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Definition of Aeolian harp
1. Noun. A harp having strings tuned in unison; they sound when wind passes over them.
Definition of Aeolian harp
1. Noun. An open box over which strings are stretched that sound when the wind passes over them ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Aeolian Harp
Literary usage of Aeolian harp
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Longfellow Birthday Book by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1910)
"This life of ours is a wild aeolian harp of many a joyous strain, But under them
all there runs a loud perpetual wail, as of souls in pain. ..."
2. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and (1910)
"The aeolian harp consists of a sound-box about 3 ft. long, 5 in. wide, and 3 in.
deep, made of thin deal, or preferably of pine, and having beech ends to ..."
3. The Aeolian Pipe-organ and Its Music by Aeolian Company (1919)
"Here he has embraced opportunities to show the artistic value of the various solo
stops, he has called into play the novel aeolian harp Stop and the unique ..."
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