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Medieval and Renaissance Music for Folk Harp

Author: LAURA ZAERR

Publisher: Mel Bay Publications

Published: 2011-02-25

Total Pages: 88

ISBN-13: 1610650077

The 20 intermediate - advanced arrangements in this book invite the player on a musical-historical journey from the French trouvères to Tielman Susato. These arrangements use a variety of techniques including harmonics, prés de la table, left hand étouffé, some quick lever changes and the full range of a 36 string harp. for historic purposes, original texts with translations accompany each of the songs as well as historic notes on genres, and short biographies on each of the composers represented.•

Medieval Music for Celtic Harp

Author: LAURIE STAR EDWARDS

Publisher: Mel Bay Publications

Published: 2010-10-07

Total Pages: 40

ISBN-13: 1609743407

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The music of church and traveling musicians dominated the middle ages. Twenty-one tunes are now available and arranged for the Celtic Harp. Book includes song notes and brief historical preface.

Medieval and Renaissance Music for Folk Harp

Author: Laura Zaerr

Publisher: Mel Bay Publications

Published: 2010

Total Pages: 88

ISBN-13: 9780786682324

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The 20 intermediate - advanced arrangements in this book invite the player on a musical-historical journey from the French trouveres to Tielman Susato. These arrangements use a variety of techniques including harmonics, prés de la table, left hand étouffé, some quick lever changes and the full range of a 36 string harp. For historic purposes, original texts with translations accompany each of the songs as well as historic notes on genres, and short biographies on each of the composers represented.* Contains 20 intermediate-advanced arrangements* Representative of 13 composers from France, Spain, Germany, Italy, and Portugal* Spanning the 12th C to the 16th C.* Extensive historical notes with original texts with translations* Wide variety of folk harp techniques used to make each arrangement unique * Intermediate to advanced folk harp arrangements using a wide variety of techniques* Extensive historic notes and original texts with direct translations * Representative of 13 European composers spanning 4 centuries

Five Medieval Dances

Author: Samuel Milligan

Publisher: Wings Press

Published: 2019-09-01

Total Pages: 48

ISBN-13: 1609406109

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Samuel Milligan's Five Medieval Dances is the third in the the Wings Press "Ars Musicæ Hispaniæ" series, joining Milligan's Seven Medieval Songs and Nine Sephardic Songs, all arranged for small harp and optional instruments. Very little medieval secular music was written down, especially secular dance music. Five Medieval Dances preserves what were likely some of the most popular pieces of the 13th and 14th centuries, drawn from Le Manuscrit du Roi in the Bibliothèque Nationale de France, as well as from manuscripts housed in the British Museum and the National Library of the Czech Republic.

Seven Medieval Songs

Author: Samuel Milligan

Publisher: Wings Press

Published: 2018-09-01

Total Pages: 56

ISBN-13: 1609405986

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This is a collection of seven uncommon medieval songs from the 12th to the 14th centuries. Milligan's attractive arrangements of these evocative songs include suggestions for the addition of viola and hurdy-gurdy. Perfect for those preparing voice and harp programs or for just noodling around at home. Milligan is one of the most widely recognized arrangers of harp music alive today.

The King's Delight

Author: Suzanne Guldimann

Publisher:

Published: 2021-11-13

Total Pages: 48

ISBN-13: 9781734460148

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From the earliest known complete piece of western music to the songs of the medieval troubadours and the dances of the Renaissance, this collection of early music contains 21 songs, airs and dances from England, France, Germany, Italy, Spain and ancient Greece. The music is arranged for small harp, but it can also be played on a larger harp, or on any melody instrument. Each piece includes fingering, lyrics, chord symbols, and historical notes. Illustrated by the author.

Exploring the Folk Harp

Author: JANNA MCCALL GELLER

Publisher: Mel Bay Publications

Published: 2016-01-28

Total Pages: 209

ISBN-13: 1610650360

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Written in a supportive, easy-to-follow style, this big book covers just about everything of interest to harpers, beginning through advanced, and is recommended by players and teachers as an excellent tool to better understand your instrument. It combines a reference on such topics as types of harps, maintenance, harmony and chords, ear playing, arranging, singing, improvising, instructions on how to simplify and personalize the music to suit your playing level and much more with a full range of harp arrangements from Celtic to Classic, including a special emphasis on Renaissance music. The 46 titles include Ash Grove, Greensleeves, Danny Boy, Gymnopedie No.3, Cielito Lindo, Amazing Grace, and more, with complete lyrics

Celtic Music for Folk Harp

Author: Leslie McMichael

Publisher: Mel Bay Publications

Published: 2010-10-07

Total Pages: 77

ISBN-13: 1609740459

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This book is intended to be an introduction to a style of music which has a long and noble history that is inextricable intertwined with that of the ancient harp. the tunes contained in this book were chosen for their playability on the folk harp as well as for ease of separating into categories of skill.

Green Grows the Holly

Author: Suzanne Guldimann

Publisher:

Published: 2023-01-23

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781734460186

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Suzanne Guldimann has researched and arranged for lap harp 25 medieval and Renaissance Christmas carols. All of the pieces can be played on a harp with a range of just two and a half octaves. They can also be played on larger harps, or on any melody instrument. The book includes lyrics and historical notes, as well as illustrations. The pieces are fingered and are in the key of C, or in sharp keys. All of the pieces include chord symbols. This is the revised, third edition of the original 1998 book.

Celtic Harp Anthology

Author: LAURIE STAR EDWARDS

Publisher: Mel Bay Publications

Published: 2016-10-11

Total Pages: 64

ISBN-13: 1619116634

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Before the 1700s, Celtic music enjoyed a long oral music tradition of learning and memorizing tunes without the aid of pen and paper. The pages of this anthology are filled with the rich heritage of Celtic music tucked away in historical collections from the late 1700s and 1800s. It is a treasure trove of fresh vibrant melodies that connect us to our ancestors' desire to capture the distinctive qualities of native traditional music. These collections are but a thread in a colorful tapestry that continues today, weaved by the hearts of passionate music enthusiasts. The Celtic Harp Anthology: Music from Historical Collections is a compilation from twenty one collections that were the proud work of spirited countrymen and women. In this compilation, you will touch the strains of music that filled gleaming white-thatched homes with joy and boundless energy. Connect with the heart and soul of a timeless culture and experience the music that eased the hardships of living. This book is designed for advanced beginners to intermediate harp players with lever folk harps (or pedal harps) that have thirty-three strings or less with G (one and a half octaves below middle C) as their lowest note, in the keys of F, C, G, D and A. The tunes are appropriate for nylon or wire-strung harps. Two songs require lever flips