This Is My Father’s World

Description

Bright arrangement of a favorite traditional hymn uses flowing arpegios to move through a major and minor inversions of the melody. Perfect for intermediate lever or pedal harpists, use it for weddings, church solos, senior communities or with students needing a new spring!

I created this arrangement for my album Hymns & Variations, inspired but the sort of boundless, birdsong energy of spring in the parks around my home in Indiana. I also kept in mind two of my favorite musical interpretations of nature: Vivaldi’s Four Seasons which loves the play between major and minor keys and Howard Shore’s Hobbit’s theme from Lord of the Rings which “borrows” large sections of this traditional English melody. With a light touch of arpeggios and playful harmonies, I created this arrangement to vibrate with the same joy.

• Intermediate to advanced
• Multiple lever/pedal changes
• 3 minutes