Medieval and Renaissance Music for Folk Harp

By Laura Zaerr

Item Number: MB.21892

ISBN 9780786682324. 8.75 x 11.75 inches.

The 20 intermediate - advanced arrangements in this book invite the player on a musical-historical journey from the French trouveres to Tielman Susato. These arrangements use a variety of techniques including harmonics, pres de la table, left hand etouffe, some quick lever changes and the full range of a 36 string harp. For historic purposes, original texts with translations accompany each of the songs as well as historic notes on genres, and short biographies on each of the composers represented.aC/ Contains 20 intermediate-advanced arrangementsaC/ Representative of 13 composers from France, Spain, Germany, Italy, and PortugalaC/ Spanning the 12th C to the 16th C.aC/ Extensive historical notes with original texts with translationsaC/ Wide variety of folk harp techniques used to make each arrangement unique aC/ Intermediate to advanced folk harp arrangements using a wide variety of techniquesaC/ Extensive historic notes and original texts with direct translations aC/ Representative of 13 European composers spanning 4 centuries.