The Elegant Wedding Book

$22.00

ALL HARPS INTERMEDIATE – This book contains twenty arrangements of processional and recessional selections often performed at

weddings and other church festivals, arranged for all harps and “C” melody instrument. There is quite a bit of interplay between the two instruments as well as some solo sections for each of them. So, this is more than just a melody plus accompaniment book.

1. Ave Maria – Schubert

2. Bridal Chorus – Wagner

3. Fireworks Music: Minuets – Handel

4. Fireworks Music: The Rejoicing – Handel

5. Jesu, Joy Of Man’s Desiring – Bach

6. Largo Or Ombra Mai Fu – Handel

7. Ode To Joy – Beethoven

8. Pictures At An Exhibition Themes – Mussorgsky

9. Psalm XIX – Marcello

10. Rigaudon – Campra

11. Rondeau – Mouret

12. Te Deum Prelude – Charpentier

13a. Trumpet Tune (C major version) – Clarke

13b. Trumpet Tune (D major version) – Clarke

14. Trumpet Voluntary – Clarke

15. Trumpet Voluntary – Stanley

16. Water Music: Air – Handel

17. Water Music: Bourrée & March – Attributed to Handel

18. Water Music: Hornpipe – Handel

19. Wedding March – Mendelssohn

20. Where’er You Walk – Handel

This book contains twenty arrangements of processional and recessional selections often performed at

weddings and other church festivals, arranged for all harps and “C” melody instrument. There is quite a

bit of interplay between the two instruments as well as some solo sections for each of them. So, this is

more than just a melody plus accompaniment book.

The arrangements in this collection are all written using only the keys of C, G, and D to minimize lever

changes when switching between pieces at a wedding ceremony. In addition, a few harmonic liberties

were taken to reduce lever changes within each piece. All pieces are playable on lever harps tuned in Eb,

Bb, F, or C.

In addition, all arrangements have been typeset onto only two facing pages in order to eliminate page

turns within a piece for ease of performance. Because of this, there is one wedding processional that was

intentionally not included – that of Pachelbel’s Canon. The primary reason for this is that it was

impossible to fit it onto two pages, unless I eliminated many sections of the work, which was not a

satisfactory solution for me. As there are many fine arrangements of the Canon in circulation, I trust that

the performers will use an arrangement by one of my composer colleagues.

Dynamic markings, fingerings, breath marks, and lever/pedal changes are provided throughout.

However, the musicians should use whichever expressive markings and lever/pedal adjustments suit

them, no matter what this book indicates!

Weight .4 lbs
Dimensions 12 × 9 × .3 in

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