Arranging old Irish harp melodies along historical lines
This event was recorded live online, 28 July 2021 for Scoil na gCláirseach–Festival of Early Irish Harp 2021
Title: Arranging old Irish harp melodies along historical lines
Presented by: Dr Siobhán Armstrong
For more information about Scoil na gCláirseach–Festival of Early Irish Harp, visit https://festival.irishharp.org/
Very often we have beautiful old melodies to play but we feel a bit unsure as to how we might best flesh them out. In this class, Siobhán shares with you her latest discoveries made in the course of her recent PhD on how the old Irish harpers accompanied their melodies. She will show you how to arrange easily and effortlessly, so that your music sounds totally authentic, sensitive to its ancient origins and, also importantly, doesn’t break your heart trying to learn to play it well! She will share actual examples of 18th-century harp tune settings (inc. original manuscript pages) and then work with you on setting an Irish harp tune in this uncomplicated, old Irish style. The aim here is to enable you to arrange tunes yourself with ease and confidence, in historical style.