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El. knyga: Tree of strings: Crann nan teud: a history of the harp in Scotland [Taylor & Francis e-book]

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This is the first history of the harp in Scotland to be published. It sets out to trace the development of the instrument from its earliest appearance on the Pictish stones of the 8th century, to the present day. Describing the different harps played in the Highlands and the Lowlands of Scotland, the authors examine the literary and physical evidence for their use within the Royal Courts and "big houses" by professional harpers and aristocratic amateurs. They vividly follow the decline of the wire-strung clarsach from its links with the hereditary bards of the Highland chieftains to its disappearance in the 18th century, and the subsequent attempts at the revival of the small harp during the 19th and 20th centuries. The music played on the harp, and its links with the great families of Scotland are described. The authors present, in this book, material which has never before been brought to light, from unpublished documents, family papers and original manuscripts. They also make suggestions, based on their research, about the development and dissemination of the early Celtic harps and their music. This book, therefore, should be of great interest, not only to harp players but to historians, to all musicians in the fields of traditional and early music, and to any reader who recognises the importance of these beautiful instruments, and their music, throughout a thousand years of Scottish culture.
Acknowledgments vi
Foreword vii
1 Myth & Magic
1(10)
The Harp in Legend and Song
2 Shapes & Stones
11(20)
The earliest archaeological evidence
3 Clarsach & Cruit
31(10)
Early literary references and nomenclature in Gaelic areas
4 Harp & Carp
41(12)
Early literary references in non-Gaelic areas
5 Harps of Their Owne Sorte
53(16)
Descriptions of surviving instruments
6 Fiction & Facts
69(9)
The history of the three old harps examined
7 Court & Courtiers
78(15)
The harp at the Royal Court of Scotland
8 The Scots Lairds
93(8)
The harp in non-Gaelic areas
9 Irish Interplay
101(10)
Irish travelling harpers and musical connections
10 Highland Harpers
111
Highland clans and their harping connections
11 Rory Dall Morison & His Contemporaries
Three harpers of the mid 17th and 18th centuries
12 The Atholl Connection
Perthshire as a centre of harping activity
13 Fading Echoes
The decline of the harp in the Highlands
14 Puirt, Uirt & Orgain
The music of the harps
15 Classical Revival
The harp in 19th-century Scotland
16 A Harp New-strung
The harp in the 20th century
Appendix
Index
Keith Sanger is well-known in the field of Scottish history for his imaginative and meticulous research. He has published many articles relating to Highland history, early music and Scottish music. A piper himself, he developed an interest in the connection between Piobaireachd and Harp music which, along with the harp playing of his wife, led to a deeper investiation into the history and background of the Scottish and Irish harps in general.



Alison Kinnaird has an international reputation as a visual artist and musician. She is also one of the foremost exponents of Scottish harp music, playing both gut and wire-strung Scottish harps.