Making Music for Folk Harp

Making Music for Folk Harp
Author: Susan Raimond
Publisher: Mel Bay Publications
Total Pages: 33
Release: 2011-03-04
Genre: Music
ISBN: 1610655982

Susan Raimond is a harper in the ancient tradition of masters whose playing touches the emotions of the listeners directly - the magical instrument of legend. Simple and deeply moving are the words that come first to mind. Selections range from lighthearted to haunting evoking the range of human emotional experience. Her lucid, clear arrangements are perfect for the beginning harper's understanding of the heart of the music - as well as serving as melodic springboards for improvisation. This beautiful collection is a perfect basis for performance, as well as instruction. Standard notation. Selections include: Matilija; Aliso; Gentry's Gait; Jacob's Ladder; the Ash Grove; Greensleeves; Skye Boad Song; and more.

First Harp Book

First Harp Book
Author: B. Paret
Publisher: Hal Leonard Publishing Corporation
Total Pages: 40
Release: 1987-03
Genre: Music
ISBN: 9780793555239

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Teach Yourself to Play the Folk Harp

Teach Yourself to Play the Folk Harp
Author: Sylvia Woods
Publisher: Hal Leonard Publishing Corporation
Total Pages: 0
Release: 1987-05
Genre: Music
ISBN: 9780936661421

This book teaches the student step by step how to play the harp. Each of the 12 lessons includes instructions, exercises, and folk and classical pieces using the new skills and techniques taught in the lesson. --from publisher description.

Easy Celtic Harp Solos

Easy Celtic Harp Solos
Author: Laurie Star Edwards
Publisher: Mel Bay Publications
Total Pages: 41
Release: 2010-10-07
Genre: Music
ISBN: 1609742257

Evoke the traditional sounds of the Celtic lands with these instrumental arrangements of songs for solo Celtic harp. These 25 tunes are Manx, Welsh, Irish, Scottish, Cornish, Hebridean, and Bretton, including pieces by Turlough O'Carolan and Robert Burns. Notes at the end of the book give insights into the meanings of the texts of the songs, aiding interpretation and inviting you to experience the ambience of the Celtic lands through their music. Lyrics for selected songs are given in the notes in English.

You Can Teach Yourself Lever Harp

You Can Teach Yourself Lever Harp
Author: Laurie Riley
Publisher: Mel Bay Publications
Total Pages: 121
Release: 2015-10-06
Genre: Music
ISBN: 1610655583

An updated, step-by-step method for playing the harp. This book can be used alone or with a teacher. the easy-to-follow method produces results for musicians of all levels, and even if you have no prior experience, and varying levels of difficulty are presented in arrangements of familiar musical pieces. All basic techniques and tunes are clearly and thoroughly explained. Specific topics include: how to use this book, how to sit with your harp, how to tune your harp, how to use your hands, plucking the strings, finger placement, basic structural concepts of music and 14 tunes.

The Ancient Music of Ireland

The Ancient Music of Ireland
Author: Edward Bunting
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Total Pages: 254
Release: 2000-01-01
Genre: Music
ISBN: 9780486413761

This invaluable collection of Irish song is enriched by a 100-page preface and followed by 151 Irish airs arranged for piano, with songs' Irish names, authors, and dates of composition.

Music Theory and Arranging Techniques for Folk Harps

Music Theory and Arranging Techniques for Folk Harps
Author: Sylvia Woods
Publisher: Hal Leonard Corporation
Total Pages: 112
Release: 1987
Genre: Music
ISBN: 9780936661025

(Harp). This book teaches harpers step-by-step the music theory and techniques they need to make their own arrangements. Subjects covered include chords, inversions, keys, accompaniment patterns, transposing, and much more. The book gives plenty of examples and includes more than 90 pieces on which the students can practice their newly gained skills as they progress through the book. Spiral-bound.

Music for the Netherfield Ball

Music for the Netherfield Ball
Author: Suzanne Guldimann
Publisher:
Total Pages: 48
Release: 2016-06-03
Genre:
ISBN: 9780966766486

For her ninth book of Celtic harp music, Suzanne Guldimann has researched and arranged 18 historic pieces of music drawn from and inspired by Jane Austen's personal collection of music. As a bonus, the not-quite-period English country dance popularized by the 1995 A&E version of Pride and Prejudice is included. The collection features classical pieces by Mozart, Handel and Gluck; and a haunting and romantic selection of the French, Italian, Scottish and Irish traditional airs that were tremendously popular during the late 18th/early 19th century, including several with lyrics by Robert Burns, and two pieces reported to have been among Jane Austen's personal favorites.All of the pieces in the collection are arranged to fit on a small harp with just three octaves, but can also be played on larger harps or on any melody instrument. Each arrangement includes fingering, chord symbols, lyrics when available and historic notes.