For lever or pedal harp.
Alfredo Rolando Ortiz' three Rhythmic Collection books introduce various rhythmic styles from North and South America and Europe in a very "user friendly" manner using famous traditional melodies. He includes well-known tunes as "Famous Traveling Melodies," showing how they would sound in various styles and rhythms. The three volumes are not progressive. Each one includes easy, intermediate, and more advanced pieces. There are some fingerings. All titles and explanations are written in both English and Spanish.
PDF Download: This PDF is Volume 1, and its "Traveling Melodies" are London Bridge, Yankee Doodle and Ode to Joy.
Danza de Luzma and Llano have easy and advanced versions. Un vals para sonar has easy and advanced versions, and also an arrangement for harp or piano and voice. Most of the pieces are in 1 flat, others are in the key of C or 1 sharp. Some fingerings are included. 65 pages.
mp3 Download: With the companion mp3s you can listen to the music to "get the right feel" of those wonderful Latin rhythms! Some pieces are divided in sections to facilitate listening and learning specific parts. A few examples of "variations" and additional verbal instructions are included. "Easy versions" are included, but not the "advanced."
PDF Contents
The Famous Traveling Melodies (Las melodías viajeras famosas)
London Bridge (Puente de Londres)
Yankee Doodle
Ode to Joy (Himno a la alegría).
Other Contents
La cucaracha (The Cockroach)
Arroz con leche (Rice with Milk)
Canto del pilón (Pounding Mortar Song)
Duérmete mi niño (Go to Sleep My Child)
Las mañanitas (Mexican Birthday Song)
Zamba para un día de lluvia (Zamba for a Rainy Day)
Waiting (Esperando)
El cha-cha-chá del arpa (The Harp Cha-cha-chá)
Habanera rosa
Habanera gris (Grey Habanera)
Cumbia deliciosa (Delicious Cumbia)
Mulher Rendeira (Woman Weaver) (Mujer hilandera)
Danza de Luzma (Luzma's Dance)
Paisaje (Landscape)
Noche de fiesta (Party Night)
Llano (Plains)
Un vals para soñar (A Waltz for Dreaming)
El Pajaro Campana* (The Bell Bird)
Nuestros sueños (Our Dreams)
Merengue rojo (Red Merengue)
Un vals para soñar (A Waltz for Dreaming)
Un vals para soñar (A Waltz for Dreaming) For harp or piano and voice (arpa o piano y voz)
Companion mp3 Tracks
London Bridge
London Bridge - Venezuelan style
London Bridge - Colombian style
London Bridge - Paraguayan style
London Bridge - Brazilian style
London Bridge - another Venezuelan pattern
London Bridge - Another Paraguayan pattern
London Bridge - another Brazilian pattern
Yankee Doodle
Yankee Doodle - Brazilian style
Yankee Doodle - Colombian style
Yankee Doodle - Paraguayan style
Yankee Doodle - Venezuelan style
Yankee Doodle - Other Brazilian style
Ode to Joy
Ode to Joy - Brazilian style
La Cucaracha
Arroz con Leche
Canto de Pilón
Duérmete mi niño
Duérmete mi niño (with voices)
Las mañanitas
Las mañanitas (with voices)
Zamba for a rainy day
Waiting
Harp Cha-cha-cha
Habanera Rosa
Habanera Gris
Cumbia Deliciosa
Mulher Rendeira
Mulher Rendeira - variations
Danza de Luzma
Paisaje
Noche de Fiesta
Llano
A Waltz for Dreaming
Pájaro Campana (easy)
Nuestros Sueños
Merengue Rojo