This collection of English Christmas carols arranged by Star Edwards is a warming welcome to the season of festive cheer. Basked in tradition each and every carol will fill your seasonal celebrations with merrimentand joy.These timeless classics are a delight to play providing hours of entertainment year after year. The carols in 'English Carols for Celtic Harp' are arranged for the Folk Harp which beginners andadvanced beginners can play to usher in the gifts of this magical season.All of the carols in this book are provided with Guitar chords fingering and brackets suitable for nylon and wire strung folk harps arranged usingstandard bass patterns. Six songs contain lever changes which also provide a simple visual aid for smooth transitions. The carols are in the keys of F C G and D. Included with this book is a bonus song arranged for two harps perfect for beginners.

First Lessons Folk Harp is designed for the beginner Harp student who has no prior music training. In this book they will learn to read music notation count rhythm implement important fingering techniques organize practice tune a Harp play common bass patterns and make a decision about which kind of Harp to play.Tips are included to help students get the most out of practicing. The songs serve as examples of Harp basics allowing the student to learn while playing vibrant melodies instead of repetitive or trite exercises. This book features traditional Irish Scottish Welsh Canadian American and Renaissance music. These songs will transport anddelight audiences with their simplicity and profound clarity. They invite us to ancient landscapes steeped in mystery and to experience the traditions of Harping throughout the ages. This book presents two new note readingmethods based on logical predictable music patterns that employ cutting edge techniques. They were developed to move students beyond reading notes as single isolated symbols. The rhythm table compares the different note valuesand rests to each other and visually shows how they are related through counting out rhythm increments.Helpful photos define how important hand positions are on the harp. These are an immense resource for students allowingthem to avoid tension in their hands and prevent injury. Accompanying audio allows them to play along as they learn. Includes access to online audio.

The composer writes: 'This piece was composed using as its basis the compositional technique of serialism in which a fixed series of notes are used to make the harmonic and melodic base of a piece. I looked at the twelve Munro???s on the Isle of Skye known as The Cuillin and used their height???s to get the twelve notes required in serialism. The tallest is Sg?rr Alasdair at 992 meters and Sg?rr a??? Mhadaidh is the shortest at 918 meters. I added together the number of meters to get a single number that could be related to a note in the scale. I wrote down the scale I had chosen and assigned each Cuillin a note the heights of the Cuillin gave me the order which gave me the tune Iuse. I decided not to use a conventional scale so I put on my B and F levers which gives the scale a darker colour that I feel matches the mystery of the Cuillin. Although the technique used to achieve the scale is serial the piece itself cannot be described as a serial piece and I have allowed the music to develop more freely and organically than a system would allow.'

Simon Holt's the man in the wind and the west moon was composed for Solo Harp in 2013 having been commissioned by The Tanza Trust. The piece takes its title from a line in a DylanThomas poem named 'And death shall have no dominion'. The four sections of the work see shifting harmonies throughout with the first section repeating but also changing ever so subtly. The unique thing about the piece is thateach section is dynamically different but is left open to interpretation by the player.  The man in the wind and the west moon was first performed on the2nd of June 2014 at Milton Court Concert Hall in London by Alex Rider. The piece lasts around 7 minutes and the bottom C and D strings should be tuned to C# and D# respectively.

Variations Sur Un Thème Dans Le Style Ancien by Carlos Salzedo is the third and final work of a series called “Three pieces” for solo pedal Harp. Difficult to play it is rated 8° and requires good mastering of the instrument and of its technique including the pedals. Using the full range of the instrument this work features numerous trills glissandos and accidentals among other technicalities and is divided between really fast and more quiet parts. Really delightful this melodious piece is composed of a main theme and eleven variations:  Main Theme (Maestoso) is composed of chords I. A tempo Graziamente II. Tempo di Bourrée III. Scherzando IV. L’Istesso tempo V. Maestoso VI. Vigorosamente VII. Molto piú lento VIII. Vivo risoluto IX. Lento tempo di Barcaruola X. Como un preludio XI. Fuga Finishing on the main theme a Tempo this wonderful work is an amazing piece to include in a concert or a recital. Carlos Salzedo (1885-1961) was a French harpist and composer who wrote and transcribed numerous pieces for the Harp. He also wrote some pedagogical publications for harpists.

Petite Berçeuse by Alphonse Hasselmans is a really sweet melody that can be played on lever or pedal Harps. Easy to play for both hands it perfect for medium-beginners (second years). Written on a double page the finger positions are indicated to help the young players execute this piece properly. It will enable them to play a music piece aside from their usual exercises. Alphonse Hasselmans (1845-1912) was a Belgian-born French Harpist a great composer and renowned professor. He composed numerous pieces for Harp and transcribed numerous works for the Harp. He also edited and reviewed a collection ofworks by Bochsa. His most famous piece is a concert piece called 'The Wellspring Op. 44'.

With few studies in existence for the Harp Henriette Reiné's Complete Method of the Harp fills a large gap. Comprising two volumes the first addresses the fudamentals of technique. Renié (1875-1956) was a deeply religious woman who lived in poverty for much of her life. She was a highly accomplished harpist and composer yet she had little triumph due to success being socially unacceptable for women at the time. Reiné's Complete Method of the Harp was written during WWII and remains widely used to this day. Aspects of technique covered in the first volume include pedalling fingering chords scales harmonics arpeggios intervals hand placement and glissandos among other elements. Moreover a helpfully labelled diagram of the Harp is included. Renié's Complete Method of the Harp is an essential accompaniment to all Harp studies.

