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Ossian Awakening the Spirits on the Banks of the Lora With the Sound of His Harp
An image of "Ossian Awakening the Spirits on the Banks of the Lora with the Sound of his Harp", created by Francois Gerard after 1801 (Oil on canvas, 184,5 x 194,5 cm).
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Web Gallery of Art: David Playing the Harp Before Saul
An image of "David Playing the Harp before Saul", created by Lucas Van Leyden, c. 1508 (Engraving, 254 x 184 mm).
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Web Gallery of Art: King David Playing the Harp
An image of "King David Playing the Harp", created by Giacomo Del Poz (Oil on canvas, 47 x 42 cm).
Harp Week
Harp Week: The Presidential Elections: 1880 Cartoon List
This fabulous site compiles political cartoons from Harper's Weekly for the campaing of 1880. The cartoons are drawn by Thomas Nast, and each cartoon is thoroughly explained. A great resource.
Harp Week
Harp Week Explore History: Chester A. Arthur
This biography of Chester A. Arthur concentrates on his time as Collector of the New York Customhouse, and despite his use of the patronage system, when he became president, he became a civil service reformer.
Harp Week
Harp Week: Elections: 1888 Election: Harrison v. Cleveland
The campaigns and campaign styles of the two candidates for president in 1888 were very different. Read about the legacy of Grover Cleveland from his first term, and find out why Benjamin Harrison was successful in his presidential bid.
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Harp Week: Edwin Mc Masters Stanton
This site provides a detailed biography of Edwin McMasters Stanton. Content includes his role as President Abraham Lincoln's Secretary of War.
Harp Week
Harp Week: John Kelly
A very interesting biography of John Kelly, a man groomed by Boss Tweed, but one who worked to make New York government respectable after Tweed's death.
Harp Week
Harp Week: Mining Life in California
Illustrated article from Harper's Weekly, October 3, 1857, page 632, focusing on Chinese workers and their life in California mining camps.
Harp Week
Education at Harp Week: The Civil War Illustrations Activity
A set of three activities where students explore and analyze illustrations and cartoons from Harper's Weekly magazine that showed what life was like in the United States during the Civil War. The first activity looks at why the North won...
Harp Week
Harp Week: Immigrant and Ethnic America
Website with detailed information from Harpers Weekly on various immigrant and ethnic groups that were a vital part of American culture during the second half of the 19th century. Page features the Chinese-American experience, 1857-1892.
Harp Week
Harp Week: The Presidential Elections: Events
Read about the domestic policies and events that occured in Grover Cleveland's first term of office. Many of these were events on which he would run as he sought his second term.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Egyptian Harp
That the Egyptians paid great attention to the study of music and had arrived at a very accurate knowledge of the art, is evident from the instruments which they used. - Goodrich, 1844
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Harp Week: Impeachment of Andrew Johnson: Tenure of Office Act
This site from HarpWeek contains information on the impeachment of Andrew Johnson because he violated the Tenure of Office Act. The site is not too in-depth but it does provide some interesting information.
Curated OER
Schematic of a Trump
Very easy to follow instructions on how to play the Jew's harp. Complete with a nice labeled diagram which shows all the parts of the Jew's harp. Provides links for advanced lessons as well.
Other
Gateshead Council: Farne: Folk Archive Resource North East
This site is from a British project that has collected recordings of traditional Northumbrian folk music. In addition to the the music itself, you'll find plenty of information on instruments, types of folk music, composers and...
Dallas Symphony Orchestra
Dallas Symphony Orchestra Kids
This interactive site offers students resource for learning about composers, their works, the logistics of orchestra seating, the functions of different instruments, and the like.
Other
Cresli Seal Research Program
CRESLI Seal research studies the habits of seal life on Long Island Sound and works to protect the seals.
National Humanities Center
National Humanities Center: Toolbox Library: Image of Community, 1939, Making of African American Identity
This resources illustrates how artist Augusta Savage (1892-1962) embodied the virtues of self-help, self-reliance, and close-knit cohesion of the black community in her sculpture Lift Every Voice and Sing (The Harp).
Other
Harmonicas: Choosing, Tuning, Playing
Gives one man's experience with tuning a harmonica and information about playing a harmonica. Also, gives different types of harmonicas.
Other
Harmonica Info and Tips
Gives basic information about the harmonica in addition to tips for purchasing and playing one
Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian: Shape Note Singing [Pdf]
An essay and lesson plan on traditional American shape-note choral singing.
Luther Seminary
Bible Tutor: Psalms
This site from The Bible Tutor provides an excellent introduction to the Psalms that discusses their religious significance and categorizes them. Links are provided to several individual psalms as well.