A Suite of Botanical Etudes Ref: SM0745 |
Tunes in the book 1. Autumn Colours: a study on harmonic 3rds (2 versions included: Eb major; C major) 2. Leaves Blowing Gently in a Summer Breeze: a study on melodic 3rds (one version for all harps. Lever harps in C major will need to retune 2 strings before the start of the piece) 3. Gathering Fallen Leaves: A study on harmonic 3rds and 4ths (one version for all harps) 4. Creeping Ivy: A study on melodic 4ths (2 versions included: C minor (3 flats); E minor (1 sharp)) 5. St Agnes Flower: A study on root position shapes as flowing quavers (one version for all harps) 6. Witch Hazel: A study on harmonic and melodic 2nds and 3rds (one version for all harps) 7. Deeply Rooted Trees: A study on melodic 5ths and 6ths (one version for all harps.) 8. The Old Oak: A study on 5ths and 6ths (one version for all harps) 9. Amaryllis: A study on runs of 3, and hands crossing over each other (one version for all harps) 10. The Venus Fly Trap: A study on runs of 4, and on fast turning between the thumb and index finger (one version for all harps) 11. Evening Primrose: A study on 3-finger shapes: runs of 3, root positions, 1st inversions, 2nd inversions (2 versions included: C minor (3 flats); E minor (1 sharp). Also included (in both keys) is an extended version of another piece called In the Gloaming, incorporating Evening Primrose into it as a middle section. 12. The Weary Gardener: A study on common 4-finger shapes, multiple lever changes, and changes of mood (2 versions included: one for lever harps tuned in Eb major (3 flats) & one for pedal harp. No version is available for lever harps tuned in C major) 13. The Bird of Paradise Flower: A study on playing with the hands a 6th apart, playing extended linked passages (without coming off) and on the left hand jumping over the right hand (one version for all harps) 14. The Ferns Wave Farewell: A study on various 4-finger shapes, and on simple voicing (2 versions included: F major (1 flat); G major (1 sharp)) |