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The
Creative Folk Harpist
$16.00
Louise
has compiled several of her workshop presen-
tations into this
book. Contains repertoire suggestions, ways to tune your harp,
scales and chords, intervals, seventh chords and minor scales,
diminished chords, voicing, inversions, bass patterns, chord
progressions, steps in making an arrangement, introductions,
endings,
and how to play variations on the melody. 47 pgs
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First
Steps to Harp Improvisation
$14.95
Whether
compositions are written according to style
and form, or
consist of random chords, arpeggios,
or glissandos, it is
possible to be harmonious and
effective with the help of this
publication. A 20-minute companion CD contains recordings of the
etudes as they are written in the book and in free-form
improvisation. There are bass, melody, and arpeggio patterns, as
well
as a page of suggested improvisational styles for
personal reference. 16 pgs
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Getting
Started in Pop Harp
$15.00
To be a
creative and versatile pop harpist, classic
training is
valuable and necessary. However, the act of playing notes
spontaneously may be overwhelming to
the classically trained
harpist. With training, it is possible to play popular music from
a fake book or simply by ear. The suggestions in this book aid in
bridging the gap
from classical to pop, and provide some
helpful tools
for improvisation necessary for playing popular
music.
Topics covered include: basic arranging, harmony,
bass patterns, gliss chart, intros and endings, adapting
piano music, special effects, different styles,
and
accompanying. 39 pgs.
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Let's
Play Country Harp
$10.00
With simple
melodies and uncomplicated harmonies, this book instructs the
harpist on the basics of achieving that country-western sound, as
well as techniques on imitating such traditional country western
instruments as guitar, banjo, fiddle, string bass, and piano. A
good book for any harpist wishing to enlarge their repertoire to
include this style of music.
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Easy
Fake Book for Lever Harp
$25.00
Melody
and chord symbols in keys of C, F, and G, lyrics, chord reference
page, and other suggestions for arrang-
ing. Includes
Broadway, waltzes, romantic favs, rhythmic selections, Irish,
English, wedding, American Folk and Hymns, Latin, French, and
C&W. Titles are: A Time for Us, Anniversary Waltz, Aura
Lee, Black is the Color, Bridal March, Blue Eyes Cryin' in the
Rain, Cielito Lindo, Danny Boy, The Entertainer, Edelweiss,
Getting to Know You, Jamaica Farewell, Love Story, La Vie en
Rose, Moon River, Moulin Rouge, My Wild Irish Rose, Ode to Joy,
Red River Valley, Somewhere in Time, Spanish Eyes, Tara's
Theme, Tennessee Waltz, Trumpet Volumtary, Try
to Remember,
Wayfaring Stranger, Wedding March,
When Irish Eyes Are
Smiling, Yellow Bird, Yellow Rose
of Texas, Your Cheatin'
Heart, and MORE!
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A
Taste of Texas
$12.00
Descriptive
solos for lever or pedal harp, with historical notes and
fun-to-make regional recipes. Music is intermediate level, and
contains several accidentals. Full levers are recommended. These
would make great teaching pieces as they contain a lot of variety
and techniques. Titles are: Echoes from the Alamo, Chili
Pepper Rag, Flying Petticoat Waltz, Armadillo Amble, Saddle Sore
Blues, and Longhorn Lament. 27 pgs
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American
Heritage Harp Book 1
$10.00
A nice
collection of traditional American tunes. For lever or pedal
harp, lower intermediate level. This collection contains several
versions for each song, accommodating for all types of harps and
players. Titles are: Red River Valley, Streets of Laredo,
Shenandoah, Arkansas Traveler, Turkey in the Straw, Camptown
Races and Amazing Grace. 19 pgs.
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American
Heritage Harp Book 2
$10.00
More
traditional tunes arranged as solos and duets for lever or pedal
harp. All songs are in C except the last,
in F. Harp 2 has a
pull out score. Lower intermediate level with no accidentals.
