Harp SKU: HL.48186704 Pour Harpe (sans pedales) ou Harpe Celtique....(+)
Harp
SKU:
HL.48186704
Pour
Harpe (sans pedales) ou
Harpe Celtique.
Composed by Bernard
Andres. Leduc. Classical.
CD only. 8 pages. Hamelle
& Cie #HA009620.
Published by Hamelle &
Cie (HL.48186704).
UPC: 888680886233.
9.0x12.0x0.05
inches.
“Bern
ard Andrès -
Marelle pour harpe,
2<sup>e</sup>
cahier&rdquo.
Chamber Music harp SKU: PR.110406720 Composed by Samuel Adler. Classical....(+)
Chamber Music harp
SKU: PR.110406720
Composed by Samuel Adler.
Classical. Softcover.
With Standard notation.
Duration 14 minutes.
Theodore Presser Company
#110-40672. Published by
Theodore Presser Company
(PR.110406720).
UPC:
680160001316.
I
have always been fond of
writing works for
specific people or
organizations. It has
been my good fortune
during most of my
creative career to be
asked to compose for many
extraordinary performers.
The Sonata for
Harpsichord Solo is such
a case in point: it was
written in 1982 for
Barbara Harbach, a superb
performer, close friend,
and collaborator on many
musical projects. The
Sonata was premiered on
March 2, 1984, in a
recital given by Dr.
Harbach at Nazareth
College in Rochester, New
York. During my formative
years as a composer, one
seldom heard of the
harpsichord as a modern
instrument, though while
I attended undergraduate
school at Boston
University, some of us
banded together to
construct a small
harpsichord from one of
the first do-it-yourself
kits which began to
appear in the late '40s.
It was also during this
time that I heard the
Sonatina for Violin and
Harpsichord by my teacher
Walter Piston and
consequently specified
that the accompanying
instrument for my second
violin sonata could
either be a piano or a
harpsichord. It was not
until recently, however,
that my interest in the
harpsichord as a solo
instrument for new music
was aroused. This was
because of the emergence
of so many young
virtuosi, such as Barbara
Harbach, who are
interested in the
performance of new music
besides the great
harpsichord music of the
Classical, Baroque, and
pre-Baroque eras. The
keyboard music of
Domenico Scarlatti has
always intrigued and
fascinated me. The
brevity, excitement, and
clarity of this sparkling
music is charming as well
as exhilarating. It is
this type of Baroque
sonata that inspired the
conception and form of my
harpsichord sonata. The
entire work is loosely
based on the musical
translation of Barabara
Harbach's name,
especially the conflict
of the B (B-flat) and H
(B-natural in German
notation). This secondo
rub or dissonance
especially pervades the
first movement, which is
in a modified sonata
form, pitting jagged and
tense melodic elements
against most lyrical and
smooth lines. This second
movement is a song-like
melody accompanied by
rolled chords which may
be played on the lute
stop of the instrument if
this sonata is performed
on a two-manual
harpsichord. The final
movement is an
ever-driving joyous
toccata which brings the
work to an exciting close
with a coda made up of
accelerating repeated
chords. --Samuel
Adler.
Folk Harp; Harp SKU: HL.720360 For Harp. Composed by Johann Pachel...(+)
Folk Harp; Harp
SKU:
HL.720360
For
Harp. Composed by
Johann Pachelbel.
Arranged by Sylvia Woods.
Harp. Classical. 40
pages. Hal Leonard
#0936661186. Published by
Hal Leonard (HL.720360).
ISBN 9780936661186.
UPC: 073999451405.
8.5x10.8x0.113
inches.
This
popular piece is in great
demand and is now
available for folk harp.
This book includes
several arrangements: an
easy solo version, an
advanced solo version in
the keys of G and D, and
a duet version for harp
and melody instrument.
Playable on lever harp or
pedal harp. Arrangements
in this folio include:
â?¢ Easy harp solo in
the key of D â?¢
Advanced harp solo in the
key of D â?¢ â??Aâ?
part for harp duet in the
key of D â?¢ â??Bâ?
part for harp duet or
ensemble in the key of D
â?¢ Melody instrument
part for ensemble in the
key of D â?¢ Easy harp
solo in the key of G
â?¢ Advanced harp solo
in the key of G â?¢
â??Aâ? part for harp
duet in the key of G
â?¢ â??Bâ? part for
harp duet or ensemble in
the key of G â?¢ Melody
instrument part for
ensemble in the key of
G.
Harp SKU: HL.48181029 For Solo Harp. Composed by George Frideric H...(+)
Harp
SKU:
HL.48181029
For
Solo Harp. Composed
by George Frideric
Handel. Arranged by Tiny
Beon. Leduc. Baroque,
Classical. Softcover. 4
pages. Alphonse Leduc
#AL20028. Published by
Alphonse Leduc
(HL.48181029).
UPC:
888680787677. 9x12
inches.
Passacag
lia is a piece for
advanced harpists,
composed by G.F. Handel
and edited by Tiny
Béon. Really
melodic, it has a main
theme reviewed in 14
variations and includes
many chords, crossing
hands, staccatos and some
natural harmonics. The
tempo varies between
Moderato, Animato and
Tranquillo. This piece
for pedal harps would be
perfect for a recital or
a contest.