Sheet Music Arrangements by Ray Pool


ANTHOLOGY


Anthology

Anthology
Fifty Themes and Melodies for Every Harpist

A fakebook collected and edited
by Ray Pool

This uses a new format of "enhanced lead sheets" which consists of:

  1. Clearly edited melody lines with full fingering
  2. Accompanied by chord inversions within a ten-string range similar to chording on a guitar
  3. Chord inversions are indicated by a second note placed beneath the melody line in a reduced size with its stem pointing down.
  4. Entries are indicated by levels of complexity with (*) (**) or (***) in the index .
  5. Key signatures are confined to C Major / A minor and G Major / E minor.
  6. Only four entries require lever movements which are clearly marked.
  7. Five pages of harmonic instruction and performance suggestions.
  8. Perfect repertoire for those who wish to play in the hospital / hospice / nursing home environment.
Titles in the collection:
FOLK
I Know Where I'm Goin'
I Gave My Love a Cherry
Aura Lee
Shenandoah

CELTIC
All Through the Night
Cockles and Mussels
Loch Lomond
Down By the Salley Gardens
The Harp That Once

CHILDREN
Lullaby (Brahms)
The Farmer in the Dell
This Old Man
I'm a Little Teapot
London Bridge

HYMNS
Jesus Loves Me
The King of Love
Fairest Lord Jesus
Old Hundredth
Blest Be the Tie That Binds
Amazing Grace

SPIRITUALS
Jacob's Ladder
Kum Ba Yah
Lord, I Want To Be a Christian
Let Us Break Bread Together
Swing Low, Sweet Chariot
PLAINSONG
Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence
Creator of the Stars of Night
Humbly I Adore Thee

JEWISH
Shalom Chaverim
Hinnei Mah Tov
Candle Blessing
Erev Shel Shoshanim
Chanuka Chag Ya'fe

CHRISTMAS
Silent Night
Away in a Manger
Angels We Have Heard On High

OPERA
Un bel di vedremo
Intermezzo
O! mio babbino caro
Musetta's Song

CLASSICAL
Barcarolle
Sonata in C (Haydn)
Sheep May Safely Graze
Rondo in C (Clementi)
Morning
To a Wild Rose
Polovetzian Dance #1
Air ("Water Music")
Eine Kleine Nacht Musik
Traumerei

 


HYMN ACCOMPANIMENTS FOR ALL HARPISTS


Hymn Accompaniments
for all Harpists

HYMN ACCOMPANIMENTS
FOR ALL HARPISTS

Arranged by Ray Pool

In two volumes, each with 4 Popular Hymns
with Organ harmonizations
and Handbell accents (2 octaves / 4 ringers)



Volume 1: Advent / Christmas
  • Veni Emmanuel (O come, O come, Emmanuel)
  • Mueller (Away in a manger)
  • Three Kings (We three Kings of Orient are)
  • Adeste Fidelis (O come, all ye faithful)

Volume 2: Lent / Easter
  • Hamburg (When I survey the wondrous cross)
  • Wondrous Love (What wondrous love is this, O my soul)
  • Diademata (Crown Him with many crowns)
  • Easter Hymn (Jesus Christ is risen today)


 


THE CRYSTAL SPRING


The Crystal Spring

 

The Crystal Spring
Arranged by Ray Pool

15 English Folksongs for Lever or Pedal Harp
The Crystal Spring
My Bonny, Bonny Boy
High Germany
The Seeds of Love
Sweet Lovely Joan
The Sprig of Thyme
Brimbledon Fair
The Watchet Sailor
The Sweet Priméroses
My Boy Willie
Farewell Nancy
Botany Bay
O No, John!
Sweet William
The Keeper

 


