When Ligeti taught composition at the University of Stockholm in the 1960s, he met his famous Swedish fellow composer Hilding Rosenberg (1892-1985). Ligeti wrote this musical greeting on the occasion of Rosenberg's 90th birthday.
The little piece is easy to play, composed in an extremely instrument-related manner and sounds really good. It shows that Ligeti, like Bach, Schumann and Bartok, was able to write easily playable and at the same time tonally convincing music in his personal style. Whether at an audition in a music school class or (as an encore) at a concert, it is impossible to resist the immediate charm of this composition.

Song List: Allegretto Largo Mars Moderato Theme (Mozart) Variations On A Theme By Mozart Minuetto Allegro (Mozart) German Folk Song Little Piece, Op.68 #5 Dance (Bartok) Adagio (Pleyel) Allegro Moderato (Bartok) Andante (Bartok) Ballad (Bartok) Children's Dance (Kabalevsky) Classic Dance (Couperin) Contredanse Anglaise (Berault) Dialogue (Mozart L) Duet (Glazunov) Duetto (Magnani) Galloping (Kabalevsky) Gliding (Goedicke) A Happy Tale (Shostakovitch) Improvisation (Kabalevsky) Marche (Campagnoli) Menuett (Bach) Prelude (Kabalevsky) Rondo (Bartok) Syncopation (Garnier) Tanz (Lohlein) Waltz (Shostakovitch) Winter Has Passed Minuet March German Dance Romanza Melody Chaconne Duo Hornpipe Little Twins, The (Kabalevsky) Bourree First Loss (Erster Verlust), Op. 68, No. 16

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)