Spring Fancies was written in 1915. It is a collection of two Preludes scored for solo Harp.Sir Hamilton Harty (1879-1941) was an Irish-born composer conductor and pianist who spent most of his life working in Britain. He is best remembered for reviving the fortunes of the Halle Orchestra in Manchester during the 1920s. However he also wrote many works of music including a symphony several arrangements of Handel dozens of songs and chamber works. Most of these have been overlooked since his early death at the age of 61.

Two solos in jazz idiom for pedal or non-pedal harp-Two solos in the jazz idiom for Pedal or Non-Pedal Harp by Stewart Green. Stewart Green began writing music for the Piano at an early age. Taking up the Viola and Oboe in his teens he later went to the University College of North Wales (Bangor) where he studied composition with among others William Matthias and Reginald Smith Brindle. Gaining a B. Mus. (hons) degree in 1960 he returned to his old school in Richester to teach class and instrumental music. Four years later he enlisted as oboist to the Band of HM Coldstream Guards which opened many doors including performances of his compositions and arrangements in many National venues on discand broadcast by the BBC on Radios 2 & 3. His years at Bangor had enabled him to fulfil a childhood dream of learning the Harp which he was later able to develop when he left the army and moved with his wife Sue and young family to Lowestoft as a peripatetic woodwind tutor for Suffolk County Music Service. His Flights Of Fancy and Blistering Along! appear on ABRSM and Trinity College Harp examination syllabuses while the Spartan Press publication Saxofun is on Suffolk's own exam syllabus. Since 1999 Stewart has been senior Woodwind Tutor for Suffolk and since 2002 Harp tutor as well! Stewart's recent publication She'll Be Comin' Round The Mountain was written for the North Suffolk String Orchestra as was Haunted House. Spookily this received its first performance at Lowestoft accompanied by a July Thunderstorm!

Arranged for Harp-This publication includes two harp arrangements of the theme from the HBO series â??Game of Thrones.â? The first arrangement requires a harp with two octaves below middle C. The second arrangement is for smaller harps with one octave below middle C.

Par KINNAIRD ALISON. There can be little to replace the one-to-one relationship between teacher and pupil, but this hugely popular introductory tutor to the small harp, first published in 1989, is widely seen as the first and best beginners guide to the instrument, and is often supplied with newly built harps by several of the most renowned instrument makers. The Small Harp Tutor was written by Alison Kinnaird MBE, one of the foremost exponents of traditional Scottish harp music, who has been researching the repertoire of the harp in Scotland for more than twenty-five years, recorded several critically acclaimed albums, written several books of harp music, and co-authored the first published history of the harp in Scotland. This book includes an accompanying 60 minute tuition CD or Audio Download advice on buying and maintaining a small harp a basic guide to musical notation lessons and exercises for two, three and four fingers advice on arranging music 40 tunes varying from elementary to advanced historical notes and information on the tunes/ Méthode / Harpe

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.

for Harp. Par VAJDA GERGELY. 'Come un meccanismo di precisione' (like a precision machine) - as György Ligeti wrote above one of his works. The two harp pieces by Gergely Vajda (*1973) also approach the instrument as a machine, moreover, as a machine that can produce several sounds and noises and create a specific polyphony from them. The two movements, composed in 2020 and 2022, are dedicated to the Ars Nova Ensemble and Collegium21, respectively. / Date parution : 2022-11-08/ Répertoire / Harpe

from The Wizard of OZ; This sheet music includes two solo harp arrangements of Over the Rainbow from the classic film The Wizard of Oz. Both versions can be played on either a lever harp or a pedal harp. The easy arrangement is playable by advanced beginners, and requires 2 sharping lever changes. The advanced arrangement includes more chords, and additional sharping lever changes. Fingerings are included. Both versions include the little-known opening verse to this beloved song. The lyrics are printed in the music, so you can sing along as you play! These arrangements are reprinted from Sylvia Woods' harp book of music from The Wizard of Oz.

Written by Marcel Grandjany on a theme of Haydn Fantasie is a piece for Harp that includes 5 variations of the main theme. Ideally to be played on pedal Harp it would fit the skills and abilities of advanced Harp players. The technical difficulties encountered are various as this piece involves some hand-crossings arpeggios natural harmonies accidental alterations as well as some pedal changes. Marcel Grandjany is a French-born American who lived in the 20th century. He studied with Alphonse Hasselmans at the Paris Conservatoire from the age of 11 and got the First Prize at 13 years old. He composed numerouspieces for Harp of all levels: '3 Very Easy Little Pieces Op. 7' 'Divertissement Op. 29' 'Variation on the Londonderry Air Op. 20' and 'Two Duets for 2 harps Op. 26' among many others.

A graded approach to improving your harp playing- A graded approach to improving your harp playing. These two collections are particularly welcomed by harpists working towards graded examinations. Book 2 in the series: Pedal Harp. Grades 5-8.

Companion CD to the Songbook-This companion CD will assist harp players in learning the pieces in the 52 Scottish Songs for All Harps book. Since many will want to ?play along? as they learn Sylvia has recorded most of the pieces slowerthan they are usually played and as ?straight? as possible with little or no expression or rhythmic variations. Each piece has two arrangements: (A) an easy version and (B) one that is more difficult. On theserecordings Sylvia plays version A directly followed by version B. Since the two versions can be played as a duet you can play either version along with the recording. The companion CD includes all the pieces from the book and inthe same order.

Arranged for Harp-This Wedding March was composed by Felix Mendelssohn in 1842 as a part of his suite for Shakespeare's play A Midsummer Night's Dream. It is most commonly played as a wedding recessional.This sheet music includes two Harp arrangements. The first is for intermediate to advanced lever Harp players or pedal harpists. The second is a bit easier. It can be played on small Harps with 22 or more strings from C to C.

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.

The years between 1900 and 1925 in Paris were some of the most fruitful in the history of harp repertoire. Debussy?s ?Danses sacree et profane? and his ?Sonate pour flute, alto, et harpe,? Caplet?s ?Masque of the Red Death? and his ?Two Divertissements,? Gabriel Pierne?s ?Concertstucke? and ?Impromptu caprice,? and Ravel?s ?Introduction et Allegro? were among the many important compositions written during this period. Many harpists would give pride of place in this list, however, to Gabriel Faure?s ?Impromptu? and ?Une chatelaine en sa tour.?? now published here in one volume for the first time. These are both essentials for every serious student of the harp.

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.