Orazio Michi "dell'Arpa" (also ''Mihi'';

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, 26 October 1641) was an Italian composer, and, as his nickname "of the harp" suggests,

harpist The harp is a stringed musical instrument that has a number of individual strings running at an angle to its soundboard; the strings are plucked with the fingers. Harps can be made and played in various ways, standing or sitting, and in orc ...

.A. Cametti, Orazio Michi dell'Arpa virtuoso e compositore di musica della prima meti del seicento, Rivista Musicale Italiana, XXI, 1914, 255.

Works, editions and recordings

* 3 instrumental pieces on ''The Harp of Luduvico'' I diletti di mundo. Quel signor. Su duro tronco.

Andrew Lawrence-King Andrew Lawrence-King (born 3 September 1959) is a harpist and conductor from Guernsey known for his work in early music. Career Lawrence-King received an organ scholarship to Selwyn College, Cambridge, following on his work as head chorister at t ...

CDH55264 Helios * ''Piangete, afflitti lumi'' Jaroussky, Rial, Pluhar & L´Arpeggiata. * '' Ninna nanna al bambino Gesù'' Jaroussky, Rial, Pluhar & L´Arpeggiata.

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Italian Baroque composers Italian harpists 1594 births 1641 deaths 17th-century Italian composers Italian male classical composers 17th-century male musicians {{Italy-composer-stub