This wonderful book contains a collection of dances and ayres from the Renaissance period arranged for the harp. Most of the pieces were written in the 1500's and were originally intended for keyboard lute or voice. All of the arrangements can be played on a folk harp although some do have accidentals which may require the use of sharping levers. This is an excellent book designed to bring the harpists of today the music of the Renaissance.

The 20 intermediate - advanced arrangements in this book invite the player on a musical-historical journey from the French trouvères to Tielman Susato. These arrangements use a variety of techniques including harmonics prés dela table left hand étouffé some quick lever changes and the full range of a 36 string harp. For historic purposes original texts with translations accompany each of the songs as well as historic notes on genres and shortbiographies on each of the composers represented. ?

This book is the second volume of arrangements for the Celtic harp by MonikaMandelartz. The material encompasses diverse songs and tunes from the British Isles, commonly described as 'Celtic Music'. This type of music is often associated with the English publisher John Playford. In the 17th century, he published The English Dancing Master, which contains traditional music as well as tunes of his day (up to the Renaissance). Author Monika Mandelartz, a specialist in historical performance practice, followsPlayford's tradition by arranging parts of the collection for Celtic harp. Thereby, Mandelartz points out that her arrangements constitute a 'snapshot in time'. Her workemphasizes the idea that lively music always allows for change and variation - it must in order to survive. The book includes tunes such as De`il Take the Wars, Scot Cap (Edinburgh Castle), Upon a Summer's Day, Parson's Farewell, Welcome Home Old Rowland, Dissembling Love (The Lost Heart), An Italian Rant, Porter's Lament, Greenesleeves and Pudding Pies (Greenesleeves and Yellow Lace), Jenny Pluck Pears, Remember Me My Deir, Enfield Common, The Sword Dance, and Drive the Cold Winter Away. This book is the second volume of arrangements for the Celtic Harp by Monika Mandelartz. The material encompasses diverse songs and tunes from the British Isles, commonly described as 'Celtic Music'. This type ofmusic is often associated with the English publisher John Playford. In the 17th century, he published The English Dancing Master, which contains traditional music as well as tunes of his day (up to the Renaissance). Author Monika Mandelartz, a specialist in historical performance practice, follows Playford's tradition by arranging parts of the collection for Celtic Harp. Thereby, Mandelartz points out that her arrangementsconstitute a 'snapshot in time'. Her work emphasizes the idea that lively music always allows for change and variation - it must in order to survive. The book includes tunes such as De`il Take the Wars, ScotCap(Edinburgh Castle), Upon a Summer's Day, Parson's Farewell, Welcome Home Old Rowland, Dissembling Love (The Lost Heart), An Italian Rant, Porter's Lament, Greenesleeves and Pudding Pies (Greenesleeves and Yellow Lace), JennyPluckPears, Remember Me My Deir, Enfield Common, The Sword Dance and Drive the Cold Winter Away./ Recueil / Harpe

Par WOODS SYLVIA (Arr.). Sylvia Woods (née en 1951 dans le Tennessee) est une harpiste et compositrice américaine, peut-être plus connue pour son rôle dans la renaissance mondiale de la harpe celtique, ou cláirseach. Elle a commencé à vendre et à écrire de la musique pour les harpes celtiques dans les années 1970, alors que l'instrument était peu connu aux États-Unis, contribuant ainsi à une vague d'intérêt pour la harpe et la musique celtique. Constatant un manque de répertoire et de ressources pour la harpe folk, Sylvia a commencé à écrire et à arranger de la musique spécifiquement pour la harpe folk (ou harpe à levier) en 1978. Le premier livre de Mme Woods, Teach Yourself to Play the Folk Harp, est sans doute l'ouvrage d'apprentissage le plus connu pour la harpe à levier, et a servi d'introduction à la harpe à des milliers de musiciens. Elle a depuis publié plus de 80 livres et arrangements de partitions pour la harpe celtique, englobant une grande variété de styles musicaux, du folk au classique en passant par la pop. Découvrez dès maintenant tous les nouveaux titres disponibles tels que : Le Magicien d'Oz, Stairway to Heaven ou Marry Me et bien plus encore. / Date parution : 2021-11-03/ Répertoire / Harpe