De Zingende Snaar Harpen

Elegie pour la mort d'un Berger (Lament on the Death of a Shepherd) was written in honor of a shepherd friend of Bernard Andres and his wife. This melody came to him on a walk as he passed the shepherd's house; after returning from his walk, Andres found out that his friend had passed away that morning. 

This piece is an excellent example of Andres' ability to blend contemporary and classic harp techniques in an effortless medley that is truly enchanting. 

8 pages.

 Elegie pour la mort d'un berger

A bluesy pedal harp solo by French harpist and composer Bernard Andres.

5 pages.

 Sweet Blues

A suite of dances for pedal harp. Intermediate level. 24 pages. A challenging suite of music by this award winning composer loved by harpists the world over. The pieces numbers 1, 4, 9 and 12, all titled 'Promenade' are optional at partial executions, but must necessarily be played in the case of a full implementation. There are 12 compositions with the following titles:

 Promenade - easy, one page in 6/8.

 Valse Musette - lower intermediate, 3/4, three pages, LH fairly busy

 Paso Doble - quick, 16th notes in RH, full chords in RH, requires good technique, intermediate

-    Promenade - repeat of first dance

 Bossa nova - upper intermediate, pedal changes, tricky LH, RH full chords

 Madison - cool but tricky rhythms, pedal changes, accents, rhythmic

 Tango - quarter note at 63, key change, pedal changes, RH octaves

 Java - quick, LH single notes, not letting that fool me

-    Promenade - same as first dance

 Slow - in 12/8 with steady LH of dotted quarters throughout

 Country Dance - quick with LH of stride bass type

-    Promenade - same as the first dance

Titles:

Promenade, Valse musette, Paso Doble, Promenade, Bossa nova, Madison, Tango Java, Promenade, Slow, Country dance, Promenade.

These fun, exotic pieces, named for spices, have interesting rhythms, changing tempos, unusual key signatures, and a variety of harp effects. There are no sharping lever changes required within the pieces, and no fingerings. 
Volume 1 has 15 pages of music, with 4 pieces in keys ranging from 2 flats to 2 sharps.

Titles: 
Muscade, Vanille, Pistache,  Paprika 

 Muscade

 Vanille

 Pistache

 Paprika

These fun, exotic pieces, named for spices, have interesting rhythms, changing tempos, unusual key signatures, and a variety of harp effects. There are no sharping lever changes required within the pieces, and no fingerings. 
Volume 2 has 12 pages of music, with 3 pieces in keys ranging from 3 flats to 1 sharp. 

Titles: 
Safron, Cannele, Kola, Gingembre 

 Safron

 Cannele

 Kola

 Gingembre

Bernard Andrès is one of the most popular composers of harp music today. His books are well-known required repertoire for most harp students in France, and are great for recitals.

This book includes 6 compositions for harp written by Bernard Andrès. These atmospheric dances are attractive and fun to play. For intermediate to advanced players. 16 Pages.

 Danses d'Automne #1

 Danses d'Automne #2

 Danses d'Automne #3

 Danses d'Automne #4

 Danses d'Automne #5

 Danses d'Automne #6

This suite is of intermediate difficulty. 7 pages. This would be a very fun set for the advanced harpist to sight read, and a lovely work for recital or enjoyment for the intermediate harpist. There are no accidentals. 

Titles: Vivement, Lentement, Vivement.

Vivement incorporates rolled chords and sixteenth notes in the RH against quarter notes in the LH. Key of F, three pages. 

Lentement is in G minor and contains some tricky rhythmic passages where counting is a must. In 3/2 time, this pieces contains mostly whole notes in the LH, while the RH incorporates many rests and 16th notes. 2 pages. 

Movement three, also Vivement, is in D minor. The RH is mostly 16th notes against quarters in the LH. Parallel 3rds and 6th throughout. 2/4 changing to ¾ then back to 2/4. 2 pages. 

These three pieces for intermediate-advanced pedal harp are full of the contemporary techniques that distinguish Andres' music. These pieces would be great recital solos - they're also an excellent resource for developing contemporary harp technique. 
7 pages

In his work Bernard Andrès fused fresh contemporary sound with magnificent atonal melodic tension. 11 pages. 

 Anamorphoses.

For intermediate level.

These original compositions by Anna van Avalon depict an inner voyage. Four of the compositions have often proved their worth during funeral and memorial services: "Guidance", a composition of experiencing help that appears at the right time in times of crisis, confusion and dismay.
"In Darkness", about enduring silence and experiencing light in darkness. A composition for reflection and consideration.
"Searching", a composition on entry and exit of the auditorium. Searching, back on the path along wellknown roads.
"Farewelcome," a comforting piece. For times when walking around the bier, lighting candles, laying flowers ......

Titles: Prologue - "Kronos", Introduction, In Darkness, Searching, Guidance, By Your Touch, Farewelcome, Home is where my Heart is, Epilogue - "Kairos".

32 pages. 

