{"id":42767,"date":"2019-04-11T09:52:39","date_gmt":"2019-04-11T13:52:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harpcolumn.com\/music\/?post_type=product&#038;p=42767"},"modified":"2023-11-26T07:11:14","modified_gmt":"2023-11-26T12:11:14","slug":"sakura","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/harpcolumn.com\/music\/all-music\/artists\/willi-maerz\/sakura\/","title":{"rendered":"Sakura"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Notes from the arranger<\/h3>\n<p>While quite a melancholy and meditative melody, its lyrics are nevertheless cheerful and joyous. &#8220;Sakura&#8221; is one of the oldest Japanese folk songs and is entirely composed from the sounds of the Japanese pentatonic scale (Hirajouji), which is, again very different from the familiar pentatonics of Chinese music. Unpretentious and simple at first glance, the song nevertheless unfolds to majestic dignity. For me personally, it is Japan\u2019s greatest gift to the world of music.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-42767-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/harpcolumn.com\/music\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/04\/Sakura.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/harpcolumn.com\/music\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/04\/Sakura.mp3\">https:\/\/harpcolumn.com\/music\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/04\/Sakura.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p>Willi Maerz has arranged the Japanese folk song &#8220;Sakura&#8221; for 4 lever or pedal harps. While the Harp 1A and 2A parts were specifically written with lever harps in mind, none of the parts require lever or pedal changes. Scroll down for notes from the arranger. <a href=\"https:\/\/harpcolumn.com\/music\/audio-downloads-for-willi-maerz\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Click here<\/a> to download free practice-along audio files for each part!<\/p>\n<p>This piece is a PDF download available in the following combinations:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Complete Set: <strong>$22.00<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Score only: <strong>$7.00<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Harp 1 only:\u00a0<strong>$5.00<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Harp 1A only:\u00a0<strong>$5.00<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Harp 2 only:\u00a0<strong>$5.00<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Harp 2A only:\u00a0<strong>$5.00<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Length<\/em>: Score is 9 pgs.; parts are 6 pgs.<\/p>\n<p><em>Duration<\/em>: @4:00<\/p>\n<p><em>Note<\/em>: This arrangement is formatted for A4 paper size. Use the settings in your printer dialog box to get the best fit for your paper size.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":42774,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false},"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[551],"product_tag":[486,482],"class_list":["post-42767","product","type-product","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","product_cat-willi-maerz","product_tag-4-harps","product_tag-harp-ensemble","pa_artist-maerz-willi","pa_combinations-complete-set","pa_combinations-harp-1","pa_combinations-harp-1a-only","pa_combinations-harp-2","pa_combinations-harp-2a-only","pa_combinations-score-only","pa_composer-traditional","pa_genre-folk-traditional","pa_harp-type-harp-lever","pa_instrumentation-4-harps","pa_level-advanced-beginner","pa_nationality-japanese","first","instock","purchasable","product-type-variable"],"exclude_global_add_ons":[],"addons":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/harpcolumn.com\/music\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/42767","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=42767"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/harpcolumn.com\/music\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/42774"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/harpcolumn.com\/music\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=42767"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_brand","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/harpcolumn.com\/music\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_brand?post=42767"},{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/harpcolumn.com\/music\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat?post=42767"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/harpcolumn.com\/music\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_tag?post=42767"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}