The Renaissance Solo-Duo Book

A collection of elegant, stately tunes from the late Renaissance and early Baroque periods for lever/pedal harp solo or duet.  “…These melodies have been adapted from popular dance tunes, keyboard works and lute songs of the late 16^th and early 17^th centuries and freely harmonized…So that the entire book can be played as a continuous “suite” of elegant background or recital music, the arrangements are written using only the keys of C and G (or their relative minors) and have been placed in an order that (1) presents varied tempo, tonality and meter and (2) facilitates lever and pedal changes.  The primo harp part is designed as a complete harp arrangement so that this collection can be used for harp solo as well as harp duet.  The secondo  part is designed to enhance and fill out the primo part…Guitar chords and suggested fingerings are also included…The total playing time of this publication, when repeats are taken, is approximately 20-25 minutes…” D. Rees-Rohrbacher

Download and Read a Sample