Thursday, 17 November 2011

Laoise Kelly CDs now online

Ceis - Laoise Kelly
“Ceis certainly weaves a spell, and will enchant”
The Living Tradition

“fiery yet fluid harping, and her mystical, melodious finger style attributes her own take on the word ‘Ceis’ as the magic or draíocht of the harp”
Irish Music Magazine

£12 + p&p 

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Just Harp - Laoise Kelly
“Kelly virtually reinvents the instrument with her rhythmic and melodic intricacy, her syncopation and undulating chords and harmonies . . . she'll have you swaying with her profound musicality.”
Irish Times

"‘Just Harp’ simply oozes flair and gaiety with sparkling melodic lines, resonant chords and a subtle use of the bass strings to create harmonic richness while maintaining an almost unstoppable rhythm"
Rough Guide to Irish Music

£12 + p&p 

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New editions for beginner harpists

Fun for One
Alyson Roberts


 
Cover ImageOriginal compositions for beginner harpists composed by Alyson Roberts:

Donkeys
Echoes
Waves
Sirens
Feline Frolics
Fantasia (pedal harp only)

£10 + p&p



Sounds
Alyson Roberts

 Cover ImageOriginal compositions for beginner lever harp composed by Alyson Roberts:

Waterfalls
Mice
Chimes
Raindrops
Lions
Cuckoos

£8 + p&p

Three Mozart Arias for 2 harps

Three Mozart Arias
arranged for two harps by Simon Wright

Cover ImageVoi, che sapete
(Le Nozze di Figaro)

Der Vogelfänger bin ich ja
(Die Zauberflöte)

La ci darem la mano!
(Don Giovanni)

£12.00 +p&p

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New Editions for Flute & Pedal Harp

Classics for Flute & Harp: Romantic Music Series

Salut D'amour 
Edward Elger


arranged for Flute & Harp
Mwynion Mai Flute & Harp Duo

£7.00 +p&p

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On Wings of Song
Felix Mendelssohn

arranged for Flute & Harp
Mwynion Mai Flute & Harp Duo

£6.00 +p&p

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New Edition for Lever Harp

Traditional Melodies for Lever Harp
Volume 1
-
Traditional Melodies of Wales


 
Cover ImageArranged for lever harp by Ben Creighton Griffiths

The Rising of the Sun
Bring Forth the Harp
She Must Be Mine
The Bells of Aberdovey
Cambria
The King's Delight


£8.00 + p&p

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New Editions for Flute & Lever Harp

Classical Melodies for Flute & Lever Harp
Volume 1 - Bochsa, Handel, Bizet, Purcell, Gretry, Hook

Arranged for flute and lever harp by Jane Groves
Harp part edited by Ben Creighton Griffiths


Nocturne - Bochsa
from Nocturne in F Op. 50 No 2 for harp & oboe Hornpipe - Handel
from the Water Music
Minuet - Bizet
Hornpipe - Purcell
Air - Gretry
Sonata in G - Hook
First movement from Sonata No 3 for flute & piano


£12.00 +p&p

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Traditional Melodies for Flute & Lever Harp
Volume 1 - Traditional Melodies of Wales


Arranged for flute and lever harp by Jane Groves
Harp part edited by Ben Creighton Griffiths


The Rising of the Sun
Bring Forth the Harp
She Must Be Mine
The King's Delight
The Bells of Aberdovey
Cambria


£12.00 +p&p

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Thursday, 10 November 2011

Sonata in G minor PJ Meyer

The David Watkins Collection VOLUME XV
Philip Jacob Meyer
(1737-1819)

SONATA in G minor for Solo Harp (with pedals)
Arranged by David Watkins

A fine harpist, composer and harp maker whose first studies were with Christian Hochbrucker and then came to Paris where his virtuoso playing was acclaimed at the famous 'Concert Spirituel'. In 1763, he published one of the first Methods for the pedal harp entitled 'An Essay on the correct manner of playing the harp'; the English version was published in 1774.

His son Fréderic-Charles (also a harpist) credits his father with introducing the pedal harp to London in 1772 at a concert in the Hanover Square Rooms. His compositions are always elegant and in the 'Style Galant'. Nicanor Zabaleta was the first harpist to bring this Sonata to the public. This edition is closer to eighteenth century sources.