The Egan Irish Harps: Tradition, Patrons and Players by Hurrell, Nancy

The Egan Irish Harps: Tradition, Patrons and Players (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781846827594)

Vendor: Nancy Hurrell
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Format: Hardcover
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The Egan Irish Harps: Tradition, Patrons and Players by Hurrell, Nancy

The Egan Irish Harps: Tradition, Patrons and Players

$65.00
The Egan Irish Harps: Tradition, Patrons and Players by Hurrell, Nancy

The Egan Irish Harps: Tradition, Patrons and Players

$65.00
Format: Hardcover
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In the politically charged era following the 1801 Act of Union, when Ireland's harp symbol was ubiquitous in political imagery, the playable instrument, the Gaelic harp, had largely disappeared. John Egan, a self-taught inventor, conceived a new national instrument, the "Portable Irish Harp," with innovative mechanisms to expand the harp's chromatic capabilities.

The template for the modern Irish harp, Egan's design was imitated a century later by several principal harp makers. Antique Egan harps, prized as rare cultural artefacts and art objects, survive in museums and private collections worldwide. The included illustrations and the "Catalogue of Egan Harps" are an invaluable resource. This book on Ireland's renowned harp maker, John Egan, and the Egan family firm, reveals the significance of Egan harps in shaping Irish harp history.

Author: Nancy Hurrell
ISBN-10: 1846827590
ISBN-13: 9781846827594
Publisher: Four Courts Press
Language: English
Published: 02/22/2019
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.90lbs
Size: 9.30h x 6.30w x 1.10d
By Nancy Hurrell
By Nancy Hurrell
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Nancy Hurrell is a harp historian and consultant to the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Her groundbreaking CD, The Egan Irish Harp, is the first recording of an Egan Portable Irish Harp, c.1820.

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