Sale Harp Music and Books

Basic Harp for Beginners by the well-known harp performer, Laurie Riley. Begins with chapters on the harp itself, posture, finger position, even basics in notereading. Also etudes and tunes to play, interspersed with advice on how to play them. This is a good book for absolute beginners, especially adults. A Mel Bay publication. 77pp. $12

An Irish Tunebook. Seventeen arrangements by Sue Richards. Beauty In Tears, The Belfast Hornpipe, Bunclody, The Butterfly, Danny Boy, Don Oiche Ud Im Beithil, Down By The Sallie Gardens, The Emigrant's Farewell, The Gentle Swan, Joy Be With You, Knocknagow Jig, Les Poules Hupees, Polka, Rattlin'Bog Polka, Oft In The Stilly Night, The Rolling Waves, Women Of Ireland. Medium difficulty. Plastic bound, lies flat. $10

A Scottish Tunebook. Fourteen arrangements by Sue Richards.  Adew Dundee, Banjo Breakdown, The Banks of the Lossie, Beinn A'Cheathaich, Calum A'Ghlinne, The De'il's in the Kitchen, Eilean A'Cheo, The Celtic Society Quickstep, Highland Boat Song, I Love My Love for Love Again, Jack Broke the Prison Door, Pibroch Donald Dhu, Miss Stewart of Grantully, Whistle O'er the Lave O't. Medium difficulty. Plastic bound, lies flat. $10

Celtic Music for Folk Harp by Laurie Riley and Leslie McMichael. A Mel Bay publication. 28 tunes from the Irish, Scots and Welsh, plus information on the pieces and on Celtic style. There are pieces requiring moderate, intermediate and advanced skills. 76pp. $12

Off the Record by Ann Heymann. Arangements of 13 Irish tunes for wire-strung harp. Includes The Dusty Miller, Castle Kelly, Charlie's Fancy, and Three Sea Captains. $10

The Harp Key: Music for the Scottish Harp arranged by Alison Kinnaird. 25 old Scottish harp tunes, most in key of C and sharps. Intermediate level to advanced. Extensive notes on each piece, and its source, are given. A valuable book for anyone interested in the history of Scottish harp. 1995 reprint. 94pp. $19

Special! Sain Y Werin (trans. Folk Music): 20 traditional Welsh folk tunes arranged for pedal harp and flute (or other C instrument). Most are duo arrangements, except for two harp solos and one flute solo. The pieces are arranged so that they can be played one at a time, or consecutively without stopping (e.g., if being played before a wedding). The book of harp music has three staffs, two for the harp plus a staff showing the C instrument line. There is a separate booklet included for the C instrument. For the price of this book and booklet, $15, we will throw in the companion cassette tape, worth $12. This tape has a complete harp and flute performance, plus separate harp and flute performances for purposes of rehearsal, or for student practice. Click beats are added to aid in coordinating some parts. Harp book, flute booklet, plus cassette only $15.

Favorite Folk Songs Volume 2, arranged for harp and voice by Eileen Mulligan of Cork, Ireland. 11 Irish songs with lyrics; a C instrument such as the flute can play the voice part. Spiral bound, 69pp. $10

Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring by Johann Sebastian Bach. Arranged by Darhon Rees-Rohrbacher. Key of C, for all harps, intermediate. $4

Popular Hymns for Two: duets for nonpedal harp, arranged by Louise Trotter. A Mighty Fortress Is Our God; Battle Hymn of the Republic; Swing Low, Sweet Chariot;Morning Has Broken. Fairly easy. $6

Fantasy On "Ode to Joy" (Beethoven/Schhiller), arranged by D. Rees-Rohrbacher. Not difficult. $4

Hymn arrangements by W. M. Govea. These are for pedal harp and are not easy; however, if you are good at adapting, you might do these on nonpedal harp. The arranger believes that the church is a good place for harp players to start performing, as the audiences are quite receptive. All pieces have a performance time given for the indicated speed.
    Modern Meditation I: A medley of several hymns. $3
    Modern Meditation II: Jesus Loves Me variations. $3
    Modern Meditation III: Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child and Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen. #3
    Modern Meditation IV: Little David, Play On Your Harp. $3
    Sacred Harp Vol. I: Balm in Gilead, Amazing Grace, How Firm a Foundation. $6.50
   Sacred Harp Vol. II: Jesus Thou Divine Companion, Hamburg (When I Survey the Wondrous Cross), and Nettleton. $6.50
    Sacred Harp Vol. III: Can you Count the Stars, Wayfaring Stranger, Every Time I Feel the Spirit. $6.50
    Sacred Harp Vol. IV: There Is a Happy Land; Jesus Walked the Lonesome Valley; Jerusalem My Happy Home; Let Us Break Bread Together; What Wondrous Love Is This. $10
    Sacred Harp Vol. V: Give Me That Old-Time Religion; Lord, I Want to Be a Christian; Near the Cross. $6.50

Harp Preludes for the Church. A series of arrangements by Darhon Rees-Rohrbacher, for pedal or lever harp. these are not too hard.
    Vol. III (first edition): Deep River, Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child, Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen. Was $5. Sale: $4
    Vol. V: Shape-Note Hymns. Nettleton; Sweet Canaan; Holy Manna; Complainer; New Britain/Resignation; Jefferson. A note: shape-note hymns are southern hymns from the 1800's; they are called this because the notes in the scale all had different shapes, a form of sol-fa notation. The tunes are modal in flavor, with harmonies using perfect fourths, fifths and octaves. Plastic bound, lies flat. 20pp. Was $10. Sale $7.
        

