Harp
SKU: ST.H495
Composed by Sarah
Rodgers. String music.
Set for the Trinity
examinations, Grade 3.
Score. Stainer & Bell
Ltd. #H495. Published by
Stainer & Bell Ltd.
(ST.H495).
ISBN
9790220224942.
Set
for the Trinity
examinations, Grade 3,
Skylark is an
atmospheric musical
impression for pedal or
non-pedal harp of the
view from the composer's
home, overlooking the
farmland and broad aerial
vistas of Norfolk.
Contrasting textures of
open arpeggios and
accompanied melody convey
the various stages of the
bird's flight, and its
singing from on high,
rising to the climax of
its song on a musical
'thermal' of sustained,
arpeggiated chords before
a descent to rest in
pastureland.
Contemplative, even
quietly ecstatic in mood,
Skylark will prove an
effective element in
balanced
programme-building,
whether as required by
the Trinity syllabus, or
as engaging repertoire
for young players.
