{"id":158994,"date":"2023-09-24T20:32:36","date_gmt":"2023-09-25T00:32:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harpcolumn.com\/music\/?post_type=product&#038;p=158994"},"modified":"2023-11-26T07:07:56","modified_gmt":"2023-11-26T12:07:56","slug":"aura-lea","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/harpcolumn.com\/music\/all-music\/artists\/serena-omeara\/aura-lea\/","title":{"rendered":"Aura Lea"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Note from the arranger<\/h3>\n<p>The U.S. Military Academy at West Point set new lyrics to the earlier melody, renaming it &#8220;Army Blue&#8221;. The title morphed into &#8220;Aura Lea&#8221; along the way. It has appeared in movies and TV shows. In 1956, Elvis recorded his version of the melody with new lyrics, naming it &#8220;Love Me Tender&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>Harp 1 is playable on either lever or pedal harp. Harp 2 is for pedal Harp. The melody is evenly divided between the parts.<\/p>\n<h3>Practice tracks<\/h3>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-158994-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/harpcolumn.com\/music\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/09\/Aura-Lea-Harp-1.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/harpcolumn.com\/music\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/09\/Aura-Lea-Harp-1.mp3\">https:\/\/harpcolumn.com\/music\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/09\/Aura-Lea-Harp-1.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p>Harp 1<\/p>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-158994-2\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/harpcolumn.com\/music\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/09\/Aura-Lea-Harp-2.mp3?_=2\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/harpcolumn.com\/music\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/09\/Aura-Lea-Harp-2.mp3\">https:\/\/harpcolumn.com\/music\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/09\/Aura-Lea-Harp-2.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p>Harp 2<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-158994-3\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/harpcolumn.com\/music\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/09\/Aura-Lea-Score.mp3?_=3\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/harpcolumn.com\/music\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/09\/Aura-Lea-Score.mp3\">https:\/\/harpcolumn.com\/music\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/09\/Aura-Lea-Score.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p>Serena O&#8217;Meara has arranged &#8220;Aura Lea&#8221; by George Poulton for mixed harp ensemble. Harp 1 is playable on lever or pedal harp and Harp 2 is playable on pedal harp. Published in Cincinnati before the Civil War began in 1861, this tune became a favorite of both sides of the conflict to sing around campfires. &#8220;It was performed by minstrel groups, glee clubs, barbershop quartets and radio stations,&#8221; says O&#8217;Meara.\u00a0Scroll down for additional notes from the arranger and practice tracks for each of the parts.<\/p>\n<p>This piece is available as a PDF download in the following combinations:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Complete Set: <strong>$14.00<\/strong><br \/>\n(Includes score and both parts. Score not available separately.)<\/li>\n<li>Harp 1 only: <strong>$7.00<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Harp 2 only: <strong>$7.00<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Pages to print: score is 10 pgs.; parts are 6 pgs.<\/p>\n<p><em>Duration:<\/em> 4:46<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":158999,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false},"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[1515],"product_tag":[482],"class_list":["post-158994","product","type-product","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","product_cat-serena-omeara","product_tag-harp-ensemble","pa_artist-omeara-serena","pa_combinations-complete-set","pa_combinations-harp-1","pa_combinations-harp-2","pa_composer-poulton-george-r","pa_genre-folk-traditional","pa_harp-type-harp-ensemble-mixed","pa_instrumentation-2-harps","pa_level-intermediate","pa_nationality-north-american","pa_occasion-wedding","first","instock","purchasable","product-type-variable"],"exclude_global_add_ons":[],"addons":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/harpcolumn.com\/music\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/158994","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=158994"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/harpcolumn.com\/music\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/158999"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/harpcolumn.com\/music\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=158994"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_brand","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/harpcolumn.com\/music\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_brand?post=158994"},{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/harpcolumn.com\/music\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat?post=158994"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/harpcolumn.com\/music\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_tag?post=158994"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}