Sonata in D Major by John Parry
 

The famous 18th Century Welsh harpist John Parry was born completely blind and played the Welsh Triple harp. This harp, which derived from the double-strung Italian harp, has three rows of strings with a total of 97 to 98 strings. Playing this music on the modern double-action harp is very different from the sound Parry would have heard, as the Triple Harp had a much clearer but thinner sound. Parry originally published this series of four Sonatas as 'A Collection of Welsh, English & Scotch Airs with new Variations, also Four new Lessons for the Harp or Harpsichord' in 1761. These have been edited by Sioned Williams in 1982.