{"id":110245,"date":"2020-11-03T11:26:37","date_gmt":"2020-11-03T16:26:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harpcolumn.com\/music\/?post_type=product&p=110245"},"modified":"2023-11-26T07:09:55","modified_gmt":"2023-11-26T12:09:55","slug":"pineapple-blues-from-american-suite-duo-version","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/harpcolumn.com\/music\/all-music\/artists\/willi-maerz\/pineapple-blues-from-american-suite-duo-version\/","title":{"rendered":"“Pineapple Blues” from ‘American Suite’ (duo version)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Notes from the composer<\/h3>\n

Blues as a musical genre encompasses a vast wealth of variety. Certainly one of the most expressive styles of music, it has inspired and inspires many artists to this day. Pedal slides, a feature of the harp, are a perfect way to produce the signature \u201cblue notes\u201c of Blues music, and they make the harp surprisingly well suited for the genre. This piece also features, among other things, the unique special effect created by strings plucked with the fingernails.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Willi Maerz\u2019s \u201cPineapple Blues\u201d from the American Suite<\/em> is for two pedal harps. Purchase the other three movements separately (“Strawberry Rag<\/a>,” “Sweet Cherry Waltz<\/a>,” and “Big Apple Swing<\/a>“) or the entire American Suite<\/em><\/a>. See also the quartet version<\/a>. Click here<\/a> to download free practice-along audio files for each part!<\/p>\n

This piece is available as a PDF download in the following combinations:<\/p>\n