Skye Boat Song - Early-Intermediate for Harp
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SKU: A0.1060241
Composed by Scottish Traditional. Arranged by Christy-Lyn Dosé. Celtic,Film/TV,Folk,Irish,Traditional. Score. 7 pages. Learning the Harp #664571. Published by Learning the Harp (A0.1060241).Recently made popular by the Outlander series, Skye Boat Song is one of the most well-known Scottish tunes, with a fascinating history. Christy-Lyn’s arrangement of this song brings a feeling of drama without being overly difficult, and there is a lot of space for expression and dynamics. For the intermediate harp player who loves Scotland, this is a piece that gives great payoff for minimal effort!
Difficulty Level and Skills Required: Early-intermediate: The right hand melody has some syncopation but it is fairly straight forward in terms of fingering. The left hand uses a variety of chord shapes but with long notes so there’s plenty of time for placing. There are a number of rolled chords.
Type of Harp: Lever harps or pedal harp. The small harp version works for 26 string harps or larger, and the big harp version works for 33 string harps or larger.
Range: Small harp version – Lowest note is D below middle C. Highest note is F two and a half octaves above middle C. Big harp version – Lowest note is D, almost 2 octaves below middle C. Highest note is F, 1 and a half octaves above middle C.
Levers/Pedals: It is in the key of D major, with C sharps and F sharps. There are no lever changes during the piece.
What's Included: Two PDF downloads of 3 pages each. Fingering and bracketing are included.
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