Forum Replies Created
-
Posts
-
I studied this part with Judy Loman, and she came up with some great adaptations. I have some of these edits in Harp Column Music. I also wrote an article for harp Column some years ago called Cracking the Nutcracker. If you go to this link https://harpcolumn.com/music/all-music/artists/elizabeth-volpe-bligh/the-kingdom-of-sweets-from-nutcracker/ you can see the first page and it might help you see how we adapted it. Basically, treat it like the cadenza.
I just ordered Carl’s book of 10 pieces by Tournier which includes Vers la Source dans le Bois. I have the old version, and it is so much bother to read and re-learn, I just put it away and look forward to getting a copy with the enharmonics all written in. Thank you, Carl; it’s such a help.
That was so much fun in spite of the terrible flooding that occurred just after I arrived. Harp festivals are always such a treat. Big thanks to Anna Dunwoodie for making all the arrangements again after having to postpone because of the pandemic.
I got de Quervain’s in both thumbs recently, too. I am doing a minimum amount of practising while I wait for it to heal. Stretch and massage the arm arm above the wrist, not in the area where it’s painful.
This physiotherapist on YouTube helped a lot!
I concur that reading music is a skill that should be nurtured right from the start. As musicians, we are constantly asked to learn a piece of music quickly, even on one day’s notice. If you can’t read music fluently, you can’t take these jobs. It really limits you. It’s good to have a combination of “paper-training” and playing by ear.
Thank you. I guess this is a stand-alone piece, written for harp. I can’t find any information on it.
Thanks for the plug! Lately, I also published an arrangement of The Lark in the Clear Air and Belle Virginie for harp and voice, with the lyrics included. I did Belle Virginie in two keys, for different voices.
Tournier also wrote a lovely suite Six Noëls, and Saint-Saëns wrote Variations Pastorales sur un vieux Noël. The Saint-Saëns can be played either as a solo or with a string quartet.
Oh, yes, Britten wrote some wonderful, but very difficult music. I played A Birthday Hansel with a soprano and it was very challenging for both the singer and the harpist. But it is great music!
