This book contains all the pieces from "Peaceful Pieces" volumes 1 & 2, which have been edited for small harps with ranges from low C to high high C.  Click on the attached PDF file below for samples, then back button to return.

Beyond the Cliffs of Moher - Designed for harps with 26 strings, lowest note C below middle C. There are no accidentals, no sharps or flats. All tunes in C major or A minor. Some very easy, and some more challenging. Some Celtic techniques are included, and they are explained in the book. Helpful fingerings included, as well as chords. Nice arrangements and great for smaller harps!

Gospel Favorites – contains a wide variety of Gospel music and several songs for special holidays, as well as two original pieces. The selections range from easy to intermediate, and they are in no particular order if difficulty. None of the pieces contain any sharps or flats, or any accidentals, and all are in the key of C or A minor. These features make the book perfect for those who have harps without levers or pedals. Range is for 26-string harp, lowest note being the C below middle C. Chords printed above the music.

This book will give the person owning a small harp a really nice set list that you'll never get tired of playing! Patricia Rushton was a well-loved California harpist who delighted in giving new life to songs for the small harp.  Her arrangements are very good and lay well under the hands.  The selections are unusual.  Most of the tunes can be played on a harp with less than 26 strings. You'll need levers on B,E,F and C.

Setting Sun - A 2011 piece by Meg Robinson.   Three pages, key of C in 6/8 time.  Lots of patterns and almost parallel 6ths.  LH plays a drone of a single note throughout.  Lilting and mesmerizing at the same time. Can be played at a variety of tempos, although marked dotted quarter note equals 70.  The piece incorporates accents, and pdlt.

The pieces in this collection range from the earliest known extant piece of western music to the ballads and dances of the 17th C.  There are  country dances, folksongs, ballads and songs and dances from the royal courts and halls of Europe.  All can be played on a lap harp with range from C up to G. Chord changes are provided.  There are also some lyrics, some with translations, and historical notes.  The music is written in a very open and basic manner, allowing the player room to embellinh and improvise.

Table of Contents:

Twenty-three Elizabethan and Jacobean songs that may have been used to accompany songs in Shakespeare's plays. All of the pieces in this collection are written within a 2 and 1/2 octave range, and in the keys of C and G with some lever changes. Each piece includes historical information, chord symbols, fingering, and lyrics. 48 pages, stapled. INTERMEDIATE, ALL HARPS.

Includes:

Calino Custruame
Come o’er the Bourne Bessie
Farewell Dear Love
Full Fathoms Five
The God of Love
Hark, Hark the Lark
I Loathe that I Did Love
It Was a Lover and His Lass

IONA - A tiny island - 3.5 miles long by 1 mile wide graces the western coast of Scotland. With each step upon this sacred ground, one experiences rich history. Iona Inspirations is a new CD recording (80 mins) and music book (148 pages) by Christina Tourin. During her visits to this little island, she was filled with EICSE - Divine Inspiration. This album features 15 new songs and the music book has arrangements for beginners, intermediate/advanced and ensembles. If you liked her Illuminations book and recording, you'll love this album!  

Beautiful and challenging music without lever changes, excellent for all harps and also lovely on piano.  This collection also includes a nice story about small harps at the beginning of the book.  This music can be played on harps with as little as 19 strings.  The subtitle is "new music for 19-and 20-string harps with a range of G-D and G-E.  Titles are:  The Mermaid's Song, Carolan's Welcome, John Peel, The King of Love, Flora de Santa Cruz, Ellen Magdalena, Another Double Shot and Phase Oasis. 45 pages. Keys of G and C.