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A flat would be B-flat, E-flat, A-flat, and D-flat, or tune in C with those levers up.
Usually people don’t actually tune in G unless the harp doesn’t have levers, but if you did it would be tune in the key of G (tune in C, then either tune the Fs to sharp or put up the F levers after tuning if you have them.)
To clarify:
If you tuned the harp in the key of C (no sharps, no flats, no levers up) you’re in C.
If you tuned in E-flat (tuned A,B, E to flat or put those levers up before tuning in C) you’re in E-flat.
If you tuned in F (tuned Bs to flat or put up B levers before tuning in C), you’re in F.
Whatever key you tuned the harp in. In the US, mostly likely C, E-flat, or F. In Europe could also be A-flat.
Both her requests, no Wagner, and Canon for the Bride, are actually very common, Sidney. You should find out which part of the Canon she wants, though, since you probably won’t have time to play much of it; does she want the slow part or the faster part?
Incidentally, I don’t mean that in a snarky way. It’s a simple statement of fact. Music publishing isn’t all that profitable even for the big houses these days, and I wouldn’t recommend setting up even as a piano arranger if income is mostly what you’re looking for.
As for the copyright issues, if you’re in Indonesia (I think that’s what you said; apologies if I’ve got that wrong) or anywhere in the Pacific Basin/Asia, American copyright law doesn’t apply.
Oops, I forgot to mention that the so-called Sonny Bono extension allows copyright holders to extend their copyrights for much longer than the traditional period, if they wish to.
You know, Indra, I’m awfully curious as to how much money you think you can make this way. If your main interest is making money, then busk on a street corner or get a Sunday brunch if you can. Either would be more profitable.
>Copyright ownership is currently: The life of the composer plus an addition 70 years. After that, it becomes public domain.
Sorry, but this is kind of outdated information. It’s true if:
Copyright was not maintained in the original country of publication
OR
the copyright holder has not moved to re-establish copyright in the US.
Copyright laws in other countries are different.
>Weddings/receptions etc. are usually safe because it is a non-profit event.
It’s not the non-profit nature, but the *non-public* nature of these functions that makes this apply.
>I think someone with no knowledge of the harp would probably have a hard time following some of our conversations due to the terms we use and the way we use them.
Several years ago I took my style 23, which had been dropped, to a conference to have it evaluated, then was chatting with another harpist who also had problems. The conversation went something like this:
“Carl says I just need a new neck, but Peter thinks I may need a whole new body. How about you?”
“Oh, I just need a foot.”
Maria, since I don’t think Anne Marie is around here much, here’s a link to her published music:
http://www.iol.ie/~amofharp/compositions_arrangements.html
She has the Bach prelude in C that several people have done, plus two fairly easy Bach preludes, but not the arrangements from her amazing “Just So Bach” recording.
Yes it is. She says so in the comments:
>Thank you for the comment, I am not left-handed, and I was shocked to see that yes the harp appears to be on my left shoulder. I think when I was taping I must have clicked on mirror image. I checked my other videos and on two of them the harp appears on my left.
What do you mean, Michelle Marie? The back seat down–yes, of course. The passenger’s seat in the front, no.
