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The Water Music was composed by George Frideric Handel in 1717 in response to a request from King George I of England for a concert on the River Thames.

King George boarded the royal barge at Whitehall Palace, (accompanied by dukes and duchesses, earls and countesses) and floated leisurely up the Thames, followed by another barge carrying the orchestra of 50 musicians, who performed as they floated down the river. The king was so pleased by Handel?s music that he commanded it to be repeated at least 3 times, both on the way to Chelsea and on the return to Whitehall.

The celebratory mood of the ALLA HORNPIPE movement makes it a wonderful wedding recessional! It is also appropriate for any other joyous occasion.

This arrangement for pedal harp solo by Stephanie Bennett (?One of our country?s top harpists? - the Hollywood Reporter) is meticulously notated with fingerings, pedal changes and muffles where needed. All markings are explained in the Performance Notes.

In its traditional AABA form, it is 4 minutes long. It is easy to make it shorter by playing fewer sections, or longer by repeating sections as needed.

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.

Your audiences will love these popular classics! These beloved melodies have been arranged in progressive key order so that the book can be played as a continuous set of background music at a gig. However, individual tunes may be selected as separate musical renditions and selections omitted as desired. These arrangements strive to capture the "flavor" of the original source works and yet retain a strong melodic component. The selections are derived from orchestral, opera, operetta and art song compositions. Attempting to transfer them to the harp is a challenge due to the unique characteristics of the instrument. Some liberties had to be taken in order to avoid unusual key modulations or chromaticism of the original works. In some instances, a separate pedal and lever harp arrangement are provided for a more satisfactory performance.
Contents:
Porgi, Amor (Le Nozze di Figaro), Jupiter Theme (The Planets), Musetta?s Waltz (La Bohème), Egyptian March (Aida), La Donna è Mobile (Rigoletto), Va Pensiero (Nabucco), Waltz and Cradle Song (Brahms), Toreador Song (Carmen), On Wings of Song (Mendelssohn), Surprise Symphony Theme, Moderato Cantabile (Fantasia Impromptu), Song to the Moon (Rusalka), Minuetto (Don Giovanni), The Swan (Carnival of the Animals), Mio Babbino Caro (Gianni Schicchi), Polovtsian Dance Theme (Prince Igor), Barcarolle (Tales of Hoffman), Meditation (Thaïs), Largo (New World Symphony), The Merry Widow Waltz.

These beloved melodies have been arranged in progressive key order so that the book can be played as a continuous set of background music at a gig. However, individual tunes may be selected as separate musical renditions and selections omitted as desired. Wonderful repertoire that your audience will LOVE! Fully edited with fingerings, dynamics, lever and pedal changes.
Contains: Grand March from ?Norma?, Gavotte, Doretta?s Song from ?La Rondine?, Che farò senza Euridice?, Allegretto, Emperor Waltz Themes, O Sole Mio, Laughing Song from ?Die Fledermaus?, Papageno?s Aria from ?Magic Flute?, Première Gymnopédie, Nessun Dorma from ?Turandot?, Spring Dance, Waltz from ?Coppelia?, March of the Priests from ?Magic Flute?, Traümerei, La Ci Darem La Mano from ?Don Giovanni?, Morning from ?Peer Gynt?, Cradle Song, Moonlight Sonata Theme.

Eine Kleine Nachtmusik (Serenade No. 13 for strings in G major) is one of Mozart?s most beloved works. Written in 1787, it was scored for two violins, viola, and cello with optional double bass. The German title means ?a little serenade,? though it is often translated more literally as ?a little night music.?

In this arrangement of the second movement (?Romanza,? meaning ?Romance?), I have omitted the frenetic middle section of the movement, so that what is left is uniformly gracious, calm and romantic - lovely for concerts, for background music or for wedding processionals.

Meticulously notated with fingerings, muffles and pedal changes.

There are 3 pages of music, plus a page explaining all the notations & techniques.

CD is available on CDBaby.com (?A Beautiful Classic Wedding? by Lace & Roses Music). MP3 is available on CDBaby.com or on iTunes (search for ?Lace & Roses Music?).

Eine Kleine Nachtmusik (Serenade No. 13 for strings in G major) is one of Mozart?s most beloved works. Written in 1787, it was scored for two violins, viola, and cello with optional double bass. The German title means ?a little serenade,? though it is often translated more literally as ?a little night music.?

