Bernard Andres is one of the most popular composers of harp music today. His books are well-known required repertoire for most harp students in France, and are great for recitals.
Les Petits Pas are 12 small dance pieces for advanced beginners. Four are in flat keys. Paperbound, with no fingerings.
Born in 1941 in Belfort France, near the Swiss and German, Bernard Andres studied at the Conservatoires of Besancon, Strasburg and Paris, where he won a first prize for harp. He was engaged as a soloist in the Orchestre Philarmonique de Radio-France, while pursuing a composing career as well. Bernard Andres is today a leading composer of music for the harp. He writes in a variety of styles for harpists of all skill levels, and has developed his own notation style and a number of special harp effects. Andres is also a noted teacher who has influenced an entire generation of French harpists.