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NEW!

CUMBIA VERDE for 2, 3 or 4 Harps or Harp Esemble

Can be played with LEVER or PEDAL harps.
Harp 1 and 2: Intermediate level. Harp 3 and 4: Easy level.

Invited by the Dutch Host Committee of the Tenth World harp Congress, Alfredo composed this concert piece with its main section in the rhythmic style of "cumbia," the national Dance of Colombia, South America. Percussive effects on the soundboards in some parts add to the drama and excitement of the piece.

Premiered by 232 HARPS during the TENTH WORLD HARP CONGRESS, Amsterdam, July 22, 2009, it broke the Guinness World Record of the LARGEST HARP ORCHESTRA TO DATE. See the VIDEO

(Note: Due to the recording circumstances, the video doesn't demonstrate well all the musical lines of some parts). Duration of the piece is just over six minutes.
Score and four parts: $19.99

 

 

NEW ENSEMBLE BOOK AVAILABLE NOW:

2 or More Harps flexible
Ensemble Collection Vol. 1
Yes! It is flexible:

ADAPT IT TO YOUR ENSEMBLE:

Play harp 1 and 2, or 1 and 3, or 1, 2 and 3.
Play as few as one harp (any one), combined with one or more melodic instruments.
Play with large ensembles assigning each part to several harps.
Subdivide any part and assign, for example, only an easy melody line or an easy bass line to a beginner.

79 pages of exciting music in contrasting rhythmic styles to enrich your repertoire. FUN for ALL LEVELS!

Includes: Habanera Gris, easy version for two harps.
Cumbia Deliciosa for 2 or 3 harps.
Llano, for 2 or 3 harps.
Habanera Gris for 1 or 2 harps plus 1 or 2 voices or melodic instruments.
Danza de Luzma, for 2 or 3 harps
$19.99

 

NEW! The International Rhythmic Collection for All Harps or Piano, Vol. 3
Information in English & Spanish · Easy to advanced · Some with lyrics
Also includes LA BAMBA (easy and advanced versions)

YOU ASKED FOR MORE!!!

The Itsy Bitsy Spider, The Spider and the Harp, The Traveling Spider (Yes! You guessed it! Have FUN playing the same melody transformed in music styles of other countries: CUMBIA from Colombia, BAIAO from Brazil and the unique style from Paraguay),
Mano a mano (Hand to Hand), Pensamientos #1 (Thoughts #1), Waltz for a Birth (easy and advanced versions plus duo for harp and violin or solo instrument), A un recuerdo (To a Memory), Andina, Otro Carnavalito, Iguazú, Venezolana Número 3 and the famous traditional harp melody from Mexico: La Bamba (Easy and advanced versions)

 

$17.99
 
Companion CD

Also available: The NEW! International Rhythmic Collection Vol. 3 EDUCATIONAL CD

Great help for all levels (students to professionals) trying to improve the "flavour" of their performances.
Listen to all the easy music! Additional instructions, variations ideas, etc

$8.99

 

Latin American Harps, History, Music and Techniques for All Harps or Piano
3rd Edition. Revised and enlarged. Easy to advanced levels.

Sections on the harps of Venezuela, Mexico, Colombia, Paraguay, Perú, Ecuador and Chile. Special techniques. Photographs of several types of harps and about 50 pages of music including: El Pájaro Campana (The Bell Bird) (Advanced version), Una Luz en el Mar
(A Light in the Sea), Ecuador, La Guabina, Llano (Plains) (advanced version), Atardecer (Sunset), El Río (The River), Seis por Derecho, Pasaje número uno, Colorado, 18 de Octubre, 3 de Mayo, Che valle mi Yaguarón, Nda recoi la culpa and two themes from "Suite to Luzma."
$19.99

Companion CD

This CD is to be used in conjunction with the books: Latin American Harps History, Music & Techniques and/or From Harp to Harp, With Love.
Listen to all the easy music, additional instructions, examples for variations, alternative accompaniment patterns, etc. This CD is very useful not only for beginners but also for teachers and professionals, helping understand the "feeling" of the various unique music styles on these books.

$8.99
From Harp to Harp, With Love
(English / Spanish / French)
New enlarged edition. Added versions for harp and voice.
See above: The Companion CD ↑


Six Easy South American Dances: 2 joropos, 2 galopas, carnavalito and bambuco;
Si Quedara Sin Ti (If I Ever Lost You) (also a 2nd version with lyrics in English & Spanish), Villavicencio (2nd version with lyrics), Zayante, Una Noche (A Night),
Las Abajeñas (traditional from Mexico), Arpa Vallenata

NOTE: Ecuador, Villavicencio and Zayante are three of the themes of the "South American Suite for Harp and Orchestra." The versions on these books are the original solo harp versions.
$13.99



The International Rhythmic Collection for All Harps or Piano, Vol. 1
English / Spanish · Easy to advanced · Some with lyrics

26 melodies from 14 countries, in 11 musical genres


SECOND EDITION. "The Famous Traveling Melodies," Merengue Rojo, Danza de Luzma (Easy & advanced), the easy version of the world famous Pájaro Campana (The Bell Bird), La Cucaracha, Las Mañanitas, Mulher Rendeira (Woman Weaver), A Waltz for Dreaming (3 versions), Canto del pilón, El Cha-cha-cha del arpa, Nuestros Sueños (Our Dreams), Waiting, Habanera Rosa, Habanera Gris, Llano (easy version), Cumbia deliciosa, Zamba para un día de lluvia, Arroz con leche, Duérmete mi niño, Paisaje, Noche de Fiesta.


