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This product is a PDF download of the printed sheet music of "The Mummers' Dance" from The Book of Secrets CD by Loreena McKennitt.
Click on this note icon to see a low resolution sample of the first few lines of the printed music.
PRODUCT DESCRIPTION:
This music can be played on lever harp, pedal harp, or piano. It includes a vocal line with lyrics. The vocal melody is doubled in the harp part, so can be played as a harp (or piano) solo.
For intermediate harp players.
In the key of C with lots of E-flat and F-sharp lever changes within the piece
Chord symbols included, but no fingerings. This PDF download includes a title page, an explanation page, and 10 pages of music.
Click (or double click) the button to listen to a sample of this piece from the CD.
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This is one of the only Loreena McKennitt songs I'm familiar with; even if the name doesn't ring a bell, I think a lot of people would recognize the tune because it reached a high position on the Billboard charts, etc. 10-12 years ago and received a lot of radio airplay. It's a beautiful song.
To quote the introduction included with the piece:
"Although these are accurate easy to play arrangements which in their simplicity will sound lovely on their own, you will get the most out of the music if you use the printed page as a guide to doing your own personal arrangements."
This definitely describes the arrangement accurately. The melody is quite true to the recording, and the bass line definitely conveys the general feeling of the rhythm. The arrangement would probably be terrific as-is for those lucky enough to have a friend to accompany them with some kind of hand percussion instrument. However, the song has been treated here in a style typical of "easy piano" arrangements, and there is nothing particularly "harpy" about it. I think a lot of more advanced harpists might want to flesh it out a bit in places with rolled cords or glissandos or something, especially since the song itself is quite long and monotonous.
