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Monday, December 8, 2014

DEBUSSY ARABESQUE No. 1: HARP

ARABESQUE  NO. 1 in E MAJOR
from Deux Arabesques, L. 66
Andantino con moto
PLAYED ON THE HARP

Please notice that some of the
harp strings are colored in red
and some in blue. The colors
help the harpist identify where
all the other strings (which are
clear) are placed. Red strings
are "C" notes and blue strings
are "F" notes.


The Harp
BBC Documentary

LINKS
HARPS IN FAMOUS ART WORKS


King David




Thomas Sully: Lady with Harp Eliza Ridgely, 1818
Jean-Baptiste André Gautier-Dagoty:
Marie Antoinette Playing the Harp at the French Court, 1777
Marc Chagall: David with his Harp, 1956
Dante Rosetti: La Ghirlandata, 1873


Philip Hermogenes Calderon: The Orphans, 1870


Ernest (1817-1908): Muse Playing the Harp
Gustav Klimt: Music, 1895
Charles Bird King [1785–1862] - Mrs John Quincy Adams
Charles Bird King: Mrs John Quincy Adams