instrument with individual strings set at angles to its soundboard, played by plucking the strings with your fingers while seated or standing. Harps are typically made of wood in a triangular shape, and some feature multiple rows of strings and pedal attachments to expand their musical capabilities.

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Key facts

Instrument.name
Harp
Instrument.image
Harp.png
Instrument.caption
A medieval harp (left) and a single-action pedal harp (right)
Instrument.background
string
Instrument.hornbostel_sachs
322–5
Instrument.hornbostel_sachs_desc
Composite chordophone sounded by the bare fingers
Instrument.range
150px|center(modern pedal harp)
Instrument.related
Angular harp Arched harp Claviharp Konghou (Chinese) Pedal harp Triple harp (Baroque era) Celtic harp (Medieval era) Medieval harp Epigonion Lyre Yazh Zither Chang (instrument)

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Wikidata facts

Official name
Telyn
Image
A musical instrument. A harp.jpg
Said to be same as
Asor
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Commons gallery
Harp
Commons category
Harps
Hornbostel-Sachs classification
322
topic's main category
Category:Harps
Unicode character
🪉
practiced by
harpist
different from
triple harp
on focus list of Wikimedia project
Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
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