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Hi, VerticalStrings. I’m wondering what your take is on the Starlight you purchased. I’m debating purchasing one myself.
To piggy back on what Eliza said, don’t worry, it takes a bit of work but is very doable in the time frame you have. For the pedal-y section Eliza mentioned, I found it incredibly helpful to rewrite a few of the notes enharmonically. For the glissandi, I find that felt pics really cut through sound-wise without damaging your strings. Have fun with the part — it’s such a cool piece!
I played this years ago. In terms of the pedals, I had to re-write several chords enharmonically. I recall there were times the part would have a Bb, B, C, and C# in the same chord… had to re-write as A#, B, C, and Db to make it work with the pedals. I’m surprised you say the harp part is inaudible, though; I found it to be quite exposed, and there are certain times when the harp is the only instrument playing, or is one of only two instruments playing. Usually, this wasn’t on the “big” chords but on the single notes. The piece is all about tone colors and textures, and the harp plays a big role in that!
In short…
1) Killer to learn, but very cool piece
2) Re-write enharmonically to make the pedals work
3) Count, count, counta harpist from my school went to tanglewood the past couple of years, and i’m pretty sure they provided a harp for her to use while there.
