A journey back in time to the courts of Marie Antoinette. Original tunes composed in the style of Renaissance and Baroque dances.
This collection of four dances is reminiscent of the classic Baroque dance suite – with a contemporary touch. Each dance possesses a charming quality and emulates its own style of the period. It may be used to accompany actual dancing by repeating each selection several times. Although each piece is written in the key of F, lever and pedal changes are clearly marked and each piece has a few accidentals. The suite can be played from beginning to end without interruption, that is, pedal and lever changes are indicated at the end of each dance so you are ready to start the next dance. Each dance is two pages and page turns are only required if playing the entire suite. The pieces hace an attractive sense of line in the left hand good harmonics. There is pulse and harmony without any heavy chords.
The music is clear and easy to read. There are tempo markings, dynamics, fingerings and lever and pedal changes notated in the music. Written for an intermediate-level player, the pieces include a nice variety of stylistic techniques like harmonics, étouffez (muffling each string with the left hand before playing the next note) and some effective syncopation in the Gigue. Her characteristic 10th intervals in the left han may be a little hard for people with small hands. To make it easier you could add cello in place of the left hand or add a melody instrument and have the harp take the rest. It can be played on a smaller harp which goes to the C below middle C if you play an octave up. This stately and elegant suite is perfect for wedding prelude and receptions, and provides elegant background music for any occasion. 8 pages.

Titles: Allemande in 4/4, Courante in 6/4, Sarabande in 3/4 en Gigue in 6/8