| Show antiquity of the harp W S macdonald of glasgow in a i recent lecture before the highland society of london traced the history of the harp from the shadows of mythology to the present day is he said the first musical instrument on record and was the principal one of ancient and medieval tunes all the and ardistie arti genius of the egyptians were lavished upon its design and decoration the druies druids first brought the tone and pitch of the harp to perfection it attained the height of its favor in modern time in 1819 when sebastian erard of london brought it to the front of musical instruments it has been inseparably connected with the traditions and lore of the gaelic people from tune immemorial |
