harp

class of musical instruments
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harp

Summary

harp is a family of musical instruments[1]. harp ranks in the top 4% of family_of_musical_instruments entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,195 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • harp received the Instrument of the Year[3].
  • harp's instance of is recorded as family of musical instruments[4].
  • harp is a type of Plucked string instrument[5].
  • harp is a type of composite chordophone[6].
  • harp is a type of artificial physical object[7].
  • harp is a type of musical instrument[8].
  • harp is part of MIMO's classification of musical instruments[9].
  • harp is part of Guizzi's classification of musical instruments[10].
  • harp is part of Hornbostel–Sachs[11].
  • harp's Commons category is recorded as Harps[12].
  • harp's said to be the same as is recorded as Asor[13].
  • harp's Unicode character is recorded as 🪉[14].
  • harp's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Harps[15].
  • harp's Commons gallery is recorded as Harp[16].
  • harp's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[17].
  • harp's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[18].
  • harp's described by source is recorded as Riemann's Music Dictionary[19].
  • harp's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[20].
  • harp's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[21].
  • harp's described by source is recorded as Metropolitan Museum of Art Tagging Vocabulary[22].
  • harp's described by source is recorded as Diccionario del español de México[23].
  • harp's described by source is recorded as The New Student's Reference Work[24].
  • harp's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 11[25].
  • harp's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Harps'}[26].
  • harp's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'it', 'text': 'Arpe'}[27].

Body

Definition and Type

harp's instance of is recorded as family of musical instruments[4]. Recorded subclass of include Plucked string instrument[5], composite chordophone[6], artificial physical object[7], and musical instrument[8].

Use and Application

Part of include MIMO's classification of musical instruments[9], a musical instrument classification[28]; Guizzi's classification of musical instruments[10]; and Hornbostel–Sachs[11], a musical instrument classification[29].

Recognition

harp received the Instrument of the Year[3].

Influence

Things named for harp include harpejji[30].

Why It Matters

harp ranks in the top 4% of family_of_musical_instruments entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,195 views/month).[2] harp has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] harp is known by 24 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]

Entities named for harp include harpejji[30].

FAQs

What awards did harp receive?

Honors received include Instrument of the Year[3].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . Revision of the Hornbostel-Sachs Classification of Musical Instruments by the MIMO Consortium. wikidata.org.
  2. [3] . 2016.instrument-des-jahres.de. Retrieved . 2016.instrument-des-jahres.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Revision of the Hornbostel-Sachs Classification of Musical Instruments by the MIMO Consortium. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . Revision of the Hornbostel-Sachs Classification of Musical Instruments by the MIMO Consortium. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . revision of the Hornbostel-Sachs Classification by Febo Guizzi. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . Q129415937. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Revision of the Hornbostel-Sachs Classification of Musical Instruments by the MIMO Consortium. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . revision of the Hornbostel-Sachs Classification by Febo Guizzi. wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [30] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [31] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [32] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Described by source Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Riemann's Music Dictionary +6
    Award received Instrument of the Year
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