Harp Song - The Golden Thread

Harp Song - The Golden Thread
Author: Mary Umbarger
Publisher: Mel Bay Publications
Total Pages: 89
Release: 2011-04-15
Genre: Music
ISBN: 1610659600

The musical journey through this book of folk harp arrangements expose the player to music from the 12th to 20th centuries. Information about the tunes and composers, plus lyrics, stories and poems, give insight to the music and are valuable performance tools. You will enjoy music not usually found in harp repertoire that lies well on the harp with few lever changes.•

Favorite Harp Tunes - Beautiful American Airs and Ballads

Favorite Harp Tunes - Beautiful American Airs and Ballads
Author: Kim Robertson
Publisher: Mel Bay Publications
Total Pages: 57
Release: 2022-12-06
Genre: Music
ISBN: 1513471805

Renowned harpist, arranger and instructor, Kim Robertson has created this diverse collection of 25 engaging American melodies for solo folk harp. The selections include traditional Appalachian, patriotic, and cowboy ballads plus lyrical melodies by American composer, Stephen Foster. With the long sustain and resonance of the harp, playing these melodies can serve as a bridge between generations of listeners, young and old.The arrangements are easy to intermediate in difficulty with chord symbols included for optional accompaniment. The grand staff notation is intended for lever harps with up to 36 strings. The key signatures contain up to two sharps or one flat with a few simple lever changes. These arrangements can be simplified or embellished as desired without changing their inherent peaceful and nostalgic effect.

Christmas Songs for Folk Harp

Christmas Songs for Folk Harp
Author: Chuck Bird
Publisher: Mel Bay Publications
Total Pages: 129
Release: 2018-08-29
Genre: Music
ISBN: 161911836X

Beautiful, sparkling, lyrical harp solos on 40 Christmas songs and carols gathered from around the world. The arrangements are wonderfully scored and may be played by non-pedal or pedal harp.

The Golden Harp

The Golden Harp
Author: Henry William Dulcken
Publisher:
Total Pages: 172
Release: 1864
Genre: Children's poetry
ISBN:

Christmas Eve

Christmas Eve
Author: Sunita Staneslow
Publisher: Mel Bay Publications
Total Pages: 57
Release: 2010-10-07
Genre: Music
ISBN: 1609741781

Christmas Eve is a transcription of the recording by harp virtuoso Sunita Staneslow. It features 16 exquisite holiday tunes written in standard notation for the Scottish clarsach or folk harp.

Gold-thread

Gold-thread
Author: Mrs. Helen M. Cooke
Publisher:
Total Pages: 212
Release: 1874
Genre: American poetry
ISBN:

The Bards of Bone Plain

The Bards of Bone Plain
Author: Patricia A. McKillip
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 230
Release: 2010-12-07
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1101445815

The latest "rich, resonant" (Publishers Weekly) fantasy from the World Fantasy Award-winning author of The Bell at Sealey Head. Eager to graduate from the school on the hill, Phelan Cle chose Bone Plain for his final paper because he thought it would be an easy topic. Immortalized by poets and debated by scholars, it was commonly accepted-even at a school steeped in bardic tradition-that Bone Plain, with its three trials, three terrors, and three treasures, was nothing more than a legend, a metaphor. But as his research leads him to the life of Nairn, the Wandering Bard, the Unforgiven, Phelan starts to wonder if there are any easy answers...