Music and Time Annotation << Back "Magic harp" by F. Schubert in the Context of the Development of Harp Playing Art A.A. Makarova The article is devoted to the history of the existence of the harp in Western European theatrical orchestras of the XVII – early XIX centuries, the cultural context of the promotion of the harp (the myth of Orpheus, the "poems of Ossian", home music-making), technological reform, contributed to the advancement of the harp as an indispensable participant in the pre- and romantic Symphony orchestras, "Magic harp" by F. Schubert. Keywords: harp, art of playing, opera, Franz Shubert. Contacts: E-mail: harp.78@mail.ru Pp. 25-27.