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Baroque Delights
A collection of easy to medium difficulty baroque music for diatonic, lever and pedal harps
Wellington: Harp & Hobbit Press, 2004
A4, spiral bound, cardbord/plastic cover. 40 pages
NZ $ 20 / Euro 11 / US $ 15

This collection contains a selection of pieces from the German 18th century harp manuscript, Musicalische Rüstkammer auf der Harffe, which have not been transcribed elsewhere. This delightful music is simple to play, tuneful, and reminiscent of such popular baroque keyboard pieces as those contained in the famous collection by Anna Magdalena Bach, Johann Sebastian's wife - it is truly the pop music of Bach's time!

From a customer: The music arrived over the week-end, to my delight. I am thrilled; especially to find three songs at the back. I love old music, and my voice is suited to these older pieces. Now I must just get my playing up to the standard where I can accompany myself, as I sing with more confidence than I play ...... as yet.

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Table of contents:

Selection from “Musicalische Rüstkammer auf der Harffe”, anonymous manuscript music collection, Leipzig 1719

Menuet 7 - Aria 9 - Aria 32 - Entrée 14 - Menuet 4 - Aria 1 - Menuet 10 - Aria 28 - Bourrée 27 - Aria 4 - Bourrée 11 - Menuet 5 - Menuet 29 - Menuet 11 - Menuet 11 (transposed) - Aria 12: adagio - Aria 9 (2) - Aria X - Bourree 3 - Aimable Vainqueur

Selected baroque music for the harp

Lucas Ruiz de Ribayaz: Marionas (from “Luz y Norte Musical”)
Turlogh O’Carolan: Lady Laetitia Burke (arr. Asni)
T. O’Carolan: Variations on the Scottish Air “When she cam ben” (arr. Asni)
F. W. Zachow: Prelude
J. S. Bach: Musette (from Anna Magdalena Bach’s music collection)
G. F. Handel: Symphony from the Oratorio “Saul” (arr. Asni)
G. F. Handel: Sarabande d minor
Henry Purcell: Chaconne F major
J. S. Bach: Prelude C major

Baroque songs

G. Caccini: “Aur’ amorosa” (arr. Asni)
G. Caccini: “Dalla porta d’oriente” (arr. Asni)
Robert Johnson: “A Forsaken Lover’s Complaint” (arr. Asni)

last updated: 8 May, 2007