In the video beneath you can hear music samples of the pieces.

Isabelle Perrin has created a remarkably fine edition of this beautifully crafted suite: it will grace any recital hall in the world! Comprises six movements.

Advanced level.

Originally sub-titled En forme de Nocturne, the Morceau d'Expression is an original composition. Adlais's newly set edition makes this beautiful piece available for the first time since the mid-nineteeth century.

Bochsa based his delightfully frothy little Rondo on the marvellously witty trio 'Zitti, zitti, piano, piano' from Rossini's 'Barber of Seville', based, in its turn, on the comedy by Beaumarchais. A commedia in two acts, Rossini's opera received its first performance in Rome in 1816, and despite being hissed on that occasion, it soon gained enormous popularity. Bochsa was already living in London and may well have been present when the opera received its first London performances two years later.

Nine pieces for harp on the subject of The Creation. 9 pages of music. Level: Elementary - Intermediate

Titles:

1. Dawn
2. First Sun
3. First Rain
4. First Plant
5. First Fish
6. First Bird
7. First beast
8. First Man
9. Nocturne

Modern jazz arrangement of Charlie Parker's Yardbird Suite arranged for solo pedal harp by Benjamin Creighton Griffiths.

Despite being just 14 years old 2010 has been a remarkable year of this young harpist with recitals scheduled for the 2010/2011 season in France, Brazil, Spain, Hungary & Canada as well as across the UK. While he is a classical harpist, taught by Catrin Finch and mentored by Ann Griffiths, he loves jazz which he has studied with Julian Martin for the last seven years and in September 2010 as well as publishing the first volumes of his Jazz Harp Series Ben has also edited Julian's "Five Studies in improvised music for pedal harp" also published by Creighton's Collection.

"I am eternally grateful for the support and encouragement I have received from so many harpists world wide but for the jazz I would particularly like to thank Jakez François, Deborah Henson-Conant, Park Stickney and Julian Martin" Ben Creighton Griffiths

Level: Intermediate/Advanced. 4 pages.

Modern jazz arrangement of Paul Desmond's Take 5 arranged for solo pedal harp by Benjamin Creighton Griffiths.

Level: Intermediate/Advanced. 5 pages.

Modern jazz arrangement of Herbie Hancock's Chameleon arranged for solo pedal harp by Benjamin Creighton Griffiths.

Level: Intermediate/Advanced. 4 pages.

Pure Imagination from Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory by Leslie Bricusse and Anthony Newley

Arrranged for Pedal Harp by Benjamin Creighton Griffiths

Level: Intermediate/Advanced. 

Aquarela Do Brasil by Ary Barroso.

Arrranged for Pedal Harp by Benjamin Creighton Griffiths

Level: Intermediate/Advanced. 

Autumn Leaves, music by Joseph Kosma, words by Jacques Prevert, translated Johnny Mercer is now arranged for solo jazz pedal harp by Benjamin Creighton Griffiths.

Another wonderful jazz arrangement from the 14 year old harpist who while predominantly a classical harpist, taught by Catrin Finch and mentored by Ann Griffiths,   has also earned a reputation as an accomplished jazz musician.

Level: Intermediate/Advanced. 5 pages.

It is for the single-action harp that all Dussek's compositions for the harp are intended. They include Concertos, Sonatas and many duos for single-action harp and fortepiano, of which the Opus 69 Duo-Sonatas written for performance by himself and F.J. Naderman in 1810 are the most notable. The group of six Sonatinas of which the present work is is the last, was written for the noted virtuoso Madame Krumpholtz, who was married to the composer-inventor J.B. Krumpholtz.

The traditional Welsh Air 'Ymdeithgan Gwŷr Harlech'. Arranged by Olivia Buckley Dussek.

The traditional Welsh Air 'Merch Megan'. Arranged by Olivia Buckley Dussek.

Feel like swinging? Well this is the book you are looking for. Four pieces with fun titles written for pedal harp. The various pedal changes are clearly indicated in the music. 

The titles in this book are: Household glove rag, Five finger sock blues, Mortal quiche, Sweet horsefood ballad

Difficulty: medium. (4-5)

Total length of the pieces: 15 minutes.

 Five finger sock blues

Feel like swinging? Well this is the book you are looking for. Four pieces written for pedal harp or lever harp. The music is written so that there are no lever changes. The various pedal changes are clearly indicated in the music. The titles in this book are: Easy Swing, Ragtime, Families' Blues and Ballad.

Difficulty: easy to medium (3-5)
Total length of the pieces: 10 minutes.

 Ragtime

This is the haunting theme featured in the soundtrack of the PBS Series The Civil War, written by Jay Ungar and arranged for harp by Deborah Friou. This sheet music is in the key of D with one sharping lever change. For the intermediate to advanced player.

