Rhapsody for Harp by Christopher Schwinger Sheet Music for Harp at Sheet Music Direct

Product Details

Title Rhapsody for Harp

Artist Christopher Schwinger

Score Type

PDF, Included with PASS

Composer Christopher Schwinger

Format Digital Sheet Music

Pages 18

Arrangement Harp

Publisher Christopher Schwinger

Level 5

Product ID 1034713

Genre Contemporary

Instruments Harp

Product Description

An advanced piece for pedal harp, about 12 minutes long, with lots of melodies and a variety of styles and tempos. It's in western classical harmony and structured as a melodic journey. There are sections with delicate "handiwork"/hand-work and a little bit of glissandi and pres de la table effects. Three sections in the middle are more extensive, one involving exuberant melodies, another having a waltz-like character, and the central one partly inspired by Weber's "Andante and Hungarian Rondo" (which I performed on the viola). My goal was to make the piece feel like one great cohesive experience instead of just a lot of little sections, and hopefully you will agree. My other goal was to provide melodies which will delight music-lovers, and package them together in a meaningful way. The PDF also includes "composer's notes" of musical analysis and the process I went through in writing the piece.

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