Harp Compositions by Meg Robinson

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May you enjoy playing the pieces as much as I have loved writing them.

With great affection,

Meg Robinson

For lever or pedal harp, in the key of G with no accidentals. Mostly arpeggios, this is the type of music your audience will recognize as perfect for the harp. It is also a good teaching piece, and is sophisticated enough to be included in a professional harpist's repertoire. Includes some simple, easy-to-read finger positions. This elegant melody will flow from your harp strings like silk. 3 pgs.

A charming and lilting melody that you'll be humming as you go. Key of D and in ¾, starts in the upper register, middle section has LH rolled chords, and the end comes back to the upper register like the beginning. Fingerings and brackets marked. Lower intermediate and relaxing. Can be played on 26-string harp with one easy alteration. 3 pgs.

A lovely and sweet melody, very soothing, lower intermediate level harp. In the key of Eb, 2 and ½ pages in length. The LH is sparse and contains mostly whole notes. The RH has some syncopation and is mostly eighth notes, some being tied to quarters or half notes. The lowest note is the Eb almost 2 octaves below middle C, but it is only played one time so this piece could easily be played on a 29 string harp with the lowest note being G.

This is a beautiful, relaxed almost pastorale 6/8 piece in the key of F. Flowing and calming, great to play or listen to. Lower intermediate level, can easily be played on a 23 or 26-string harp, sounds lovely on the larger harps, too.

This four-page tune really makes you feel like you’re sailing! In the key of G with some syncopation, this is a series of short melodic and rhythmic motifs. Lower intermediate level. The very last note is a low G, other than that the piece can be played on a 26-string harp with C below middle C as the lowest note.

Meg's latest creation is a soothing melody that floats between major and minor. Because of its calming nature, it is presented in 2 keys: B minor and C minor. Each version is 2 pages in length without page turns. Intermediate level, well marked with some fingerings added. The LH is consistent with eighth note arpeggios or scale patterns, not difficult. The RH is a lyric melody, single note throughout except for an uplifting section of parallel 6ths.

At the intermediate level, Latin Lullaby is a really sweet piece. In the key of Eb, the rhythm is syncopated. There are parallel 3rds, 6ths, and 2nd inversion chords. There are triplets and pdlt. This delightful and catchy tune is 5 and ½ pages in length. Grade level: I

This hauntingly beautiful three-part harp ensemble was commissioned for the opening of a new 2000-seat concert facility, Strathmore Music Hall, in Bethesda, Maryland. Dance of the Harps is presented with an underlying 3/4 accompaniment of swaying rhythm. The melody is shared between the first and second parts, while the third part provides underlying rhythm. The melody develops and expands and is followed by a sharply contrasting middle section, which is much faster and jig-like. In this section, the harps let loose in their dance, which has become spirited and playful. Following this faster middle section, the ensemble returns to the original melody, but with greater intensity and rhythmic vitality. As the piece comes to its dramatic conclusion, layer upon layer of rich harmonies unfold and become increasingly intense, culminating in a bell-like explosion of syncopated celebratory sound. The piece can be played by an ensemble of beginning to intermediate lever or pedal harpists, as each of the three parts is written with a different degree of technical difficulty.

A collection of easy yet beautiful solos for harp. Notes are easy to read and the lyric lines are really lovely. All the pieces are 3 - 5 pages in length, and will keep the interest of the adult beginner nicely. Advanced players will enjoy sight reading these as background music. Ballerina (in C), Dreaming (in F), Holding Court in Eb, Melancholy (in C), Promenade (in C), Stairsteps (in C), The Music Box (in F), and Scottish Twilight (in G). Plenty of fingerings and brackets for placing!

Here is a duet for Harp and Flute with lots of syncopation. Playable on lever or pedal harp, this duet, with the A's and B's going back and forth from natural to flat, would be easier to play on a pedal harp, though both lever and pedal changes are indicated. The harp score is 9 pages in length, the flute part is 2 full pages. Laid back and energetic at the same time, this duet can be used for background music or recitals