竖琴,英文名harp,它起源于欧洲,是世界上最为古老的西洋乐器之一,同时,它也是一项具有独奏、伴奏、协奏等多种功能的复合型乐器。十八世纪时,竖琴被首次出现在歌剧乐队中进行演奏,从十九世纪中叶开始,竖琴被广泛地用于交响乐队中,竖琴成为现代管弦乐队中的重要的大型拨弦乐器,19世纪的印象派作曲家更是对她青睐有加。竖琴不仅外形优美典雅,音域极其宽广,音色丰富美丽,在室内乐中,竖琴也是重要的独奏乐器,独奏时能奏出柔和优美的抒情段或华彩段,极具艺术感染力。在乐队中竖琴每每奏出令人难忘的点睛之笔。本文旨在对竖琴演奏技巧进行解析的基础上,主要就乐队中竖琴的演奏方式和演奏特色以及竖琴演奏者的要求进行初步的分析探讨。 Harp, English name harp, which originated in Europe, is one of the oldest Western instruments in the world, at the same time, it is also a solo, accompaniment, concerto and other functions of the composite instrument. The eighteenth century, the harp was first performed in the opera band, from the mid-nineteenth century, the harp is widely used in the symphony orchestra, the harp became the modern large orchestra in large-scale plucked stringed instrument, 19th century Impressionism The composer is more favored by her. Harp is not only beautiful and elegant appearance, the extremely wide range, rich and beautiful sound, in the chamber music, the harp is also an important solo instrument, solo can play a soft and beautiful lyric or color section, great artistic appeal. Harp in the band often played an unforgettable finishing touch. Based on the analysis of the harp playing skills, this paper mainly analyzes the harp playing style and performance characteristics of harps as well as the requirements of harp players.