Pedal or Lever Harp

Blind Mary and King of the Fairies for harp and flute PDF Download by Paulette Miller

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For lever or pedal harp and flute.

Paulette Miller has arranged the Celtic tunes Blind Mary and King of the Fairies for intermediate lever or pedal harp and flute or other "C" instruments.
She has included arrangements of each piece in the key of D (2 sharps) for lever harps tuned to C, and arrangements in the key of E-flat (3 flats) for lever harps tuned to three flats. Both arrangements are for harps with two octaves below middle C. Pedal harpists may play either version.
No lever or pedal changes are required in any of the arrangements. Fingerings are not included.

This 27-page PDF includes 24 pages of music, including:
Blind Mary harp scores (4 pages in each key) and flute parts (1 page in each key).
King of the Fairies harp scores (5 pages in each key) and flute parts (2 pages in each key).

Here's how Paulette describes these arrangements.
Blind Mary and King of the Fairies make a good pairing in performance. Blind Mary is an Irish air by Turlough O'Carolan (1670 to 1738) that is to be played with expression as if someone is having a conversation. King of the Fairies is a traditional Irish hornpipe. The harp begins with a mysterious and playful introduction that sets up the idea of the story of the King of the Fairies playing tricks on the unsuspecting guests he may visit.

I have been performing with my husband David, a flutist, for over 40 years and enjoy writing arrangements that showcase the two instruments. We live in the Los Angeles area, but we are in Tuscany every summer and perform at local music festivals at which I play exclusively on lever harp. My arrangements were developed out of the need for a more "concert-type" version of these folk songs and are suitable for a variety of occasions.

Paulette has also made a solo harp arrangement of Blind Mary.

Click on the "Audio Tracks" button above to listen to the music.

This product is a PDF file, to be downloaded to your computer. We do not sell it as regular printed music. It is only available here in this PDF download format.

Click on the blue titles below to see a sample of the first few lines of music.

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