SARAH DEERE-JONES (Harpist) LRAM LGSM ARAM - Compositions
(Sarah's biography can be seen here - http://www.sarahdeere-jones.co.uk/harpist.htm )
email sarah (at) trehawsa.com
For my Harp solos - please scroll down.
Carmina Iocunda - 'Songs for the Seasons'
A collection of 8 Medieval poems set as choral songs with harp accompaniment
in a format similar to Britten's famous 'Ceremony of carols'.
Click the image below for a YouTube demonstration
Click below for the CD of Carmina plus Sarah's compositions
Sarah says of 'Carmina Iocundum' -
"This work is really a combination of everything I love - Medieval literature, the English countryside,
the changing seasons, choral music and of course, the sound of the harp."
There are two songs for each of the four seasons of the year, the texts are mostly anonymous but one poem is by Chaucer and another is a Shakespeare sonnet.
The whole work takes around 22 minutes to perform.
(Sarah is happy to provide the accompaniment herself or can recommend another harpist in your area)
HARP COMPOSITIONS
Sarah has published several books of pieces for beginner and intermediate harpists including some syllabus exam pieces, all of these books are now published and sold by Creighton's collection and can be found here - http://www.creighton-griffiths.co.uk/acatalog/deerejones_sm.html
As well as these Sarah has pubished solo pieces for advanced lever-harpists, here are some examples below-
Fantasie for the lever harp |
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Video of Fantasie for the Celtic harps played by Sarah |
| Loch Coruisk Rhapsody for Pedal or Lever harp Set as Trinity College Grade 6 |
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Video of Loch Coruisk Rhapsody played by Sarah |
On Selworthy Beacon For Lever harp |
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Video of On Selworthy Beacon |
Cascaron A traditional Ecuadorian tune arranged for Celtic harp |
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Video of Cascaron |
By a Woodland Stream for Lever harp |
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Video of By a Woodland Stream played by Sarah |
Meltwater |
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Video of 'Meltwater' played by Sarah |