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...last week's concert, Oberlin College's Finney Chapel turned into a thrumming, humming place, where the music was sometimes strong and distinct (Bach, arranged for 20 harps), sometimes mysteriously vague (Debussy, arranged for five harps), sometimes murmurous like the sea (Salzedo's own Fraicheur, for 54 harps). When it was over, the audience applauded enthusiastically. One observer noted that even the older performers looked young. Harp Master Salzedo had the answer: "Most harpists are young or look young. I have known only one old harpist, and she was not good. Harp keeps them young...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music: The Young at Harp | 5/16/1955 | See Source »

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