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These are some recommended pieces. Should you wish something different for your special occasion, Meredith would be more than happy to include it, as long as it transfers well to the harp.

Classical Music for Harp

Beethoven Fur Elise
R. Binge Elizabethan Serenade
Chopin Moderato from Fantasie-Impromptu
Chopin Nocturne
Clarke/ Purcell Trumpet Voluntary
Debussy Arabesque
Debussy Clair de Lune
Debussy Maid with the Flaxen Hair
Elgar Salut d'Amour
Giordani Caro Mio Ben
Glinka Nocturne
Handel The Harmonious Blacksmith
Handel Theme and Variations
Handel Air and Hornpipe from The Water Music
Hasselmans Serenade Melancolique
Hasselmans Trois Petites Bluettes
Hasselmans Trois Petites Pieces
Liszt Liebestraum
Mozart Romance from Eine Kleine Nachtmusik
Naderman Selection of Pieces
Parry Sonata in D
Renie Three Pieces
J. Strauss The Blue Danube Waltz
Vivaldi Allegretto (Spring) from The Four Seasons
Vivaldi Largo (Winter) from The Four Seasons

Opera Favourites for Harp

Bizet Habenera from Carmen
Delibes Flower Duet
Lehar Waltz from the Merry Widow
Lehar Vilja from the Merry Widow
Massenet Meditation from Thais
Offenbach Barcarolle from The Tales of Hoffman
Puccini Nessun Dorma (from Turandot)
Puccini O Mio Babbino Caro (from Gianni Schicchi)
Puccini Musetta's Waltz (from La Boheme)

Popular Music for Harp

Aerosmith I Don't Want to Miss a Thing
Bryan Adams Everything I Do
Bryan Adams Heaven
Harold Arlen Somewhere Over the Rainbow
Burt Bacharach I Say a Little Prayer
Burt Bacharach This Guy's in Love With You
The Beatles I Will
A. Bilk Stranger on the Shore
David Bowie China Girl
Michael Buble Everything
Michael Buble Wonderful Tonight
Eva Cassidy Songbird
K-Ci & JoJo All My Life
S. Ciani Andalusian Dream
Coldplay Clocks
Nat King Cole When I Fall in Love
Elvis Costello She
Des'ree Kissing You (from Romeo and Juliet)
Celine Dion Immortality
Celine Dion My Heart Will Go On from Titanic
Dix What Child is This (Greensleeves)
Dylan/Adele Make You Feel My Love
Gershwin The Man I Love / Moon River
Gershwin Summertime
Gilbert & Sullivan Frederick's Aria (from the Pirates of Penzance)
Gilbert & Sullivan Tit Willow (from The Mikado)
Marvin Hamlish Theme from Ice Castles
P. Hanseroth The Story
George Harrison Here Comes the Sun
J. Horner For the Love of a Princess (from Braveheart)
Michael Jackson Got to be There
Michael Jackson The Lady in My Life
Elton John Your Song
Norah Jones Come Away With Me
Kahn It Had to be You
Kamen Theme from Band of Brothers
Kings of Leon Use Somebody
Lai Theme from Love Story
Led Zeppelin Stairway to Heaven
Lloyd-Webber All I Ask of You from Phantom of the Opera
Lloyd-Webber Music of the Night from Phantom of the Opera
Lloyd-Webber Think of Me from Phantom of the Opera
Mancini Love Theme from Romeo and Juliet
Mancini Moon River from Breakfast at Tiffany's
Myers Cavatina from the Deer Hunter
A. North Unchained Melody
M. Nyman The Heart Asks Pleasure First (from The Piano)
Dolly Parton & Kenny Rogers Islands in the Stream
Cole Porter I Get a Kick Out of You
Cole Porter Night and Day
Elvis Presley Can't Help Falling in Love
Rogers & Hammerstein Edelweiss from The Sound of Music
Rogers & Hammerstein I Could Have Danced All Night (from My Fair Lady)
Rogers & Hammerstein You'll Never Walk Alone (from Carousel)
Sigmund Romberg Serenade from The Student Prince
Rota Love Theme from The Godfather
Rota Love Said Goodbye from The Godfather part 2
Satie Gymnopedie No. 1
Savage Garden I Knew I Loved You
Schmidt Try to Remember
Simon and Garfunkel Scarborough Fair
Sondheim Send in the Clowns
Sting Fields of Gold
Take That Rule the World
Shania Twain From This Moment On
Van Morrison Have I Told You Lately
N. Westlake When You Taught Me How to Dance (from Miss Potter)
Westlife Flying Without Wings
John Williams Theme from Harry Potter
Robbie Williams Angels
Robbie Williams She's the One
Wilson 'til There Was You
Stevie Wonder Isn't She Lovely

 

Traditional Music

Scottish Music for Harp or Celtic Harp

Iain of Glen Cuaich The Eight Men of Miodart
The Royal Lament Tay Mouth
Ballachulish Glen Strathspey and Reel
Princess Augusta General Monroe's Lamentation
The Marquis of Tullibardine The East Neuk of Fife
The Earl of Lauderdale Teviot Bridge
My Home (Mo Dhachaidh) Blind Mary
Ben Dorain Kitty Tyrell
The Cockle Gatherer The Mingulay Boat Song
Lady Sutherland's Reel Auld Lang Syne
The Corn Riggs are Bonny My Love is Like a Red, Red Rose
The Misty Island (Eilean a'Cheo)  

Irish Music

Fields of Athenry Donald *
Strathspey, Jig and Reel Lament for Owen Roe
The Londonderry Air (Danny Boy) The Little and the Great Mountain
Caitlin Triall Planxty Irwin
Heman Dubh The Minstrel Boy *
Mrs Maxwell The Rose of Tralee
   
* harp only  

 

Welsh Music

Megan's Daughter All Through the Night
The Minstrel's Farewell to his Native Land * Lady Owen's Delight
Watching the Wheat * The Men of Harlech
David of the White Rock * The Ash Grove
   
* harp only  

 

Bollywood Music for Harp

Medley of Hai Guzarish / Khuda Jaane / Singh is Kinng
Tu Hi Meri Shab Hai (You Are My Night, My Dawn)
Chand Sitare Phool Aur Khushboo (Moon, Stars, Flowers and Fragrance)
Tere Bina Jiya Jaaye Na (I Can’t Live Without You)
Chadni O Meri Chadni (My Moonlight)
Tumko Hi Chahenge Hum (Only Pine For You)
Chalo Tumko Lekar Chale (Come, Let Me Take You Away)
Ek Ladki Ko Dekha (I Saw A Girl)
Mere Mehboob Mere Sanam (My Beloved, My Darling)
Mehndi Laga Ke Rakhna (Keep Your Henna Applied)
Main Hoon Khushrang Henna (I am the Colourful Henna)
Tere Liye from Veer Zara
Ringa Ringa
Tum Aa Gaye Ho Noor Aa Gaya Hai (Your Arrival has Brought with it the Light)
Raat Ki Hatheli Par (On the Palm of the Night, Moon Glitters)
Kaho Naa . . . Pyaar Hai (Say it's Love)

 

Christmas Music for Harp

Away in a Manger
Deck the Halls
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
Jingle Bells
Oh, Christmas Tree
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
Silent Night
We Wish You a Merry Christmas
White Christmas

 

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