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Printed Music and Instruction Books for the harp.

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McDonald, S & Wood, L., Haiku for the Harp

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Solos introducing non-traditional notation, improvisation

A delightful set of twelve solos inspired by the Japanese poem form, traditionally based on themes of the natural world. Non-traditional playing techniques such as "thunder glissandi", preparing the harp with paper in-between the strings, glisses above the bridge pins and many more are introduced. Some of these are "performance pieces" requiring the player to get up from the harp and move around the harp or verbalize the poetry. A fun and engaging change from the traditional repertoire - these pieces offer different challenges and ask the performer to enter the creative process. Only one piece has pedal changes, the rest could be played on a 36 string lever harp with a few small changes. Highly recommended for players of all ages! All music composed by Susan McDonald and Linda Wood. 38 pages.

Includes:
A stray cat Asleep on the roof In the spring rain
A flash of lightning! The sound of dew Dripping down the bamboo
Sacred music at night; Into the bonfires Flutter the tinted leaves
Being chased, The firefly Hides in the moon
Sweeping the garden, The snow is forgetting By the broom
Striking the fly, I hit also A flowering plant
The sparrows Are playing hide and seek Among the tea flowers
The old pind; A frog jumps in, The sound of water
After the moon-viewing, My shadow walking home Along with me
Even among insects, in this world, Some are good at singing, Some bad
Dance from one blade of grass To another, Pearls of dew
Distant lights; There they live This autumn night

Handel; arr. Daniel Burton, A Handel Album

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Handel compositions arranged for early intermediate pedal harp

Georg Freidrich Handel compositions arranged for pedal harp by Daniel Burton. These four pieces provide a glimpse into the many genres Handel wrote for - there are two selections from his operas, a religious piece, and a popular dance tune. Overall they are all lovely classical pieces and would be appropriate for an early intermediate pedal harpist. 12 pages.

Includes:
Minuet from "Alcina"
Sarabande
Minuet from "Samson"
Thanks Be to Thee

Handel, Handel for Harp, Vol. 2

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Handel for Harp, Vol. 2

A collection of works by G.F. Handel arranged for pedal harp by Daniel Burton.
Suitable for the intermediate pedal harpist.
12 pages

Contents
Larghetto from Sonata da Camera XIII
Largo from Sonata da Camera XV
Largo and Double from Sonata da Camera XIV
Adagio from Sonata da Camera XV
Adagio from Sonata da Camera XIII

Handel; arr. Rhett Barnwell, Handel for the Harp

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Handel for the Harp

An all-new collection of original music and transcriptions for lever or pedal harp of George Frideric Handel, arranged by Rhett Barnwell. Arranged in order from moderately easy to difficult.

Contents
About George Frideric Handel
Adapting Handel for the Lever Harp
About the Music
Largo from Xerxes - simplified version
Largo from Xerxes - intermediate version
Air, from Water Music
Symphony, from Saul
Aria, "Lascia ch'io pianga" from Rinaldo
Pifa (Pastoral Symphony) from Messiah
He Shall Feed His Flock, from Messiah
Sarabande, with 2 Variations
Hornpipe from Water Music
Where E'er You Walk, from Semele
Arrival of the Queen of Sheba (Sinfonia) from Solomon
Concerto for Harp, First Movement (Key of C)
Concerto for Harp, First Movement (Original Key - B flat)

Pratt-Walter, Jennifer, A Handful of Solos, Ten easy etudes for the developing harpist

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Handful of Solos, Ten easy etudes for the developing harpist (A)

This collection of pieces was written by Jennifer Pratt-Walter as an adjunct to her method book "Hands Upon The harp". These pieces were written to aid a new harpist learning techniques such as placing in one and two directions, easy chords, phrasing, dynamics, expression, and all those wonderful things that make music so much more than a bunch of black dots on a page!

Includes:

Amazing Grace
Two Tired Kittens
Cockcrow at Dawn
Scarborough Fair
Eriskay Love Lilt
The Merry Music Box
The Fairy Lullaby
Little Serenade
Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
Simple Gifts

Pratt-Walter, Jennifer, Hands Upon the Harp

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Method book for beginning at the harp, lever or pedal

A beginning harp tutorial and introduction to modes. This book covers topics such as sitting at the harp, hand position, fingering groupings, as well as music theory information on scales and modes. Exercises or songs accompany each of the techniques introduced. 49 pages.

