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Doesn’t work… sorry I didn’t describe it well. I meant a chord with 5 notes on the RH and an arpeggio on the LH… means you have to place 9 fingers on the beat.
But I revisited, and found that with the tempo for that piece, I could probably grab the big octave and play the rest of the arpeggios – in 2 actions…
It just feels strange there because the rest of the piece isn’t meant to be played that way, so I think there is a note in there that shouldn’t have been written, have abandoned this piece since then…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9vzaZd4jCJI
Who says the pinky finger is not used in harp playing… check out 1:35 !
I remember someone (from NewZealand?) did some kind of research of harp techniques, maybe you can search the old thread to find it.
I started off with salzedo, but now following the french technique.
Had to relearn a few things though… Elbows up/down and raising/release aside, some things can still be quite different, e.g. the mechanics and the form of the hands adopted for harmonics can be quite different.
I’d like to try an arrangement of Kol Nidrei with organ/harp/cello.
Can anyone recommend something? …or is there such an arrangement available?just being creative… in case you’re still exploring.
if you don’t need C# and Eb you could tune the 2 strings natural and alternate F/D – E#/D with Cb – B
or since its accompanying, you could leave out one D and play F – E#/D ?Rosey, I assume you meant the technical reviews for lever harps, since they do come in various sizes and exist in a variety of specs. Such reviews may not really be helpful for pedal harps. I believe pedal harps are manufactured to have more or less a standard fit, at least by most established manufacturers, so it’s less the tech more the emotional aspect that plays a part. While there can be differences, it wouldn’t be to an extent that the harp “doesn’t fit” the harpist… it is the harpist that needs to be flexible and adaptable.
