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The Nordic harp (Norwegian: bondeharpe,[1]bygdeharpe, folkeharpe, trekantharpe) is the Norwegian variant of the classical harp (Norwegian: byharper). The Nordic harp had fallen from use in Norway by 1823, but has since been rediscovered.
^Norsk musikkinformasjon (1999). Listen to Norway. Norwegian Music Information Centre (NMIC). Retrieved 22 April 2012. A form of harp known as the bondeharpe (peasant's harp) was also used in the valley. However, by the beginning of the 18th century both the zither and the [harp] had been superseded by the fiddle.
Further reading
Aksdal, Bjørn; Med piber og basuner, skalmeye og fiol – Musikkinstrumenter i Norge ca 1600-1800
Bing, Morten; Kompendium om de norske bygdeharper, Norsk Folkemuseum
Artikkel om House of Harrari, Dagen 13.5.94
Grinde, Nils; Norsk Musikkhistorie, Universitetsforlaget
Harrari, Shoshanna og Micah; Kompendium om bibelske harper
Sørensen, Steinar; Nytt om gammalt, Glomdalmuseets årbok. 1987
Aksdal, Bjørn; «Sekkepipe og bondeharpe. En kort kildekritisk vurdering av instrumentenes forekomst i eldre norsk folkemusikktradisjon», I: Studia musicologica Norvegica. 8 (1982), s. 109 – 123