Titles are: Aura Lee, Shortnin'
Bread, Ceilito Lindo,
Swing Low, Blue-Tail Fly,
Oh! Susanna. 21 pgs.
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I
Wonder as I Wander / All Through the Night
$5.00
Intermediate
level harp solos, both in the key of C. Suitable for lever or
pedal harp. Techniques include harmonics and p.d.l.t. Words
are also included. These beautiful and well-done arrangements
would make a nice addition to any Christmas repertoire. 8 pgs
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Johann
Strauss's "Blue Danube"
$7.00
A
delightful duet for lever and pedal harp that is both
easy
and fun. The lever harp part does not require
any lever
changes, but does require levers on F and B.
6-pg score.
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Londonderry
Air
$5.00
The oft-requested tune
"Danny Boy" in duet form for
lever harp. Lyrics for
both the Londonderry Air and
Danny Boy are included. Key of
F, no accidentals, intermediate level. There is a nice ending in
harp 2.
Each part has its own separate score. 2-pg score
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Music
From Shenandoah
$10.00
6 traditional
American melodies for lever harp. These beautiful renditions, in
free-form style, were notated from improvisations recorded on the
CD "Shenandoah." Intermediate level and easy to read,
these pieces will add variety to any harpist's repertoire. Tunes
are: Old Joe Clark, Shenandoah, Black is the Color, Deep
River, Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen and Wafaring Stranger.
18 pgs. CD available separately!
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Popular
Hymn Tunes for Two Harps
$10.00
Duets
for all harps in the key of C. These are written in a very
playable and likeable manner, and work well for students learning
to play hands together in octaves, and for playing three-note
arpeggios as an accompaniment. Titles are: A Mighty Fortress,
Battle Hymn of the Republic, Swing Low Sweet Chariot, and Morning
Has Broken. 28 pgs.
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Popular
Love Songs for Lever Harp
$10.00
Upper
intermediate level arrangements with some
special effects.
All arrangements are in the key of C,
with some accidentals.
These are nicely done arrange-
ments that sound elaborate.
Tunes include: Love Story,
Somewhere in Time, and A Time
for Us (theme
from Romeo and Juliet). 8 pgs.
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Scenes
From the Southwest
$12.00
Descriptive
solos for lever or pedal harp, with historical notes and regional
recipes. Music is in the keys of C, G, and F, with several
accidentals. Full levers would be recommended. Music is beginner
to intermediate level. Titles are: Silver and Turquoise, Mountain
Rapids, The Pink Coyote, tall Cactus Tango, Canyon Sunrise, and
Prairie Dog Stomp. 28 pgs. CD Available separately!
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Seven
Old Hymn Favourites - Plain and Fancy
$10.00
Intermediate
to lower intermediate level hymns for lever harp. Trotter uses
harmonics, glissandos and arpeggios to make her arrangements
interesting and "harpy". Each arrangement is two to
three pages in length with easy-to-read notation. Lyrics and some
fingerings are included. Tunes are: Amazing Grace, In the
Garden, Jesus Loves Me, Be Thou My Vision, Sweet Hour of Prayer,
Softly and Tenderly, and Fairest Lord Jesus. 22 pgs
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Tchaikovsky's
"The Lord is My Shepherd"
$3.00
Written
specifically for pedal harp, this piece is also known as "Theme
from The Fifth Symphony" by Tchaikovsky. Upper intermediate
in difficulty, with the left hand using mostly continuous eighth
note triplets and the right hand mostly three and four note
chords. In the key of F with a glissando conclusion. A very
pretty rendition of this romantic piece. 3 pages.