 Ashokan Farewell by Jay Ungar (in an other arrangement on harp and violin)

Dona Nobis Pacem is Latin for Grant Us Peace. This lovely traditional canon or round has been arranged by Deborah Friou for solo harp and also for harp ensemble of two or three harps. Deborah has added a second canon, a variation on the original, to the ensemble version. The "first harp" part is written in the bass, the "second" in the mid range, while the "third" is in the treble end. Advanced beginners can play just the right hand if necessary. For intermediate to advanced players. Key of G. 8 pages.

A Celtic version of the melody interwoven with the more familiar one. Arranged by Deborah Friou for intermediate players in the key of C with fingerings, no lever changes. 2 pages.

Be Thou My Vision is a beautiful Irish hymn that has become popular in recent years. This arrangement by Deborah Friou includes fingerings, and no lever changes. For the intermediate and advanced-intermediate harp player. In the key of G. 2 pages.

This lovely Nigerian hymn, Kum Ba Yah, has been a favorite for many years. Here's a rhythmic, fun arrangement for intermediate to advanced harp players by Deborah Friou. It is in the key of G with fingerings. 2 pages.

This arrangement of Scarborough Fair, by Deborah Friou, is for intermediate and advanced harp players. It is in C tuning with fingerings, and no lever/pedal changes.

This book contains 23 of the tunes from Deborah Friou's recording Renaissance Muse. These include court dances of Pr'torius and Gervaise, traditional English ballads, as well as pieces from Scotland's two earliest lute manuscripts. Three of the tunes are arranged for wire-strung harp and five of the Pr'torius dances are arranged for one or two harps. For intermediate to advanced players, with fingerings indicated. Pieces are in C tuning or sharp keys. 48 pages, spiral-bound.

Includes:

Canarie I & II, Ladie Ann Gordon's Lilt, A Daunce, Currant, Corne Yairds, Cabot, Scots Tune I & II, I Long for Thy Virginitie, A Scots Tune, Spyenelit Reforme, Alamande IV, Gaillarde, Three Ravens, A Jig, Robin, Lady Laiton's Almain, Bransle de la Torche (solo or duet), Bransle de Montirande (solo or duet), Courante CLXXXIII (solo or duet), La Rosette (solo or duet), Courante XCVIII (solo or duet), White Flowers

This wonderful book contains a variety of songs and dances originally written in the the twelfth through to the sixteenth centuries which have been arranged for the harp. The majority of the pieces have been drawn from the medieval period, and often existed in their original form as melody line only. All of the pieces in this book are playable on the folk harp. A few do have accidentals which require lever changes. An excellent collection of pieces for the harpers of today who love early music and for those wishing to add variety to their repertoire. The arrangements vary from easy intermediate to advanced, with fingerings. In the key of C or 1 sharp. 80 pages spiral-bound.

Includes:
Au Renouvel du tens, Hec Dies, Chanson, Lai, Winder wie ist, Reis glorios, Alle Psallite Cum Luya-Alleluya, Nobilis Humilis, Las Las Las Las Par grand Delit, Dehors Lonc Pre, Edi Beo Tho Hevene Quene, Chanson, 7 Cantiga, 4 Estampie Royal, English Estampie, Dance Royal, 2 Ductia, Chansonnette, La Rotta, Lament of Tristan, Douce Dame Jolie, Trotto, Chanconeta Tedesca, Estampie, Ingrata, Now Wolde y Fayne Summer This Mak, My Lady Carey's Dompe, Branle, The King's Dance, Passamezzo antico, Pavanne d'Angleterre, Galliarde, Carmen Vernale, The Western Wynde

This book by Deborah Friou is a collection of 56 pieces by the Baroque masters. This is a wonderful book to use for weddings and other elegant occasions. All of the music is fingered, can be played on both lever and pedal harps, and has lever and pedal changes indicated. Includes playing tips on accidentals, biographical sketches of the composers, a glossary of terms and tempo markings, and more. For advanced-beginner to advanced players. 96 pages spiral-bound.

Includes:
Gavotte (Bach), Little Prelude (Bach), Minuet (Bach), Polonaise (Bach), Sheep May Safely Graze (Bach), Minuet (Buttstedt), An Ayre (Clarke), King William's March (Clarke), Prince of Denmark's March (Clarke), Gavotta (Corelli), Les barricades mysterieuses (Couperin), Soeur Monique (Couperin), Troisieme act (Couperin), Air from Water Music (Handel), Air and Variations (Handel), Bourree (Handel), Chaconne (Handel), Fughetta (Handel), Gavotte (Handel), Hallelujah Chorus from Messiah (Handel), Harmonious Blacksmith (Handel), Hornpipe from Water Music (Handel), Impertinence (Handel), Largo (Handel), Minuet (Handel), Passepied (Handel), Sarabande (Handel), Sonatina (Handel), Bourree (Krieger), Aria (Kuhnau), Minuet (Kuhnau), Rondeau (Mouret), Ciacona (Pachelbel), Sarabande (Pachelbel), Chaconne from The Fairy Queen (Purcell), Come Ye Sons of Art Away (Purcell), Ground (Purcell), Hornpipe (Purcell), Minuet (Purcell), Rondeau (Purcell), Gigue en Rondeau (Rameau), La Boiteuse (Rameau), Le Tambourin (Rameau), Minuet en Rondeau (Rameau), Folia (Scarlatti), Minuet (Telemann), Spring: First Movement (Vivaldi), Spring: Third Movement (Vivaldi), Winter: Largo (Vivaldi), Passacaglia (Witt)

