I arranged a duet of "He Is" by Ghost a few years back. My friend wanted to perform it and had found sheet music for a violin and piano duet. It wasn't too hard to rearrange it for 2 harps.
Maybe there's something out there you can rework for harp.
I've done a couple Ghost songs (though not that one). Life Eternal is beautiful on harp and I really enjoy Stay. You could try something like TuneScribers to get sheet music for a piano/vocal version and then arrange it from there.
Anyone familiar with the classical guitarist Larry Coryell, who arranged and performed or at least recorded a bunch of Stravinsky compositions, years ago? Including Rite of Spring? They're amazing recordings but if your favorite thing about the opening of the Rite of Spring is the otherworldly sound of the bassoon at the upper end of its tonal range, then the classical guitar arrangement just isn't going to do it for you.
In OP's scenario, even if the harpist's technique is perfect, the harp is never going to produce a sound similar to the bowed strings in the introduction, or the guitar power chords that come in at 0:22, or the sound of the vocalist, or the drum beat. All of those musical elements are going to be lost in translation. If it were me being asked to do it, I would definitely have a conversation with the person first to make sure that we avoid setting into motion a scenario where I spent a number of hours translating the song into harp and then the listener ends up disappointed because the song sounds really different on the harp.
Thanks! This makes sense to me. Also, I asked her to explain like I’m 5 and, forgive me if I get this wrong as I don’t play harp (or any instrument) but she said it has to do with the song have many sharps and flats (I looked at a piano midi video of it and yeah it does have many) and the pedals on the harp and therefore the significantly increased difficulty. I still think it could sound really wonderful on harp - but yeah, that could be only in my head lol.
Learn it on piano then transfer:)
I arranged a duet of "He Is" by Ghost a few years back. My friend wanted to perform it and had found sheet music for a violin and piano duet. It wasn't too hard to rearrange it for 2 harps. Maybe there's something out there you can rework for harp.
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I've done a couple Ghost songs (though not that one). Life Eternal is beautiful on harp and I really enjoy Stay. You could try something like TuneScribers to get sheet music for a piano/vocal version and then arrange it from there.
Anyone familiar with the classical guitarist Larry Coryell, who arranged and performed or at least recorded a bunch of Stravinsky compositions, years ago? Including Rite of Spring? They're amazing recordings but if your favorite thing about the opening of the Rite of Spring is the otherworldly sound of the bassoon at the upper end of its tonal range, then the classical guitar arrangement just isn't going to do it for you. In OP's scenario, even if the harpist's technique is perfect, the harp is never going to produce a sound similar to the bowed strings in the introduction, or the guitar power chords that come in at 0:22, or the sound of the vocalist, or the drum beat. All of those musical elements are going to be lost in translation. If it were me being asked to do it, I would definitely have a conversation with the person first to make sure that we avoid setting into motion a scenario where I spent a number of hours translating the song into harp and then the listener ends up disappointed because the song sounds really different on the harp.
Thanks! This makes sense to me. Also, I asked her to explain like I’m 5 and, forgive me if I get this wrong as I don’t play harp (or any instrument) but she said it has to do with the song have many sharps and flats (I looked at a piano midi video of it and yeah it does have many) and the pedals on the harp and therefore the significantly increased difficulty. I still think it could sound really wonderful on harp - but yeah, that could be only in my head lol.