This is a multi level harp ensemble piece and is suitable for lever and or pedal harps
Inspired by the poem by Emily Dickenson, Hope is the Thing with Feathers is a Round in four parts and incorporates preparation with cardboard in the middle octave to create the effect of pitched drums. Inspired by the sense of 'ritual' and 'power' behind the New Zealand Haka, the Maori word for "hope" - tumanako - is broken up into separate syllables and woven into the Round so that the word in it's entirety is chanted three times throughout the piece.
Hope is the Thing with Feathers was written for the Old Malton Harp Group in North Yorkshire and funded by PRS Foundation Women Make Music.
Hope is the Thing with Feathers was written for the Old Malton Harp Group in North Yorkshire and funded by PRS Foundation Women Make Music.
Harps across the North is a new 15 minute multi-level harp ensemble piece in three movements composed by Lauren Scott for mixed ability harp groups.
The three movements, Hope is the Thing with Feathers, Freshwater Tears and the sun and her flowers can be played together as a set or individually. All are available from this online shop.
The three movements, Hope is the Thing with Feathers, Freshwater Tears and the sun and her flowers can be played together as a set or individually. All are available from this online shop.