CHRISTMAS MEDLEY - Pedal/Lever


Three Christmas Medleys

3 Christmas Medleys
Arranged by Ray Pool

Separate editions for Lever and Pedal Harp

  • Medley 1:
    • The First Nowell
    • It Came Upon The Midnight Clear
    • Away In A Manger
    • Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
    • Angels We Have Heard On High
    • Silent Night
  • Medley 2:
    • O Come, O Come, Emmanuel
    • Coventry Carol
    • Of The Father's Love Begotten
    • Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence
    • We Three Kings
    • What Child Is This (Greensleeves)
  • Medley 3:
    • God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen
    • Good King Wenceslas
    • He Is Born (Il Est Né Le Divin Enfant)
    • Ding Dong! Merrily On High
    • Here We Come A-Wassailing
    • Deck The Halls
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    HYMNS and HARMONY


    Hymns & Harmony

    Hymns & Harmony
    by Ray Pool

    One Hundred Hymn Tunes in Lead Sheet Format
    edited for both lever and pedal harp

    A methodical approach to lead sheet performance using hymn tunes common to the current editions of Catholic, Episcopal, Presbyterian, Methodist, Congregational and Lutheran hymnals.

    Tunes are organized according to five different categories of music composition. Accompanying text gives a complete explanation of these categories with performance suggestions. This collection contains four indexes for easy reference according to: (1) Hymntune; (2) First line of text; (3) Key signature; and, (4) musical category according to text instructions. 126 pages including text, $30.

    Aberstwyth
    Adeste Fidelis
    Adoro Te Devot
    Amazing Grace
    America
    Antioch
    Ar Hyd Y Nos
    Assurance
    Austria
    Ave Virgo Virginum
    Azmon
    Balm in Gilead
    Beecher
    Bradbury
    Bread of Life
    Canonbury
    Christmas
    Conditor Alme Siderum
    Converse
    Coronation
    Cradle Song
    Crusader's Hymn
    Cwm Rhondda
    Darwell's 148th
    Dennis
    Desmond
    Diademata
    Divinium Mysterium
    Dix
    Dominus Regit Me
    Duke Street
    Easter Hymn
    Ein' Feste Burg
    Ellacombe
    Es Ist Ein' Ros'
    Eventide
    Festal Song
    ForestGreen
    Foundation
    Gaudeamus Pariter
    Gloria
    Go Tell It
    God Rest You Merry
    Graefenberg
    Grosser Gott
    Hamburg
    Hendon
    Herzliebster Jesu
    Hyfrydol
    I Want To Be A Christian
    In Dulci Jubilo
    Irby
    Italian Hymn
    Jesus Loves Me
    Kremser
    Kum Ba Yah
    Land of Rest
    Lasst Uns Erfreuen
    Laudes Domini
    Llanfair
    Lobe Den Herren
    Lonesome Valley
    Lyons
    Martyrdom
    Maryton
    Mendelssohn
    Moscow
    Mueller
    Nettleton
    New Britain
    Nicaea
    Nan Dank. All' & Br. Ehr'
    Nun Danket Alle Gott
    Old Hundredth
    Olivet
    Pentecost
    Picardy
    Rathbun
    Regent Square
    Royal Oak
    Sicilian Mariners
    St. Agnes
    St. Anne
    St. Catherine
    St. Columba
    St. Denio
    St. Elizabeth
    St. George's Windsor
    St. Peter
    St. Theodulph
    St. Thomas
    Stille Nacht
    Stuttgart
    Tallis' Canon
    Tallis' Ordinal
    Tempus Adest Floridum
    Terra Beata
    Terra Patris
    The First Nowell
    Three Kings of Orient
    Truro
    Valet Will Ich Dir Geben
    Veni Veni Emmanuel
    Venite Adoramus
    W Zlobie Lezy
    Winchester Old
    Wondrous Love
    Woodworth

     


