SM0398: Favourite Airs with variations for the harp & flute or violin

Favourite Airs with variations for the harp
& flute or violin accompaniment ad lib
Sophia Dussek (1775- c.1831)
Edited Mike Parker

Cover Image This set of airs is believed to date from between 1800 - 1812 and is number 7 of 9 sets arranged by Sophia Dussek. The three Airs are light, charming and well considered for the instruments.‘Drink to me only’, is a slight variant of the tune commonly used for the poem ‘To Celia’ by Ben Johnson, ‘’La mia crudel tiranna’, is Italian, the tune later used by Shield for his song ‘The maid of Lodi’. And the last air is a Scottish song and dance tune, ‘My ain kind deary o’. The first two are set with distinct, numbered variations whilst the last is set more in the style of a rondo. This publication benefits from a comprehensive Forward, including notes on ornamantation by Mike Parker

 

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Performance note

Taken from the forward to this edition by Mike Parker

Naturally, as desirable as it may be to play on period-correct instruments, these works are equally playable on modern instruments. The harp part of ‘La mia crudel tiranna’ is diatonic, and, with the exception of one top note can be played on a 34 string lever harp. ‘Drink to me only’ can also be made to work on lever harp with a little careful planning and consideration. ‘My ain kind deary o’, however does need a pedal harp.

Library Information

Title: Favourite Airs with variations for the harp & flute or violin accompaniment ad lib
Composer: Sophia Dussek (1775- c.1831)
Editor: Mike Parker
Instrumentation: Pedal / Single Action Harp / Lever Harp (items 1 & 2) with flute or violin
Level: Intermediate Level
Format: Stapled, Score and part
Size: A4
Weight: 145gm
ISMN: M-57046-059-5
Our Ref: SM398
Publisher: Creighton's Collection
Edition/Year: May 2012
Origin: UK (EU)

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Sample of the music