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IS THERE HARP MUSIC IN HEAVEN?

I've always been intrigued by the harp, but it was something that was always too expensive to own anyway.  As the harp is associated with Heaven, thought this was a good day to share what you might and might not have known about this instrument. Harps go back to King David in the Old Testament. Is symbolic of worship in heaven or hope. In many artworks, angels wearing white robes, reclining fluffy clouds with halos, are gently playing golden harps. The more I thought about the above, the more I figured out I didn't know much about the harp.  For example, know any famous person who played the harp.  Some actually can answer this question, and immediately come up with Harpo Marx. Other well-known harpists include Turlough O'Carolan of Ireland, Alphonse Hasselmans of Belgium, Marcel Tournier of of France, Carlos Salzédo of France and Judy Loman of Canada.  Surely, you never heard of them before.  Here is one top ten: #1   King David, who ruled in Israel f...

THE ENIGMA: A Black Diamond

         From  Worldometer  (new  COVID-19 deaths yesterday):     DAY    USA    WORLD      Brazil      India      South Africa June     9     1093     4732         1185        246       82 July    22      1205     7128         1293      1120     572 Aug    12      1504     6556        1242        835     130 Sept     9      1208      6222       1136       1168       82 Oct     21      1225      6849         571       ...