Balderston, Suzanne, Happy Harping for the Adult Beginner Book One

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Method book for the adult beginner on pedal or lever harp

This is a helpful guide and workbook instructing the adult beginner. Concepts and techniques are accompanied by exercises. Clear explainations of basic music theory for beginning musicians. Also includes songs such as Amazing Grace and Silent Night for lever or pedal harp.30 pages.

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Balderston, Suzanne, Happy Harping for the Adult Beginner Book Two

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Method book for the adult beginner on pedal or lever harp

This teaching book explains topics such as levers, pedals, fingering, and finger group placement. It accompanies each finger grouping topic with songs. 20 songs for beginner lever or pedal harpists. 30 pages.

Includes:
Traditional Irish - O Danny Boy
Traditional English - Greensleeves
Silent Night
Traditional Scottish - Comin' Through the Rye
L. von Beethoven - Ode to Joy
Pachelbel - Canon in
and 16 others

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Beaumont, M., Happy Hours of the Harp, Vol. 1

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Happy Hours of the Harp, Vol. 1

A lovely collection of transcriptions of famous classics by Michele Beaumont. This collection would be an excellent resource for any gig harpist and is also a lovely source of solos for recitals. Suitable for intermediate or intermediate-advanced pedal harpists.
19 pages

Contents
Solvejg's Song (Grieg)
Minuetto (Beethoven)
Barcarolle (Offenbach)
Pantomime (Mozart)
Lullaby (Brahms)
Standchen Serenade (Heykens)
Melody in F (Rubinstein)

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Beaumont, M., Happy Hours of the Harp, Vol. 2

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Happy Hours of the Harp, Vol. 2

A lovely collection of transcriptions of famous classics by Michele Beaumont. This collection would be an excellent resource for any gig harpist and is also a lovely source of solos for recitals. Suitable for intermediate or intermediate-advanced pedal harpists.
17 pages

Contents
Romance (Jeux interdits) (Anon.)
Kleine Nachtmusik (Mozart)
Madama Butterfly (Puccini)
Minuetto (Boccherini)
Lullaby (Schumann)
Hungarian Dance No. 6 (Brahms)
Serenata (Toselli)
Pizzicati (Delibes)

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Beaumont, M., Happy Hours of the Harp, Vol. 3

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Happy Hours of the Harp, Vol. 3

A lovely collection of transcriptions of famous classics by Michele Beaumont. This collection would be an excellent resource for any gig harpist and is also a lovely source of solos for recitals. Suitable for intermediate or intermediate-advanced pedal harpists.
17 pages

Contents
Marche pour la Ceremonie des Turcs (Lulli)
Minuetto in D (Mozart)
Morning Mood from Peer Gynt (Grieg)
Moment Musical No 3 (Schubert)
Traeumerei (Schumann)
Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy (Tchaikovsky)
Dance of the Reed Pipes (Tchaikovsky)
Celebrated Waltz (Brahms)
Tango (Albeniz)

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Beaumont, M., Happy Hours of the Harp, Vol. 4

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Happy Hours of the Harp, Vol. 4

A lovely collection of transcriptions of famous classics by Michele Beaumont. This collection would be an excellent resource for any gig harpist and is also a lovely source of solos for recitals. Suitable for intermediate or intermediate-advanced pedal harpists.
16 pages

Contents
Wedding March (Mendelssohn)
L'Amour de Moy (Anon.)
Valse Favorite (Mozart)
Le Desir (Beethoven)
Rosamunde Ballet (Schubert)
Pecheurs de Perles (Bizet)
Valse de Coppelia (Delibes)
The Merry Ploughman (Schumann)

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Handel --Salzedo, Harmonious Blacksmith

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Handel's set of variations on The Harmonious Blacksmith transcribed by Salzedo

Air and five variations for advanced intermediate level pedal harp. Variations with delicate triplet patterns in the right hand, then in the left and a variation with scale patterns. A terrific technique builder, this is a standard recital and audition piece for pedal harpists Contains a few pedal changes. 7 pages.