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Three
Wedding Marches/The Lord's Prayer
$8.00
Two
of Trotter's best selling publications. All three wedding marches
are in the key of C and require no lever changes. The Lord's
Prayer is in the key of C and requires lever changes for F, D,
and G. Wagner's Wedding March, Mendelssohn's Wedding
Recessional, Clarke's Trumpet Voluntary ('Prince of Denmark
March'), and Malotte's Lord's Prayer. Very playable and
enjoyable arrangements. 11 pages
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Wild
Western Heritage
$13.00
Folksongs for
lever or pedal harp with words and chord symbols for
sing-a-longs. Each song has a paragraph of history. Tunes are:
Home on the Range, Cielito Lindo, Wabash Cannonball, Sweet
Betsy from Pike, Yellow Rose of Texas, Old Chisholm Trail,
Streets of Laredo, Bury Me Not on the Lone Prairie, and Comin'
'Round the Mountain. A really cute and entertaining book. 22
pgs.
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Caribbean
Medley
$7.00
This cute medley can be
heard on Louise's CD "Heartstrings", and consists of
Yellow Bird, Jamaican Farewell and Jamaican Rumba. There
are few spots which you’ll want to practice because of the
rhythms. There are octaves, quartal chords, and non consecutive
parallel 6ths, which can be a little tricky. A great show piece,
this is at the intermediate level, for all harps, lever changes
marked.
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Harp
Olé!
$8.95
Three harp solos
with a Latin flair. Two of these fun
pieces are found on
Louise's CD "Scenes from the Southwest". For
intermediate lever or pedal harp. Table
of Contents: Tequila
Tango, Tall Cactus Tango,
and Echoes from the Alamo
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Contemporary
Hymns for Harp
$14.95
Louise has
arranged these popular songs for intermediate lever or pedal
harp. Accidentals are marked. Chord
symbols as well as guitar
chord symbols are included. Common key signatures, a few
accidentals in some tunes, but not all. Table of Contents: Change
My Heart O God, Make Me a Servant, Give Thanks, Communion Song,
In Moments Like These, As the Deer
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Contemporary
Hymns for Harp Volume Two
$18.00
This
is Louise's second collection of contemporary Christian music for
pedal or lever harp with lyrics and chord symbols. Lower
intermediate to intermediate level arrangements without
accidentals, except for I Sing Praises in His Name which has a
pedal harp gliss. However, this can be played diatonically on the
lever harp. In the keys
of G, F and C. Each arrangement is 2
pages long.
Contents: You Raise Me Up, More Precious than
Silver, What About You?, I Sing Praises in Your
Name,
Emmanuel, You Are My All in All
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Tico
Tico
$7.00
This snappy tune by Abreu
has been arranged by Louise for pedal harp. RH is always active
playing the melody in single notes with pedal slides. E minor
introduction, A minor and then C major are the keys. The
introduction is Malaguena-ish. LH is not difficult, but up to
tempo and combined with the tricky RH makes this piece at least
intermediate. 4 pages – nicely notated.
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Yellow
Rose of Texas
$4.00
This pedal or
lever harp piece is a beautiful tune arranged as a simple duet,
or simple-intermediate solo. The piece is two pages long,
includes no accidentals, and is in C major. The stately theme is
embellished with lush chords in the right hand, and a strict
rhythm carried throughout the ending. The piece comes with a
brief history of The Yellow Rose, and is great for children to
learn along with Texas history.
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Surf
Breakers
$5.00
Described as a
"glissando waltz", this is a wonderful, showy piece of
music for the lever harp that is great as a solo or as a harp
duet. The easy Harp II accompaniment is simple enough for
beginners and is without the challenge of a glissando. The lever
harp solo with the glissandos is sharp and snappy.
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Grand
1894 Opera House Waltz
$6.00
Louise
was inspired to write this lovely tune by the Grand 1894 Opera
House in Galveston, Texas. The 1998 ISFHC conference held most of
its major concerts there. Key of C, left hand crossovers, and
glisses to depict visions of fashionable couples dancing at grand
balls during the turn of the century. There is a Solo version,
Harp II accompaniment part, a flute melody part, and an
arrangement for lap harp solo.
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