Harp Sheet Music By Composer - Arranger 

This movement, based on the pentatonic scale, is taken from Ravel's "Mother Goose Suite" originally written as a piano duet and described as "five children's pieces." This movement "Laiderinnette, imperatrice des pagodes" (Little Ugly Girl, Empress of the Pagodas), was based on a story called "The Green Serpent." The pentatonic nature of this piece reflects the association of the far east (Pagodas) with this pentatonic sound. Ravel orchestrated this work and it has also been performed as a ballet - like much of Ravel's music it's lush beauty falls very naturally on the harp.

This piece is composed based on a whole-tone scale and is playable on both lever or pedal harp. It is a short piece using many extended techniques such as "xylophone sound", "kloster" and "tympanic sounds" to name just a few. There are no pedal or lever changes, and a few octave transpositions can make it effective on any size lever harp. Intermediate level. 4 pages.

This version of O Holy night offers an arrangement for every harpist. It includes a setting for High voice in F major, medium voice in E-flat major, D major and C major and a version for low voice in B-flat major. All include markings for both pedal and lever harp. The harp accompaniment is of "concert-quality" but is not difficult technically. The text is the original French text to Cantique de Noel. A singable English translation is included which adheres more closely to the French than the usual version. The familiar words to "O Holy Night" are also substitutable, but not included. Occasional fingerings are also included. 20 pages.

This volume by Darhon Rees-Rohrbacher is more than just your average Christmas carol arrangements. These pieces are more complex and engaging than you usual sing-along versions. Very elegant. A real treat.

These beloved melodies have been arranged in progressive key order so that the book can be played as a continuous set of background music at a gig. However, individual tunes may be selected as separate musical renditions and selections omitted as desired. These arrangements strive to capture the "flavor" of the original source works and yet retain a strong melodic component. The selections are derived from orchestral, opera, operetta and art song compositions. Attempting to transfer them to the harp is a challenge due to the unique characteristics of the instrument. Some liberties had to be taken in order to avoid unusual key modulations or chromaticism of the original works. In some instances, a separate pedal and lever harp arrangement are provided for a more satisfactory performance.