Post #3605957

2026-07-05 14:13 UTC

@keefeglise@mastodonapp.uk "I am not a harp player"(!) but my guess would be a very different playing technique, but when mastered, probably brilliant for jazz or other 'less structured' music! You do realise BTW, that 'somewhere on the Fedi' there will be a harp player going "oo, oo, I know!"

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@keefeglise@mastodonapp.uk 2026-07-05 14:15

@bytebro@mastodonapp.uk Well I did use the tag! But what's a chromatic note?

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@Gaolaitch@cupoftea.social 2026-07-05 14:21

@bytebro@mastodonapp.uk @keefeglise@mastodonapp.uk Very quick explanation based on what I think is meant by that description: A chromatic harp has a separate string for each possible note on a piano (12 notes per octave). A normal pedal harp has 7 strings per octave, and the pedals allow each string to be changed in pitch up and down one semitone (= to the neighbouring keys either side on a piano). This means there is some overlap of pitches. This pedalling system restricts a little bit what notes the harp can play all at once, and means the player must use both feet constantly to change the pitches of strings as required by the music. All that goes away on the chromatic harp. No feet required.

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