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Most harpists lead a very mixed life. A small number have full-time positions with orchestras or schools. Orchestra jobs are insanely competitive. It’s a good idea to have another skill with which to make money if needed.
I think the harp and piano duos by Henri Zagwijn will be right up your alley. Alice Giles and her husband recorded one of them, “the Seasons”. There is another one called “Mystere”. Reynaldo Hahn’s “Prelude, Waltz and Rigaudon” is very chromatic, but fun.
I believe the contest was postponed during the October war. I don’t think there is any reason to assume there will be trouble now.
It’s a basic pedal harp book, but the ABC of Harp Playing by Lucile Lawrence addresses both the very basics of sightreading, by coordinating reading and string finding at the same time and the craft of reading and altering orchestra parts as needed. The Art of Modulating helps with sightreading without pedal markings by practicing chord progressions and chordal glissando finding.
http://www.pacificharpinstitute.org/docs/glissando_winter07.pdf
I think I do have a glamor photo of her somewhere, but can’t post it without her permission.
I don’t remember off-hand, but I’m sure you can find them. The main difference is that the long beginning of the slow movement’s cadenza is cut off so it begins at the harmonics.
If they didn’t leave those holes in the back, that make it such a good cubby-hole, it might be less tempting…
It may not always be practical, but Miss Lawrence was of the firm opinion that one should only play the one part given, and not do any combining. Miss Chalifoux, on the other hand, I think was more practical about it, or else she just enjoyed
Hopefully the cortisone will take care of the inflammation. When you resume playing, you must check your position, and make sure you are not pushing your wrist in enough to put pressure on the tendons. If you lay your arm out flat, and close your fingers, the back of your hand will go up a little, and your wrist will be in the right position. You should see any creases in your skin. Nor should it be bent the other way.
