Harp
SKU: CF.H82
Five Children’s
Pieces. Composed by
Maurice Ravel.
Transcribed by Carl
Swanson. 32 pages. Carl
Fischer Music #H82.
Published by Carl Fischer
Music (CF.H82).
ISBN
9781491160183. UPC:
680160918782.
Mauri
ce Ravel's Mother Goose
is arguably one of the
most well-known and
well-loved of Ravel's
works. Whether one
encounters it first in
its original iteration
for piano, four hands, or
in the sweeping orchestra
transcription, Mother
Goose leaves an
impression that isn't
soon forgotten. The
pieces are short, simple,
and descriptive, but are
nonetheless ravishing,
and beautifully showcase
Ravel’s genius and
compositional skills. Now
for the first time, the
entire work has been
transcribed for solo harp
by harpist Carl Swanson.
Each of the original five
movements has been
carefully edited, making
the pieces playable on
solo harp, while keeping
the spirit that Ravel
intended. Here is a
valuable addition to the
harp repertoire by one of
the greatest composers of
the twentieth century,
Maurice Ravel.