This wonderful book contains more than 20 popular dances and airs of the Renaissance period, arranged for the harp by Deborah Friou. Most of the pieces were written in the 1500's and were originally intended for keyboard, lute, or voice. They were written by well-known composers of the time such as Morely, Byrd, and Dowland. The pieces vary in difficulty from easy intermediate to advanced and include fingerings. In the key of C or 1 sharp; a few have lever or pedal changes. 32 pages.

Includes:
Lord Willoughby's Welcome Home (Dowland), Corranto, Toy (Cutting), Bransle (Attaignant), All in a Garden Green (Playford), Nachtanz (Susato), Alman (Morely), Robin (Munday), Fortune (Byrd), It Was A Lover and His Lass (Morely), Alman, Nobody's Gigge (Farnaby), Lady Riche, Wolseys Wilde (Byrd), La Volta (Byrd), Greensleeves (Cutting), The Carman's Whistle (Byrd), Hartes Ease (Holborne), The Earl of Essex Galliard (Dowland)

This book by Deborah Friou is a collection of over 40 waltzes, minuets, sonatas and other music from the classical period, many of them well-known works. All of them can be played on lever and pedal harp. Over half of the pieces have no lever or pedal changes. For those that do, lever and pedal changes have been indicated. Fingerings included. This is a great collection for church services, weddings and receptions. For the advanced-beginner to the advanced player. 96 pages, spiral-bound.

Includes:
Menuet in G (C.P.E. Bach), Fur Elise (Beethoven), Moonlight Sonata (Beethoven), Ode to Joy (Beethoven), Sonatina (Beethoven), Minuet (Boccherini), Polovtsian Dance (Borodin), Lullaby (Brahms), St. Anthony Chorale (Brahms), Waltz (Brahms), Clair de lune (Debussy), Humoreske (Humoresque) (Dvorak), New World Symphony Themes (Dvorak), Pavane (Faure), Caprice (Gluck), Dance of the Spirits (Gluck), Menuet al Rovescio (Haydn), Serenade (Haydn), Sonatina in G (Haydn), Jupiter from The Planets (Holst), La Paloma (Iradier), Meditation from Thais (Massenet), On Wings of Song (Mendelssohn), Eine Kleine Nachtmusik - 1st Movement (Mozart), Eine Kleine Nachtmusik - Romance (Mozart), Minuet from Don Giovanni (Mozart), Sonata No. 1 (Mozart), Sonata No. 9 (Mozart), Barcarolle (Offenbach), Musetta's Waltz (Puccini), O, My Beloved Father (Puccini), Menuet and Trio (Schubert), Trout Quintet Theme (Schubert), Waltz (Schubert), Waltz (Schubert), About Foreign Lands and People (Schumann), Choral (Schumann), Melodie (Schumann), The Happy Farmer (Schumann), Wild Rider (Schumann), Voluntary (Stanley), Blue Danube (Strauss), Emperor Waltz (Strauss), La Donna E Mobile (Verdi), Skater's Waltz (Waldteufel)

Deborah Friou has arranged this collection of well-loved songs by Rodgers and Hammerstein for harp. It includes many of your favorites from The Sound of Music, Oklahoma!, The King and I, South Pacific, Carousel, and Flower Drum Song. Arranged for intermediate to advanced players, in the key of C or sharp keys, with lever or pedal changes in many of the songs. Includes fingerings, lyrics, and chord notations. 48 pages, spiral-bound.

Includes:

The Sound of Music, Edelweiss, My Favorite Things, Morning Hymn, Alleluia, If I Loved You
You'll Never Walk Alone, Some Enchanted Evening, Dites-Moi, A Wonderful Guy, Love Look Away, You Are Beautiful, Oklahoma, Oh, What A Beautiful Mornin', The Surrey With the Fringe on Top, Getting to Know You, We Kiss in a Shadow, Dance of Anna and Sir Edward, Hello, Young Lovers

These three lovely, lyrical pieces by harpist/composer Marcel Grandjany (Reverie, Nocturne and Barcarolle) are for beginning to intermediate harp players. Barcarolle is written in 7 flats, but lever harp players can ignore those and play it in the key of C. The other pieces are in the key of C with no lever changes. 7 pages.

Titles:

Reverie, Nocturne, Barcarolle

Six compelling compositions by a young composer from Oregon. Beautiful and inspired pieces in varied modes of writing, from energetic to serene. 

Titles: Celtic Winter, Eventide, El Bolero, Nocturne, La Danse, Canzonetta.

