Arranged for Harp-Simple Gifts is a lovely American Shaker hymn. It became well-known when Aaron Copland used it in Appalachian Spring. Today it is often heard on TV and in movie scores. Sylvia's arrangement includes several variations and is for advanced beginners and intermediate harp players. In the key of G with fingerings and lyrics. There are no lever changes. 4 pages. Playable on lever harps and pedal harps.
SKU: MB.95472
ISBN 9780786604951. UPC: 796279025461. 8.75 x 11.75 inches.
The book, musician, entertainer, teacher, and recording artist Carol Stober provides melody lines, lyrics, chord symbols, and melody tablature for 35 tunes she learned in Appalachia. The stories woven through the music portray a mixture of life situations that were ever-present in the difficult struggle for survival of our ancestors. The lyrics of many of these songs, although sometimes harsh, give insight into the values of the Appalachian people. The autoharp tablature provides detailed indications for different types of thumb and finger strokes, plucking, and string pinching.
