![]() All main articulations are provided in four times round robins and up to 5 velocity layer, recorded in stereo 24 Bit. ![]() It is a popular effect in harp musicĪs always we set a high focus on capturing the notes in a very realistic and organic way, thus we recorded the Grand Harp with several big condenser around the instrument. Harmonics: The Harmonics (flageolet) gives a very warm and gentle sound.We prepared all the the strings with brackets and paper which had the effect that the sound was muted as well as a weird vibrating noise was added to it Prepared: This prepared articulation produces a dissonant and percussive sounds which is best suitable to produce avant-garde or experimental sounds and noises.The other hand plays the strings normally To produce xylophonic sounds one hand mutes the strings by pressing them with the fingers close to the soundboard. Xylophonique: Xylophonique is a muted sound with a clearly distinguished pitch.To produce a pré de la table sound the fingers pluck the string in a normal manner but close to the soundboard The sound is sometimes compared to that of the Japanese koto or the guitar. Prè de la Table: Près de la table produces a dry and nasal sound.You produce that by plucking the strings with fingernails Fingernail: That articulations creates a sharp and slightly penetrating sound.Plucked: Plucking the strings with the fingers is the principal technique.In our version of the Grand Harp we concentrated on six different articulations which are: The normal and typical way to play the Grand Harp is to play it with the fingertips of the first four fingers, but there are a lot more kinds of playing techniques available. The lowest strings are made of copper or steel-wound nylon, the middle-lower strings of gut, and the middle to highest of nylon, or more or all gut. The Grand Harp has a wide range of tones which is six and a half octaves (47 strings) starting typically from C 1 and ends up at G 7. It began to be used in symphonic music by Hector Berlioz. The harp found its early orchestral use as a solo instrument in concerti by many baroque and classical composers. The Grand Harp is a descendant of ancient harps such as a Celtic Nylon Harp. The Grand Harp or better known as Concert Harp or Pedal harp is a large modern harp, designed primarily for classical music.
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