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The Shaker Harp

$20.00

The Shaker Harp, by Deborah Dahl Shanks, is a collection of 20 Shaker hymns arranged for solo lever or pedal harp. This collection is for harps with a minimum of 34 strings; a version for small harps is also available. Scroll down for contents.

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

Pages to print: 40 pgs.

Description

The arrangements in this collection are appropriate for a lever harp with 34-36 strings and with two octaves below middle C. Songs marked with * are in two keys to accommodate C and Eb tunings.

Simple Gifts
Mother Ann’s Song
Solemn Song of the Ancients
Holy Order Song
The Tree of Life
The Midnight Cry
Spiritual Wine
Birthday Hymn
Song of Colovin (Little Bird of Paradise)
Angel of Love
O Mother Do Receive Me [Shawnee] Indian Song [Native American, 1842] I Am an Angel of Light*
The Consoling Dove
Christmas Greeting
Mother’s Comforting Promise
The Angel Reapers [post-Civil War]*
Sweet Angels Come Nearer*
We are Born to Die
Path of Sorrow

Additional information

Instrumentation	Harp Solo
Genre	Folk-Traditional
Composer	Traditional
Artist	Shanks, Deborah Dahl
Level	Intermediate
Harp Type	Lever Harp
Occasion	Church
Nationality	North American
Collection	Collection