The Welsh title for this book is 'Sain Clychau Joanna'. Variations on the pieces 'Immortal' and 'Invisible' from the suite 'A Welsh Knot'. 

Darhon Rees-Rohrbacher has transcribed the Handel Concerto in Bb for a small pedal harp. Like the Grandjany version of the Concerto, this can be played as a solo, giving you more performance opportunities. Playable on pedal harps with as few as 40 strings. This version varies slightly from the more common transcriptions with occasionally sparser textures. A modest cadenza is included as well as tutti and solo markings referring to the orchestral version (tutti refers to when the entire orchestra is playing). This is piece is standard repertoire for any pedal harpist. 15 pages.

2-page version of this ancient melody. Lilting and mesmerizing. In 6/8 time, there are three 3/8 measures that transition from one verse to another. No tricky rhythms, one section has moving sixteenth notes in right hand. Bass line is dotted quarter notes for most of the song, with one area of arpeggiated chords.

 Christ Childs Lullaby

Three of Catrin Finch's favourite encores. These compositions by David Hellewell  are an absolute delight. You can see and hear Catrin play Chicken-Pickin' Rag on YouTube.

Titles: Chicken-Pickin' Rag, Kentucky Rag and Plastic Cakewalk

Intermediate to advanced level

Nataliana is a Malagueña-like romantic concert piece for advanced players. There are no lever or pedal changes throughout the piece. 

(for pedal & lever harps) is a bluesy theme and variation for intermediate to advanced players. The variations are based on a 12 bar blues form. The theme is played at the beginning of the piece, followed by a set of variations. At the end the theme returns with a turnaround. 

Deborah's most requested song in 7 versions. From very simple to intermediate. Including 3 versions for solo harp and 4 versions for harp and voice.

There was a troupe of Flamenco Dancers who discovered their guitar was really just a time  machine. But by the time they discovered this, they were already in the court of Marie Antoinette. 

Deborah has combined a baroque piece "Minuet in A Mineur" by Jean Jacques Rousseau and a Flamenco into one breathtaking composition. It is important to emphasize the two contrasting music styles to perform it in the right way. 

The book contains 3 versions, one for advanced beginners, one for intermediate players and a concert version. The concert version is only for pedal harp, the other versions are suitable for lever harp as well.

Für Elise is Deborah's arrangement of one of Beethoven's most haunting melodies. Suitable for concert or pedal harp

Perfect pieces for ceremonies - includes expandable section for those ceremonies that have trouble starting. For concert/pedal harp.

Titles: Wedding Processional by Richard Wagner, Wedding Recessional by Felix Mendelssohn and Trumpet Volantary by Henry Purcell. 

Deborah's arrangement of the traditional classic. Suitable for concert or pedal harp

Titles:

Moel yr Wyddfa, Clychau'r Cantre, Merch Megan, Y Bardd yn ei Awen, Morfa Rhuddlan, Cainc y Datgeiniaid, Blaenhafren, Llanover, Gwenynen Gwent, Codiad yr Ehedydd, Llwyn Onn, Caru Doli, Cader Idris, Y Ferch o'r Scer

Arrangements of the popular older Welsh tunes used for Cerdd Dant. Arranged for harp by Meinir Heulyn.

Titles:

Wyres Megan, Yr Hufen Melyn, Eryri Wen, Serch Hudol, Cainc Dafydd Broffwyd,  Nos Galan, Pen Rhaw, Mwynder Corwen, Ton Alarch, Mathafarn, Pant Corlan yr Wyn

Cam Ymlaen

Arranged and edited by Meinir Heulyn, these seven Welsh folksongs are a sequel to O'r Dechrau (From the Beginning). Playable on the non-pedal harp. Intermediate level.

Carolau Nadolig

The three pieces in the set were written for Artemy Izmaylov, fourth generation harpist, and son of the composer, when he was eight or nine years old.

A Dream, the nocturne-like first movement, concentrates on arpeggios and a singing tone, whilst the second, Sad Waltz, has a slightly more difficult left hand, supporting a legato melody in the right hand. Both pieces are Grade 3 standard. The Toccata which ends the suite is longer, more demanding (Grades 4-5), and is a fascinating study-demonstration, in miniature form, of various compositional techniques. These include frequent time-changes, contrapuntal elements, independence of the hands, sometimes with the two different main themes in both hands at the same time, but all blending into a cohesive whole and an attractive solo harp piece.

Beautifully written for the instrument, the pieces For Artemy have a contemporary freshness of appeal, far removed from the traditional mould of harp writing. They may be played as a suite, or performed separately. Deliberately written so that there are no pedal changes except for the E pedal used in the Toccata, they can be played on lever harp as well as on concert harp.

Saint Petersburg-Vienna Concerto-Waltz celebrates the link, via the Waltz, between two of the greatest musical cities of the nineteenth century.

