A really beautiful collection of original melodies. Sweet titles, sweet pieces by William Mahan, who is an architect, painter, musician and jewelry maker. Each title reflects a type of flower in Claude Monet's garden from an artist's and musician's viewpoint. Bass lines are busy but not difficult, some syncopation in a few melodies, nice harmonies and chords. There are a couple of accidentals in Spanish Red Poppies but the arranger gives ample time to flip levers.

Titles are: Monet's Garden, Bellagio in Bloom, Wildflowers of Gettysburg (contains the Civil War tune, Lorena), Dingle a Bloomin', Spanish Red Poppies, Sweet William Waltz, The Flowered Music Box, Dance of the Sunflowers

Gentle and flowing, you'll find a lyric right hand melody supported by lush chords. Truly inspired, these compositions can be used for any type of situation: for yourself, for healing music, for background music, for recitals. The music is not difficult, but the left hand does require some crossing over and under. True to the Italian flavor, some of the melodies incorporate triplet and mordent ornamentation. There are a few lever changes, some fingerings are included. All music is written in keys of either C or G. The final tune, All the Colors of Rome, a 5-minute plus performance piece, is gorgeous.

Titles: Bellagio Blue, Warm Sienna, Sicilian Scarlet, Tuscan Gold, Venetian Red, Naples Yellow, Vatican Violet, All the Colors of Rome.

Twenty arrangements of Irish, Scottish, and Welsh folk songs and tunes for lever harp, with and without vocals. Eighteen of the arrangements are playable with slight or no modifications on small harps of 23 or more strings with an F to G range and levers on B, F, and C. Introductions are included in songs written for vocals. History of the tunes is found in the front of the book.
Table of Contents:
Down By the Salley Gardens, Gartan Mother's Lullaby, Southwind, Gentle Maiden, Separation of Soul and Body, Samradh Samradh, I Wish I had the Shepherd's Lamb, The Two William Davises, Jock O'Hazeldean, Scotland the Brave, Baloo Baleerie, Weaving Lilt, Ye Banks and Braes, Bells of Aberdovey, Queen's Marsh, and Suo Gân.