The final movement of the Sonata in A major KV 331 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, the Rondo Alla Turca, is one of the most famous piano pieces of all time. Once only familiar to musical experts, later a universal piece for all piano pupils, its opening melody is now even omnipresent as an alienated sinus tone-like mobile phone ring tone.
Fazil Say\'s arrangement, originally created as an effective encore, follows on from this popularity. After the first eight bars have been presented in original form, typical elements of jazz superimposed on the still recognisable classical foundations can be discovered, such as syncopation of the top notes and ornamentation through chromatic blue notes, embedded in the at times frenzied chains of semiquavers. In the spirit of the work\'s improvisatory character, Say likes to perfom his Alla Turca Jazz in different combinations, for example accompanied by jazz singers of with orchestra.

It may appear strange that Fazil Say, who was born in Turkey and - when not on tour - is still resident in that country, does not bring back Mozart\'s interpretation of genuine Turkish music closer to its own roots, particularly as many of his compositions such as Black Earth or the Violin Sonata are characterised by a subtle amalgamation of the Classical-Romantic tradition, Turkish folk music and elements of jazz. In a further Mozart arrangement, the ballet music Patara premiered in Vienna in 2006, composed on the basis of the Rococo-like theme from the first movement of the same A-major Sonata (wich enjoys almost as great popularity as the Alla Turca theme), Say utilised the connection which was absent in Alla Turca, albeit in the opposite direction. In the ballet music, the piano symbolises Western culture and the Ney flute Oriental culture, communcated atmosperically by austere percussion instrumentation and soprano vocalisation.

The very popular piece was now arranged for harp by Ekaterina Afanasieva.

Japanese Folksongs for the Small Harp contains 23 Japanese folk songs and lullabies taken from folksongs and Koto literature including the popular ?Sakura? transcribed from Kototablature and adapted for the large Lever Harp. The arrangements are appropriate for a smalllever harp with 1 octave below middle C and tuned to Eb or C. Songsin two keys are noted with an * in Contents. Thesongs are very accessible and appropriate for mid-beginner to intermediateplayers with limited or easy lever changes and endeavor to remain true to thesound of the Koto zither. Some of thesongs in the book include both an easy and intermediate arrangement.

THE RAINBOW CONNECTION originally featured Kermit the Frog playing his banjo in 1979's The Muppet Movie. This early intermediate harp arrangement creates the same carefree lilt. Enjoy fingering and bracket support to help you learn even faster. Written for 28 strings (lowest pitch is low F), however the piece is easily adapted to 25 strings if you have a small harp. There is one easy C sharp lever change required. Learn this piece with my video course!https://musicdiscoveries.podia.com/the-rainbow-connectionDiscover more harp music by Anne Crosby Gaudet at:https://musicdiscoveries.shop/.

Debbie Vinick's arrangement of this sweet, uplifting song is for the folk or pedal harp. It's a wonderful song to play at weddings, gigs, or for friends and family. Two pages

Debbie Vinick is a harpist, pianist, arranger, andteacher. Her music has a wide range of style including Celtic, classical andpopular. She plays and arranges music for the lap, folk, and pedal harp, andpiano. Debbie loves arranging music that is suited to each instrument and isboth enjoyable to play and to hear. A graduate of Eastman and Yale Schools ofMusic, Debbie has played with orchestras throughout the U.S. and in Europe. Shehas an active studio of harp and piano students and performs throughout theNortheast U.S.

ISBN 9781619118331.

Folk Harp for the Young Beginner is designed for beginning harpists with no prior musical experience. The book presents two new methods for reading notation built around recognizing common musical patterns over traditional single note reading. Each group of songs has fun, engaging exercises that will build the studentas coordination and confidence. The material draws from timeless melodies from classical, Renaissance, Celtic, English, old-time and traditional folk repertoire.Topics covered in this method include: aC/ How to tune the harp aC/ Reading music notation and counting rhythm, including two methods for reading ledger lines aC/ Recognizing basic fingering and bass patterns aC/ Changing keys with sharping levers aC/ Using brackets to help see note patterns aC/ Chord inversions Additional resources include rhythm practice and workout pages to test your musical knowledge. Helpful reference photos can also be found inside. Includes access to online audio.

Everyone enjoys Celtic Folk Songs and Folk Hymns but not all realize that often they can be one and the same. A hymn text has often found its home in a folk song and a secular text sometimes finds a home in a hymn tune. This collection has a little of both. All but one of the tunes in this collection are of Celtic origin. The exception, ?Amazing Grace,? is a folk hymn of unknown origin that has all the markings of a Celtic Tune, including a pentatonic harmonic foundation.
For the harpists who also like to understand the history of a tune or even sing along, a variety of texts along with information about the tune and the lyrics can be found in the back of this book in the ?Notes on the Tunes.?

