What a Wonderful World was composed by George Weiss and Bob Thiele in the 1960s. This sweet song, made popular by Louis Armstrong, has become a favorite for weddings, anniversaries, and any happy occasion. This flowing, romantic arrangement by Paul Baker is a perfect fit for the harp.For intermediate to advanced pedal harpists. Pedal markings and fingerings included. 4 pages. For PEDAL harp only.
This music can be played on a pedal harp with 40 or more strings, including 3/4-size pedal harps.
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Lyrics (not included in the music): I see trees of green, red roses too.
I see them bloom for me and you
And I think to myself, what a wonderful world. . .
Paul Baker received a Bachelor of Music degree from Seattle Pacific University and a Master of Music degree in Piano Performance and Accompanying from the University of Southern California. A popular L.A. musician, he continues a busy schedule of solo performance, recording, conducting and arranging. Twice a prize winner in the International Pop and Jazz competitions, Paul performs and presents workshops at music conferences throughout the U.S.A. In 1995 he was chosen Los Angeles' "Music Director of the Year" for his work with the Los Angeles premiere of Stephen Sondheim's "Assassins." Paul has published numerous arrangements for solo harp and his arrangements of Falla's "Seven Popular Spanish Songs" and "A Gershwin Sampler" has recently published by Lyon and Healy Publications.