Scottish and Irish Tunes for Celtic Harp. Discover over two dozen traditional tunes from Scotland and Ireland: a mix of novel and familiar jigs, reels, airs, marches, and strathspeys. Intermediate through advanced harp players will enjoy these lovely melodies and their fresh, sparkling accompaniments. The arrangements include several optional transitions for combining tunes into sets, as heard on Claussen?s album The Road Home from Skye. Suitable for harps with a range of at least two octaves below middle C. Contains dynamics, chords, practical technical exercises, and fingering suggestions.

Australian born Nicolas-Charles Bochsa (1789-1856) studied at the Paris Conservatoire before embarking upon a career as a harpist and composer. His Celebrated Studies for Harp is well-informed and essential to progression on the instrument. The first suite comprises twenty studies which focus on fingering countermelodies rhythms intervals chords articulation phrasing chromaticism dynamics and performance directions among other musical aspects. Celebrated Studies for Harp by Nicolas-Charles Bochsa is essential to accompany all advanced Harp studies.

Written by Marcel Tournier  Féerie – Prelude Et Dance is a piece for Harp dedicated to Alphonse Hasselmans and to be played on the Pedal Harps. This piece would fit the skills and abilities of advanced Harp players and the technical difficulties encountered are numerous: hand-crossings numerous arpeggios natural harmonies many accidental alterations as well as some pedal changes. Marcel Tournier (1879-1951) was a French harpist and teacher. He studied with Alphonse Hasselmans at the Paris Conservatoire and composed numerous pieces for Solo Harp: ' Russian Lullabies' 'Six Christmas' 'FourPreludes' and 'Three images suite 1 Op. 29' among many others.

Passacaille is a piece for advanced harpists composed by G. F. Handel and edited by Tiny Béon. Really melodic it has a main theme reviewed in 14 variations and includes many chords crossing hands staccatos and some natural harmonics. The tempo varies between Moderato Animato and Tranquillo. This piece for pedal harps would be perfect for a recital or a contest. G. F. Handel was a German composer famous for his operas oratorios and concertos.

How to Add Finger Markings to Non-Fingered Harp Music-?Sylvia Woods has done it again! Harp Fingering Fundamentals is a must for every teacher and student. It clearly and concisely shows how to approach harp fingerings in her accessible and charming style. It will be a staple in my studio and should be in your collection too.? ? Felice Pomeranz Professor of Harp Berklee College of Music Boston MA ?Chock-full of common-sense suggestions on fingering from the simplest to the trickiest passages. A real boon for do-it-yourself Harp players and good ideas even for experienced players on how to make the unplayable playable.?? Joyce Rice Harp instructor

For intermediate players Guitare Op.50 is a melodious piece by Alphonse Hasselmans. Composed ideally for pedal Harps this piece includes some pedal changes and some accidental alterations. Three sections can be differentiated: Allegro Moderato (3/8) Pas trop retenu (3/4) and Tempo 1 (3/8). The last part is a variation of the theme played in the Allegro Moderato section. Perfect for a recital this piece for Harp is really enjoyable to play and to listen to. Alphonse Hasselmans (1845-1912) is a Belgian-born French harpist a great composer and renowned professor. He has composed and transcribed numerousworks for the Harp. He also edited and reviewed a collection of works by Bochsa. His most famous piece is a concert piece called The Wellspring Op. 44.

A hand-picked collection of the finest old airs and dance tunes from the Celtic tradition. The music has been arranged for easy Harp but it is suitable for Piano and Keyboard or most other melody instruments. A wide variety of styles and flavours are included in this book and it is a perfect addition to the repertoire of any musician who has interests in Harp Music. This represent the various fashions and approaches of musicians in Ireland Brittany England Wales Cornwall and the Isle Of Man.This edition is complete with a CD of professional demonstration recordings to further help you capture that authentic Celtic character.

The third book in the Sylvia Woods multi-level harp series contains popular hymns and church music wedding processionals and recessionals and a special section of Jewish music for joyous occasions. You'll find around 50 pieces each with 2 arrangements: an easy version and one that is more difficult. Furthermore each tune includes chord indications that can be used by harpers or other instrumentalists.Spiral-bound.

Brocéliande is a piece for Harp by Annie Challan. Lasting 2’30 minutes this piece was written for elementary level (upper beginner / intermediate level). It can be played on lever or pedal Harps as there are only a few accidentals. This tribute to the magical forest is the perfect piece to be played in recitals. Annie Challan (born in 1940) is a French Harpist who was the youngest player at the Paris Operas when she started working there. She composed numerous pieces for the Harp.

Ce deuxième groupe pour jouer école de passe-temps populaire pour harmonica contient 50 des plus belles mélodies de Noël de Juan Almeida Perry ('harmonica jouant sans notes') facilement disposés à moyen pour Blues Harp.Une collection complète de pistes classiques de Noël et les plus belles chansons de Noël de jazz, pop et rock que chaque joueur d'harmonica enrichit le répertoire de grands titres pour les vacances.Le CD fourni contient les 50 pistes à jouer sur n'importe quel lecteur CD. / Harpe

Six Studies is a set of six studies for Pedal Harps by Eric Schmidt. Reviewed and edited by Pierre Jamet a French Professor at the Paris Conservatoire this set would be ideal for an upper intermediate level and above. Most studies are two pages long and enable the player to work on different technical aspects:  I. Allegro (3/4 tempo 120) II. Vivace (4/4 tempo 132) – It focuses finger flexibility with a set: 4-1-3-1-2-1-3-1-4 for the right hand III. Lento (3/4 tempo 48) – It focuses on arpeggios IV. Andante con moto (3/4 tempo 92) - It has thesame aim as the second study but includes chords to play on “1” V. Con Bravura (6/8) – This is a work on chords which has few pedal changes VI. Leggiero Volante (4/4) – Longer than the other studies it also focuses on developing fingers flexibility and features some glissando and some pedal changes