Composed for the pedal Harp  Le Jardin Mouillé is a piece written by Jacques De La Presle dedicated to Marcel Grandjany. Introduced by a poem by Henri de Régnier which is about the falling rain and a wet garden this piece starts by some natural harmonies symbolising the sound of the rain and some glissandi. The first movement then starts followed by some variations along the piece. Really lyrical this work is a delight to play and to listen to but requires some advanced skills and a good technique to be interpreted perfectly. Jacques De La Presle (1888-1969) is a Frenchprofessor and composer. He won the Second Prix de Rome and composed notable pieces for Organ.

Vous sentez-vous enfin prêt vous procurer un recueil de chansons après avoir suivi des cours ? La collection First 50 mène les musiciens en herbe dans la bonne direction. Ces recueils rassemblent des arrangements de chansons incontournables, allant du niveau facile intermédiaire. Chaque arrangement est simplifié tout en capturant l'essence de la mélodie. Maintenant disponible pour une plus large gamme d?instruments, cette collection est un article indispensable en stock pour tout magasin de musique !
All I Ask Of You (from THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA)
All You Need Is Love
Amazing Grace (Tune Name: NEW BRITAIN)
And So It Goes
Ashokan Farewell (Theme from PBS Series THE CIVIL WAR)
At Last (from ORCHESTRA WIVES)
Beauty And The Beast (from BEAUTY AND THE BEAST)
Bring Him Home (from LES MISERABLES)
Can You Feel The Love Tonight (from THE LION KING)
Can't Help Falling In Love (from the Paramount Picture BLUE HAWAII)
Canon In D (featured in ORDINARY PEOPLE)
Could I Have This Dance (from URBAN COWBOY)
Danny Boy (featured in the Television Series THE DANNY THOMAS SHOW)
Fields Of Gold
From This Moment On
Fur Elise, WoO 59
Greensleeves
Hallelujah (featured in the DreamWorks Motion Picture SHREK)
Here, There And Everywhere
Hymne
I Dreamed A Dream (from LES MISERABLES)
I Just Called To Say I Love You (from THE WOMAN IN RED)
I Will
Let It Go (from FROZEN)
Lullaby (Cradle Song)
Lullabye (Goodnight, My Angel)
Memory (from CATS)
Morning Has Broken
My Heart Will Go On (Love Theme From 'Titanic') (from the Paramount and Twentieth Century Fox Motion Picture TITANIC)
Nocturne
Ode To Joy (from SYMPHONY NO. 9 IN D MINOR, FOURTH MOVEMENT CHORAL THEME)
Open Arms
Over The Rainbow (from THE WIZARD OF OZ)
River Flows In You
The Rose (from the Twentieth Century-Fox Motion Picture Release THE ROSE)
Scarborough Fair/Canticle
Send In The Clowns (from A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC)
September Song (from the Musical Play KNICKERBOCKER HOLIDAY)
Sunshine On My Shoulders
Sweet Child O' Mine
A Thousand Years (from the Summit Entertainment film THE TWILIGHT SAGA: BREAKING DAWN - PART 1)
Time To Say Goodbye
Unchained Melody (from the Motion Picture UNCHAINED)
Water Is Wide
What A Wonderful World (featured in the Motion Picture GOOD MORNING VIETNAM)
Wonderful Tonight
Yesterday (featured in YESTERDAY)
You Light Up My Life (from YOU LIGHT UP MY LIFE)
You Raise Me Up
You'll Be In My Heart (from TARZAN (R))
/ Partitions variété - pop - rock / Variété internationale / Cordes / HAL LEONARD

Book 1-Edited by David Watkins Professor of Harp at the Guildhall School in London. BR>CONTENTSANONYMOUS: Toy; Watkin AleBULL John: Praeludium; Praeludium (dor)BYRD William: PavanaDOWLAND John: Lachrimae antiquae pavan; My Lady Hunsdon's puffeFARNABY Giles: Giles Farnaby's dreame; His rest (Galliard); Tell mee DaphneGIBBONS Orlando: Lady Hatton's GalliardJOHNSON Robert: Alman (1); Alman (2)MORLEY Thomas: AlmanPEERSON Martin: Alman; Fall of the Leafe

Translated into English by Geraldine Ruegg-Complete Method For Harp is a method for Pedal Harp written by Henriette Renié. Initially in French this edition is the English version translated by G. Ruegg. This complete method for Harp offers a full technique and a syntax-appendix. From the very beginning this method shows: how to tune a harp how to use pedals how to position yourself (with illustrations and comments); this volume is very progressive and highlights all the important aspects progressively. This book also highlights the methods for trills tremolos crossing hands the intervals by sliding and all the technicalaspects to learn to be able to play most musical works. This method seems to be the book every harpist should have in order to master a perfect technique. Henriette Renié was a virtuoso French harpist born in 1875. With professors such as Alphonse Hasselmans and Théodore Dubois she received the First Prize for the Harp in 1887. She has written numerous works for Harp including chamber music and a concerto.

You Can Teach Yourself Lever Harp is an updated step-by-step method for playing the Harp. Designed to be used alone or with guidance from a teacher this method produces results from musicians of all levelsof ability regardless of their amount of previous experience. This book included a selection of popular pieces to play presenting various challenges that will require the student to put into practice the skills they havelearned. All basic techniques and tunes are clearly and thoroughly explained. Specific topics include: how to use this book how to sit with the Harp how to tune the Harp how to use your hands plucking the strings finger placement basic structural concepts of music and 14 tunes. Access to online audio downloads is included with the price of this book.