harp music

[person29]

so my 4e bard has a harp

any good solo harp songs/links for a travelling bard...songs for battle, rest, stories etc

thanks

[Zale]

Let's see what I youtube can give me..


This is pretty harp music.

You could play this and see how many people recognize it.

Same for this.

[Dr.Epic]

Yeah, I too suggest searching Youtube and seeing what you find.

[jackattack]

Or pick a standard piece of music you like, and see if there is a harp version on iTunes...

[Dr.Epic]

Or pick a standard piece of music you like, and see if there is a harp version on iTunes...

Is that like a common enough thing though that he could find it?

[jackattack]

People record Stairway to Heaven as a harp instrumental. And lots of classical music.

It's worth a couple of minutes to search.

[Das Platyvark]

The Road to Lisdoonvarna is quite lovely.

[missmvicious]

A harp? For a traveling Bard?

Are you thinking lyre?

Try this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gC-cIV8CMtw

Harps are pretty big. I don't know if it would be easy to carry around. I imagine that would at least incur encumbrance penalties. Those heifers weigh like 80 lbs. Lyre's, on the other hand, have a beautifully haunting sound and can be carried in one hand.

But it's fantasy, right? I mean... if the fluff fits, you could be banging out solos on an electric guitar for all anyone cares. But I thought I'd throw the lyre your way and see what you thought.

[person29]

Yes I figure it is a lyre...but I got something i believe called the harp of deeper slumber

[Dr.Epic]

Yes I figure it is a lyre...but I got something i believe called the harp of deeper slumber

Well, a lyre, the Greeks had that, so I guess maybe do a search for Ancient Greek songs, if you can even find them.

[Siegel]

so my 4e bard has a harp

any good solo harp songs/links for a travelling bard...songs for battle, rest, stories etc

thanks

Look for Merit Zloch (http://www.myspace.com/meritzloch)

From personal experience i know that concert harps and "folk" harps need to stand upright and you can't move arround with them.
There are this little harp thingys with like 7 or 8 strings - those aren't much fun since you don't have much notes to play.
Hoping that helps

[Jay R]

A harp? For a traveling Bard?

Are you thinking lyre?

Try this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gC-cIV8CMtw

Harps are pretty big. I don't know if it would be easy to carry around. I imagine that would at least incur encumbrance penalties. Those heifers weigh like 80 lbs. Lyre's, on the other hand, have a beautifully haunting sound and can be carried in one hand.

You're thinking of a concert harp: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Concert_harp

An Irish harp or Gaelic harp was the instrument of choice for Irish or Scottish bards. You can find people carrying them around and playing them sometimes at SCA events: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irish_harp

Here's one in use: http://bard.ansteorra.org/eleanor_fa...d/eleanor.html