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Berlioz, Hector, Harold in Italy, Op. 16

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Harold in Italy, Op. 16

The orchestral harp part for Hector Berlioz's Harold in Italien (Harold in Italy), described as a "Symphony in four parts with a viola-solo." The harp plays a very important role in this work, accompanying the viola during its solo moments. In fact, the harp is often placed out in front of the orchestra during performances of this work in order to be closer to the violist.
This works consists of four movements. The harp plays in the first three movements.
Harp part is 5 pages

Movements
I Harold aux montagnes (Harold in the Mountains (Scenes of melancholy, happiness and joy))
II Marche des pélerins (Procession of pilgrims singing the evening hymn)
III Sérénade (Serenade of an Abruzzi-mountaineer to his sweet-heart)
IV Orgie de brigands (Orgy of Brigands)

Berlioz wrote of this work:
"My intention was to write a series of orchestral scenes, in which the solo viola would be involved as a more or less active participant while retaining its own character. By placing it among the poetic memories formed from my wanderings in the Abruzzi, I wanted to make the viola a kind of melancholy dreamer in the manner of Byron's Childe-Harold. Hence the title of the symphony: Harold in Italy. As in the Fantastic Symphony, a principal theme (the viola's opening melody), is reproduced throughout the work. The difference is that whereas in the Fantastic Symphony the idée fixe keeps obtruding like an impassioned obsession on scenes that are alien to it and deflects their course, Harold's melody is superimposed on the other orchestral voices, and contrasts with them in tempo and character without interrupting their development."

Bruner, Pamela, Harp Accompaniment for Vocals

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How to accompany vocalists with harp, pedal or lever harp

This 64-page book is designed to provide information that will help you to create accompaniment patterns on the harp. Most of the examples in this book are in the key of C. There is a section on how to transpose at sight to different keys. Simple patterns, the basis of self-accompaniment, theory concepts, chords, color notes, modes and more are discussed. 67 pages.

Skinner, Scott, The Harp and Claymore

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Harp and Claymore (The)

This classic collection, recently reprinted, is comprised of pastorals, marches, strathspeys and reels, hornpipes, laments and songs in memory of a romantic and patriotic past. Music is provided for voice, violin, bagpipe and piano. Devoted to Scottish music, this work contains the mature fruit of a life-long cultivation of the Scottish reel and strathspey. It includes the best work of various composers, together with choice examples of traditional melodies, so that the student of native Scottish music may have an overview of what is best and most enduring in this art.

Burton, Harp and Organ Duos, Vol. 1

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Harp and Organ Duos, Vol. 1

The inherent difference between the harp's transparent, plucked-string sound and the sustained tone of the organ makes natural partners of the two, and the frequent location of the organ in a church or ceremonial hall influences the type of music literature most useful for this combination of instruments.
The harp part is for a beginner-intermediate level harpist and the organ part is beginner as well.
Includes two scores, one for each performer.

Book 1
Contents
Simple Gifts (Shaker Folk Melody)
Ave Maria (Bach/Gounoud)
Grazioso (Georg Philipp Telemann)

Burton, Harp and Organ Duos, Vol. 2

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Harp and Organ Duos, Vol. 2

The inherent difference between the harp's transparent, plucked-string sound and the sustained tone of the organ makes natural partners of the two, and the frequent location of the organ in a church or ceremonial hall influences the type of music literature most useful for this combination of instruments.
The harp part is for a beginner-intermediate level harpist and the organ part is beginner as well.
Includes two scores, one for each performer.

Book 2
Contents
Adagio (Telemann - Oboe Concerto in C)
Deep River (African-American Spiritual)
Pastorale (Georg Friedrich Handel)

Kleinstuber, Cindy, Harp Candy

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Harp Candy

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Harp Candy composed by Cindy Kleinstuber. The level of difficulty for this piece is easy-intermediate and suitable for small harps, no levers needed. 28 pages

Contents

Key of C & F:

Strolling On A Sunny Day
Cotton Candy Swirl
Tinker's Belle
One Last Chance
Field Of Daydreams
The Sweetest Thing
One More Miracle

Ginastera, Alberto, Harp Concerto

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Harp Concerto

A concerto for harp composed by Alberto Ginastera. This work was written for harpist Nicanor Zabaleta and was premiered by Zabaleta and the Philadelphia Orchestra under the baton of Eugene Ormandy at the Academy of Music in Philadelphia on February 8th, 1965.
This edition is the solo harp part.
28 pages

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