The composer writes: 'My approach to writing these works for intermediate level lever harp was to fully embrace the diatonic and/or modal properties of the lever harp and to write into the strengths of the instrument. I also wanted to create works which whilst embedded in stylistically familiar territory also open up less familiar technical and musical elements for new players. For example the ???celtic??? themed works Coire Fhionn Lochan and The Road to Kilchurn Castle are derived from very familiar elements but which challenge the players ability to deal with irregular times and juxtaposed rhythmic material and Reverie which tests the harpists ability to maintain evennesswhile controlling gradual changes of tempo and dynamic within a very familiar technical landscape. One of the other important things was to write works specifically for the lever harp (as opposed to pedal harp) especially given that so much lever harp repertoire consists of arrangements or re-arranged pedal harp music. The lever system offers many advantages over the pedal system including the opportunity to employ chromatic possibilities that would otherwise be impossible. So some of these works indulge and celebrate these idiosyncrasies. I hope you will enjoy playing them as much as I enjoyed writing them.'

Christopher Norton is well-known throughout the world for his compositions for piano particularly the Microjazz series published by Boosey

The original version for solo soprano and SATB choir appeared on Patrickâ??s debut album Blue in Blue. It was subsequently recorded by Hayley Westenra for her Number-One-selling album Odyssey and in 2014 by Voces8 choir to produce a version for them which featured on their Number-One-selling album Eventide. Arranged here for lever harp from the piano version by Elinor Evans the music reflects the heartfelt longing for the joys of heaven a happiness to be shared in a future moment of meeting expressed in the words.

The Harp syllabus 2014-2020 from the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland offers a great choice of tunes for your repertoire and will enable you to create a programme for the RCS Traditional Music Exams or SQA exams ceilidhs mods and concerts. The pieces were selected by Patsy Seddon in consultation with Christine Martin and Gillian Fleetwood and are from many well known players teachers and arrangers of Scottish harp music. For the Grade 5 Harp syllabus 2014-2020 we offer you a choice of tunes to start you on your way to a rich and varied repertoire. Where appropriate tunes in this volume have been edited for guidance purposes. The syllabusrequirements are included in the website samples.The entry guidelines syllabus and repertoires can be also viewed at  http://www.rcs.ac.uk/traditional-music-graded-exams/ The arrangements represent the technical standard to be expected at the grade and as such should be adhered to by candidates when performing in the exam.

Par WHIBLEY DANIEL. A traditional Irish tune (The Twisting of the Rope) arranged by Dan Whibley for flute and harp (lever or pedal)./ Répertoire / Flûte Traversière et Harpe

Par LE GARS MARC. / Niveau : fin 1er cycle à 2ème année du 2nd cycle / Répertoire / Harpe