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aeolian harp |
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Aeolian harpStringed instrument played by the wind (named for the wind god Aeolus). It is usually a long, narrow, shallow box with soundholes and 10 or 12 strings strung lengthwise between two bridges. The strings are of the same length but different thicknesses and are all tuned to the same pitch; the wind makes them vibrate in successively higher harmonics. The harp may be hung, or set horizontally under a window sash. The first known Aeolian harp was constructed c. 1650 by Athanasius Kircher (1601–1680). aeolian harp a stringed instrument that produces a musical sound when a current of air or wind passes over the strings Aeolian harp musical instrument activated by winds. [Gk. Myth.: Jobes, 40] See : Wind How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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It was like the voice of a soul that had once lived in an AEolian harp. It is as though the Aeolian harps had caught some strayed wind from an unknown world, and brought strange messages from peopled stars. A strange roseate light shone through the spaces among their trunks and the wind made in their branches the music of AEolian harps. |
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