I have always had very eclectic tastes, and the harp is an ideal instrument on which to explore them. Most would say that the piano is the most versatile instrument, and of course this is actually a harp in a box, as the grand piano still shows.
Classical melodies, ancient church music, jazz, blues, pop songs, Paraguayan and Venezuelan tunes, Portuguese fado melodies, they can all sound lovely on the harp. Jewish, Arab, Bulgarian, Turkish tunes and scales all interest me and tempt me to experiment. Many Indian raga scales are playable on the harp, which can of course be tuned to give the right intonation demanded by various scales from across the world. (I recommend Heiner Ruland's book Expanding Tonal Awareness.)Tuning remains a subject of great interest to musicians.
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can usually be played, given enough time, so for weddings and other events, please don't hesitate to ask. I have been forced to learn some really interesting pieces in this way, ranging from brass band music to country'n'western...
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