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 Provin­ces 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..

By Paul McCartney, John Lennon. Arranged by Sylvia Woods. Harp. Softcover. 144 pages. Published by Hal Leonard.

Folk Harp; Harp

SKU: HL.131541

Arranged for Harp. By A. Great Big World. Arranged by Sylvia Woods. Harp. Pop. Softcover. 4 pages. Published by Hal Leonard (HL.131541).

ISBN 9780936661667. UPC: 888680025564. 8.5x11.0x0.031 inches.

Say Something is an original song by the American duo A Great Big World. The lyrics are about letting go when a relationship ends. It became an international hit when Christina Aguilera joined A Great Big World on a re-recorded version in 2013. Sylvia Woods has made a 4-page advanced beginner to intermediate arrangement, playable on either lever or pedal harp. This music features a pedal point (also called a pedal note or pedal tone), which is a sustained or continually repeated note that is held constant while harmonies change in other parts. A pedal point is usually found in the bass, but here it is in the middle register. Virtually every measure includes a middle C note on the downbeat. Sometimes it is played with the right hand, and at other times with the left. But it is almost always there. This pedal point harmony is what originally drew me into this beautiful piece of music the first time I heard it on the radio. The music is in the key of C, and no sharping levers are required, as there are no lever changes. Fingerings, lyrics and chord symbols are included. The harp range required is 24 strings from a low C up to an E. It can be played on 24-string to 26-string harps with a C as the lowest string if you play both hands an octave higher than written.

Composed by Various. Harp. Broadway, Pop, Folk, Standards. Softcover. Published by Hal Leonard

By Robert Nicholas Charles Bochsa. Edited by Christopher Hogwood. For Harp. Playing score. Published by Edition HH Music Publishers (U.K. Import).

Harp

SKU: HL.128725

Arranged for Harp. Composed by Alain Boublil, Claude-Michel Schô, and nberg. Harp. Broadway, Movies, Musicals. Softcover. 4 pages. Published by Hal Leonard (HL.128725).

ISBN 9780936661636. UPC: 888680012588. 8.5x11.0x0.038 inches.

Castle on a Cloud is sung by the child Cosette in Les Miserables. It is a hopeful song of her imaginary world where life is beautiful, and she is not subjected to the drudgery of her hard existence. Sylvia Woods has arranged this lilting song for lever or pedal harp. There are 7 lever changes in the piece, so it is for lower intermediate to intermediate level players. Fingerings and lyrics are included, as well as lever and pedal changes. Two, 2-page versions are included: one for lever harps tuned to C, and the other for lever harps tuned to flats. Pedal harpists can play either version. The arrangement for lever harps tuned to C is in the key of D (2 sharps), with A and C lever changes needed. The arrangement for lever harps tuned to flats is in the key of C, with B and G lever changes needed. Either version may be played on most small harps with about 26 strings if you play everything an octave higher than written. There are special instructions in the introduction telling you what you'll need to change if you have a small harp.

Harp Solo. Performed by Sylvia Woods. By Various. Arranged by Sylvia Woods. Harp. Size 8.5x11 inches. 96 pages. Published by Hal Leonard.

Arranged for Harp. Composed by George Harrison. Arranged by Sylvia Woods. Harp. Pop. Softcover. 16 pages. Published by Hal Leonard

Arranged for the Irish Harp. Waltons Irish Music Books. Celtic, Irish. Softcover with CD. 270 pages. Waltons Irish Music #WM1451CD. Published by Waltons Irish Music

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.

(Arranged for Harp by Sylvia Woods). Composed by Vince Guaraldi. Arranged by Sylvia Woods. For Harp. Harp. Softcover. 8 pages. Published by Hal Leonard

Harp

SKU: BT.XYZ1307

Composed by Rosetty. Pop & Rock. Book with CD. 24 pages. XYZ #XYZ1307. Published by XYZ (BT.XYZ1307).

ISBN 9789043144247. International.

A fantastic collection of 11 pieces written especially for the Irish- or Concertharp, by Dutch harpist, Rosetty. Various different styles and genres are featured here from Samba to Folk and Reggae to Romantic pieces. The harp part in each case has been kept relatively simple to enable the student to focus on the rhythms and syncopation of each style. An accompanying CD contains both demonstration tracks with the full harp solo to hear how each piece should sound, and a version with accompaniment only for performance and practice.

Original Version for Harp. Composed by Ludovico Einaudi. Ricordi. Softcover. Ricordi #NR136470. Published by Ricordi

Harp; Early Music

SKU: UT.MAG-293

Composed by John Stanley. Arranged by Simona Marchesi. Magadis. Classical. Score. Ut Orpheus #MAG 293. Published by Ut Orpheus (UT.MAG-293).

ISBN 9790215328341. 9 x 12 inches.

