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.

French harpist composer and teacher Marcel Tournier (1879-1951) wrote important solo repertoire for the Harp which expanded the harmonic and technical possibilities of the instrument. His Étude De Concert Au Matin is no exception. Composed in 1940 Étude De Concert Au Matin remains regularly performed and recorded by harpists. The piece is marked allegro and is in compound meter. Tonality and rhythm are sublimely exploited and there is much use of extended technique. Tournier's Étude De Concert Au Matin is suitable to all advanced harpists seeking to explore variedrepertoire on the instrument.

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

Par HAKIM NAJI. Naji Hakim's sonata consists of three movements and is composed in the spirit of classicism, both in its harmonious expression and in its structure. Each sentence is preceded by a poetic fragment by Katia-Sofía Hakim. / Niveau : Intermédiaire / Répertoire / Harpe