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Other names | Welsh triple harp, telyn deires |
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Classification | string |
Hornbostel–Sachs classification | 3.2.2 (harps) |
Developed | 17th century |
Musicians | |
Nansi Richards, Ar Log, Robin Huw Bowen |
The triple harp is a type of multi-course harp employing three parallel rows of strings instead of the more common single row. One common version is the Welsh triple harp (Welsh: telyn deires), used today mainly among players of traditional Welsh folk music.