Wedding Music By D. Owens

This selection was compiled to offer the serious non-pedal harp player a group of pieces in a field that has been largely overlooked by composers and arrangers. Although chosen for wedding suitability, they are diverse enough to be useful for many purposes. In their uncompromising arrangements, they are an excellent source for teaching material. The keys chosen are for the harp tuned in C. Four marches are offered at the beginning. Traditionally the processional, theBridal Chorusby Wagner includes the middle modulated section hitherto ignored in other editions. The recessionalWedding Marchby Mendelssohn is a fragment of the lengthy original, but its enough to get the happy couple out of the church!One of the oldest religious songs,Deo Gratiaswas composed to celebrate the return of Henry V to England after the battle of Agincourt. The most demanding piece in the group is thePreludeby Bach. Ordinarily easy to play, the chromatic changes require speed and muffling in moving levers for accidental changes Handelis handsomely represented with four compositions. His works seem to fit the non-pedal harp admirably D. Owens