Harps and Harpists, Revised Edition

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.

• List of IllustrationsPrefacePart 1. The Harp in the Ancient World1. The Beginning2. Beyond the Earliest SourcesPart 2. The Non-Pedal Harp in Western Europe and North America3. Early Representations4. The Harp in Art, 1200–16655. The Harp in Literature and Music6. Concerning Non-pedal Harps and HarpistsPart 3. The Pedal Harp in Western Europe and North America7. Some Early Harps, Harpists, and Music8. From Single to Double Action9. The Colonies and the United States10. The Harp InternationalPart 4. Retrospection and the Future11. Some Notable Events12. Four Essays by the AuthorAppendixNotesSelected BibliographyIndex

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.June 2008(Notes)