SKU: A0.540873

The City Sleeps is an original pedal harp solo. Two pages of beautiful music for pedal harp.

This pedal harp solo is from my book Pedal Harp Compendium. The compendium is also available here on Sheet Music Plus, Item No. S0.225739. It includes 60 pages of beautiful, original pedal harp music.

My website: https://www.blevinsmusic.com

SKU: A0.540864

Eventide is an original pedal harp solo. Two pages of beautiful music for pedal harp.

This pedal harp solo is from my book Pedal Harp Compendium. The compendium is also available here on Sheet Music Plus, Item No. S0.225739. It includes 60 pages of beautiful, original pedal harp music.

My website: https://www.blevinsmusic.com

SKU: A0.808054

This uplifting arrangement has both a pedal harp and lever harp version that are intended to be performed together. They only differ in the pedal/lever markings and occasional grace or harmony notes. There are numerous pedal and lever changes. The original does not change keys, just adds accidentals for numerous measures.

 

The premier of Charles Gounod’s new five act Opera, Romeo et Juliette, was in Paris on April 27, 1867.  It was an immediate success. In the first act, Juliette’s Nanny encourages her to marry the man her Father has chosen for her. Juliette responds with this famous arietta – singing of her hopes and dreams for her life and of the love she hopes to find. Romeo overhears her singing and falls in love with her.

SKU: A0.1264873

Perform this original work of Celtic Irish setting from her CD (Gypsy Road,2012) scored for harp ensemble of intermediate to advanced players.  Scored in E minor with no lever changes it features a creative slip-jig with lush and effective harmonies.  A rare opportunity to showcase programmatic skills for the harp ensemble.   The dark and mysterious musical message will touch the hearts of all who hear it.

About the Composition

I wrote this when I was very angry at the world.  Someday I might meet a black hound on a dark night... and we’ll both go hunting together.

Black Dogs,  Black Hounds, The Hounds of Hell,  Dogs of Hell,  Gabriel Hounds, Yell Hounds,  Barghest,  Black Dog of the Hanging Hills, Gurt Dog or the Hounds of Herne the Hunter… by whatever name, they are a common feature in the folklore of the British Isles.  The Black Hounds of Cŵn Annwn are the spectral hounds of Annwn, the otherworld of Welsh myth.  Early Christians came to dub these mythical creatures as The Hounds of Hell or Dogs of Hell and erroneously theorized they were therefore owned by Satan.  However, the Annwn of medieval Welsh tradition is an otherworldly paradise and not a hell or abode of dead souls. The Black Hounds are a nocturnal apparition, and their appearance was regarded as a portent of death. They are supposed to hunt on specific nights in the autumn and winter when it is believed that the howling of these huge dogs foretold death to anyone who heard them. 

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About the Composer 
Laura Olson (ASCAP) is a retired California music educator with over 30 years of experience specializing in stringed instruments and orchestras. She holds a B.A. in Music Education and M.A. in Irish Traditional Music Performance (fiddle, flute, and harp). Her experience as a symphonic musician, ethnic musician, and Film/TV composer led her to combining the three aspects of music into her own compositions and arrangements; storybook music in cinematic style. She is the owner of her recording and publishing label Blue Steer Studios(ASCAP) which allows her to combine her composing skills with knowledge of both the business and publishing aspects of music industry. Winner of a Silver Ace Award from the Las Vegas Film Festival she has composed music for all types of media, including Film/TV, web and advertising, and her own personal music in audio CD and sheet music. In 2021 she took time off from composing to relocate her studio to Eastern Washington (Spokane) and is now getting started on new projects and pursuing music composition full time. Look for them soon!

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Discography 
Mossflower Country (2010) 
Border Guardians of Ackernon (2011) 
Gypsy Road (2012) which released with proceeds going to Fresno Bully Rescue and Animal Compassion Team 
Moon Trees and Sun Seas (2015) 
A Grimm-ly Lit Forest (2018). 
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