Did Mozart Compose For the Harp?

[Fairy Reel]

I’ve been trying to figure this out…did Mozart compose for the harp, or not? I have several

[barbara-brundage]

Well, he wrote the flute and harp concerto. 🙂

“La tartine de beurre” (the real name of the glissando waltz) is generally considered spurious Mozart, but is a popular beginning piano piece, too:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uq9A9U_2s60&feature=related

There’s no good evidence that he even wrote or transcribed this piece (a landler), let alone that he wrote it for harp, I’m afraid.

[Mel Sandberg]

Barbara

I couldn’t access the YouTube link you put in, (I’m short of some or other thing) and I am frightfully curious – I did not know that the Glissando Waltz is a beginners piece on piano too. How is the glissando represented on piano?

[barbara-brundage]

It’s just a white-key scale glissando, so it’s exactly the same on the piano. Think of Chico Marx. 🙂

[Mel Sandberg]

Thanks Barbara, but do they actually slide their fingers across the white keys?

[barbara-brundage]

Yes, they do slide across the keys. Lots of instruments other than the harp play glissandos, after all. We just have lots more of them and they sound so much better. 🙂

As for youtube, you don’t need to create an account at all, unless you want to upload videos or post comments. When you go to that link, isn’t there a play arrow at the left of the timeline? What operating system are you running?

Here’s what I see:

[Mel Sandberg]

Hi Barbara

No, I don’t see the picture or the timeline, or a play-arrow at all.

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