In this arrangement of the second movement (?Romanza,? meaning ?Romance?), I have omitted two sections that were too chromatic to work well on lever harp. What is left is uniformly gracious, calm and romantic - lovely for concerts, for background music or for wedding processionals.

Meticulously notated with fingerings and muffles. Lever changes are indicated by diamond-shaped notes.

There are 3 pages of music, plus a page explaining all the notations.

For an easier version, you could play just the first section (the first page of music), in which there are NO lever changes. For advanced lever harpers wishing to play the entire arrangement, there are 21 lever changes (not counting the repeats). Full levers needed (there are Bb?s, F#s, C#?s and D#?s.)

Range of harp needed: at least down to the G at the bottom of the bass clef.

This is not your ordinary book of classical music for harp! When Mr. Hill first submitted his book, we played through each piece and noticed that the music is not just simplified piano type arrangements for harp, they are well thought out arrangements that are easy and interesting to play. Creative, work very well on harp, simple yet effective, retaining the correct harmonies. We also checked the table of contents, and these pieces have not been overdone.That makes this collection desirable for many types of occasions: weddings, therapy, recital, and many more. Classical music is acceptable in any situation, and these arrangements are a most welcome addition to the harp repertoire. Well edited with dynamic marks and fingerings.
Table of Contents: Minuet (Vitali), Passepied (Handel), Merry Dance, and Minuet (Rameau), Soldier?s March (Schumann), Scherzo (Clementi), Minuet (Handel), Les Moissonneurs (Couperin), Minuet (D?Anglebert), Courante (Schop), Dance (Vierdanck), Minuet (Couperin), Air (Paisiello), Romance (Beethoven), Little Dance (Haydn), First Loss (Schumann)

Solo arrangements of medieval and Renaissance music, from cantigas (13th century Spain) to popular dance tunes from the 16th and 17th centuries. There are two ensembles (for 3 harps): a well-known Praetorius 'Courante' and the Cantiga 282, which has been performed at Somerset and WAFHS.
Table of Contents:
Cantigas de Santa Maria No. 29 , 56, 100, and 282, French Chanson, Avana alla venetiana, Balletto, belo da balar, Branle Pinagay , Nido d'Amore, Doria Colonna, Il Bianco Fiore, Pavaniglia , Italiana, Le Campane di Parigi, Spagnoletta, Courante from Praetorius, Combien que J'aie ensoie.

This song is beautifully arranged for lap harp. Two pages of music, with chord symbols. Larger harps can play too. You need a harp with C below middle C and 24-26 strings. The audio sample was digitally produced.

This song is from my harp book "Feast of Favorites, Vol. 2." The Sheet Music Plus Item # for the book is S0.237385.

The celebrated CANON IN D by Johann Pachelbel (1653-1706) is one of the most beloved pieces in the Baroque repertoire. Its serene dignity and grandeur make it a perfect complement to occasions as diverse as weddings and funerals. This arrangement for solo pedal harp can be heard on the CD (also available at iTunes) "A Beautiful Classic Wedding Vol. 1" by Lace & Roses Music (featuring Stephanie Bennett, harp). Fingerings are included, and all technique indications are thoroughly explained. There are only 8 pedal changes. There are 4 pages of music; if printed out, there is only one page turn.

"Serenade" contains 18 original harp solos, a total of 37 pages of music. The pieces hover around "intermediate level." Some are a bit more difficult, some are a bit easier.

There are several samples for you to view. The audio sample is an excerpt from "Soft Focus."

Songs in this book: The F Factor, Soft Focus, Sunny on the Moors, The Rain, Three A.M. on a Misty Morning, Balloon Ride, Perceptions, Watching Fireflies, Daisy Do, Pale Moon, Memorial, Walking in Circles, Rain Drops, A Crystal Curtain, The Stars, Hot Summer Days, The Tide and Serenade.

François Joseph Naderman (1781-1835) was a classic harpist, composer and teacher of the period after the French revolution. Very famous in his time, he became the first harp professor at conservatoire de Paris, starting the glorious French school of harp.His works are regarded as some of the most important pieces in the harp repertoire today. Especially the seven progressive sonatas op. 92 are frequently studied, played and recorded.For their usefulness and didactic effectiveness, and for their high artistic quality, I selected some works by Naderman and I arranged them for the lever harp.As my intent is eminently practical and not at all historical or philological, I took some liberty in rearranging the pieces, changing some harmonic progression and adding some passages and cadences to simplify the lever changes. The fingerings for these varied passages are written in the score.Obviously I recommend that you compare my arrangements with the original score, on which you will find all Naderman's fingerings and, of course, the music in its original form.