Harp and Holly: Ancient Carols in Modern Dress arranged by W. M. Govea. O Come Little Children, Christmas Bells (Ding Dong Merrily; Hark, Hear the Bells, I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day), Carols for Christmas (Greensleeves; Deck the Halls; Silent Night), Shepherd Carols (Carol of the Shepherds - Bohemian; While Shephereds Watched Their Flocks). Fairly advanced; intended for pedal harp. Performance time is given for the indicated speed of each piece. 18pp. $12

Winter Bells composed by Sylvia Woods. For all harps. You can hear Christmas bells in this one. Medium difficulty. $5

Two Christmas Medleys arranged by Sylvia Woods for all harps. The first medley is Arabian Dance from Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker Suite and We Three Kings of Orient Are. The second medley is two traditional Russian Christmas carols; Angelical Hymn and Twelfth-Night Song. Intermediate difficulty. $5

Canon in D by Johann Pachelbel, arranged by Darhon Rees-Rohrbacher. This is a somewhat more difficult arrangement; it is transcribed from an adaptation for three violins, cello and basso continuo. $4.50

English Country Dances. Twenty-one court dances from the 1600's arranged for nonpedal harp by Ellen Tepper, Therese Honey and Darhon Rees-Rohrbacher. Guitar chords are included. Intermediate. $12.50

Rondeau by Jean Joseph Mouret, arranged by Darhon Rees-Rohrbacher. This is the theme from Masterpiece Theatre. Intermediate. $4

Canon by William Boyce. Arranged by Darhon Rees-Rohrbacher. Key of C, for all harps, not difficult. $4

Ombra Mai Fu (Largo from Serse) by G. F. Handel, arranged by Darhon Rees- Rohrbacher. Intermediate. $4

Getting Started in Pop Harp: helpful hints and shortcuts by Louise Trotter. For pedal and lever harps.25pp. $11

Theme From Dead Poets Society, arranged for all harps by Sylvia Woods. Key of C, not difficult. $5

?Air on the G String from Suite No. 3 in D (J.S.Bach), trans. for small pedal harp by Rees-Rohrbacher. Int. 4.00, now 3.00.

Spirituals, Set 3 of Folk Harp Preludes for the Liturgical Church. Deep River, Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child, Nobody Knows the Trouble I’ve Seen. Arr. for large folk harp by Rees-Rohrbacher. Int. 5.00, now 3.00.

Which of these do I have?

Good Morning to You (Happy Birthday). Arr. Rees-Rohrbacher for all harps; two versions, C and G. 3.50, now 2.00.

Jewish Melodies, arr. for pedal harp by Staneslow. Vol. 1, 7 pieces. Int. 10.00, now 7.00.

Jewish Wedding Music, arr. for all harps by Staneslow. Vol. 1 rev. ed., 6 pieces. Int. 10.00, now 7.00.

Love Story (theme from the movie), arr for folk harp by Trotter. Int. 4.00, now 3.00.

Old Joe Clark, trad. Am. melody. Solo for Folk Harp arr Trotter. Fairly easy. 3.50, now 2.50.

Psalm XIX (Marcello), arr. for large folk harp by Rees-Rohrbacher. Int. 3.50, now 2.50.

Valley Tunes: 16 original compositions for lever harp by Joyce Rice. Varying difficulty. 14.00, now 10.00.

The Classical Harpist. Pieces by Purcell, Handel, Croft, Clarke. Lever harp adaptations.  8.00, now 6.00.

Tinc a Thonc.Very simple tunes for harp. Some familar children's tunes, plus Welsh folk tunes. Most have Welsh words. 15 tunes. Was $10, now $5.

The Minstrel Boy. Arranged for small harp by Darhon Rees-Rohrbacher. Medium difficulty. Selling off at $2

A Bouquet for Young Harpists. A fairly easy book (at least at the beginning) of tunes with imaginative titles. By Bonnie Goodrich.   Carrots for April the Bunny, Japanese Lanterns, Roller-skating With Friends, etc, 17 tunes. Was $7, now $4.

Kymation (an original composition for pedal or lever harp) by Darhon Rees-Rohrbacher. A Contemporary Harp Series piece. Not difficult. Was $4.25, now $3.

The Blue Danube arranged by Louise Trotter. Duet for folk harp and pedal harp. $3

Aria Pastorella by Rathgeber, arranged for folk harp by Sylvia Fellows. Not hard, but contains some sharps to deal with. Was $4, now $3.

Twenty Carols with a friend. Viola part. By Patricia Jaeger. Was $3, now $2.

The Harp Key by Alison Kinaird. Music for the Scottish harp. Regular $19, now $14. This copy had a piece of something stuck on the back, that damaged the back cover.

Maid from the Parish of Penderyn. A Welsh tune arranged by Patricia Jaeger for  folk harp and melody instrument. $2

March Orientale by Julia Sanders. Medium difficulty. Was $5, now $3.

Three Welsh Folk Tunes: The Maid of Penderyn, The Slender Lad, The Red-Headed Cobbler. Arranged for Small Harp by Darhon Rees-Rohrbacher. Fairly easy. $2

Where'er You Walk (from Semele) by G. F. Handel. Arranged by Darhon Rees-Rohrbacher. Medium difficulty, some accidentals to deal with.

Tachystos (Swift) by Patricia John. A modern piece, not easy. Was $5, now $3.

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