Robert Nicholas Charles Bochsa: Nocturne concertant op. 71/3: Flute or Violin:

Australian born Nicolas-Charles Bochsa (1789-1856) studied at the Paris Conservatoire before embarking upon a career as a harpist and composer. His Famous Studies For Harp is well-informed and essential to progression on the instrument. The second volume comprises twenty studies which focus on fingering countermelodies rhythms intervals chords articulation phrasing chromaticism dynamics and performance directions amongst other musical aspects. Famous Studies For Harp by Nicolas-Charles Bochsa is essential to accompany all Harp studies.

Célèbres études pour la harpe-This book is the first volume of Famous Studies For The Harp ? Fifty Studies Op. 34 by Nicolas-Charles Bochsa was dedicated to J.B. Cramer. Edited and arranged according to Hasselmans? methods by R. Martenot it features the studies 1 to 25 for intermediate Harp players and above. This volume is followed by a second book including the studies 26 to 50. Nicolas-Charles Bochsa (1789-1856) was a musician and composer able to play the Flute the Piano and the Harp. He became the harpist of the Imperial Orchestra but had to move to London where he was one of the founders of the Royal Academy of Music.

Célèbres Études pour la harpe-Composed by?Nicolas-Charles Bochsa Twenty-five studies Op. 62?is a set of part of the 'Favourite studies' from the same author for intermediate and advanced Harp players. Reviewed by Alphonse Hasselmans each studies has a different difficulty level and can be played separately. This set of studies will help the Harpist to gain in flexibility and speed and would ideally be played on pedal Harps. In the same series Bochsa also composed a set of 'Forty easy studies Op. 318' a set of 'Twenty studies' in two books and one called 'Fifty studies Op.34'. All these sets havebeen reviewed by Alphonse Hasselmans professor at the Paris Conservatoire who also indicated the best finger positions to use.