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The pedal harp (also known as the concert harp) is a large and technologically modern harp, designed primarily for use in art music. It may be played solo, as part of a chamber ensemble, or in an orchestra .
She plays pedal harp (also electro and Celtic harp), as well as historical instruments (single and double action pedal harp). She has written articles on musicology related to the harp and harpists. A book by her, entitled Elias Parish Alvars , Life, Music, Documents published in 1999, received the Harpa Award (Prague 1999).
The rival Érard company responded by commissioning Maurice Ravel to write a piece to display the expressive range of its double-action pedal harp. [2] [n 1] Ravel completed his Introduction and Allegro for a septet of harp, flute, clarinet and string quartet in June 1905, dedicating it to Albert Blondel, director of Maison Érard. [2]
Woods’ first solo recording was her original composition, The Harp of Brandiswhiere: A Suite for Celtic Harp, which has been acclaimed as an important contribution to contemporary harp literature. Through instrumental music, Woods tells the story of the harp player Brandiswhiere, a legendary hero who saves the world with the music of his harp.
Sinephro began writing the songs that would appear on Space 1.8 in 2018 and 2019. [11] Writing on piano, she would record her pedal harp and modular synthesiser parts at her home before entering Pink Bird recording studio to record with the album's collaborators, with included saxophonists Nubya Garcia and James Mollison, drummer Jake Long, and ...
Leonardelli is a classical harpist who performs for CBC national broadcasts and for Radio Canada.Her recordings include: Panache with mezzo-soprano Julie Nesrallah, Impressionism by the Para Arpa harp duo, A Conte de Noel, Musique de salons en Bretagne for Radio Canada, and Ceremony of Carols by Benjamin Britten, with the Ottawa Board of Education Central Choirs under the direction of Barbara ...
Over time he had many other harp teachers including Gwendolen Mason. [3] In 1965 he became an oboist and harpist with the BBC Northern Ireland Orchestra. [4] He had been known to be able to skilfully play the pedal harp, neo-Celtic harp, and wire-strung Irish-Bardic harp. Bell served as a professor of harp at the Academy of Music in Belfast. [5]
Sonata for flute, violin, cello and harp (1986) Songs Without Words for flute and harp (1998) Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges. Sonata for flute and harp; Howard J. Buss. Alpine Spring for flute and harp (2008) Inner Quest for flute and harp (2011) Saint Francis and the Animals for flute, clarinet and harp (2013)