telyn
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The telyn is the traditional Welsh harp, a key instrument in Welsh folk music and cultural heritage.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
harp
ⓘ
musical instrument ⓘ traditional Welsh instrument ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Welsh culture
ⓘ
Welsh folk music ⓘ Welsh national identity ⓘ |
| classification | string instrument ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
key instrument in Welsh folk music
ⓘ
symbol of Welsh cultural heritage ⓘ |
| hasNameInEnglish | Welsh harp ⓘ |
| hasOrigin | Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTuningMechanism |
levers
ⓘ
pedals ⓘ |
| hasVariant |
lever harp
ⓘ
pedal harp ⓘ triple harp ⓘ |
| historicalUse |
accompaniment of Welsh bards
ⓘ
performance of Welsh poetry ⓘ |
| hornbostelSachsClassification | 322.221 ⓘ |
| iconography |
appears in Welsh art
ⓘ
appears in Welsh literature ⓘ |
| material | wood ⓘ |
| performancePractice |
often played seated
ⓘ
sometimes played standing with smaller harps ⓘ |
| playedBy |
harpist
ⓘ
telynor ⓘ |
| region | Celtic countries NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedInstrument |
Celtic harp
ⓘ
Irish harp ⓘ Scottish harp ⓘ |
| soundProduction | plucked strings ⓘ |
| symbolOf |
Welsh musical tradition
ⓘ
Welsh national heritage ⓘ |
| taughtAt |
Welsh music schools
ⓘ
conservatoires in Wales ⓘ |
| tuningSystem |
chromatic with levers or pedals
ⓘ
diatonic ⓘ |
| typicalNumberOfStrings | approximately 30 to 38 ⓘ |
| usedFor |
accompaniment of singing
ⓘ
dance music ⓘ solo performance ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Eisteddfod competitions
ⓘ
ceremonial music ⓘ court music ⓘ folk music ⓘ religious music ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.