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I tracked down William Lloyd Webber’s “Nocturne” through Stainer & Bell in England. You might contact them to see if they have any leads.
Julie in AtlantaMe again. I currently don’t have access to my music so these have all been off the top of my head, but I thought of one more…Dvořák Carnival Overture.
Julie in AtlantaBonjour, Sylvianne! This is from the Nadermann 7 Sonatinas. The excerpt you heard is from the 2nd Sonatina in c minor. Julie in Atlanta
Hi Patricia,
Yes, that sounds just like it. Thanks for letting me know I wasn’t imagining things.
It would be cool to have one just out of curiousity; wonder if they ever turn up on ebay. At least now I’d know what to search for.
Julie in Atlanta
Hi Michael,
Thanks for your reply and the link. Unfortunately, the dial caliper isn’t what Erich had. It was more like a tuning fork with markings on either side of the “V” like you’d find on an old-school wind-up metronome. I should have clarified it was more like a math compass than a magnetic one.
Julie
My mind is definitely going. I typed the word “times” back-to-back. Sorry; wish we could revise our posts!
J in the ATL
I really don’t intend to take this off course, but…the mention of a digital caliper reminds me of a tool I saw back in the 80’s. When I lived in Cincinnati, my harp was regulated a few times times by Erich Rase. I don’t know if he’s still in the business but he saved my life one time when I broke an E-stud a few hours before a concert in Dayton with “Don Juan” on the program.
Erich had this string gauge reader contraption thingy; it looked like a cross between a tuning fork and a compass. He could place it on any string and double-check its width to see if it was correct.
Are these still around? (ATTN CARL SWANSON: do you know what I’m talking about or is my memory getting cloudy? I turned 44 yesterday so maybe my mind is going…)
Julie in Atlanta
Hi Julie (great name!),
Hauer’s is a wonderful store and they won’t steer you wrong, but you might also check out a couple places relatively close by…
http://www.traditionalharps.com – Wm. Rees in Rising Sun, Indiana – SW of Cincinnati
http://www.vanderbiltmusic.com – Vanderbilt Music in Bloomington, Indiana
Btw, I’ve heard nothing but good things about Dusty Strings but I don’t know enough about the Ravenna to comment. I’m sure someone will chime in and post something to help.
I’d also be happy to recommend a couple local harpists if you’d like and they could give you some advice and possibly some leads. Let me know; my email is harp@mindspring.com
Julie in Atlanta (who grew up in Dayton)
I took lessons from Miss Dilling in June/July of 1982, a few months before she passed away. It seemed like you couldn’t turn around in her apartment without bumping into a harp!
One of the most interesting things I remember was after a few days, I noticed a piano sort of buried by harps behind the little stage. She told me it had belonged to Gershwin and he used it when composing “Porgy & Bess.” I don’t know if it was true but the story fascinated me.
Carl, do you know anything about that piano?
Julie in Atlanta
Hi Micky,
I realize this doesn’t help your situation but I just had to share this story…
When I was in college in the mid ’80’s, my boyfriend (now my hubby) lived on the first floor of a row house. The neighbors above were two frat-boy wannabes. One of them was the brother of the landlord/owner so they thought they could do whatever they wanted. They would play ‘Quarters’ on the floor (Rob’s ceiling) and just caused a general ruckus. Once they had flushed so many, shall we say, prophylactics down their toilet that it backed up the sewage system into the basement. Fortunately, they had to clean it up themselves.
Anyway, Rob had recently purchased a new stereo system with pretty big speakers. We lay them on the floor face-up, put the radio on an adult contemporary station (Barry Manilow, Neil Diamond, Christopher Cross, etc.), set the volume on the Spinal Tap setting of ’11’ and went out for dinner and a long walk. You could hear “Bette Davis Eyes” from eight houses away.
Never heard a peep from them again.
Julie in Atlanta
Sorry about that! Yes, Rhett Barnwell and Seraphim Music. It’s in a beautiful collection called “A Serenade for the Soul.” When my sister was married we had a soprano sing his original “Ave Maria” with organ.
Julie
I should have said this on my previous post:
I have an equal amount of Burton and Barnwell arrangements. They each have selected great repertoire and everything is sight-readable.
Both versions of the Handel are nice but I’d recommend Rhett’s. It has a few suspensions (he always does nice harmonizations) and it’s just a bit fuller-sounding. I’ve used both for background but Rhett’s would also work very nicely as a solo.
Honestly, you can’t go wrong with either. I just wanted to give my opinion.
Julie in Atlanta
