“This beautiful collection encompasses a range of musical character, from traditional dance tunes to slow airs and songs, and is a lovely addition the clarsach player’s library.”
Anne-Marie O’Farrell review in Harp, the magazine of the UKHA
18 tunes, including 5 of Karen’s own, arranged for elementary to intermediate lever harp.
“Her latest publication of harp music … would suit many different types of harp.
Clear and useful performance notes are provided in the preface: these are especially welcome for any readers who may be unable to access regular lessons and who enjoy exploring harp playing independently. The author encourages users of this book to make the pieces their own, experimenting with different chordal layouts, ornaments and melodic variations.
Ornaments are clearly laid out and explained, and it is evident in the arrangements how much they enhance and represent the musical style. In some tunes … she cleverly provides different arrangements of the same tune which are suitable for players of varying levels of experience…
Particularly welcome is the provision of the texts of songs, along with their English translations, which help inform the player’s emerging interpretation of this lovely material.”
Anne-Marie O’Farrell review in Harp, the magazine of the UKHA
A Harper’s Favourites is now also available from The Harp Studio - ideal if you need new strings or other sheet music too.