Boydell - An Album of Pieces for the Irish Harp Op. 88 Violin

Boydell - An Album of Pieces for the Irish Harp Op. 88 Violin"I warmly welcome this new publication of Brian Boydells lovely collection of solo pieces for lever harp, which will have been familiar to harpists in a copy of their original manuscript form. This printed edition now makes them more accessible to players who may not have performed lever harp repertoire beyond the confines of major and minor keys. The lyricism throughout these works speaks for itself, with easy conversation between registral voices

and builds to a searing climax

the lighter touch: a musically motivated guide to more effortless harp technique

These are complimented by a selection of more reflective

The lever system offers many advantages over the pedal system including the opportunity to employ chromatic possibilities that would otherwise be impossible

Curriculum links

Ray Anthony Bradley

taking students from Pre-Grade 1 to around Grade 3 of the British examination board system

cares left on the shore

these aim to exploit the idiosyncrasies of the instrument while opening up new technical challenges to the player within a stylistically familiar environment

Originally written for piano and now arranged by Christopher Norton for viola and piano

including Quebec

Auld Lang Syne