Harp SKU: CF.H82 Five Children’s Pieces. Composed by Mauric...(+)
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.
Harp SKU: UT.MAG-265 Composed by Wilhelm Posse. Edited by Anna Pasetti. S...(+)
Harp
SKU:
UT.MAG-265
Composed
by Wilhelm Posse. Edited
by Anna Pasetti. Saddle
stitching. Magadis.
Classical. Ut Orpheus
#MAG 265. Published by Ut
Orpheus (UT.MAG-265).
ISBN 9790215326422. 9
x 12
inches.
Posseâ€â
„¢s compositions for harp
are rich and varied, and
range from the easy
pieces dedicated to his
students to the virtuoso
concert pieces; we must
also remember his
didactic works, in
particular the ‘Six
Small Studies’ and
the universally known
‘Eight Great
Concert
Studies’. It is
not easy to draw a
balance of his legacy in
the harp world. On one
hand his technical vision
of virtuosity combined
with a great stability of
the hand and rigor of the
fingerings certainly
contributed to the
development of the 20th
Century harp technique;
on the other hand, his
use of the pedals, often
driven by two together
with the same foot (a
very old French
technique), has gradually
become more and more
difficult on modern
harps. From the point of
view of his contribution
to the harp repertoire,
the constant run-up to
the piano has heavily
influenced his
compositional production,
making him often
completely miss the
idiomatic effects of 19th
Century harp music
(except for the use of
harmonic sounds), which
were so loved by his
friend Liszt in the
compositions of Parish
Alvars.
(10 Selections for Lever and Pedal Harp). By Billy Joel. Arranged by Emily Breck...(+)
(10 Selections for Lever
and Pedal Harp). By Billy
Joel. Arranged by Emily
Brecker. For Lever and
Pedal Harp. Softcover. 88
pages. Published by Hal
Leonard
Harp SKU: UT.MAG-266 Composed by Wilhelm Posse. Edited by Anna Pasetti. S...(+)
Harp
SKU:
UT.MAG-266
Composed
by Wilhelm Posse. Edited
by Anna Pasetti. Saddle
stitching. Magadis.
Classical. Ut Orpheus
#MAG 266. Published by Ut
Orpheus (UT.MAG-266).
ISBN 9790215326439. 9
x 12
inches.
Posseâ€â
„¢s compositions for harp
are rich and varied, and
range from the easy
pieces dedicated to his
students to the virtuoso
concert pieces; we must
also remember his
didactic works, in
particular the ‘Six
Small Studies’ and
the universally known
‘Eight Great
Concert
Studies’. It is
not easy to draw a
balance of his legacy in
the harp world. On one
hand his technical vision
of virtuosity combined
with a great stability of
the hand and rigor of the
fingerings certainly
contributed to the
development of the 20th
Century harp technique;
on the other hand, his
use of the pedals, often
driven by two together
with the same foot (a
very old French
technique), has gradually
become more and more
difficult on modern
harps. From the point of
view of his contribution
to the harp repertoire,
the constant run-up to
the piano has heavily
influenced his
compositional production,
making him often
completely miss the
idiomatic effects of 19th
Century harp music
(except for the use of
harmonic sounds), which
were so loved by his
friend Liszt in the
compositions of Parish
Alvars.