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Minstrel's Adieu by John Thomas PDF Download arranged for lever harp by Darhon Rees-Rohrbacher

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For lever harp only.

The Minstrel's Adieu to His Native Land is a well-known pedal harp piece by the Welsh harpist John Thomas (1826-1913). Darhon has adapted it for advanced lever harp players with a 34-string lever harp. It is in the key of C with many G# lever changes required.

Here's how Darhon's descripes this arrangement.

The manuscript for "The Minstrel's Adieu" dates from July 30, 1852. This work features a theme with four variations, showcasing different harp techniques - some of which are quite challenging! The work was conceived for the pedal harp in the key of C-flat but could also be played on a triple harp in the key of C-natural. In order to adapt it to the lever harp, some adjustments needed to be made, such as the elimination of some left-hand notes to facilitate lever changes and a few note alterations. I also made a few changes in note values and beaming in order to make the work easier to read on the page. However, I left most of Thomas' work intact.

Lever changes are indicated by both diamond-shaped note heads and the octave number of the strings. I endeavored to place the lever changes at the most "logical" place in each movement. However, as lever change preferences are highly personal, feel free to move the lever changes to a different spot in the music.

Dynamic markings, fingerings, metronome markings, 8va indications, and instructions are provided for ease of performance. However, the musician should use whichever expressive markings suit them, no matter what this book indicates!

Lever changes are indicated by both diamond-shaped note heads and the octave number of the strings. I endeavored to place the lever changes at the most "logical" place in each movement. However, as lever change preferences are highly personal, feel free to move the lever changes to a different spot in the music.

The minimum harp range required to play this arrangement exactly as written is 34 strings: from low C to high A. For lever harps tuned in E-flat, B-flat, F, or C major.

This 11-page PDF includes 6 pages of 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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