Terpsichore in Tandem

ALL HARPS SOLO/DUO, INTERMEDIATE. Twenty melodies from the 1612 Terpsichore collection arranged by Darhon Rees-Rohrbacher for lever harp solo or duo. A really wonderful collection of pieces that will take you back to the 1600s. You may feel like you have gone back in time!  Please choose either Digital or Physical Version.

$20.00

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Description

From the arranger:

“This collection contains twenty melodies from the 1612 Terpsichore collection, arranged for lever harp solo or duo.  While the melodies and bass lines are reminiscent of the original dances, no attempt has been made to adhere to a rigid interpretation of late Renaissance harmony.  However, the arrangements definitely have a ‘period flavor’ to them and are suitable for actual dancing when repeated.

“So that the entire book can be played as a continuous ‘suite’ of background or concert music, the arrangements are written using only the key signatures of C and G (or their relative minors) and placed in an order that presents varied tempo, tonality, mood and meter.  Some of the arrangements were transposed from their original Terpsichore keys in order (1) to be better suited to the range of the harp and (2) to facilitate lever changes on harps employing a C tuning.

“The primo harp part is designed as a complete harp arrangement so that this collection can be used for harp solo as well as harp duet.  The primo part, while suitable for harp solo, is intentionally modestly voiced so that the slightly easier secondo part has something to play.  Therefore, a soloist may want to ‘fill out’ some of the sparser chord structures for a more satisfying harmonization of the dances.

“Guitar chords are included so that this book can be used to accompany a solo instrumentalist playing the melody line of the primo part.

“Lever changes are indicated between the staves by octave number and diamond-shaped notes, while pedal changes are listed below the bass staff.  Some suggested fingerings and dynamics are also included. This book was laid out with each harp score on facing pages so that each harper may follow the opposite part.  Measure numbers have been provided to assist duet performance.

“In order to successfully arrange these melodies for lever harp, a few minor concessions in melody or harmony were necessary.  If pedal harpists are bothered by these concessions, they should tastefully ‘fill in’ any missing or altered notes.

“The total range needed to play all pieces in the keys indicated is four octaves C2 to C6, although several of the pieces require considerably less range.  The harper should feel free to add appropriate ornamentation in order to enhance the selections.  Feel free to rearrange the pieces to best facilitate performance, no matter what this book indicates!”

Table of Contents

  1. Bransle Simple de Novelle (Praetorius) – C Major
  2. Courante (Praetorius) – A minor
  3. La Canarie (Praetorius) – C Major
  4. La Bourée (Praetorius) – A minor
  5. Ballet des Matelotz (Praetorius) – C Major
  6. Courante (Praetorius) – A minor
  7. Ballet des Baccanales (Unknown) – C Major
  8. Ballet des Amazones (Unknown) – A minor
  9. Galliarde (Caroubel) – C Major
  10. Pavane de Spaigne (Caroubel) – A minor
  11. Volte (Praetorius) – C Major
  12. Gavottes de Montirande (Caroubel) – G Major
  13. Galliarde (Unknown) – G Major
  14. Philov (Praetorius) – G Major
  15. La Rosette (Unknown) – E minor
  16. La Bourée (Praetorius) – G Major
  17. Volte (Praetorius) – G Major
  18. Ballet de la Royne (Praetorius) – G Major
  19. Courante (Praetorius) – G Major
  20. Gavotte & Gilotte (Caroubel) – G Major

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