Titles: Ad Hyd y nos, Annie Laurie, Auld Lang Syne, Bunessan, Brother James' Air, Down By the Salley Gardens, Greensleeves, Iona Boat Song, Rorate (Rorate Coeli Desuper), Londonderry Air, New Britain, O Waly Waly, Slane, Scots W' Hae, The Ash Grove, Royal Oak, The Twenty-Ninth of May, St. Denio, Skye Boat Song, The Bard of Armagh, The Streets of Laredo, The Caledonian Hunt's Delight, St. Columba, The Road and the Miles to Dundee, The Rowan Tree, Ye Banks and Braes O' Bonnie Doon

One of the nicest things about this book is that each song has a short but lovely introduction!

Folk dance and music are a large part of everyday life in parts of Scandinavia. This is a collection of seventeen Nordic songs, ballads and dance melodies,arranged with as few lever changes as possible. Scandinavian music reflects a rich tradition dating back to Viking times, with ballads, songs, song-dances, couple-dances, and set-dances.
Table of Contents:
The Willow Flute Song, Dance from Nes, Riðum, Riðum (Riding, Riding), Tantoli, Polska from Säfnäs, Young Åslaug, Schottis, Dance from Asker, Äppelbo Walking Tune (includes flute part), The Woodlands Wanderer, Josefin's Waltz, Frisell's Walking Tune, Springpols, Springleik, Reinlendar from Dovre, Nidelven, and Trollmother's Lullaby.

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.

24 Folk Songs and Memories is a lovely book for you and your double-strung harp. All of the arrangements include chord symbols. The book varies from early intermediate to advanced intermediate, with most of the music falling somewhere in between.

The book includes \"All the Pretty Little Horses,\" \"All Through the Night,\" \"The Ash Grove,\" \"Barbara Allen,\" \"Bicycle Built For Two,\" \"Carolan\'s Dream,\" \"Cockles and Mussels,\" \"Down By the Sally Gardens,\" \"Down in the Valley,\" \"Flow Gently, Sweet Afton,\" \"Grandfather\'s Clock,\" \"Home On the Range,\" \"Home, Sweet Home,\" \"Loch Lomond,\" \"Londonderry Aire,\" \"Long, Long Ago,\" \"My Bonnie,\" \"Oh, Dear, What Can the Matter Be?\", \"Oh, Shendandoah,\" \"Red River Valley,\" \"Scarborough Fair,\" \"Simple Gifts,\" \"Streets of Laredo,\" and \"Sweet Betsy From Pike.\"

I have included five sample pages so you can see what the arrangements are like. The audio sample is \"Flow Gently, Sweet Afton.\" It was digitally produced.

Arirang - pedal harp solo
On an old traditional melody from Korea.
Arranged by Regina Ederveen - harpist in The Netherlands
Also playable on piano.
Level: advanced intermediate.
Duration: 3'24''
There's also a version for folk harp (no lever changes!) by Regina Ederveen, on this website.
For information contact via www.reginaederveen.nl

This excellent book by Beth Kolle will add some interesting "northern land" tunes to your repertoire! This 117-page book contains music from Ireland, Scotland, Sweden, Norway, Cape Breton, France, Manx, and Finland, 25 tunes in all. Each piece has an introductory page of background information. The following tunes have flute parts in addition to the harp part: Carrickfurgus, Innisheer, Brae Lochiel, Schottis 1, and The Shepherd's Daughter. The following tunes have a Harp 2 duo part: Innisheer, Reinlendar 1, and Mazurka Michel. Chords are included and measure numbers are marked at the beginning of each system.
Table of Contents:
The Bold Princess Royal, Carrickfergus, Fair-Haired Child, Inis Siar, Kitty Magennis, Morgan Meaghan, The Raven, Brae Lochiel, Harris Air, JB Reel, Long-Dance, Polska, Schottis I, Slangpolska, Huldrevals, Reinlander I, Sirivisa, Brenda Stubbert's Reel, John McColl's Favorite, Lily's Waltz, Reinlandar II, Mazurka Michel, The Shepherd's Daughter, Ti-ti-ti.

A lyrical and beautiful pedal harp solo, advanced-intermediate level. As heard on Stephanie Bennett's CD "Stories Seldom Told", available on iTunes, CDBaby.com and harpworld.com. The style moves from a peaceful folk-music feel to flowing impressionism and back again The composer says "I composed this piece one afternoon while watching my beloved cat sleeping. At the end of the recording, I had the engineer add the sound of a cat purring; so I recommend that for full effect, you purr at the conclusion of the piece. Or ask your audience to purr, as I usually do." Fingerings are included, and notations are explained in footnotes at the bottom of each page. If you print it out on paper, make sure the ODD numbered pages are on the RIGHT and the EVEN numbered pages are on the LEFT, which makes the page-turns doable (you turn the page after the right, ODD numbered pages).