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    played a very important part in the economy of Africa during the ancient time‚ they were very rich for their work due to that types of things they would trade. Then there was the artisans made many nice objects that included stuff like blacksmith‚ weavers‚ tailors‚ jewelers‚ and tool makers‚ the artisans made many things that involve art and made them look very beautiful‚ most people thought that artisans had magical powers. Then there were the warriors‚ they played a important part in the kingdom

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    the video‚ Toronto Symphony Orchestra (TSO) principle Harp Heidi Van Hoesen Gorton performs the initial movement from Handel’s Harp Concerto. The setup is an empty stage at the Harpa Concert hall in Iceland and the harp is the leading role as the melody instrument. Therefore‚ a beautiful and brilliant musical composition which resonates for one to two seconds is registered. Production Heidi is a professional concert harpist and from the harp‚ she produces a mellow and resonating tone. She achieves

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    Mariachi is a champion amongst the most acclaimed styles of music from Mexico. Mariachi is an outfit of guitars‚ diatonic harp‚ violins and trumpet‚ beginning in western Mexico. The term is not got as heretofore thought from the French word ’mariage’; rather it starts from nearby tongues of western Mexico (Náhuatl and Coca vernacular packs) where the term insinuates a social event including move masters performing on a wooden stage. An equivalent Spanish term is fandango. Mariachi association in

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    Ocean Animals Did you know that when dolphins are underwater they can swim up to 260 miles without coming up to breath. Now that’s fast! Today this paper will have some facts about bottlenose dolphins‚ Leatherback sea turtles and harp seals. This paragraph will inform you about bottlenose dolphins. Did you know that when a baby bottlenose dolphin is born‚ it has to be born tail first or it will drown. Also a bottlenose dolphin can grow up to be 2.8 meters‚ and that’s really long! Bottlenose

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    The Harp The harping tradition in Ireland flourished from medieval times until the seventeenth century. It was fostered and developed among the powerful and wealthy Irish and Anglo-Irish families. Harpers were employed along with poets and orators‚ known as reacoirs‚ to provide entertainment for the families. As the families acted as patrons to the harpers‚ they would often have solo pieces‚ known as planxties‚ written in their honour by their harper. One famous song is Planxty Kelly. The occupation

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    Armagh-born organist‚ who was commissioned to transcribe all the dance tunes played at the Belfast Harp Festival over the period of the four day event. It is mainly due to his efforts that we still have this ancient music in Ireland at this time. The repertoire consisted mainly of parlour songs and drawing room music. The demise of the Irish Harping Tradition remained‚ until the mid 1950s. This is when the harp received a revival of sorts‚ meaning that this tradition has steadily grown ever since. The Harping

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    Katrina Tomas HUMALIT‚ C34 Dra. Evasco On Hearing Her Play The Harp After learning additional information about the poem’s background‚ I gained more information about the setting and characters illustrated in the poem. From the context of the poem‚ it is clear to say that there are at least two characters involved‚ a female playing a harp and a man named Chou Yu. Since this era is taken place during the Han and Tang Dynasties in China‚ the status of women was in the growing process. In the Han

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    There‚ in the middle was a golden harp. It was shaped like half of a heart with diamond strings. “Look at this‚ it seems to be an ancient artifact” Aiden exclaimed “We should strum it” “SLAM-A-COW that’s cool” Jack said excitedly ”I will go get other people to see this” He ran off. Just then I felt like I got hit in the head by a rock. I jumped up quickly at turned my head but we went I opened my eyes I could tell we were not in Wyoming anymore. “I strummed the harp and we like‚ teleported here” Sam

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    In “Gwilan’s Harp” the protagonist goes through hard situations‚ but she manages to keep a positive attitude through it. In “The Last Leaf” the main character must help her best friend through difficult times. The central figure in “The Last Leaf” helps her friend no matter what. In “The Washwoman” the lead character goes through hard times; nevertheless she does not give up. All these short stories teach valuable life lessons through their main characters. In “Gwilan’s Harp” Gwilan‚ the protagonist

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    Harping Tradition 1600 - 1845 The Irish harp has for many years been a great symbol for Ireland. Although now it is probably seen by most as just the image on the back of our coins‚ or on government letters‚ it has an extensive history rooted behind it. Here we will explore some of the historical background surrounding the harp; from its heyday until its unfortunate decline. For hundreds of years (11th Century onwards)‚ the bardic tradition flourished. Poets‚ Law-Makers‚ Storytellers and Musicians

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