Harp SKU: HL.48185288 Composed by Serge Lancen. Leduc. Softcover. 4 pages...(+)
Harp
SKU:
HL.48185288
Composed
by Serge Lancen. Leduc.
Softcover. 4 pages.
Alphonse Leduc #AL28751.
Published by Alphonse
Leduc (HL.48185288).
UPC: 888680858773.
9.0x12.0x0.06
inches.
French
pianist and composer,
Serge Lancen (1922-2005)
studied at the Paris
Conservatoire where he
won first prize for
composition in 1949. His
professional career saw
him winning many prizes
for his compositions and
For Raphaele remains
popular in the Harp
repertoire. As
exemplified in For
Raphaele, Lancen's
compositional style
remained attached to the
French characteristics,
featuring luscious
melodies, balance and
clarity of tone. With a
typical performance
lasting about 2 and a
half minutes, Pour
Raphaele demonstrates the
versatility of the Harp,
addressing flourishes,
dotted rhythms,
syncopation and
variations in dynamics.
For all intermediate
harpists, Lancen's For
Raphaele is a delightful
addition to the
instrument's repertoire.
.
Harp SKU: HL.48181035 For Harp Solo. Composed by Marcel Grandjany....(+)
Harp
SKU:
HL.48181035
For
Harp Solo. Composed
by Marcel Grandjany.
Leduc. Contemporary,
Educational. Softcover. 8
pages. Alphonse Leduc
#AL20039. Published by
Alphonse Leduc
(HL.48181035).
UPC:
888680787653. 9x12
inches.
French born
harpist and composer,
Marcel Grandjany
(1891-1975) studied at
the Paris Conservatoire
before spending much of
his working life in
America. His Trois
petites Pièces
were composed in
Grandjany's early career
and are simple and
enjoyable works, suitable
for beginner harpists.
Grandjany was a teacher
of harp at the Julliard
School for 37 years
whilst also composing and
transcribing many works
for the instrument. Made
up of three movements,
Trois petites
Pièces begins with
a delicate Rêverie
(daydream). The second
piece, a Nocturne,
contains variations in
tempo, time signature and
dynamics. The Barcarolle
third movement is the
most challenging of the
three pieces, in 6/8 time
signature and
sixteenth-note
flourishes. All these
combined aspects of
Trois petites
Pièces by
Grandjany make for a
thrilling performance for
beginner harpists.