Books and Journals; Harp SKU: UT.LB-4 Composed by Mirella Vita. Paperback...(+)
Books and Journals; Harp
SKU: UT.LB-4
Composed by Mirella Vita.
Paperback (Soft Cover).
Classical. Books and
Journals. Ut Orpheus #LB
4. Published by Ut
Orpheus (UT.LB-4).
ISBN 9788881094479.
6.5 x 9.5
inches.
â??During
my career spanning half a
century, like all my
fellow harpists I
constantly had to grapple
with the commonly held
view that the harp has
neither music nor history
of its
own. Fortunately, over
the years I have been
able to give the lie to
this myth and have tried
to bring to light some of
the vast repertoire, both
early and modern,
expressly composed for
this instrument which has
been treated somewhat as
an outsider in the
musical world. The
research work for my
books on Italian and
Swiss harp music was
plain sailing because
source materials were
specific titles and title
pages. Were I to write
books on French, German,
Austrian, British,
Bohemian, Spanish,
Portuguese or
Scandinavian harp music,
the work involved would
be equally smooth and
straightforward. Howev
er, where Dutch music is
concerned, the approach
is rather different,
because here it is the
painters,
treatise-writers and
historians who provide
the evidence and guidance
necessary to discover the
musical customs and
traditions where the harp
played a significant
part. Performers
looking for pieces of
music may use this book
as follows: chapter II
deals with treatises,
chapter III with
paintings, chapter IV
with history and research
accounts. Chapters V and
VI are concerned with
confusions in
terminology. Chapter VII
describes recent
developments and chapters
VIII and IX cover
composers and pieces of
music. Libraries and
publishers are listed
with their addresses in
chapters X and XI, and
finally chapter XII
consists of the index
based on the various
groups of
performers. In this
last chapter harpists
will find the composers
most suited to their
programme, and can then
turn to chapters VIII and
IX for details. The
actual pieces can be
obtained by consulting
chapters X and XI. I wish
you every success in your
search, in your
rehearsals and in your
concerts ! In order to
define what is Dutch or
non-Dutch in early music,
I have followed the
current approach, i.e.
all art and history prior
to the separation of the
â??Seven ProvinÂces
in the 16th century is
the common heritage of
the Low Countries,
whereas everything
pertaining to those
courageous lands from
then onwards is
specifically Dutch..
Harp SKU: HL.48187068 Composed by Bernard Andres. Hamelle. Softcover. 8 p...(+)
Harp
SKU:
HL.48187068
Composed
by Bernard Andres.
Hamelle. Softcover. 8
pages. Hamelle & Cie
#HA09724. Published by
Hamelle & Cie
(HL.48187068).
UPC:
888680884109.
9.0x12.0x0.059
inches.
“Composed
for Pedal Harps, Sweet
Blues is a piece of 4
minutes by Bernard
Andrès. This melodious
yet quite nostalgic work
uses natural harmonies,
pinched sounds, arpeggios
and numerous pedal
changes. Quite difficult,
it would be better for
advanced players. Three
parts can be
differentiated: Lento,
Piú lento and Piú
lento. The first part
starts with a tune in
natural harmonies only by
the right hand, followed
by the same tune in
pinched notes. The piece
continues with soft
ordinary sounds. Pinched
sounds and natural
harmonies re-appear in
the last part, before the
quiet finale. Bernard
Andres (born in 1941) is
a world-known French
Harpist and composer.
Recognised for his work
on both lever and pedal
Harps and for chamber
music pieces, some of his
most famous pieces are
'Elegy to a dead
Shepherd' and
'Anamorphoses'.”.
Harp SKU: HL.50607022 Revised Edition. Composed by Bernard Andres....(+)
Harp
SKU:
HL.50607022
Revised Edition.
Composed by Bernard
Andres. Hamelle. Blues,
Classical. Softcover. 8
pages. Hamelle & Cie
#ALHA9724. Published by
Hamelle & Cie
(HL.50607022).
UPC:
196288284048.
Compo
sed for Pedal Harps,
Sweet Blues is a piece of
4 minutes by Bernard
Andrès. This melodious
yet quite nostalgic work
uses natural harmonies,
pinched sounds, arpeggios
and numerous pedal
changes. Quite difficult,
it would bebetter for
advanced players. Three
parts can be
differentiated: Lento,
Piú lento and Piú
lento. The first part
starts with a tune in
natural harmonies only by
the right hand, followed
by the same tune in
pinched notes. The
piececontinues with soft
ordinary sounds. Pinched
sounds and natural
harmonies re-appear in
the last part, before the
quiet finale. Bernard
Andres (born in 1941) is
a world-known French
Harpist and composer.
Recognised for his workon
both lever and pedal
Harps and for chamber
music pieces, some of his
most famous pieces are
'Elegy to a dead
Shepherd' and
'Anamorphoses'.