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A Harper’s Yuletide

$20.00

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A Harper’s Yuletide, by Karen Marshalsay, is for solo lever or pedal harp. The collection draws from a wide range of traditions, including old English wassails and carols, Scottish Gaelic and Shetland melodies, traditional Scottish pieces, church hymns, and four original compositions by Marshalsay. The pieces can be performed individually or in sets. Background information, lyrics, performance notes, and a glossary are also included. Scroll down for contents.

This collection is available as a PDF download for $20.00.

Pages to print: 36–37 pgs.

Note: Includes PDFs for both U.S. Letter and A4 paper sizes.

Description

Contents / Listen

Here We Come A-Wassailing

Brightest and Best / A Virgin Most Pure

The Cherry Tree Carol

The Wassail Set (Gloucestershire Wassail / Apples of Edinburgh)

Down in Yon Forest / My Dancing Day

The Boar’s Head Carol / Gaudete

The Winter Solstice Set (Winter Solstice Eve / The 21st Reel / Yule Log Polka)

O Little Town of Bethlehem / A Shetland Carol

O Come, O Come Emmanuel

Am Baile Geamhraidh Leam Féin (In the Winter Habitation Alone)

The Merry Christmas

Aoibhneas Moire Mhin (The Joys of Gentle Mary)

Love Came Down at Christmas (Gartan)

Additional information

Instrumentation	Harp Solo
Genre	Folk-Traditional
Composer	Marshalsay, Karen, Traditional
Artist	Marshalsay, Karen
Level	Advanced Beginner, Intermediate
Harp Type	Lever Harp
Nationality	Scottish
Collection	Collection
Occasion	Christmas