The Viennese waltz is the oldest of all ballroom dances. The charm, elegance, vivacity and sophistication of this music mirrored the glitter and the joie de vivre of old Vienna, and by the mid-nineteenth century its lilting strains and its magic had swept all over the continent. In 1814-15, the Congress of Vienna had re-organised Europe in the aftermath of the Napoleonic wars, and Europe, in its turn, had been conquered by the waltz.

Then came the railways. One hundred and seventy years ago the first railway in Russia was built to link St Petersburg with Pavlovsk, site of the royal palace, and the railway station with its magnificent terminal building, known as the Vokzal, was opened on 10 October 1837. Early musical ensembles invited to play there included the band directed by Franz Gung'l (1845-48) and afterwards by Josef Gung'l, who (with Zabel as harpist) played the summer season between 1850 and 1855.

From 6 May 1856, with his 26-man orchestra, Johann Strauss Junior, 'The Waltz King', spent eleven summers entertaining St Petersburg high society at Pavlovsk's 'musical train station'; thus were consolidated the links with Vienna already established in 1852, when Strauss had composed his Grossfürsten Marsch (op. 107) to celebrate the visit of Tsar Nicholas and his sons to the city. Idolised by the Russian public, Strauss achieved pop-star fame, and many of his most enduringly famous compositions date from these visits to Pavlovsk, including the Tritsch-Tratsch Polka and the Pizzicato Polka. Such works as the Pavlovsk Polka and the Faust-Quadrille were published only in Russia, whilst his waltzes 'Viennese Bonbons' and 'Parting with St Petersburg' were inspired by his love for Olga Smimitskaya, a St Petersburg aristocrat. It is the Waltz King who can also be credited with drawing attention to the genius of Tschaikovsky, whose 'Characteristic Dances' he introduced to the public in 1865.

Together with his brother Josef, Johann Strauss undertook his final Pavlovsk concert in 1869, whilst performances in 1886 at St Petersburg and Moscow, and a single concert at Pavlovsk marked his last visits to Russia. His creative baton was passed on to Mikhail Glinka, whose concerts continued the tradition. In 2003, on the occasion of the 300th anniversary of St Petersburg, the Austrian consulate presented the city with a copy of the famous sculpture of Strauss by Edmund Hellmer that used to stand in Vienna's Stadtpark, and appropriately enough, the statue is now one of the features of Pavlovsk.

At the turn of the 21st century, the tradition of summer music seasons which was interrupted in 1917 has been resumed. A sixth Grand Waltz Festival held in St Petersburg in July 2007 and a Russian Ball in the historic Hofburg Palace in Vienna in January 2008 consolidate these links. The aim of these new international projects is to resume and develop cultural dialogue between Russia and Austria, and particularly between St Petersburg and Vienna. Andres Izmaylov's Concerto-Waltz, St Petersburg-Vienna provides a delightful link for the harp in this cultural musical chain.

You’ll surely recognize this beautiful Rachmaninoff melody. This arrangement is for pedal harp, and it contains quite a few pedal changes, which are clearly marked. This piece can be used for many purposes – background music, recitals, church events. A great addition to your pedal harp repertoire. Intermediate to upper intermediate.

3 pages

There are six Welsh melodies in this book. Each melody has several variations. Lever and pedal changes are clearly provided. For intermediate to advanced level. 

The titles are: All through the Night; The Blade of the Spade; The Hollow of the Lambsfold; The Welsh Ground; The Tune of David the Prophet; The Poet's Muse.

38 pages

Fifty-one Welsh airs adapted for harp, piano, violin or flute.

The 51 titles are:

The March of the Men of Harlech, The End of the Glade,The Bend of the little Horseshoe, Good Humoured and Fairly Tipsy, The Heavy Hear, Farewell Frances, The Delight of Gruffydd ap Cynan, Jenny's Mantle, Megan that lost her garter, The Fair One's Choice, The Droppings of the Mash-tub, The Allurement of the Pipe, The Melody of Mona, Towyn Castle, The Marsh of Rhuddlan, The Rising of the Lark, Malltraeth, The Blackbird's Retreat, Captain Morgan's March, The Dawn of Day, Away to the Golden Grove, The Live-long Night, Lady Owen's Favourite, The Lamentation of Britain, Hunting the Hare, Farewell through the Puddle, The Spade's Head, The War Song of the Men of Glamorgan, The Welcome of the Hostess, The Eagle Rocks, or The Rocks of Snowdon, The Minstrelsy of Chirk Castle, Come to the Battle, The Porpoise, The Flowers of the Vale, Welcome to the Bee, The Delight of the Men of Dyfi, The Allurement of Love, The Melody of Cynwyd, The Camp, or "Of noble race was Shenkin", The Blossom of the Honeysuckle, The Dimpled Cheek, Morfydd's Ribband, The Rising of the Sun, Ednyfed Fychan's Farewell, The Golden Robe, Margaret's Daughter, Fiddle-Faddle, David of the White Rock, The Bend of the Horseshoe, New Year's Eve, The Heather-Bell

Arranged and edited by Skaila Kanga. Six excellent arrangements of frequently requested jazz standards.

