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Harp vs Autoharp - What's the difference?

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Autoharp is a related term of harp.



As nouns the difference between harp and autoharp

is that harp is a musical instrument consisting of an upright frame strung with strings that are stroked or plucked with the fingers while autoharp is a string instrument having a series of chord bars attached to dampers which mute all the strings other than those that form the desired chord.

As a verb harp

is usually with on To repeatedly mention a subject.

As a proper noun Harp

is {{surname|A=An|occupational|from=occupations}} for a player of the harp.

harp

English

(wikipedia harp)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A musical instrument consisting of an upright frame strung with strings that are stroked or plucked with the fingers.
  • (label) A harmonica.
  • (label) A grain sieve.
  • Derived terms

    * harpist

    See also

    * lyre

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To repeatedly mention a subject.
  • (US)
    (UK)
  • (label) To play on (a harp or similar instrument)
  • (label) To play (a tune) on the harp.
  • (label) To develop or give expression to by skill and art; to sound forth as from a harp; to hit upon.
  • — Shakespeare.

    Synonyms

    * about *

    Anagrams

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    autoharp

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A string instrument having a series of chord bars attached to dampers which mute all the strings other than those that form the desired chord
  • * {{quote-news, year=2007, date=March 9, author=Jon Pareles, title=Three Bands on Trips That Lead to the ’60s, work=New York Times citation
  • , passage=Mr. Droste is usually the more ethereal, with the sweeter voice and the gentler melodies; he was the one strumming an autoharp for “Lullabye,” while Mr. Bear tapped a glockenspiel, and Christopher Taylor played a flute. }}

    See also

    * (wikipedia "autoharp") * zither