Deborah Henson-Conant's

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  ataliana
for solo harp

2nd Edition
for Folk Harp in E b,
Folk Harp in C,
or Pedal Harp
Printing Date: August 2006
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 Deborah Henson-Conant's

  Nataliana for solo harp

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

Dedicated to Natalie 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 difficulty. 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 figures.

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 first 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

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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 muffling

L.V. them. The symbol is the abbreviation of the French "laissez vibrer," or

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"allow to vibrate."

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

Indicates to muffle the low register.

Indicates to muffle only the area above lower note of the muffle 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.

Brackets and Fingerings: all fingerings are indicated by numbers and/or

1 4 brackets and are the composer's. You are welcome to change the finger-
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 About the Scales and Key Signatures used in Nataliana
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:

"A" Harmonic Minor Scale Pedal Diagram for "A" Harmonic Minor

Rather than write every instance of the "ac- Please note that the single
cidental" G#, Nataliana has been written in sharp is a G#, not an F#.
this key signature:

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:

"C" Harmonic Minor Scale Pedal Diagram for "C" Harmonic Minor

Please note that the two flats

cidental" B n, Nataliana has been written in are E b and A b, not E b and B b.
Rather than write every instance of the "ac-

this key signature:

Note for Pedal Harpists:

using the above pedal diagram, use the diagram for the "A b" Harmonic Minor Scale (see
The composer recommends you play Nataliana "for the C Lever Harp," but rather than

below). You can still read the piece as written, but since six of the strings will be in flat
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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For Lever Harp

in C
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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 Amplification

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

Nataliana
cover art by Ellen Lebow

2nd Edition • January 1995 • Printed August 2006

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