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  • March 22, 2008 at 6:29 pm #86840
    unknown-user
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    What do you think are the best pieces to demonstrate the harp to potential students?

    I have had differing responses. They don’t always want to hear glisses, but that the harp can play what they recognize as “real music.”

    One piece that did well was the Tambourin by Daquin.

    March 22, 2008 at 10:12 pm #86841
    Fairy Reel
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    When I show people my harp–they always seem to like glissandos, arpeggios, rolling chords. And I agree, “real” music makes a big hit. Everyone like Amazing Grace, and a couple of other big hits are Danny Boy (bleah), Moon River, and Jesu Joy of Man’s Desiring. Greensleeves is good, but EVERYONE plays that.

    Now I want to here ‘Tambourin’ by Daquin. Haven’t heard that one!

    March 22, 2008 at 10:13 pm #86842
    Fairy Reel
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    Whoops, that should be “HEAR Tambourin”…is sleepiness an excuse?

    March 23, 2008 at 3:00 am #86843
    Elizabeth Volpé Bligh
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    Chanson dans la Nuit is always a big hit.

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