The Harp essays

The Harp essays Recently I made the decision to attend a Harp concert with my girlfriend and her family. I must admit to thinking that all this time the instrument called "The Harp" was strictly used to put people to sleep. I was not at all prepared for the miracle I was about to receive. As I sat there in the front row positioning myself for a good nap I suddenly heard the most beautiful music my ears have ever witnessed. Letizia Belmondo had begun a performance that would completely change the way I felt about all types of music. Out of the 6 pieces played I will briefly mention 2. The first was the opening piece of her performance and was written by the composer Domenico Scarlatti (born Naples, 26 October 1685; died Madrid, 23 July 1757). The piece was Andante Moderato - Sonata in F Minor. In my research I found that Scarlatti wrote the book on many complicated techniques, such as hand-crossing, rapidly repeated notes, wide leaps in both hands and countless other means of achieving a devastating brilliance of effect. Letizia had no doubt spent many years mastering these techniques as she clearly portrayed in her rendition of this piece. The second I chose was the Introduction for Cadenza and Rondo by the renowned 19th century harpist and composer Elias Parish-Alvars. This man both during his time and still today was recognized as the "King of Harpists". Of all the works I had the pleasure of listening too this was the most moving. I don't think any song has brought up so many different forms of emotion than this magical tune. It felt like being on a roller coaster. Being a "newbie" to this form of music I have been struggling to find any information on the story of these songs. I can strongly attest to feeling emotions that I never knew existed. I can tell you that all my life I have never been a very emotional person. Like most men I choose to stuff my emotion away until it dissolves or finds another means of getting out. When I saw Let ...