pour deux harpes. Par TOURNIER MARCEL. 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 second volume comprises the third and fourth 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. / Répertoire d'Examen / Répertoire / 2 Harpes

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

Par TOURNIER MARCEL. Written by Marcel Tournier, Feerie & 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./ Répertoire / Harpe

La forêt fantastique, ouvrage en deux recueils illustrés, propose 10 pièces pédagogiques destinées aux cours semi-collectifs. Elles sont écrites pour 2 ou 3 élèves harpistes de 1er cycle. Ces pièces utilisent les ressources sonores de l'instrument et ses modes de jeu (sons xylo, pincés, ongle, glissés, sons sifflés, zingage...) et font aussi appel à la voix (poème, voix parlée, chantée). Chaque recueil propose une pièce d'écriture graphique, qui donnera une grande liberté aux élèves, ils seront ainsi déjà improvisateurs et créateurs de leur propre musique. Les thèmes abordés dans ces pièces sont inspirés de la nature et des animaux ' réels ou imaginaires ', des thèmes universels que chaque enfant expérimente par son vécu. Chaque pièce est lisible, attractive et parlante afin que chacun puisse se l'approprier. Élèves et professeurs peuvent laisser libre cours à leur imagination pour proposer des mises en scène lors des représentations publiques. 1. La lune s'ennuie 2. Forêts et saisons 3. Le dragon sort de son antre 4. La rivière 5. Charlotte, la marmotte 6. Un chouette hibou