“This selection was compiled to offer the serious non-pedal harp player a group of pieces in a field that has been largely overlooked by composers and arrangers.  Although chosen for wedding suitability, they are diverse enough to be useful for many purposes.  In their uncompromising arrangements, they are an excellent source for teaching material.  The keys chosen are for the harp tuned in C.  Four marches are offered at the beginning.  Traditionally the processional, the Bridal Chorus by Wagner includes the middle modulated section hitherto ignored in other editions.  The recessional Wedding March by Mendelssohn is a fragment of the lengthy original, but it’s enough to get the happy couple out of the church!…One of the oldest religious songs, Deo Gratias was composed to  celebrate the return of Henry V to England after the battle of Agincourt.  The most demanding piece in the group is the Prelude by Bach.  Ordinarily easy to play, the chromatic changes require speed and muffling in moving levers for accidental changes…  Handel…is handsomely represented with four compositions.  His works seem to fit the non-pedal harp admirably… D. Owens
 
CONTENTS
Adagio from ”Sonata Op 5 No 10,”
Pastorale from ”Christmas Concerto”/Corelli
Air from ”Water Music,”
Larghetto
Largo
March from ”Occasional Oratorio”/Handel
Aria/Kuhnau
Aria from ”Sonata for Flute”/Vinci
Bridal Chorus from ”Lohengrin”/Wagner
Caro Mio Ben/Giordano
Dedication/Franz
Deo Gratias/English
Finlandia (Theme)/Sibelius
Gavotte/Gluck
Intermezzo from ”Cavalleria Rusticana”/Mascagni
O Perfect Love/Barnby
Prelude in C/J.S. Bach Rigaudon (Theme)/Campra
Träumerei/Schumann
Trumpet Tune/Clark
Wedding March/Mendelssohn