$17.99

Companion CD

International Rhythmic Collection Vol.1, CD: All the easy music on the book, additional instructions, ideas for variations, etc.

$8.99

The International Rhythmic Collection for All Harps or Piano, Vol. 2
English / Spanish · Easy to advanced · Some with lyrics

YOU ASKED FOR MORE!!!

As requested: "MORE Famous Traveling Melodies" (including "How to Händel Latin Rhythms" (can you guess?), The Butterfly Trees, Once in The Mountain, Milonga para amar (easy and advanced), Tu Ventana (easy and advanced), Conga viene conga va! (easy and advanced), Brazilian Carnival, Tango Triste, El Solito, Los Pollitos, Al ánimo, Naranja Dulce, De Colores, Cocorná (easy and advanced), Danza Cubana

$17.99
Companion CD

International Rhythmic Collection Vol.2 , CD: All the easy music, more instructions, variations ideas and . . . Yes! It includes "How to Händel Latin Rhythms."

$8.99

"VENEZOLANA for Five Pedal Harps"
(Or harp ensemble)

To Phia Berghout (December 14, 1909 - March 22, 1993)

Dedicated to his friend, pedal harpist Phia Berghout, in 1991, it was premiered in 1992 and is now available for your pedal harp ensemble!

Premiered at the National Conference of the American Harp Society in San Diego, California, in 1992, this piece has also been performed two consecutive years by a TEN PEDAL HARPS ensemble at the Soka International Harp Festival, Japan, 1997 and 1998, and by several pedal harp ensembles in Europe and the USA, inlcluding a TEN PEDAL HARPS ENSEMBLE. of the Amsterdam Conservatory on Music, in 2003. It was also performed three times during the latin American Harp Encounter, Cuernavaca, Mexico, November of 2004.
NOW RECORDED! (See the CD "SOUTH AMERICAN SUITE FOR HARP AND ORCHESTRA")

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Director score and five parts $29.99
DVD's



AVAILABLE NOW!
"The Easy Video Harp Method, DVD #1 and DVD #2"

Note: These DVDs are available in NTSC or PAL formats.
NTSC is the format in use in USA, Canada, most of Latin America and other countries.
PAL is the format used in most of Europe and in some other regions.
Please E-mail to us specifying the format you wish. Some players can read multiple formats. Consult the information on your DVD player.

DVD #1: BASIC METHOD for all folk harps. Filmed using Celtic harp. Exercises
for finger and hand dexterity, octaves, chords, inversions, scales, arpeggios,
dynamics, accompaniment patterns, body awareness, playing relaxed, and more.
DVD #1: $39.99

 

 

DVD #2: SPECIAL EFFECTS FOR ALL HARPS (Pedal and folk harps). Filmed on
Celtic and pedal harps. Includes unique techniques like "Paraguayan
tremolo"(Trino), mini-glissandi, muffled glissandi, more accompaniment patterns, unique bass
muffling (bordoneado), and more. Great for professionals, teachers and
intermediate to advanced students
DVD # 2 $39.99

Harp Accessories
"Folk Harp Transducer" by bARCUS-bERRY

I have used Barcus-Berry transducers since 1975. I never found a better sounding pickup. Now, here is a transducer (pickup) specially designed at my request for the folk harp. Available only from us.

A special length flexible cable allows many possible locations inside or outside the sound box. It comes with our own specially added options to install it and even remove it to use it on more than one harp easily.

Use it with your own pre-amp and sound system or add the BOSS GEB-7 Equalizer for more power and versatility.


$64.99
 

"BOSS GEB-7 Equalizer"

A small pedal-type equalizer with 7 bands to help you adapt your sound . . . Imagine the flexibility: More bass or less mid range, more or less treble. . . Powered by a 9 Volt battery, you can take it anywhere in the world. It also has a volume control that adds power to your transducer. You may combine it with a pre-amp. (List $124.50)

$94.99
Highest Quality PARAGUAYAN HARPS
  

Same model used by Alfredo Rolando Ortiz in all his concerts and recordings
for over twenty five years. VERY LIMITED PRODUCTION.

Made specially with Alfredo's specifications, these harps have 36 strings tuned from the third A below middle C to the third A above middle C.

Color coding available in three forms:

Red C - Blue F for those who play pedal or Celtic harp.
Also available with tow South American color codings:
Red F - Blue C (Common in Paraguay) or
Red E - Blue A (Common in some Paraguayan harps and in Argentina)

For current price or for more information: Write, fax or E-mail to us
or call (951) 737-9897.

ABOUT THE INSTRUMENT:

The Paraguayan harp (arpa paraguaya): Since their origin with the Spanish harps of the XVI, XVII and XVIII centuries, different types of harps and musical styles were developed throughout South America and Mexico. The "arpa paraguaya" is the National Instrument of Paraguay. All hand made of wood, it has 36 nylon strings (gut in the past). More information and photos of various types of Latin American harps is available in the book "Latin American Harps, History, Music and Techniques." (See books, above)
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