Susann McDonald and Linda Wood have composed and arranged lots of wonderful music for the harp. In this collection, twelve Haiku poems have been used as settings for the short studies and pieces. The music is designed to provide training in some of the techniques commonly used by 20th-century composers, such as: complex rhythms, changing meters, the use of accessories, and improvisation. Because there are few pedal changes, most of the pieces are adaptable to the lever harp. A glossary of symbols and how they are to be executed appears in the back of the book. Instructions also appear in each piece for quick and specific reference. 36 pages.
Includes:
A stray cat Asleep on the roof In the spring rain
A flash of lightning! The sound of dew Dripping down the bamboo
Sacred music at night; Into thebonfires Flutter the tInted leaves
Being chased, The fIrefly Hides in the moon
Sweeping the garden, The snow is forgotten By the broom
Striking the fly, I hit also A flowering plant
The sparrows Are playing hide and seek Among the tea flowers
The old pond; A frog jumps in, The sound of water
After the moon-viewing, My shadow walking home Along with me
Even among insects, in this world, Some are good at sInging, Some bad
Dance from one blade of grass To another, Pearls of dew
Distant lights; There they live This autumn night
Susann and Linda recorded a companion CD of the pieces in this book as well as their 5 volumes of Harp Solos books. This helpful CD will show how the pieces should sound.
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