tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060605.post5626844639921036947..comments2024-03-26T15:57:13.443+00:00Comments on On An Overgrown Path: Something to harp on aboutUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060605.post-74285797534720718972010-02-21T20:51:07.373+00:002010-02-21T20:51:07.373+00:00In my experience, blues musicians call a harmonica...In my experience, blues musicians call a harmonica a "harp", but not a mouth harp. The latter term seems to be a euphemism for what is more commonly called a Jew's harp.<br /><br />Crumb calls for a Jew's harp, though I don't recall at the moment if the score uses the term mouth harp or Jew's harp.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14158318216091178688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060605.post-69927037702987467972010-02-21T15:01:34.680+00:002010-02-21T15:01:34.680+00:00Thanks Daniel, but I'm confused.
Wikipedia sa...Thanks Daniel, but I'm confused.<br /><br />Wikipedia says <i>The Jew's harp, jaw harp, mouth harp, or Ozark harp, trump and juice harp thought to be one of the oldest musical instruments in the world.</i><br /><br />It would not be the first time Wikipedia was wrong. But further research indicates that a mouth harp can be either a Jew's harp or a harmonica.<br /><br />So it a Jew's harp or a harmonica in those classical compositions? Clarification from other expert readers is welcome.Pliablehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10616598845886342325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060605.post-26929446066096336462010-02-21T14:53:41.171+00:002010-02-21T14:53:41.171+00:00A mouth harp is a mouth-blow harmonica, not a jew&...A mouth harp is a mouth-blow harmonica, not a jew's/jaw harp.Daniel Wolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09093101325234464791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060605.post-62465347968492726972010-02-21T08:00:15.519+00:002010-02-21T08:00:15.519+00:00Email received:
Phons Bakx ( The Netherlands)
H...<i>Email received:</i><br /><br />Phons Bakx ( The Netherlands) <br /><br />He wrote a “cultureel-antropologisch standaardwerk over de geschiedenis van de mondharp” ,ie the standard book on the history of the jewish harp “De Gedachtenverdrijver ( from the Italian scacciapensieri). He organised a world jewish harp festival on 26th July 2006 <br /><br />See : http://www.volkskrant.nl/archief_gratis/article573206.ece/Vlammen_op_de_mondharpPliablehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10616598845886342325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060605.post-45139767875400540442010-02-21T07:17:43.017+00:002010-02-21T07:17:43.017+00:00Dear Pliable,
I don't even know what a Jew&#...Dear Pliable, <br /><br />I don't even know what a Jew's harp sounds like and I very much doubt I'll find this album here. But thanks for opening another window.<br /><br />Why am I so fond<br />of the double bass<br />of bull frogs<br />(Or do I hear the prongs<br />Of a tuning fork,<br />Not a bull fiddle)<br />Responding<br />In perfect accord<br />To one another<br />Across the pond--<br />How does each frog know<br />He is not his brother<br />Which frog to follow<br />Who was his mother<br />(Or is it a jew's harp<br />I hear in the dark?)<br /><br />---Menashe.billoohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10716970909272480118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060605.post-26429638209461690322010-02-20T19:22:01.680+00:002010-02-20T19:22:01.680+00:00Thanks Robert. From this I have to assume that the...Thanks Robert. From this I have to assume that the mouth harp is more popular with classical composers in the States than in Europe. But interestingly <i>Hypnos</i> is a French album. <br /><br />On <i>Hypnos</i> the mouth harp is played by Englishman John Wright who with his brother Michael is one of the leading players of the instrument -<br /><br />http://www.silk-road.com/newsletter/vol2num2/Harp.htmPliablehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10616598845886342325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060605.post-2222760486787599432010-02-20T19:09:27.736+00:002010-02-20T19:09:27.736+00:00Lukas Foss' American Landscapes for Guitar and...Lukas Foss' American Landscapes for Guitar and Orchestra.Robert Stinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10944966386586129767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060605.post-43444734294986902402010-02-20T16:19:35.815+00:002010-02-20T16:19:35.815+00:00James, thanks. I just knew readers would expand my...James, thanks. I just knew readers would expand my list.<br /><br />When we have more works using the mouth harp, and I am sure there are more, I will add them to the Wikipedia page which does not mention the George Crumb work, but mentions the Ives.Pliablehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10616598845886342325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060605.post-3529424994802379892010-02-20T15:47:01.812+00:002010-02-20T15:47:01.812+00:00Hello,
George Crumb calls for mouth harp in "...Hello,<br /><br />George Crumb calls for mouth harp in "Songs, Drones, and Refrains of Death", his cycle for baritone on Lorca texts. I think he also uses the instrument in one of the more recent "American Songbook" pieces, though I don't recall which at the moment.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14158318216091178688noreply@blogger.com