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Solitaire by Gary Carpenter

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Composer: Gary Carpenter

Instrumentation: lever harp

Size: 1 score @ 20 pages

Astute code: am647-11

ISMN: 9790570313815


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1. Solitaire

2. As a Cloud

3. Ronde

4. Chimera

5. Le Tango Éternel

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Chimera - ABRSM Grade 5 (lever)
Ronde - ABRSM Grade 7 (lever)
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Le Tango Eternal - ABRSM Grade 8 (lever)

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Five pieces for solo lever harp - upper intermediate to advanced standard
1. Solitaire
2. As a Cloud
3. Ronde
4. Chimera
5. Le Tango Éternel

​Solitaire is a gift to a close friend who over the last few years has single-mindedly devoted herself to the harp as a late-starter. Like most of us, she suddenly found herself confined to home under Covid restrictions, so it seemed a nice idea to send a little album for her to try her hand at. The first, third and fifth pieces are dance inspired (Kathryn was originally a dancer), the second and fourth are more meditative.
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From a composer’s point of view, the lever harp’s tuning mechanism presents interesting challenges that in themselves lead to truly fascinating harmonic possibilities. I decided to write each piece with a minimum of lever changes: number 1 has none, 3 just one and only a couple of strings are briefly affected in the remaining three. But mainly, I wrote hoping that this offering might provide both solace and enjoyment for the solitary player - which doesn’t mean you can’t play it in public!
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My thanks to Eleanor Hudson and Lauren Scott for all their help! 
Gary Carpenter - January 2022

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