(with Selected Arrangements for the Folk Harp). By Mary Umbarger. For Harp (Folk...(+)
(with Selected
Arrangements for the Folk
Harp). By Mary Umbarger.
For Harp (Folk/Celtic).
Solos. Acoustic Music.
Intermediate-Advanced.
Book. 88 pages. Published
by Mel Bay Publications,
Inc
Harp SKU: UT.HS-231 Arranged by Sara Simari. Saddle stitching. Classical....(+)
Harp
SKU:
UT.HS-231
Arranged by
Sara Simari. Saddle
stitching. Classical. Ut
Orpheus #HS 231.
Published by Ut Orpheus
(UT.HS-231).
ISBN
9790215324558. 9 x 12
inches.
Tarascon
e; Tarantella Capuanese;
Valzer; Polka di
Vittorio; Tarantella
Stiglianese
Th
e history of the
Viggianesi, strolling
musicians, winds over a
period of about four
centuries and esprimeun
‘unicum’
musically and
anthropologically. Heirs
of a travelling musical
tradition that from the
late Middle Ages
inhabited more than just
the streets of the
Kingdom of Sicily and
Naples, the harpists of
this extraordinary story
made their first
appearances as early as
the end of the 1600s
engaged in musical
practices at
shrines. Armed with an
urgent need to make a
living together with a
strong musical
inclination, adaptability
and versatility, the
groups of musicians,
almost always belonging
to the same family
circle, became the
promoters of the great
Italian musical tradition
(Southern in particular),
and with their harps on
their shoulders they
became the identification
symbol of a well-defined
and limited area of
Italy: the Agri Valley,
in Basilicata. From
the many documents
examined, a very wide and
varied musical repertoire
emerges mixing the
pastoral tradition with
classical tradition
(mainly opera, devotional
music with songs from the
cities (from the
Neapolitan tradition to
international
production). The pastoral
repertoire, the subject
of this publication,
consists of a strongly
characterized native
repertoire which the
Viggianesi had
consolidated in both
public and private ritual
occasions in their native
land, even if performing
in distant
lands.
This
collection is included
among the compulsory
pieces of The 7th
International Harp
Contest in Italy Suoni
D’Arpa, 2017,
Category A –
Associazione Italiana
dell’Arpa –
www.ass
ociazioneitalianarpa.it
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By Yolanda Kondonassis. harp. Published by Carl Fischer. A collection of over th...(+)
By Yolanda Kondonassis.
harp. Published by Carl
Fischer. A collection of
over thirty harp solos,
this new book features
Kondonassis' most popular
transcriptions and
compositions, including
those found on her many
critically acclaimed
recordings. Highlights of
the collection include
Liquid Shadows, an
original composition by
Kondonassis, a
comprehensive assortment
of works by Claude
Debussy, her arrangements
of Puccini's Quando men
vo from La Boheme, and
the Chinese folksong,
Small River Flowing. This
volume offers the reader:
" A wide variety of
selections from Bach,
Handel, Telemann,
Scarlatti, and Vivaldi,
to Chopin, Mendelssohn,
Sibelius, Puccini, Satie,
Faure, Debussy, and
Respighi " Complete
editorial markings "
Extensive performer's
notes With a reputation
as one of the preeminent
harpists and
transcribers, Kondonnasis
shares the wealth of her
artistic gifts in this
volume that is essential
to every harpist's
library.
Flute, Bassoon and Harp SKU: BT.ALHE31254 Composed by Andre Jolivet. Clas...(+)
Flute, Bassoon and Harp
SKU: BT.ALHE31254
Composed by Andre
Jolivet. Classical. Set
(Score & Parts). Heugel &
Cie #ALHE31254. Published
by Heugel & Cie
(BT.ALHE31254).
French.
Pastoreles De
Noël b
y André
Jolivet is a piece
for Flute, Bassoon and
the Harp lasting nearly
13 minutes. This piece is
really gentle and
restrained which
demonstrates the quality
ofJolivet’
s work but also reflects
that period of WWII when
France was under
occupation. These scores
are of medium level of
ability.
Pastore
les De
Noël f
eatures four
sections:L’é
toile (the Star), Les
Mages (the Wisemen), La
Vierge et l’Enfant
(the Virgin and the
Child) and Entrée
et Danse des Bergers (the
Shepherds’ dance).
Each of these parts
describes a part
oftheChristmas story,
starting with the Flute
and the Bassoon in a
duet, followed by the
entrance of the Harp to
settle the first part.
The second section is
quieter, expressing the
walk in the desert. The
Virgin and the Child
islike a lullaby and the
piece finishes on a
joyful dance to express
happiness and devotion.
André
Jolivet is a French
composer who was really
inspired by the
Antiquity, and had a
strong interest
foratonality. He also
wrote many chamber music
pieces, eleven concertos,
some orchestral and some
vocal music.
Composed by Chuck Bird and Susan Peters. Squareback saddle stitch. Book and onli...(+)
Composed by Chuck Bird
and Susan Peters.
Squareback saddle stitch.
Book and online audio.
120 pages. Published by
Mel Bay Publications, Inc
(MB.95500M).
Chamber Music harp SKU: PO.UME09 Composed by Graeme Downes. Sws. Performa...(+)
Chamber Music harp
SKU: PO.UME09
Composed by Graeme
Downes. Sws. Performance
Score. Promethean
Editions #UME09.
Published by Promethean
Editions (PO.UME09).
ISBN
9781877564918.
This
enigmatic and often
playful work for harp
incorporates scalar
material reminiscent of
the Blues, with
unpredictable shocks of
pedal glissandi peppering
the Introduction with a
chromatic motif. The
Scherzo that follows
presents a more animated
working out of the
Introduction's materials,
with polyrhythmic
passages consisting of
triplets grouped in
fives, in addition to
other rhythmic
manifestations of the
number five. Together,
the two sections make for
an entertaining and
expressive addition to a
harpist's repertoire.
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..