Spitzharfe Explained

A spitzharfe (or arpanetta) is a musical string instrument popular in Italy and Germany in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries.^{[1] [2]} Up to 90 centimetres tall,^[2] it is designed to be placed on a table, and consists of two sets of strings - steel strings to produce the melody and brass strings for the accompaniment.^[1] It is played by plucking with fingers, in a manner similar to the harp.^[1]

Notes and References

1. Book: Randel, Don Michael. The Harvard Concise Dictionary of Music and Musicians. 1999. Harvard University Press.
2. Book: Baines, Anthony. The Oxford Companion to Musical Instruments. registration. 1992. Oxford University Press. 978-0-19-311334-3 .