The Jew's Harp: A Comprehensive AnthologyLeonard Fox This collection represents the first complete study of the Jew's harp -- its history, use, playing techniques, and manufacture -- richly supplemented with biographies of virtuosi of the instrument, a geo-linguistic survey of terms, data on composed music, and a bibliographical and discographical essay with numerous musical examples. Illustrated. |
Contents
The Jews Harp | 45 |
The Jewsharp | 56 |
A Brief Introduction to the Art of Making Jews Harps | 62 |
The Jews Harp | 65 |
The Jews Harp a Century Ago | 84 |
The Aura | 87 |
The Aura or MouthHarmonica Presented as a Musical Instrument | 97 |
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