Le Rossignol et la Rose (The Nightingale and the Rose) is a Vocalise from the incidental music to the play Parysatis
This arrangement for solo lever harp will give you a lot of fun with its glissandos and harmonics
intermediate level

The French Romantic composer Charles Gounod added a beautiful melody to the Prelude in C by Baroque master Johann Sebastian Bach, to create this beloved and inspiring Ave Maria.

This pedal harp solo arranged by Stephanie Bennett (ASCAP) has been meticulously notated with fingerings, as well as tempo and dynamics markings.

Great for any classical-music setting, & for any Christian occasion (weddings, funerals, christenings, Christmas, etc.)

If you print it out on paper, remember that the ODD numbered pages go on your LEFT and the EVEN numbered pages go on your right. Laid out this way, there will be only one easy page turn (from page 3 to page 4).

If you take the repeat, it?s about 4 minutes long. If you skip the repeat (go directly to 2nd ending), it?s about 2 minutes & 15 seconds.

Well thought out arrangements, easy and interesting to play. They are creative and work very well on the harp. Simple yet effective, retaining the correct harmonies. This collection is desirable for many types of occasions: teaching, weddings, therapy, recital, and many more. Classical music is acceptable in any situation, and these arrangements are a most welcome addition to the harp repertoire. Well edited with dynamic marks and fingerings.
Contains:Saraband by Speer, Miniature Rondo by Türk, Menuet by Dieupart, Scotch Dance by Beethoven, Minuet by Händel, La Garde by Phalese,Caprice by Gluck, Air (Anon), Sarabande (Anon), Dance by A. Scarlatti, A Happy Song by Mendelssohn, Allegro by Händel, Harmonious Blacksmith by Händel, Menuet by Marchand, Grand Waltz by Chopin, and Rondeau by Rameau.

François Joseph Naderman (1781-1835) was a classic harpist, composer and teacher of the period after the French revolution. Very famous in his time, he became the first harp professor at conservatoire de Paris, starting the glorious French school of harp.His works are regarded as some of the most important pieces in the harp repertoire today. Especially the seven progressive sonatas op. 92 are frequently studied, played and recorded.For their usefulness and didactic effectiveness, and for their high artistic quality, I selected some works by Naderman and I arranged them for the lever harp.As my intent is eminently practical and not at all historical or philological, I took some liberty in rearranging the pieces, changing some harmonic progression and adding some passages and cadences to simplify the lever changes. The fingerings for these varied passages are written in the score.Obviously I recommend that you compare my arrangements with the original score, on which you will find all Naderman's fingerings and, of course, the music in its original form.

François Joseph Naderman (1781-1835) was a classic harpist, composer and teacher of the period after the French revolution. Very famous in his time, he became the first harp professor at conservatoire de Paris, starting the glorious French school of harp.His works are regarded as some of the most important pieces in the harp repertoire today. Especially the seven progressive sonatas op. 92 are frequently studied, played and recorded.For their usefulness and didactic effectiveness, and for their high artistic quality, I selected some works by Naderman and I arranged them for the lever harp.As my intent is eminently practical and not at all historical or philological, I took some liberty in rearranging the pieces, changing some harmonic progression and adding some passages and cadences to simplify the lever changes. The fingerings for these varied passages are written in the score.Obviously I recommend that you compare my arrangements with the original score, on which you will find all Naderman's fingerings and, of course, the music in its original form.

François Joseph Naderman (1781-1835) was a classic harpist, composer and teacher of the period after the French revolution. Very famous in his time, he became the first harp professor at conservatoire de Paris, starting the glorious French school of harp.His works are regarded as some of the most important pieces in the harp repertoire today. Especially the seven progressive sonatas op. 92 are frequently studied, played and recorded.For their usefulness and didactic effectiveness, and for their high artistic quality, I selected some works by Naderman and I arranged them for the lever harp.As my intent is eminently practical and not at all historical or philological, I took some liberty in rearranging the pieces, changing some harmonic progression and adding some passages and cadences to simplify the lever changes. The fingerings for these varied passages are written in the score.Obviously I recommend that you compare my arrangements with the original score, on which you will find all Naderman's fingerings and, of course, the music in its original form.