Item Number: S0.645573

Unusual Celtic carol with an improvisatory feel. Few lever changes and awkward passages make these beautiful songs quick to work up for busy harpists who don't have time to start learning Christmas repertoire in July! One tune is in a key with three flats, four carols require one flat. Seven our of ten pieces require NO lever or pedal changes.
Titles: Christ Child?s Lullaby, Lullaby of the Virgin Mary (Manx), Away in the Manger (Scottish melody), Deck the Hall, The Virgin?s Lullaby, Christmas Day is Come, Blessed Mary, That Night in Bethlehem, Baloo Lammy, and What Child is This?. .

Excellent arrangements, upper intermediate to advanced. Each song segues seamlessly from one to the next with nifty modulations. These tunes have been specifically designed for using lever harp.
Table of Contents:
The First Nowell, It Came Upon a Midnight Clear, Away In A Manger, Hark! The Herald Angels Sing, Angels We Have Heard, Silent Night, O Come Emmanuel, Coventry Carol, Of The Father's Love Begotten, Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence, We Three Kings, What Child Is This, God Rest Ye, Good King Wenceslas, He Is Born, Ding Dong Merrily On High, Here We Come A-Wassailing, Deck the Hall.

Excellent arrangements, upper intermediate to advanced. Each song segues seamlessly from one to the next with nifty modulations. Written expressly for pedal harp.
Table of Contents:
The First Nowell, It Came Upon a Midnight Clear, Away In A Manger, Hark! The Herald Angels Sing, Angels We Have Heard, Silent Night, O Come Emmanuel, Coventry Carol, Of The Father's Love Begotten, Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence, We Three Kings, What Child Is This, God Rest Ye, Good King Wenceslas, He Is Born, Ding Dong Merrily On High, Here We Come A-Wassailing, Deck the Hall.

This book commemorates the 25th anniversary of the Scottish Harp Society of America. It is a comprehensive collection of excellent Scottish tunes. Included are 70 arrangements with extensive liner notes on each tune. Some of the contributors are Cynthia Cathcart, Nancy Bick Clark, Judith Peacock Cummings, Corrina Hewat, Ann Heymann, Nancy Hurrell, William Jackson, Alison Kinnaird, Jo Morrison, Jennifer Pratt-Walter, Mary Radspinner, Christine Fraser Ramsey, Sue Richards, Cynthia Shelhart, Wendy Stewart, and Evelyn Tiffany-Castiglioni. Each arrangement has been carefully edited with careful attention to fingerings and placing brackets. There is history on each tune, biographical information on the artists, and extensive harp information with suggested study material. This book is a fabulous resource for anybody interested in Scottish harp music. A bonus is the original artwork by Renata Myers. This work will provide you with a lifetime of information, enjoyment, and repertoire!

For Intermediate to Advanced standard harpists, complete with pedalling.

This version has been expertly arranged for pedal harp by harpist Lauren Scott, and is a useful addition to the harp repertoire for playing at private events, weddings, parties and also as extra repertoire for teaching.

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This volume combines Louise Trotter's "Three Favorite Hymns" and "Four Hymns Plain and Fancy". Each arrangement is two to three pages in length with easy-to-read notation. Some fingerings are included. The use of harmonics, glissandos and arpeggios to make these arrangements interesting and "harpy".
Table of Contents: Amazing Grace, In the Garden, Jesus Loves Me, Be Thou My Vision, Sweet Hour of Prayer, Softly and Tenderly, and Fairest Lord Jesus

This is a unique book, because the arrangements are distinctly gospel and are delightfully accurate in their feel. Lyrics are included, as well as personal notes from the arranger.Please note that there are two versions of Amazing Grace; gospel version and a modern pedal harp version with embellished chords. Lever harps need to be tuned in Eb, C or F. Lever changes are indicated by diamond shapes placed exactly where the left hand needs to change the lever. Pedal changes are placed below the staff. Vertical brackets are indicated where all fingers are played at once, rather than rolled as most harp chords are played. Harmonics are marked where they are played, not where they sound.
Contains: Down by the Riverside, Just a Closer Walk with Thee, Shall we Gather by the River, Lord I want to be Christian, Little Church in the Wildwood, Amazing Grace. Please note that there are two versions of Amazing Grace; gospel version and a modern pedal harp version with embellished chords.