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Hi, alls!
Look at this reahersal of Berlioz’ Fantastic Symphony:
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Barb,
For begining in the bass octaves practice, is better to play them with all fingers you can. Is the second one is so longer than others you can use all 3. The most important matter is to place the hand flat and relaxed on the strings and play closing it completely. When you have learned the gesture you will be able to play the octaves with one or another finger. I hope it helps you. Good luck!
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Vincenzo,
Salvi has a Celtic harp with carbon fiber strings (Donegal). They themselves commercialize the strings, you can look at it in Salvi’s web.
ZoraidaLook at this familiy harps trio:
http://es.youtube.com/watch?v=ZovTMAYIrF8
Artemy Izmailov, his father Andres and his gradmother Natalya.
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Saul!
I’m not really surprised how difficult is to find spanish music, also in Spain there are many difficulties in finding some works.
I think that you mind Concierto Neoclasico for harp, marimba and orchestra by Moreno-Buendia. If this is the work you are looking for, I can say to you that a few years ago I asked to the composer and he said me that only Marisa Robles has it in London.
I will try to find the Pittaluga’s work and send you.
Which work by Montsalvatge you mind? Variations for solo harp?It would be fantastic if you could do some transcriptions of Granados’ works for ensemble, combined trio for example (flute-cello, violin-cello, flute-viola, etc). We need spanish chamber music for the next competition in 2011, The 4th Iberian Contest of Chamber Music with Harp.
I would like to see your Monpou’s transciptions, seems very interesting!
Continue!Zoraida
Barbara, I am seeing too for any biographical information about Ginevra Bruno. I found a very small review in the book Stelle Feminili by Carlo Villani (1915), in which it is said that she was a great interpreter of the harp and of the piano, with exepcional temperament. She was virtuoso player with equal skill the most works difficult of Hasselmans and Zabel with the harp or those of Liszt and Chopin with the
Patricia!
Thank you for your so detailed information. It is very useful for my non-pedal harp students.
Best regards.
ZoraidaThe names of 12 Spanish Dances are:
12 Danzas Españolas:
1. Minueto
2. Oriental
3. Zarabanda
4. Villanesca
5. Andaluza
6. Jota (Rondalla Aragonesa)
7. Valenciana
8. Asturiana
9. Mazurca
10. Danza Triste A
11. Zambra
12. Arabesca
Is possible to play a few of them only on pedal harp.
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Dear Ann,
The Granados’ Dances N. 2-4-5- & 7 was transcribed for harp by spanish harpist Nicanor Zabaleta and italian harpist-pianist Ginevra Bruno. These are edited by Union Musical Española, now called Union Musical de Ediciones. In Madrid is posible to find them.
Hope this helps you. If you need one of these, please email me.
ZoraidaDiane:
You need the Bow Brand pedal harp strings because the gauge
is the right one.
Good luck.Zora
Hi!
Look at this version of Lucia di Lammermoor.
http://aam.blogcindario.com/2008/03/01130-el-arpa-solo-de-lucia-di-lammermoor-g-donizetti.html
The harpist is Olga Shevelevich, harp solist in the Mariinsky Thatre of St Petersburg.
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Sam,
I recommend daly training of your right hand with Larivière’s the Theme Nº 2, Variation 9th. Play by memory and watch over the position and articulation of your hand; place the fingers in order they will play.
Take the methronome and increase your tempo graduately.
Good luck.Zoraida
