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Audrey, I’ve published this piece, via my Herald Music publishing. It’s available from the major harp music dealers in the U.S.A, Pilgrim Harps in England, several in Australia and Germany. G major, requires
In the magazine Harp News, Spring 1955, is this item pertaining to the Angelaires:
The Angelaires (Carol Baum, Marjo Breusing, Genevieve Duffy, Marian Harding, and Bonnie Ward), who tour with Community Concerts, have filled more than 80 recital engagements this season in 27 states.
Sam, Yes, I was able to follow the link you gave, so the Angelaires can still be viewed. As mentioned above, it is an arrangement of that piece by Lecuona. I have it, and the arranger is Arabella Sparnon, who is now in Florida. Find four harpists with an ability like yours, and you may be able to perform it also! What would you call your group?
Emily, I have printed music, and two cassettes, of “The Renaissance Harp”. The harpist is Elena Polonska, and the cassettes are CT 2307 and CT 2314, recorded by Vox Turnabout, a profuct of The Moss Music Group, Inc. (New York, Toronto, London, Amsterdam). Copyright 1974. New York address is 48 West 38th St, New York NY 10018. The pieces range from the 12th century through the 16th century. Composers such as Blondel de Nesle, Landino, Ventadorn, Paumann, Barbigant, Henry VIII,, De La Torre, and many Anonymous are represented, and the instruments playing in the group include lute, psaltery, Irish harp, rebec, crumhorn, zarb, vielle, viola da gamba, medieval harp, recorder, schalmey, percussion, and others. The recording group is called The Camerata.
Elena, I seem to have several versions of harp arrangements of this piece. Some are in D major, one is in 8/4 time signature, and all needed re-editing on my part to be more harp-hand friendly except one: Air auf der G Saite arranged by Erich Schubert. It is in G, 4/4 time, simple, and beautiful. It is published by PMA (Pro Musica et Arte), Hodgeroth, Ruppichteroth, Germany D-5207 and may be available in the U.S. The collection is titled Joh. Sebastian Bach, Selected Pieces in Simpler Arrangement, and besides this piece includes My Heart Ever Faithful, Prelude in C, Jesu Joy of Man’s Desiring, Siciliano, Bouree, and Sheep May Safely Graze. Herr Schubert, classical harp performer, composer
Sheet Music Plus has a piano version for $3.50. http://www.sheetmusicplus.com
William, thank you for your kind words about my “Twenty Carols With a Friend”. Yes, individual part-books for this and the other two in the series, are available for two dollars each, either directly from Herald Music, or from the dealer
Terry, go to http://www.harpcrossing.com, which is Harper Tasche’s web site. Many books by this noted
Terry, go to http://www.harpcrossing.com, which is Harper Tasche’s web site. Many books by this noted
Sylvia, in Folk Harp Journal, issue 131, Spring/Summer 2006, pages 104, 105, and 106, there is a very interesting article by Christina Cotruvo, “Harp-Abilities for the Visually Impaired. Among other points she makes in the article, she writes …”I am always glad to help anyone with visual disabilities to read music and play keyboards and harp.” She offers her e-mail as xina@no-c-notes.com. She mentions that the best referral resource for blind musicians is The National Resource Center for Blind Musicians at http://www.blindmusicstudent.org, and adds
There always seems to be a classified ad in the back pages of International Musician magazine, requesting readers to play on cruise lines. This magazine is only received by professionals, members of American Federation of Musicians.
Laura, that is wonderful that you have Grade 8 skills on the folk harp. The kind of pedal harp to rent would depend on your size (47 strings are too heavy for some smaller women), as well as your budget. The lightest pedal harps will have the shortest range: Pilgrim Progress in England has 41 strings; Aoyama Etude and Salvi Daphne 40 come to mind, as lighter than most of the others. If you are in the UK, see what is available as a rental from Pilgrim or Morley. If you are in the US, try such dealers as Lyon and Healy West, in Salt Lake City, Enchanted Harp in Seattle, Sylvia Woods in southern California, or Melody’s in Cypress, Texas. On the east coast of the US are even more dealers who rent harps. Consult the state-by-state directory of the American Harp Society and you may find a teacher near you who has an extra rental harp, usually at a lower fee than a commercial store.
Krystal, go to http://www.astaweb.com, the site of American String Teachers Association.(If you choose asta.com instead, you’ll be with the travel agents’ association!) In 2006 a very useful book was published by that organization,
