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Successful composer mentioned in the humor article "Extracts from the Galactick Almanack: Music Around the Universe," by Larry M. Harris (pseudonym of Laurence M. Janifer) and published in the June 1959 issue of ''Galaxy''. It was illustrated by ''MAD'' magazine's own [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don_Martin_(cartoonist) Don Martin].
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Alien from Canopus XII and "inventor" of the [[enclosed harp]] from the humor article "Extracts from the Galactick Almanack: Music Around the Universe," by Larry M. Harris (pseudonym of Laurence M. Janifer) and published in the June 1959 issue of ''Galaxy''. It was illustrated by ''MAD'' magazine's own [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don_Martin_(cartoonist) Don Martin].
  
His ''Concertino for [[Enclosed Harp]]'' (composed in 8236), help popularize this newly invented instrument, invented by [[Barsak Gh. Therwent]]. Wladislaw even dedicated the piece to him.  
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He played the ''gleep''-flute and Irish harp at an early age. When attempting to play an Earth piano, his hair-thin arms were not strong enough to depress the keys, but did fit through the between the keys, enabling him to pluck the strings insides like a harp.
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[[Wladislaw Wladislaw ]] composed the ''Concertino for [[Enclosed Harp]]'' in 8236 for him, popularizing this newly invented instrument.  
  
 
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Revision as of 12:01, 4 October 2019

Alien from Canopus XII and "inventor" of the enclosed harp from the humor article "Extracts from the Galactick Almanack: Music Around the Universe," by Larry M. Harris (pseudonym of Laurence M. Janifer) and published in the June 1959 issue of Galaxy. It was illustrated by MAD magazine's own Don Martin.

He played the gleep-flute and Irish harp at an early age. When attempting to play an Earth piano, his hair-thin arms were not strong enough to depress the keys, but did fit through the between the keys, enabling him to pluck the strings insides like a harp.

Wladislaw Wladislaw composed the Concertino for Enclosed Harp in 8236 for him, popularizing this newly invented instrument.

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