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Diatonic harps

Scope note

Harps in which generally the strings are all tuned to the notes of a single key; often an extra string is inserted in each octave for a flat seventh or, less often, a sharp fourth.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

3000209199

Broader Terms used

frame harps

Narrower Terms used

telyns
Irish harps

Term used for

harps, diatonic

Equivalent Terms used

diatonic harp

Created

13yrs ago

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