{"id":145777,"date":"2022-12-11T12:06:49","date_gmt":"2022-12-11T17:06:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harpcolumn.com\/music\/?post_type=product&#038;p=145777"},"modified":"2026-07-11T15:03:54","modified_gmt":"2026-07-11T19:03:54","slug":"valley-of-the-dragon","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/harpcolumn.com\/music\/all-music\/artists\/sharon-thormahlen\/valley-of-the-dragon\/","title":{"rendered":"Valley of the Dragon"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Listen<\/h3>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-145777-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/harpcolumn.com\/music\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/Valley-of-the-Dragon.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/harpcolumn.com\/music\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/Valley-of-the-Dragon.mp3\">https:\/\/harpcolumn.com\/music\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/Valley-of-the-Dragon.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p>Valley of the Dragon: 0:00<br \/>\nShamrock, Amber and Ivory: 0:54<br \/>\nThe Dragon Wakes: 1:16<br \/>\nThe Kingdom&#8217;s Bravest: 2:02<br \/>\nWing of Alder and Ash: 2:52<br \/>\nField of the Dead: 3:17<br \/>\nThe Cloudy Skies Have Opened: 4:01<br \/>\nThe Harpers Hands: 4:22<br \/>\nThe Dragon&#8217;s Tail: 4:54<br \/>\nThe Dragon Sleeps: 5:31<br \/>\nThe Hero&#8217;s Song: 6:18<br \/>\nWith a Song, not a Sword: 6:46<br \/>\nA Glint of Yellow Light: 7:12<\/p>\n<h3>Watch<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Valley of the Dragon\" width=\"1020\" height=\"574\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jhV__gKI9PA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>Note from the composer<\/h3>\n<p>The styles of music in this book vary quite a bit. There are 4 tunes that tend towards the Irish sound, there are 2 that are a bit more Jazzy, there are some in minor keys, slow and ominous, and there are some very sweet tunes in major keys. It is not specifically for children, but one could easily shorten all the tunes for a children&#8217;s program. Keys include Cm, Dm, C, Am, G, Em and D. There is one lever change.<\/p>\n<h3>Reviews of <em>Valley of the Dragon<\/em><\/h3>\n<p>&#8220;I love all your titles and am excited about your new project. I am especially drawn to The Hero\u2019s Song. Your creative muse is a genius.&#8221; &#8211; Becky Szymanski<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This is a spectacular book. Absolutely love every song in it. You have done yourself proud!&#8221; &#8211; Beth Stockdell, (Editor of the Folk Harp Journal)<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;What fun this is! And people can use it in story telling for either a short or long presentation &#8212; great idea!&#8221; &#8211; Verlene Schermer<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Once again, Sharon Thormahlen has created a book filled to the brim with marvelous tunes. My two personal favorites are \u201cThe Cloudy Sky Has Opened\u201d and \u201cWith A Song, Not A Sword,\u201d but all of the \u2018baker\u2019s dozen\u2019 are terrific &#8211; both as stand alone pieces or as part of the Dragon story. Sharon is highly skilled at creating full-sounding songs that still remain totally accessible to the player. The melodies in Valley Of The Dragon are delightful, the arrangements fall well under the fingers, and the mood of every tune perfectly suits the role it represents in the story. Definitely a must-have book!&#8221; &#8211; Jan Dromlewicz<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I just want you to know that I can&#8217;t stop playing the Valley of the Dragons tune&#8230;&#8230;.it is mesmerizing me&#8230;. Thanks so much for composing it!&#8221; &#8211; Maria Wilson<\/p>\n<h3>Contents<\/h3>\n<p class=\"p1\">Valley of the Dragon<br \/>\nShamrock, Amber, and Ivory<br \/>\nThe Dragon Wakes<br \/>\nThe Kingdom\u2019s Bravest<br \/>\nA Wing of Alder and Ash<br \/>\nField of the Dead<br \/>\nThe Cloudy Sky Has Opened<br \/>\nThe Harper\u2019s Hands<br \/>\nThe Dragon\u2019s Tail<br \/>\nThe Dragon Sleeps<br \/>\nThe Hero\u2019s Song<br \/>\nWith A Song, Not A Sword<br \/>\nA Glint of Yellow Light<br \/>\nValley of the Dragon-Short Story<br \/>\nValley of the Dragon-Full Story<br \/>\nValley of the Dragon-Prologue<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<h4>Scroll down to listen.<\/h4>\n<p>Sharon Thormahlen\u2019s <em>Valley of the Dragon<\/em> is a magical collection of 13 original works for solo lever or pedal harp. The collection tells the story of what happens when a dragon wakes up from 100 years of slumber. Thormahlen says, &#8220;You don&#8217;t have to slay the dragon when a hero with a harp can save the day. My daughter wrote the story that inspired me to write the music, and I altered the story to accommodate a performance of the entire book which takes about 35 minutes to perform.&#8221; Both stories are included in the book.<\/p>\n<p>Scroll down for contents.<\/p>\n<p>This collection is a PDF download available for\u00a0<strong>$20.00<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><em>Length<\/em>: 40 pgs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":145778,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false},"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[840],"product_tag":[8411,477],"class_list":["post-145777","product","type-product","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","product_cat-sharon-thormahlen","product_tag-split-products","product_tag-harp-solo","pa_artist-thormahlen-sharon","pa_collection-collection","pa_composer-thormahlen-sharon","pa_genre-original","pa_harp-type-harp-lever","pa_instrumentation-harp-solo","pa_level-advanced-beginner","pa_level-intermediate","first","instock","downloadable","virtual","purchasable","product-type-simple"],"exclude_global_add_ons":[],"addons":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/harpcolumn.com\/music\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/145777","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/harpcolumn.com\/music\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/harpcolumn.com\/music\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/harpcolumn.com\/music\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=145777"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/harpcolumn.com\/music\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/145778"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/harpcolumn.com\/music\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=145777"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_brand","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/harpcolumn.com\/music\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_brand?post=145777"},{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/harpcolumn.com\/music\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat?post=145777"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/harpcolumn.com\/music\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_tag?post=145777"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}