Muckle Music
Publications
Muckle Music Publications
The Huron Carol / Jesous Ahatonhia
for harp and voice, Alto range (D-D)
This is Canada’s first Christmas carol and probably the first of the New World. It was written in the Huron language (circa1641) to tune of a 16thc. French carol ( Une jeune pucelle/ A Young Maiden) and is known best today in its English version written in 1926 by Canadian poet, J.E Middleton.
The arrangement includes verses in Huron, French and English and is also suitable for flute with harp or piano accompaniment.
Available from the publisher Afghan Press, Houston, Texas.
Harp and Soul
An Ensemble Tutorial
HARP AND SOUL, AN ENSEMBLE TUTORIAL includes 8 duets, 1 trio, 3 quartets, 1 sextet, 1 voice/harp duet, and 1 flute/harp/piano trio. These ensemble arrangements were written over a period of 25 years for my harp students who were studying with me in both private lessons and group classes. I have included historical notes along with suggestions for teaching and performing for each piece. Where useful I have included settings suitable for Eb+ and C+ tunings. The difficulty range is from elementary to upper intermediate. Suitable for all harps.
For further information and listing of repertoire see AFGHAN PRESS.
Available only in Paper Book Version due to copyright restrictions.
Four Songs for Harp & Voice set to the poems of W.B. Yeats
FOUR SONGS FOR VOICE AND HARP, poetry by Irish poet, W.B. Yeats. Harp parts are of an intermediate level, largely independent of the vocal line and are set in the alto range for voice. Suitable for all harps and for piano accompaniment.
The pieces are:
- The Lake Isle of Innisfree ( Eb+)
- The Song of Wandering Aengus (Eb+),
- The Stolen Child ( G-), and
- When You Are Old ( Eb+)
For further information see Afghan Press
Available in PDF Digital Download or Paper Book Version.
Three Folksong Duets
THREE FOLKSONG DUETS , for elementary to intermediate levels. Suitable for all harps. The pieces are:
- Fairy Lullaby (G+ ),
- She’s Like the Swallow (C- ), and
- All the Pretty Little Horses ( E- )
Available in PDF digital download or Paper Book Version.
Two Love Songs
TWO LOVE SONGS . For solo harp, “ Kathleen the Beautiful” and “Silence and Love”, I wrote for and performed at the weddings of our daughters Kathleen and Joanna . They are of an intermediate level for solo harp and suitable for all harps and for piano solo.
See AFGHAN PRESS for a recording of “ Silence and Love” (about halfway down the page).
Available at AFGHAN PRESS in PDF download or Paper Version.
" Four Ensembles"
- Bransle (duet);
- Mama Gone A/Mountain ( duet);
- The Merry Widow Waltz (duet);
- En roulant ma boule ( trio).
What people are saying
“My friend and I have recently begun practicing your harp duets and we are completely in love with your work! I just had to Google you and find a way to tell you how much we are enjoying your arrangements.
We are only amateur harp players, but we’re determined to play well. How lucky for us to have found your lovely trio of pieces. We particularly love She’s Like a Swallow and were wondering about its origins …. is it your original composition? It’s a gorgeous treatment, especially in the way the two harps are so balanced and ‘sing’ to each other. Pretty Little Horses is lovely too — I find myself humming the descants all the time now. Love it!
It’s a pretty rare thing to find lever harp duets where both parts are creative and musically satisfying. (So often one harp does all the pretty stuff while the other harp just plunks along!) But with your work, both instruments work together so wonderfully.
I hope you publish more and more such marvelous duets! Thank you so much for these!”
Best wishes,
C N – California