At the turn of the century, French harp makers Pleyel had invented a new instrument – the chromatic harp. It had no pedals but an additional set of strings, slanting across the others, meaning ...

it has become widely known as 'The Welsh Harp'. The instrument has three rows of strings, making it possible to play chromatic notes in addition to the diatonic scale.

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 ...

It was then that the harp was introduced into orchestral music. The pedalling system, which made the instrument completely chromatic, meant that composers found the instrument much more flexible to ...

With years of experience under his belt, Bobby Joe Holman has become a mentor and educator, sharing not only his skills but ...

Stevie Wonder came to Pittsburgh Tuesday asking the question, “Can We Fix Our Nation’s Broken Heart?” and prescribed two hours of music as a healing balm. Wonder announced the 10-city tour only three ...

His other avocation is as a musician and recording artist, simultaneously playing chromatic harmonica and acoustic nylon guitar. Granafei is a graduate of the Conservatory of L'Aquina in Italy and ...

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 ...

Friends say there was even a time or two when a patient was undergoing anesthesia and Vickers would pull out his always-handy chromatic harmonica and play a bit to soothe and serenade. He would ...

The ’70s gets a bad rep from some guitarists but it's too easy to say this was a bad time for Gibson and Fender and that's the story. There were some real treasures and technological breakthroughs ...

American harmonicist plays Monk on diatonic and chromatic instruments, joined by guitar, tuba, bass and percussion ...