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In the cantata L’enfance du Christ (“lon-FONSE dew KREESE”), this instrument and two flutes play an interlude about young Ishmaelites. This instrument only plays in the second movement of the song cycle Les nuits d’été (“lay NWEE day-TAY”). 12 of these instruments feature in the march that ends the Te Deum (“tay DAY-um”) setting by Berlioz. This instrument plays harmonics at the start of the “Ballet des sylphes” (“ballet day SEELF”) from La damnation de Faust. Berlioz’s innovative uses of two of these instruments is exemplified by their ascending figures at the start of the “Un bal” (10[1])movement (10[2])in Symphonie (10[3])fantastique. (10[2])This instrument is pitched (10[1])in C-flat, (10[1])but can be transposed by depressing its seven pedals (10[1]-5[2])by up to two notches. (10[1])Berlioz’s Lélio has a movement titled for an ancient version of this instrument (10[1])played by the wind. For (10[1])10 (10[1])points, (10[1])name this instrument with 47 (10[1])vertical (10[2])strings. ■END■ (10[2])

ANSWER: harp [or concert harp or double-action pedal harp; accept Aeolian harp]
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