The “Birthday Bossa Nova” was the first of the suite of Five Latin Dances that I composed. I was looking for a way to celebrate the birthday of my flute partner, Susan Purinton, and I thought it might be fun … Continue reading
Many thanks go to Mary Radspinner, who, in the midst of setting up an entirely new website for Melody’s Music, was able to find time to produce Dances for Harp and Flute. The collection, as noted in an … Continue reading
From the composer, Carol Wood: “It’s rare and wonderful to encounter a poem or a song about being married for a long and happy time. This book is a collection of musical settings of some of those rare poems on … Continue reading
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Delightful Latin rhythms with percussion parts! For flute and harp. Percussion parts included. From Carol: I do hope, though, that the “Five Latin Dances” are very suitable for dancing. The percussion parts are optional, but they do make the pieces … Continue reading
This piece from Songs for Married Lovers is a setting of a poem by American poet Richard Wilbur (b. 1921). One of the most lyrical yet technically skilled of poets, Wilbur writes in sophisticated verse forms filled with wit and … Continue reading
Probably more than any other poems, three by Paul Zimmer (American, b. 1934) made me want to write a collection of Songs for Married Lovers. I probably first encountered Zimmer’s poetry when I was an undergraduate English major, and I … Continue reading
I’m very proud and happy to announce the publication of a new collection of art songs that I have been working on now for several years, Songs for Married Lovers. This book was inspired by the rare and wonderful poems … Continue reading
I’m posting a performance video of this art song, also from World of Dreams. This beautiful and romantic poem by Tennyson has been set to music several times–notably by Britten, Quilter, and most recently, Michael Dana–but never before for harp. … Continue reading
Though I’m working on a new collection of art songs, I recently revisited ”The Dandelion,” a bluesy setting of Vachel Lindsay’s poem, included in my collection World of Dreams. (I must be dreaming of spring, which still seems like a … Continue reading
Harmon, Danielle Price: $12.00 SKU: 93528 93528 $12.00 Snow Day for upper intermediate pedal harp, by Danielle Harmon. Trio Version. Lively pedal harp trio in Cb. Zylophone, harmonics and PDLT. Very well edited for dynamics, RH/LH, pedal markings and page … Continue reading
