This unique book of 14 lever harp arrangements includes excerpts of some of the most famous French works by Debussy and Ravel including Clair de lune The Girl with the Flaxen Hair and Pavane. The book features classicalexcerpts but there are five folk tunes and a medieval melody. The level of difficulty ranges from advanced beginner to advanced intermediate. This is a collection of some of the most beautiful French melodies and is a perfectaddition to almost every harpist’s repertoire. The arrangements all have fingering and dynamics. The keys range from two sharps to one flat but a full set of levers is needed for several of the more advanced classical excerpts.Eight of the pieces require no lever changes and five of the classical melodies require multiple lever changes.

Jacques Ibert (1890-1962) studied at the Paris Conservatoire before embarking upon a successful composing career. The composer wrote for a variety of instrumentations and his works remain popular to this day Trio for Violin Cello and Harp being no exception. Composed in 1944 Trio is suitable to advanced level violinists cellists and harpists. Ibert was a unique composer who did not associate himself with any particular style. His music is generally lighthearted often reflecting the composer's wit and humour. Containing a variety of musical aspects and techniques and significantly composed for anunusual arrangement of Violin and Cello with Harp accompaniment Ibert's Trio is an exciting addition to the advanced level Violin Cello and Harp ensemble repertoire.

For Beginners and Advanced Harpist-Carlos Salzedo. For beginners and advanced harpists. Suitable as warm-up exercises and can also be played by both hands individually.

Composed for Pedal Harp  Vers La Source Dans Le Bois is a piece for advanced players composed by Marcel Tournier. Including some pedal changes the piece starts played by the right hand interpreting the water coming from the fountain with really fast notes giving a feeling of an enchanted world. The left hand completes this part with natural harmonies and the piece then follows with glissandi before coming back to the initial theme. This melodious piece is really gracious and will be nice to play and to listen to. Marcel Tournier (1879-1951) was a French harpist composer and professor whowrote many pieces that are now part of the repertoire and that extended the technical capacities of this instrument.

Thème Et Variations by Marcel Tournier is a piece for advanced Harp players. Starting with a main theme of arpeggiated chords the piece then follows with a number of variations including chords arpeggios glissandos and numerous nuances and speed variations. The piece starts in Allegro moderato then evolving to Allegretto Allegretto Scherzando sometimes more energetic or quieter. This piece is great to master speed flexibility and agility as well as the different types of nuances. Marcel Tournier (1879-1951) was a French Harpist and teacher. He studied with Alphonse Hasselmans at the ParisConservatoire and composed numerous pieces for Solo Harp: 'Russian Lullabies' 'Six Christmas' 'Four Preludes' and 'Three images suite 1 Op. 29' among many others.

Before the 1700s Celtic music was kept alive through the long oral tradition of learning and memorizing tunes without the aid of pen and paper. This collection by Star Edwards features pieces found inhistorical collections dating from the late 1700s and 1800s. These fresh vibrant melodies connect us to our ancestors' desire to capture the distinctive qualities of native traditional music. Suitable for advanced beginnersto intermediate level Harp players the Celtic Harp Anthology is a compilation from twenty-one collections that were the proud work of spirited countrymen and women. Within these pages you will find the strainsof music that filled gleaming white-thatched homes with joy and boundless energy. Connect with the heart and soul of a timeless culture and experience the music that eased the hardships of living.  This book isdesigned for use with lever folk Harps (or pedal Harps) that have thirty-three strings or less with G (one and a half octaves below middle C) as their lowest note in the keys of F C G D and A. The tunes are appropriate fornylon or wire-strung Harps and two songs require lever flips.

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.

This book is a thoughtful collection of transcriptions by Marcel Grandjany for intermediate/advanced (Grade 6-8) harpists. Fingerings are included as well as an explanation of musical signs at the beginning of thebook. Music For The Harp includes transcriptions of 7 Baroque masterpieces – Aria (Kirchhoff) Pavana Et Bransles (Francisque) Prelude (Handel) Riguadon (Kirchhoff) Sarabande (Handel) The King’s Hunt (Bull) Toccata (Handel).Marcel Grandjany was a French-born American harpist and composer. At seventeen he made his debut with theConcerts Lamoureux Orchestra and gave his first solo recital winning immediate acclaim. He appeared with Maurice Ravel in Paris in 1913. His London debut was in 1922 and his New York debut in 1924. In the second half of the 20thcentury he was mainly involved with the founding of the American Harp Society.

'In twenty years of playing the Harp I???ve learned many techniques that can take you beyond predictability and into the realm of the unexpected and exciting. These skills can be applied to many playing styles and musicalmoods helping you make your music entertaining and meaningful while playing smoothly and expressively quickly or slowly with a sound that is uniquely yours.In this DVD you???ll find these straightforward techniquesexplained in precise detail so you can apply them to your own playing right away whether you???re an intermediate or advanced player. Enjoy!' - Laurie Riley

Célèbres Études pour la harpe-Composed by?Nicolas-Charles Bochsa Twenty-five studies Op. 62?is a set of part of the 'Favourite studies' from the same author for intermediate and advanced Harp players. Reviewed by Alphonse Hasselmans each studies has a different difficulty level and can be played separately. This set of studies will help the Harpist to gain in flexibility and speed and would ideally be played on pedal Harps. In the same series Bochsa also composed a set of 'Forty easy studies Op. 318' a set of 'Twenty studies' in two books and one called 'Fifty studies Op.34'. All these sets havebeen reviewed by Alphonse Hasselmans professor at the Paris Conservatoire who also indicated the best finger positions to use.

Arranged for Harp-Wondrous Love is a modal hymn from the shape note (also called ?Sacred Harp?) singing popular in churches of Colonial New England. Sylvia's arragement includes three variations and is for advanced beginners andintermediate harp players. 3 pages with fingerings and no lever changes in a C tuning. Playable on lever harps and pedal harps.

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.

pour deux harpes-French harpist composer and teacher Marcel Tournier (1879-1951) wrote important repertoire for the Harp which expanded the harmonic and technical possibilities of the instrument. His Four Preludes for Two Harps is no exception. Published in 1921 Four Preludes is still performed and recorded by harpists. The first volume comprises the first two preludes in which tonality and rhythm are sublimely experimented with as well as uses of harmonics. Tournier's Four Preludes is suitable for all intermediate to advanced Harp duets seeking to explore varied repertoire on the instrument.

Music From The Disney Motion Picture Arranged For Harp; Tangled is Disney's popular animated film from 2010, based on the German fairy tale Rapunzel. This book includes two songs from the movie, arranged for lever or pedal harp by Sylvia Woods: I See the Light and Healing Incantation. Both pieces include lyrics, fingerings, and lever or pedal changes. I See the Light is the love song between Rapunzel and Flynn, sung in the boat during the lantern ceremony. This 5-page intermediate arrangement is in the key of C with F and G lever changes throughout. The range is 31 strings, from the C 2 octaves below middle C up to the E 2 octaves and 2 strings above middle C. The one-page Healing Incantation is the song that Rapunzel sings when her hair creates the magic. It is in the key of 1 sharp, with G and C lever changes. It can be played by advanced beginners with experience in making lever changes. The range is 22 strings, from the E almost 2 octaves below middle C, up to the E 9 strings above middle C. It can be played on many 26-string harps, if played an octave higher than written. Both pieces are included in this sheet music.