Intermediate to advanced level.

Titles:

All the Things You Are, My Favourite Things, Misty, Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas, Moon River, Over the Rainbow

Delightful and brilliant original compositions by Skaila Kanga - another major contribution to the pedal harp repertoire.

Intermediate to advanced level.

Titles:

L'Automne, Le Printemps, L'Été, L'Hiver

Ten beautiful pieces for pedal harp. These pieces are reflective and very enjoyable to play, with lush harmonies. Intermediate to upper intermediate level. Very well written for the harp. Tunes are: After the Storm, Heart Song, Far Away, Serenity, Wistful, Heather Song, Rainy Day, Song for Sam, Midnight Reverie, and Summer Serenade. 39 pgs.

During one of the CD recording sessions Nienke van Leijden participated in, Clemens got the idea to compose some pieces for (lever) harp. That challenged Nienke to agree to take care of the arrangements. The result was this book including practice CD. The CD stimulates and accelerates studying. 

The fifteen compositions provide variety and are easy to listen to. The required level is 'average' (approx. 3-6 years of lessons). The pieces are divided culinary into appetizers (light), main courses (heavy) and desserts (medium). No matter how you like to select your menu, you won't gain any weight. The colourful and creative illustrations complement the package.

Titles:

Appetizers:

Pirouette, Sailor, Harptude, Cub

Main courses:

Spain, Country Side, Lullaby, Blue Eyes, Pierrot

Desserts:

Little Birdie, Lilith, Miniature, Harp Rocker, Butterfly, Indigo

38 pages. 

It was his charming wife Raphaele, a fine harpist, who drew Serge Lancen's attention to the harp. He has written various works for this instrument, like this tribute to his wife: 'Pour Raphaele'.

Compiled and arranged by Alison Martin. Nine of the most popular folk songs cleverly arranged for pedal or non-pedal harp. Intermediate to advanced level.

Titles: Drink to me Only, In an English Country Garden, Early One Morning, Oh Dear, What Can the Matter Be?, The Ash Grove, What Shall We Do With a Drunken Sailor?, Scarborough Fair, Summer is Icumen In, On the Banks of Allen Water.

18 pgs.

Three beautiful arias by Mozart exquisitely arranged for solo pedal harp, by Alison Martin.

Intermediate to advanced level.

Titles: Canzonetta, Il Mio Tesoro, Voi Che Sapete

This piece was originally written in 1546 for the Spanish Vihuela, a kind of lute. The fantasia is described as 'imitating the harp as played by Ludovico'.

Ludovico was a harpist of note  who used experimental tunings on his diatonic 27 string harp. The daring dissonances inspired Madurra to imitate then in his Fantasia.

Ann Griffiths transcribed this piece to re-create music 'en la maniera de Ludovico' as it was played in Spain more then four centuries ago.

Masumi Nagasawa teaches harp at the Maastricht Conservatory. In addition, she teaches at the music school in The Hague. She studied at the Maastricht Conservatory with the renowned harpist Phia Berghout, she followed her studies historical harp with Mara Galassi. She plays the modern concert harp, the single pedal harp, Irish harp and traditional Japanese harp (the KUGO). She won several prestigious awards and performed in many major theaters and was a guest at many international festivals at home and abroad.

This book is a combination of two very different harp books bound together into one book. Harpy goes to Japan is an interesting book with several Japanese melodies Some are simple, but there are also some of a more spicy level. Harpy goes to Holland is a collection of famous Dutch children's songs.
From the piece 'Ue o muite arukou' there are different versions in the book: a harp duet, a solo pedal harp and an additional part for a melody instrument like a violin or flute. 'Hotaru' is arranged for an ensemble with a main part and five additional parts. All arrangements and illustrations were made by Masumi. 69 pages

Titles - Japanese part:

Sakura (Cherry blossoms), Haru no ogawa (River in spring), Hotaru (Fireflies) [ensemble], Hamabe no Uta (A song of the seashore), Muramatsuri (A local village feast), Akatonbo (Red dragonfly), Yuki (Snow), Takibi (Bonfire), Aogeba toutoshi (Farewell with gratitude), Ureshii Hinamatsuri (Dolls festival), Kol nobori (Rising carp), Tanabatasama (Star festival), Ue o muite arukou (Sukiyaki)

Titles - Dutch part:

Boer, wat zeg je van mijn kippen?, Daar zaten zeven kikkertjes, De mosselman, Hoedje van papier, Hop Marjanneke, Ik zag twee beren, In een groen, groen knollenland, In Holland staat een huis, Klap eens in jouw handjes, Klein klein kleutertje, Lang zal ze leven, Op een grote paddestoel, Op een klein stationnetje, Poesje Mauw, Slaap kindje, slaap, Toen onze mop een mopje was, Twee emmertjes water halen, Wel Annemarieke

 Muramatsuri (A local village feast)

 Akatonbo (Red dragonfly)

 Yuki (Snow)

 Hamabe no Uta (A song of the seashore)

An eight-page solo of intermediate to advanced difficulty. Key of A minor with G# accidentals. Arpeggios, full chords in RH, active LH, some 16th note passages, and glissandos. For pedal or lever harp. 

