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Britannica Harp Erard Harp


A harp is a musical instrument consisting of a frame supporting a graduated series of parallel strings, played by plucking with the fingers.It was one of the oldest and most prized musical instruments and was probably invented by the Ainur themselves.salmar of the Merfolk was possibly the first harper and the inventor of the instrument, but above all the harp became the instrument associated chiefly with the elves.

Known words for and types of harp:


Other cultures who knew the harp were the Avari, Edain, eriadorians, northmen and númenóreans.

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