Pedal or Lever Harp

Yuletide Cheer PDF Download by Philip Hayden

Item #p6823
$25.00
  

For lever or pedal harp.

This delightful collection of six Christmas carols, beautifully arranged by Philip Hayden, is at an easy intermediate level and can be played on a lever or pedal harp. Although initially arranged using a 26-string harp, the carols can be played on harps of any size. The lowest note is the C, one octave below middle C.
"On This Day, Earth Shall Ring" is in a C tuning. The other pieces all have F sharps in the key signature. No lever or pedal changes are required in the music. There are no fingerings or chord symbols.

Here's what Philip has to say about this collection.
Christmas carols hold a particularly special place in the hearts of so many of us. They are woven into many of our most special Christmas memories and express the joy, hope, and poignancy of the Christmas season in such a singular, pleasurable, and effective way.

Musically, I must admit that I've always been drawn to those Christmas carols that are somewhat more ancient than others. In selecting carols for this small collection, I felt immediately drawn to some of these. Modal harmonies and ancient melodies work so well on the harp, with their blending of sounds so effective and agreeable, at least to my humble ears.

Each of these arrangements was written on a 26-string lap harp, to assure myself they would sound good on a smaller instrument. It is my fondest hope that you find in these pages music that speaks not only to your own muse and soul but also to all those who will be blessed by your playing.
Merry Christmas!

This 27-page PDF includes 17 pages of music plus beautiful illustrations.

Click on the Audio Tracks button above to listen to two of the arrangements.

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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