arranged for beginning and advanced harpists
Book
Here are Sylvia Woods’ multi-level arrangements of 50 of the best-known traditional Christmas carols, with their lyrics. Each piece has two arrangements: an easy version, and one that is more difficult. All are fingered and are in C or sharp keys. 96 pages, spiral-bound.
Companion CD or Cassette
The Companion CD and Cassette include the pieces from this book and also from Sylvia’s Chanukah Music for All Harps book. They will assist harp players learning the pieces in these books. Since many of you will want to “play along” as you are learning, Sylvia has recorded most of the pieces slower than they are usually played, and as “straight” as possible, with little or no expression or rhythmic variations. Most people find the CD easier to use than the cassette, because you can go directly to a specific track.
In the books each piece has two arrangements: (A) an easy version, and (B) one that is more difficult. On these recordings Sylvia plays the “B” versions. Since the two versions can be played as a duet, you can play either version along with the recording. The pieces are in the same order as in the books, with the Christmas pieces first, and then the Chanukah ones.
The prices of the “Book and CD” or “Book and Cassette” sets listed above are $2 off the price of the products if purchased separately.
Includes:
Angels and the Shepherds
Angels We Have Heard on High
Away in a Manger
Blessed Be that Maid Marie
Boar’s Head Carol
Bring a Torch, Jeannette Isabella
Cherry Tree Carol
Christ Was Born on Christmas Day
Coventry Carol
Deck the Halls
Ding Dong Merrily On High
Entre Le Boeuf
First Nowell
Gloucestershire Wassail
Go Tell It on the Mountains
God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
Good Christian Men Rejoice
Good King Wenceslas
Hark! the Herald Angels Sing
Here We Come A’Wassailing
Holly and the Ivy
I Saw 3 Ships
Il Est Ne
Ihr Kinderlein Kommet
Infant Holy
It Came Upon the Midnight Clear
Jingle Bells
Joy to the World
Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence
Lo How a Rose
Masters in this Hall
Noel Nouvelet
O Come All Ye Faithful
O Come, O Come Emmanuel
O Holy Night
O Sanctissima
O Tannenbaum
Shepherds Hurried to Bethlehem
Silent Night
Snow Lay on the Ground
12 Days of Christmas
Up on the Housetop
We 3 Kings
We Wish You a Merry Christmas
What Child Is This?
Whence Is that Goodly Fragrance?
While By My Sheep
While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks
Willie Take Your Little Drum
