Natal Ian A

Deborah Henson-Conant's

N ataliana  ataliana   for solo harp

2nd Edition   for Folk Harp in E b ,  Folk Harp in C, or Pedal Harp  Printing Date: August August 2006 

Pages 6, 8, 18, and 27 are blank in the printed music, to facilitate page turns. These blank pages are NOT included in this PDF.

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Sourcele: *Nataliana *Nataliana Booklet 11x17.GCServer • Last Musical Edit Date: June 13, 2000 • Cover update: 9/05/06 - font & address xes; update to InDesign

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Deborah Henson-Conant's

N ataliana   for solo harp

 2nd Edition  for Lever Harp in Eb, Lever Harp in C, or Pedal Harp

 Dedicated to N atalie Cox  Composer's Notes to the Second Edition  Nataliana is a lyric, romantic piece. It is meant to be played on either pedal or lever harp. There are no lever  or pedal changes througout the piece. Performance length is approximately 3:15 minutes. It is meant as a concert piece and is of moderate difculty. It is not necessary to play the piece fast.  You should play the melody as though you were singing it. The melody often changes hands or is accompanied  by arpeggios. In these cases, the notes which create the melodic line are indicated. Make sure that you bring the  melody out clearly, while at the same time providing a rich accompaniment with the arpeggiated gures.  As it is not possible to write every subtle expression marking and tempo change in Nataliana, the performer   must really discover its interpretation in her or his own heart. Please do remember that this is a romantic,  passionate piece of music. Tempo markings are written for reference only, not to dictate to you. You must let  the piece rise and fall as you feel it. "Very freely throughout" (the rst indication) really means just that: . . . very . . . freely . . . throughout . . .  A glossary of musical symbols used in this piece is on the following pages.  Special thanks to Mary Jane Rupert for assistance in editing Nataliana. The composer's interpretation of this piece can be heard on the recording:

 Naked Music CD  You can hear and see the composer performing this piece on:

 Invention & Alchemy DVD

 for information on other recordings and compositions by Deborah Henson-Conant: Golden Cage Music • (888) DEB-STUF • [email protected] • www.HipHarp.com 

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GLOSSARY OF MUSICAL SYMBOLS USED IN THIS PIECE  ~  ~  ~  ~  ~  ~  ~

Indicates arpeggiation, or the "rolling" of a chord from the lowest note to the highest. Because "Nataliana" is a lyric, romantic piece, the rolls should be lush, full and slower, rather than faster.

L.H.

Indicates notes on the upper staff which are played with the left hand.

R.H.

Indicates notes on the lower staff which are played with the right hand.

Indicates to allow the note or notes to continue to ring without mufing them. The symbol is the abbreviation of the French "laissez vibrer," or "allow to vibrate."

 L.V.

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Harmonics are written where they are played, not where they are heard.

Indicates to mufe the low register.

Indicates to mufe only the area above lower note of the mufe sign, but to allow the other strings to vibrate. This causes a "pedal effect," for example in measures 63 - 75 where the lowest note from m. 62 is meant to ring throughout, dying naturally as the music progresses.

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Brackets and Fingerings: all ngerings are indicated by numbers and/or brackets and are the composer's. You are welcome to change the nger-

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Nataliana is written in the "Harmonic Minor" scale. That means that the 3rd and 6th degree of the scale are lowered (as in a Natural Minor scale) but the 7th degree of the scale is raised.

 For the lever harp in C, it means that you will play in "A Minor", but all the G levers on the harp will remain raised (to G#) throughout the piece.

Pedal Harp use this pedal diagram:

Pedal Diagram for "A" Harmonic Minor

"A" Harmonic Minor Scale Rather than write every instance of the "accidental" G#, Nataliana has been written in this key signature:

Please note that the single sharp is a G#, not an F#.

 For the lever harp in E b , it means that you will play in "C Minor,", but all the B levers on the harp will remain raised (to B n) througout the piece

Pedal Harp use this pedal diagram:

Pedal Diagram for "C" Harmonic Minor

"C" Harmonic Minor Scale

Please note that the two fats are E b and A b, not E b and B b.

Rather than write every instance of the "accidental" B n, Nataliana has been written in this key signature:

 Note for Pedal Harpists: The composer recommends you play Nataliana "for the C Lever Harp," but rather than using the above pedal diagram, use the diagram for the "Ab" Harmonic Minor Scale (see below). You can still read the piece as written, but since six of the strings will be in at position, the piece should sound richer and more luxurious.

"A b" Harmonic Minor Scale

Pedal Diagram for "A b" Harmonic Minor

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N ataliana  by Deborah Henson-Conant 

 For Lever Harp in C  or Pedal Harp

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Other Publications by Deborah Henson-Conant   For Solo Harp (pedal or lever) New Blues The Nightingale Intro to Improvisation (with Vamps for Improv CD)

 For Two-Harp Ensemble (pedal or lever) Off She Goes & She's Gone

 Miscellaneous The Gurl's Guide to Amplifcation

CDs & DVDs Invention & Alchemy (CD & DVD*) • Artist's Proof • The Celtic Album   Altered Ego • Just for You • Naked Music* • Songs My Mother Sang  Budapest • Round the Corner and others … *You can hear "Nataliana" on Naked Music CD and Invention & Alchemy DVD

 For information on these & other titles: www.HipHarp.com or 1-888-DEB-STUF 

N ataliana  cover art by Ellen Lebow  2nd Edition • January 1995 • Printed August 2006  Golden Cage Music • (888) DEB-STUF • [email protected] 

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