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Sum of $sin$ when angles shring by $1/n$

There are many identies known like

$$\sum_{k=0}^{n-1} \sin (k \cdot \theta + \varphi) = \frac{\sin\left(n \cdot \frac{\theta}{2}\right)}{\sin\left(\frac{\theta}{2}\right)} \cdot \sin \left(\frac{2 \varphi + (n-1)\cdot \theta}{2} \right)$$

However, in such situations the angles add up and are equidistant. Instead, I pose myself the question whether there is a simplifying formula for $$\sum_{k=1}^{n} \sin \left(\frac{n \cdot \theta + \varphi}{k} \right)$$

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