The Egan Irish Harps
eBook - PDF

The Egan Irish Harps

Tradition, patrons and players

  1. 319 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

The Egan Irish Harps

Tradition, patrons and players

About this book

In the politically charged era following the 1801 Act of Union, when Ireland's harp symbol was ubiquitous in political imagery, the playable instrument, the Gaelic harp, had largely disappeared. John Egan, a self-taught inventor, conceived a new national instrument, the "Portable Irish Harp, " with innovative mechanisms to expand the harp's chromatic capabilities.
The template for the modern Irish harp, Egan's design was imitated a century later by several principal harp makers. Antique Egan harps, prized as rare cultural artefacts and art objects, survive in museums and private collections worldwide. The included illustrations and the "Catalogue of Egan Harps" are an invaluable resource. This book on Ireland's renowned harp maker, John Egan, and the Egan family firm, reveals the significance of Egan harps in shaping Irish harp history.

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Information

Publisher
Four Courts Press
Year
2019
eBook ISBN
9781846828249
Edition
0
Topic
Media & Performing Arts
Subtopic
Irish History

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title page
  3. Copyright page
  4. Table of contents
  5. List of illustrations
  6. Acknowledgments
  7. Introduction
  8. Prologue: instrument and icon
  9. 1. Strike while the iron is hot
  10. 2. Lady Glorvina's harp
  11. 3. The patriotic present
  12. 4. John Egan, inventor
  13. Plate section
  14. 5. Royal appointments
  15. 6. One story draws another
  16. 7. Players and prototypes
  17. 8. The shape of the future
  18. Epilogue: museum objects with historical resonance
  19. Appendix 1: chronology of Egan harps
  20. Appendix 2: glossary of harp terms
  21. Appendix 3: catalogue of Egan harps
  22. Bibliography
  23. Index