What is the Paraguayan harp?

Paraguayan harp is a derivative of harp used in Europe. It is a folk tool on which players perform very differently than a traditional classic pedal or concert harp. It is best known throughout South America, but has followers and artists around the world.

during the 15th to 18th century, when the Jesuits founded missionaries and colonized South America, those who came to work and lived in colonies, brought with them traditional European harps. These tools played a major role in spreading the Gospel to Paraguayan people. The natives of Paraguay have become experts on these instruments themselves and built their own rotation to create and play harp.

The Paraguayans who learned how to play and get harp understood that European harp had the main disadvantage in terms of overall design. European harp has a neck construction that causes the neck to throw the neck left. European harp snakes to make it harder and more robust to adapt to this tension, making it more difficult to transport them.The Paraguayans solved this problem by creating a "divided neck" where the strings came from the center of the neck. The trademark of the Paraguay Harp is that it is much lighter than most European harp, usually made of cedar and pine and weigh only 12 to 16 pounds (£ 5,44 - 7.25 kg) depending on whether Harp holds the lever system.

Paraguayan harp usually has 36 chains, although some have 32, 38 or 40 chains. This provides a rough range of about five octaves. In terms of height, harp usually costs about five feet (1.52 m). It has no foot pedals, which is another reason why Paraguayan Harp is easy. Those with the lever systems can open one or more levers to increase the pitch of one or more chains by one half step, thus playing in different keys with ease.

In terms of performance, a characteristic feature of playing Paraguayan Harp is that the artist involves strings with his nails. Melodies oftenIt discovers in octaves or is performed with the third or sixth interval, which provides a characteristic rich taste. Players also use tremolos, alternate back and forth from one playground to another fast. In short, the Paraguayans treat the harp in almost the same way as they treat the guitar, even steep. With the attitude of a similar guitar to playing harp, Paraguayan Harp Music sparks with live rhythms of South America and is far from the classic "angel" stereotype of the classic harp.