John Stanleyâ??s 30 Voluntaries (translatable as preludes), published in three collections as opp. 5, 6 and 7, are among the best known organ works of the 18th century. These free-style compositions were received with great appreciation by his contemporaries; the first volume, published in 1748, immediately achieved canonical status and encouraged other composers to write similar collections. The pieces, of easy to medium difficulty, are for manuals (alternatively, they can also be played on the harpsichord) and comprise two movements, slow and fast, many of which are characterized by a certain rhythmic energy and richness of color, expressed through the use of solo registers such as cornet and trumpet, with multiple echo effects, here adapted and transformed into piano, forte, and playing near the sound board effect, limiting, or rather modifying, their results.

Harp

SKU: UT.MAG-274

Composed by Philipp-Joseph Hinner. Edited by Francesca La Carrubba Jessica Pettenà. Saddle stitching. Magadis. Classical. Score and Parts. Ut Orpheus #MAG 274. Published by Ut Orpheus (UT.MAG-274).

ISBN 9790215326859. 9 x 12 inches.

Rediscoveri ng, studying and analyzing the musical art of Philipp Joseph Hinner means enhancing a piece of the eighteenth-century harp music mosaic. Hinner's work intrigues for its extraordinary simplicity, for its regularity and harmony; the ordered balance of the parts, symmetry and sense of proportion are essential elements for the author, and give character and unity to his work. The harp repertoire has long been overshadowed by the keyboard one, which boasts extensive solo and chamber literature, and consolidated for over two centuries. The rediscovery of the history of our instrument, however, is still recent and the research work in the field of harp music is still long.
Hinner, with the apparent simplicity of his opus 10, can thus regain his role in the harp repertoire of the eighteenth century, as well as covering a considerable didactic value today. The part of the first harp undoubtedly presents characteristics of greater rhythmic and virtuosic complexity than that of the second, which consists of a continuous accompaniment interspersed with simple thematic imitated episodes. Furthermore in the composition are included arias such as O ma tendre Musette, a French popular melody of the 18th century (previously set to music by Pierre-Alexandre Monsigny), and <>, taken from the opera-comique L'erreur d'un moment ou la Suite de Julie by Nicolas Dezede, as well as themes from Gluck's Iphigenie en Aulide, which had been all used also by Hinner's first harp master, Francesco Petrini (1744-1819).
Hinner's opus 10, originally written in separate parts for two harps, or harp and fortepiano, is presented here updated and completed with its score, for a thorough perception of the work.

By Dusik Jan Ladislav. Czech title: Sest sonatin pro harfu. Published by Praha (Czech import).

((Josh Groban) Arranged for the Harp). By Josh Groban. Arranged by Sylvia Woods. For Harp, Folk Harp. Harp. Softcover. 8 pages. Published by Hal Leonard

Composed by Monika Mandelartz. For Folk Harp and Pedal Harp. Saddle-stitched. Intermediate-Advanced. Book. 28 pages. Published by Mel Bay Publications, Inc

Composed by Monika Mandelartz. For harp. Saddle-stitched. Intermediate-Advanced. Book. 24 pages. Published by Mel Bay Publications, Inc

Harp, Saddle-stitched. Folk. Book. 56 pages. Mel Bay Publications, Inc #30966. Published by Mel Bay Publications, Inc

Orchestra SSA Choir, piano, percussion, harp

SKU: CF.O5173

Composed by Peter Mennin. The world premiere took place on January 18, 1979 at Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center. Choral. Score. With Standard notation. 63 pages. Duration 25 minutes. Carl Fischer Music #O5173. Published by Carl Fischer Music (CF.O5173).

ISBN 9780825867248. UPC: 798408067243. 9 X 12 inches. Text: Emily Dickinson. Emily Dickinson.

Viola, Electronics

SKU: CA.1630200

For Viola and live electronics. Composed by Walter Feldmann. This edition: Paperbound. German title: Courbe 2 (1993/2001). Full score. Composed 1993/rev. 2001. 34 pages. Duration 8 minutes. Carus Verlag #CV 16.302/00. Published by Carus Verlag (CA.1630200).

ISBN 9790007099695. Language: all languages.

The viola solo courbe 2 is based on an excerpt from the viola part in the Trio for flute, viola and harp << courbes >> - sequences. In the densest time curve of this piece the viola plays the leading role for a span of almost three minutes. This material is taken from the Trio, presented and divided into separate parts. courbe 2 is three times longer in duration than the Trio excerpt from which it is derived. The musical text of the individual fragments remains as it is in the original, but, pulsating, demarcated in seconds. Fissures emerge between the fragments, windows open: - to harmonic fields, central sounds, taken over from the reverberations, from which new tone material is derived; the fields in turn are distorted and spacialised by the electronics - to metrical structures and pulses freed from the individual motives of the original musical text, which forms new variants in interaction with these fields. Thus in courbe 2 which, as already indicated, is three times longer in duration than the original, three musical levels are interpenetrated, whereby all three are derived from one tone, which plays an absolutely central role in most of my works. It is a reference to the French writer Anne-Marie Albiach (and to her great text << H II >> lineaires), and it remains as the only tone at the end of the piece, definitively, determining everything, b = 247 Hertz. Walter Feldmann.