Six Easy South American Dances: 2 joropos, 2 galopas, carnavalito and bambuco;
Si Quedara Sin Ti (If I Ever Lost You) (also a 2nd version with lyrics in English & Spanish), Villavicencio (2nd version with lyrics), Zayante, Una Noche (A Night),
Las Abajeñas (traditional from Mexico), Arpa Vallenata

NOTE: Ecuador, Villavicencio and Zayante are three of the themes of the "South American Suite for Harp and Orchestra." The versions on these books are the original solo harp versions.

Accompanying CD: € ####

Sections on the harps of Venezuela, Mexico, Colombia, Paraguay, Perú, Ecuador and Chile. Special techniques. Photographs of several types of harps and about 50 pages of music including: El Pájaro Campana (The Bell Bird) (Advanced version), Una Luz en el Mar
(A Light in the Sea), Ecuador, La Guabina, Llano (Plains) (advanced version), Atardecer (Sunset), El Río (The River), Seis por Derecho, Pasaje número uno, Colorado, 18 de Octubre, 3 de Mayo, Che valle mi Yaguarón, Nda recoi la culpa and two themes from "Suite to Luzma."

Accompanying CD: € ####

26 melodies from 14 countries, in 11 musical genres

SECOND EDITION. "The Famous Traveling Melodies," Merengue Rojo, Danza de Luzma (Easy & advanced), the easy version of the world famous Pájaro Campana (The Bell Bird), La Cucaracha, Las Mañanitas, Mulher Rendeira (Woman Weaver), A Waltz for Dreaming (3 versions), Canto del pilón, El Cha-cha-cha del arpa, Nuestros Sueños (Our Dreams), Waiting, Habanera Rosa, Habanera Gris, Llano (easy version), Cumbia deliciosa, Zamba para un día de lluvia, Arroz con leche, Duérmete mi niño, Paisaje, Noche de Fiesta.

Accompanying CD: € ####

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As requested: "MORE Famous Traveling Melodies" (including "How to Händel Latin Rhythms" (can you guess?), The Butterfly Trees, Once in The Mountain, Milonga para amar (easy and advanced), Tu Ventana (easy and advanced), Conga viene conga va! (easy and advanced), Brazilian Carnival, Tango Triste, El Solito, Los Pollitos, Al ánimo, Naranja Dulce, De Colores, Cocorná (easy and advanced), Danza Cubana

Accompanying CD: € ####

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The Itsy Bitsy Spider, The Spider and the Harp, The Traveling Spider (Yes! You guessed it! Have FUN playing the same melody transformed in music styles of other countries: CUMBIA from Colombia, BAIAO from Brazil and the unique style from Paraguay),
Mano a mano (Hand to Hand), Pensamientos #1 (Thoughts #1), Waltz for a Birth (easy and advanced versions plus duo for harp and violin or solo instrument), A un recuerdo (To a Memory), Andina, Otro Carnavalito, Iguazú, Venezolana Número 3 and the famous traditional harp melody from Mexico: La Bamba (Easy and advanced versions)

Accompanying CD: € ####

These pieces are transcribed for harp from the keyboard music of Henry Purcell. They are a delightful and excellent collection, and an ideal source of technical material, especially for independence of the hands. The first seven pieces in this volume are playable on the lever harp without further editing. Titles are: Ah How Pleasant 'Tis To Love, Sylvia Now Your Scorn Give Over, Three Minuets, Aire, Rigadoon From Suite V, Hornpipe, Almand From Suite I, Three Airs, Rondo, Prelude From Suite IV, Rigadoon, Lilliburlero, Sufauchi's Farewell, Hornpipe In Bb, and Ground In G. 24 pgs. 

For intermediate to advanced lever or pedal harp. A vast collection of English country dances, together with dance tunes for their accompaniment "to be played on the Treble Viol or Violin." Music is in the keys of G, C, F, and Bb. Lever changes are clearly indicated and the advanced lever harp player will not find them difficult. Complete pedal markings are provided for the pedal harpists. Fingerings are given throughout. Titles are: The Coronation Day, Amaryllis, English Pasby, The Happy Clown, Hole in the Wall, Never Love Thee More, A Trip to the Boar, Cottey House, Poor Robin's Caprice, The British Toper, Spanish Gypsie, The Hare's Caprice, Greensleeves and Yellow Lace, The Maiden's Blush, The Constant Lover, Little Young Chickens, Manage the Miser, The Phoenix, The Highlander's Wedding, Old Noll's Jig, The Siege of Limerick, Sylvia's Serenade, The Tuneful Nightingale, Fly Boat, Mr. Beveridge's Caprice, 'Twas Within a Gurlong of Edinboro' Town, Portabella, and The Rover Reformed. 30 pgs.