3 compositions for harp solo by Anne Vanschothorst. The amazing poetry is by Dutch poet Danny Danker. The entire book including all poems is in English. The original Dutch poems are included as well. 31 pages.

A book with 5 new compositions for harp solo by the harpist and composer Anne Vanschothorst.

Anne Vanschothorst composes music for films en documentaries, in the tradition of Phillip Glass and Erik Satie.
Besides that she has thousands of followers of her video's of her compositions on You Tube. 

Titles:
Just Passing By, A Bird Came

The arrangements in this booklet were created for the street music concerts Salome gave with her harp lessons for the "YPY" project - forest purchase for the Mbyá Guarani in Misiones. The melodies are partly taken from the collection "Chansons et danses d'amerique latine" by Y. Rivoal and C. Garson. For the other melodies Salome got tips from a schoolgirl with Chilean roots. The arrangements are very suitable for

'Duo' is a love story and a dialogue in four scenes. The dramatis personae are A Man (played by the violin) and A Woman (played by the harp). The Meeting, initiated by the violin, develops into a flirtatious waltz and an awakening of tender love. Then follows Prayer a tender love-song with a beautiful violin melody over a rocking, hypnotic harp part. However, the course of true love never did run smooth and

The three pieces in the set were written for Artemy Izmaylov, fourth generation harpist, and son of the composer, when he was eight or nine years old.

A Dream, the nocturne-like first movement, concentrates on arpeggios and a singing tone, whilst the second, Sad Waltz, has a slightly more difficult left hand, supporting a legato melody in the right hand. Both pieces are Grade 3 standard. The Toccata which

Although the Isle of Man shares a Gaelic language and many other cultural influences with Scotland and Ireland, it has never had a tradition of harping. Rachel Hair had some pioneering to do when she started as a harp tutor on the island in 2011. She har arranged many Manx tunes for her students which she has learnt from collections both old and new and from local Manx musicians. This book

Toward the Sun, a duo for two harps, described by Andres Izmaylov as 'a little Jazzy Joke', was written for the composer and his young son, then ten years old, to play together. Delightful, witty and amusing for audience and performers alike, the two parts are well adapted for teacher or advanced student (Grades 6-7) playing with a younger student or less advanced pupil. The second harp part is well within

Dance music from the Balkans for one or two harps. From the third year on the harp.

Eleno, kerko Eleno (Macedonia); Ajshino Oro (Albania); Makedonsko Devojče (Macedonia) "Macedonian Girl"; Čerešničky (Czech Republic) "little cherries"; Promoroaca (Romania); Boyerka (Serbia); Karamfil (Bulgaria) "Carnation"; Kukuvička (Bulgaria) "cuckoo"; Dospatsko Horo (Bulgaria); Trgnala Rumjana

Solo for advanced lever harp from the CD Tweed Journey.

Rachel Hair - Mostly Scottish Harp Volume 1: Rachel Hair is one of one of Scotland's finest young players of the Clarsach, the traditional Harp. This is her first book and it features Scottish, Irish, Manx & original tunes arranged for Celtic Harp. There are 17 tunes ranging from lower-intermediate to advanced level. Including fingering suggestions. 28 pages.

Titles:
The Heights Of Cassino,

The melody 'Looking at a Rainbow Through a Dirty Window' is already in high demand. Rachel Hair has made a beautiful arrangement of this beautiful melody. This book contains the original melody, plus a simple arrangement for harp and also an arrangement for advanced harpists.

This work was written for the USA International Harp Competition 2012 Composition Contest, Bloomington, Indiana, USA and, incorporating authentic North American Indian tunes as it does, inevitably, it could only be called Indiana. However, Indiana was actually composed on the other side of the world in a small village called Angen-Lakhta in Karelia, Northwestern Russia, 450 Km (300 miles) north of St. Petersburg,

The second volume of Claasagh. Harp arrangements of tradiotinal and new Manx tunes. Inspirational as a composer, performer and teacher, her arrangements have the uncanny ability to reveal the subtleties of Manx music for everyone, to shape a sense of something new and old at the same time.

Since the first volume of Claasagh was published, Manx traditional music has well and truly made its mark at festivals

After very successful studies in Glasgow, Rachel is praised as a Celtic Harp specialist, both as a composer and teacher. She is a highly sought after artist, with tours and performances in the US, Europe and beyond. After having released 4 critically acclaimed albums, this latest addition was recorded with her current musical partner Ron Jappy. Ron, originally a violin player, graduated from the Royal

20 arrangements, from elementary – advanced from Scotland, the Isle of Man, Cornwall, Ireland and Rachel’s own compositions.

• The Last Captain
• Chyndaa yn Bwoailley
• Muineira do Chao
• Arrane ny Niee
• Cameron Donald’s
• Boscastle Breakdown
• Tune for Esme (from Tri album)
• Fhuair mi Nead na Gurra-gùig
• Ali Bobo
• Mo

Elementary-advanced level harp arrangements of original and traditional Celtic tunes, some of which are on the albums No More Wings, The Lucky Smile and Hubcaps and Potholes. 34 pages.

Fingering: The fingering in this music is the fingering I use when playing these tunes. Please try it, but if it doesn’t work for you, you don’t have to use it.
Dynamics: I have chosen not to include any

Saint Petersburg-Vienna Concerto-Waltz celebrates the link, via the Waltz, between two of the greatest musical cities of the nineteenth century.

The Viennese waltz is the oldest of all ballroom dances. The charm, elegance, vivacity and sophistication of this music mirrored the glitter and the joie de vivre of old Vienna, and by the

Preludes nr 11 to 20 for intermediate level. 12 pages.

Arrangement by Susann McDonald of this nice calm music by Claude Debussy. 2 pages.