Seckou Keita accompanies a player of this instrument, Catrin Finch, on a trilogy of fusion albums beginning with Clychau Dibon. This instrument provides the core melodic accompaniment of Venezuela's national joropo dance. Medieval variants of these instruments were made to (*) "bray" by the addition of wooden slats. The classical repertoire for this national instrument of Paraguay includes an E-flat major concerto by Reinhold Gliere and a concerto by Alberto Ginastera. Alan Stivell revived a Celtic variant of this instrument called a clairseach (“clahr-shuck”), which uses levers to play accidentals and was traditionally played by Welsh bards. Modern variants of this instrument use seven pedals to change key. For 10 points, name this instrument whose concert grand version has 47 plucked strings. ■END■
ANSWER: harp [accept Welsh harp or Irish harp or Celtic harp or telyn or clairseach (until read); accept arpa; accept cross-strung harp or double harp; accept bray harp or gothic harp]
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