Teach Yourself to Play the Folk Harp


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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


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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.




First Harp Book


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TANGO MUSIC FOR THE CELTIC HARP


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""Tango music is passion, rhythm, alchemy and fusion. In this collection you will find a different point of view on the music for the Celtic Harp: new techniques, new tuning sets and new concepts that will make your harping even more spectacular"" Fabius Constable




Celtic Music for Folk Harp


Book Description

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.




The Irish Harp


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Kim Robertson - Treasures of the Celtic Harp


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Kim Robertson is one of America's premier Celtic harp soloists. Her technique and range of expression are extraordinary as illustrated in this book containing the selections from her highly acclaimed CD Treasures of the Celtic Harp. the book contains all of the selections from Kim Robertson's Treasures of the Celtic Harp video except Sailor's Hornpipe.




Music for the Netherfield Ball


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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.




The Three Ravens and Other Ballads


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A collection of 34 English and Scottish ballads arranged for harp. The ballads date from the fifteenth through the nineteenth centuries, and range from the well known to the rare and unusual. They can be played on a lap harp with a range of just two and a half octaves, or on larger harps. They can also be played on flute, violin, guitar, or any melody instrument. The book includes lyrics, historical notes, and illustrations. The pieces are in the key of C, or in sharp keys. All of the pieces include fingerings and chord symbols.




Celtic harp music of Carolan and others for solo guitar


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(Guitar). This unique publication features 45 harp tunes beautifully arranged for solo guitar. It also includes an introduction to the book's origins, info on the Celtic harp and biographical information on the author and Turlough O'Carolan. Most songs are arranged at an intermediate-level of difficulty and use standard tunings so that classical guitarists can enjoy them as well as steel-string fingerstylists.




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