50 Christmas Carols for All Harps: Each Arranged for Beginning and Advanced Harpers (Sylvia Woods Multi-Level Harp Book Series) [Spiral-bound]

Sylvia Woods (Author), Hal Leonard Corp. (Creator)

Book Description

Series: Sylvia Woods Multi-Level Harp Book Series | Publication Date: May 1, 1987

For beginning and advanced harpists. Each is arranged in an easy version and a more difficult version. Each carol also contains lyrics and chord indications for harpists or other instrumentalists. The two arrangements can also be played as a duet.

Editorial Reviews

From the Publisher

Sylvia Woods' harp music books are among the most popular books for harpists at any level. They are playable on lever harps (also called Irish, Celtic, or folk harps) as well as pedal harps (also called concert, grand, or orchestral harps). Her multi-level books are easily accessible for both beginners and advanced players. In these books, Sylvia has created two arrangements for each piece: an easy version, and one that is more difficult. Beginners can start with the easy version, and work their way up to the harder one. The two versions can also be played back to back to make a more varied arrangement. More advanced players and pedal harpists can add extra notes and chords to the harder version, making their own unique arrangement. The two versions can also be played together as a duet

From the Author

This book has become the standard Christmas book for harp players of all levels. New harpists can start learning some melodies at one of their first lessons. I also hear from professional harpists who have been performing for dozens of years who still use this book as their Bible at Christmas time, because they can just go to a gig and play through the pieces, adding their own embeillishments, without having to spend a lot of practice time.

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Product Details

• Spiral-bound: 96 pages
• Publisher: Woods Music (May 1, 1987)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 096029905X
• ISBN-13: 978-0960299058
• Product Dimensions: 10.6 x 8.4 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #129,438 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #42 in Books > Christian Books & Bibles > Music

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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Nice collection, but..., March 18, 2006

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This review is from: 50 Christmas Carols for All Harps: Each Arranged for Beginning and Advanced Harpers (Sylvia Woods Multi-Level Harp Book Series) (Spiral-bound)

This is a nice collection of Christmas carols, both well-known and some you may not have heard. Its main selling point is that there are arrangements for both beginners and advanced players. It's also in a spiral-bound book, which is a plus for those of us who hate struggling with bindings to keep a book open while playing.

The arrangements are mostly OK, with some noticeable exceptions. The book contains only a couple of accidentals, but the author avoids them in other situations by doing some rather strange arrangements, most noted by me in 'O Holy Night'. Instead of having an F sharp, she repeats a G, which just sounds bizarre to me. Some of the beginner versions are over-simplified, to the detriment of the piece overall.

Chord symbols are included with each piece if you'd like to create your own harmony or play with another instrument.

The book includes fingering notation but my instructor and I both agreed that the fingering was awful. It's the worst part of the book, but easily ignored and modified.

Lyrics are included, but note that for some songs they are lumped together as 'miscellaneous lyrics' where they weren't fit onto the same pages as the music.

12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Favorite carols, very playable, will bring much JOY!, February 11, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: 50 Christmas Carols for All Harps: Each Arranged for Beginning and Advanced Harpers (Sylvia Woods Multi-Level Harp Book Series) (Spiral-bound)

50 Christmas Carols for All Harps by Sylvia Woods.

This is one of the first books I purchased, of the many books by Sylvia Woods, and it is a constant favorite. Every carol I have ever sung is in this book . All of the pieces are beautifully arranged and playable by everyone because there is both an easy and an advanced arrangement. Friends and I play these two versions as duets during the Christmas season. This book is a must for all harp players and will bring you and your listeners a lot of JOY!

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Favorite carols, very playable, will bring much JOY!, February 11, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: 50 Christmas Carols for All Harps: Each Arranged for Beginning and Advanced Harpers (Sylvia Woods Multi-Level Harp Book Series) (Spiral-bound)

50 Christmas Carols for All Harps by Sylvia Woods.

This is one of the first books I purchased, of the many books by Sylvia Woods, and it is a constant favorite. Every carol I have ever sung is in this book . All of the pieces are beautifully arranged and playable by everyone because there is both an easy and an advanced arrangement. Friends and I play these two versions as duets during the Christmas season. This book is a must for all harp players and will bring you and your listeners a lot of JOY!