Weight | 0.7 lbs |
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Dimensions | 11 × 8.5 × 0.5 in |
Hard Copy or PDF | Hard Copy, PDF |
The Treble Harpist: An Introduction to Music on the Harp
$20.00
Difficulty Level | Beginner, Intermediate |
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Other | Jewish Related, Methods & Studies |
Harp Type | Lever Harp, Pedal Harp |
“Music for the harp – just like the piano – is customarily written in two clefs. The forty-seven strings on a concert grand pedal harp certainly require this for legible notation in a six and one–half octave range. There is an increasing interest in harps with fewer strings. Many manufacturers of lever harps produce models with nineteen, twenty-two and twenty-six strings. These harps are very popular with the rapidly increasing numbers of adult learners. A smaller range of strings provides an option to modify traditional harp notation. This also facilitates study for the expanding group of new harpist.
By writing music using occasional ledger lines – three below the staff and two above – a range of two and one-half octaves can be achieved on a single staff. Only the treble clef is used. The range begins with the F below Middle C and finishes with the C two octaves higher. These nineteen pitches comprise the range of The Treble Harpist…
The Treble Harpist provides study material and arrangements which can be notated on a single staff…
In all cases, this study is intended for participation between a student and a teacher. It is not self-guided….
The repertoire for this study comes from folk tunes, religious and holiday tunes in both the Christian and Jewish traditions, well known melodies…” R. Pool