Circle songs for one and two harps.

Circle songs are songs that could be a theme repeated endlessly. Circle these songs are always made with matching A and B share. A harp starts with the A-part and one in the B section. Then it repeats itself as a Canon, Harp 2 Harp to the beginning as a harp at B arrives. The first two compositions, there is an end (C). For all other pieces repeats itself all the time.

Melodien einer Reise nach Innen und in ferne Länder. Samengesteld door Claudia Kuhn.

CD accompanying the book from the Harpa Mundi series with the title: "Die zerzauste Libelle".

Arrangements for three harps, from simple to quite advanced. Two quiet ballads from Brittany, but also "Classics" like Greensleeves, Tourdion and Scarborough Fair can easily and quickly be played as an ensemble because the melodies are already well known. But the book also offers some more adventurous pieces! Two quick pieces from Ireland and Scotland meke your fingers dance on the harp! The third part is always

Greek dances - Part 2. Part 1 can be found in Harpe Mundi 15: Frangosyriani. Some of these pieces would be expected to be for pedal harp, but Christoph has adjusted them so they can be played on the lever harp. However, you will have to work wit those levers a lot! In order to let the bass come out strongly enough, you need to use a good damping technique.

Titels: To tram to teleftéo,

Greek dances for one or two harps arranged by Salome Zinniker-Jenny. Powerful, moving Bouzouki sounds, cheerful and lively, but rhythmically challenging. Because of the harmonic diversity in the pieces some lever changes are needed. Includes Greek dance instructions. For the third year. 15 p.

Titles:

Frangosyrianí, Péra stus péra kámbus, Mísirlu,

Musical images for 1 or 2 harps. Exciting musical images that make you want to play them and brim them to life. Over well-known bass-patterns, the melody moves on a wide field between simple, familiar paths and unusual  unknown passages. All the pieces can be played as a solo or duet. Intermediate to advanced level.

Titles: Stimmen, Der Pilger, Träumerei, Die Wunderlampe, Für

Easier versions of the pieces in Carolan's Finest.

Turlough O'Carolan (1670-1738)

The music of this fourth Carolan-edition by Pampuch leads us on a journey of musical discovery. Many of these works are beyond the scope of the then usual song and show the way to small solo sonatas.  

Carolan experimented with the then usual compositional techniques: repeating motives, harmonic sequences and counter harmonics dress his incomparable melodies in

Ballads and dance music from Brittany.

As mysterious as the enchanted forest "Brocéliande" are the ballads of Brittany - old stories that Christoph has the melodies arranged for solo Celtic harp. Hand for the bass, the big chord fingerings introduced. And Arpeggios that your harp sound like champagne bubbles. As a contrast to all this fairy-tale, there is the dance. Short melodies unfold in their

Die philosophische Musik der reisenden Harfners.

CD accompanying the book Harpa Mundi 10 from the Harpa Mundi series titled: "Blaue Diamanten".

Samples:

Calm Celtic music from Ireland, Scotland, Wales and Galicia. In this book from the Harpa Mundi series the playing technique is expanded with transferring the hand in the melody part. The accompaniments are very simple, using only simple chords, fifths and thirds. The bass are still very easy to give the melody hand as much attention as possible. Usable in the first and second harp class year. 15

Lesser-known melodies of O'Carolan. Yet these pieces certainly are worth playing and being listened to. Most pieces of O'Carolan are quite short, but  'Fairy Queen', a five-part variation suite, is a bit longer. 16 Pages.

Titles:
Blind Mary (Máire Dhall),  The Clergy's Lamentation, George Brabazon - 2nd melody, Farewell to Music, Anne MacDermott Roe, Grace Nugent, Lady Gethin,

CD accompanying the book from the Harpa Mundi series with the title: "Nachtschatten".

Popular Christmas songs from Germany for one or two harps, supplemented with some famous English Christmas carols. The melodies are easily arranged so that they can be played in the first year. The second voice is a little more difficult. The second voices are a nice addition to the first voice and are also fun to perform with vocal or a melody instrument. With song lyrics and chord symbols.

Titles:...

A harp journey through the universe of our tones. What does the infinite expanse of the cosmos sound like? How does the light of the stars in the black of space sound? And what does the silence between the stars sound like? This suite explores these questions in seven sound images and wanders through seven keys. Composed in 2019 as a tribute to the harp playing of the ancient Irish harpists.

Titles: Orion,

Melodien aus der zeitlosen Welt der Bäume. Band 2. Compositions that tell of the magic of nature. Composed by Claudia Kuhn. Melodies and gently pinging sound effects, based on fifths. Since the glittering soundscapes are repeated with only minor changes, the compositions play more relaxed than it seems from the score.

The melodies are collected in special places in the forest, in trees and from the fairy

A collection of carols from the Renaissance to Romanticism. Arrangements for one or two harps. The first part is for beginner to intermediate level, the second part for medium level. The first part can be played as a musically complete solo. Song texts are added in the music so you can sing along if you like. For the second year. 15 pages.

Titles:

Maria durch em' Dornwald ging, Was

New Circle Songs for one or two harps. There are cheerful ragtimes. But also a piece in which a chord makes a melody with an accompliment that makes another melody that form a new unit together, removing the boundary between melody and accompaniment. Other pieces find their source in South American harp music and the good old Alberti bass. (bass pattern of broken chords)