    THE HARPIST'S FAKE BOOK


    The Harpist's Fake Book

    The Harpist's Fake Book
    by Ray Pool

    50 Standards in lead sheet notation for pedal harp
    About A Quarter To Nine
    Ain't Misbehavin'
    All The Way
    Am I Blue?
    Anniversary Song
    April Showers
    As Long As He Needs Me
    Bidin' My Time
    Body And Soul
    Bye Bye Blackbird
    Chances Are
    Days of Wine and Roses
    Don't Get Around Much Anymore
    Dream
    Embraceable You
    Everybody Loves Somebody
    Fascination
    Feelings
    Fools Rush In
    Go Away Little Girl
    I Left My Heart in San Francisco
    I Want To Be Happy
    I'll See You Again
    If You Were The Only Girl In The World
    Imagination
    It's All In The Game
    It's Been A Long, Long Time
    Jean
    Killing Me Softly
    La Vie En Rose
    Les Bicyclettes de Belsize
    Lover Come Back To Me
    M*A*S*H (Song from)
    Misty
    Moonglow
    Mountain Greenery
    My Heart Stood Still
    Rhythm Of The Rain
    Secret Love
    September In The Rain
    Softly As In A Morning Sunrise
    Somebody Loves Me
    Someone To Watch Over Me
    Stardust
    Stranger On The Shore
    Tea For Two
    Three Coins In The Fountain
    Time After Time
    Where Is Love?
    Wonderful, Wonderful

     


    AMERICAN CLASSIC POP - Vol. 1


    American Classic Pop,
    Vol. 1

     


    American Classic Pop Vol. 1
    Arranged for Lever Harp by Ray Pool

    12 Broadway Standards for lever harp

    • Where Or When
    • Love Walked In
    • Look To The Rainbow
    • My Funny Valentine
    • Falling In Love With Love
    • People
    • How Are Things In Glocca Morra
    • My Cup Runneth Over
    • Bewitched
    • They Were You
    • C'est Magnifique
    • Try To Remember

     


    AMERICAN CLASSIC POP - Vol. 2


    American Classic Pop,
    Vol. 2

     


    American Classic Pop Vol. 2
    Arranged for Lever Harp by Ray Pool

    The Songs of George and Ira Gershwin for lever harp

    • 'S Wonderful
    • But Not For Me
    • Do, Do, Do
    • Bidin' My Time
    • I've Got A Crush On You
    • I Got Rhythm
    • Love Is Here to Stay
    • Clap Yo' Hands
    • Someone To Watch Over Me
    • Oh, Lady Be Good
    • Embraceable You
    • Let's Call The Whole Thing Off

     


    TEA AT THE WALDORF  - Vol. 1


    Tea At The Waldorf,
    Vol 1

     


    Tea At The Waldorf Vol. 1
    Solo Arrangements by Ray Pool

    10 American Standards for pedal harp

    • Ain't Misbehavin'
    • Body and Soul
    • It's Been a Long, Long Time
    • Everybody Loves Somebody
    • I Want To Happy
    • Time After Time
    • Moonglow
    • Chances Are
    • Tea For Two
    • Don't Get Around Much Anymore

    A companion CD - a note-for-note recording of these arrangements - is available from the same suppliers (published May 1998).

     


    TEA AT THE WALDORF  - Vol. 2


    Tea At The Waldorf,
    Vol 2

     


    Tea At The Waldorf Vol. 2
    Solo Arrangements by Ray Pool

    10 American Standards for pedal harp

    • Softly, As In A Morning Sunrise
    • Dream
    • Days Of Wine And Roses
    • Rhythm In The Rain
    • Fools Rush In
    • La Vie En Rose
    • Somebody Loves Me
    • Lover, Come Back To Me
    • Secret Love
    • Misty

    Printed arrangements will be available after December, 1999.
    There is no companion recording at this time.

     


    WINTER WONDERLAND


    Winter Wonderland

     


    Winter Wonderland
    by Ray Pool

    10 Holiday Standards for pedal harp

    • Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas
    • Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow
    • The Little Drummer Boy
    • Sleigh Ride
    • I'll Be Home For Christmas
    • I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus
    • Winter Wonderland
    • Silver Bells
    • The Christmas Song
    • Santa Claus Is Coming To Town

     


    SOUTH PACIFIC - Medley for Two Pedal Harps


    South Pacific

     


    South Pacific
    A Medley for Two Pedal Harps
    Arranged by Ray Pool

    • Some Enchanted Evening
    • Happy Talk
    • Dites-Moi
    • Bali Ha'i
     
     
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