Monthly Archives: May 2021

“Heartsong” #Music

Posted on by

Download “Heartsong” Double Strung Harp Mp3

Happy Mother’s Day to those who are mothers and those who have one! ❤

I wrote “Heartsong” in 2016. You can find the ukulele version with lyrics
here.

Today I play it as a comforting, relaxing piece on double strung harp. I hope you enjoy it, and have a blessed Mother’s Day!

Stolen #Decima #Poem

Posted on by

Some unknown person, mean and bold,
Took something that belongs to me.
I paid the price; it wasn’t free.
I’m feeling cheated, angry, cold.
It wasn’t silver, gems or gold,
But helpful things that mean a lot.
No funds or purchase… What a spot!
When boxes come without your name,
Move on or find the one with claim.
Take what is yours! And leave what’s not!

—-
A Decima I wish hadn’t happened, for Ronovan’s Weekly Prompt at:

Ronovan Writes Décima Poetry Challenge Prompt No. 56: (GOLD) in the A rhyme line.

Lullaby/Brahms Medley Revisited #Music

Posted on by

Download “Lullaby/Brahms Medley” Double Strung Harp Mp3

I wrote “Lullaby of the Ages” on lyre last year. As I considered purchasing a double strung harp, I kept thinking the piece would be a wonderful demonstration of the effects possible on double strung that cannot be played on a “normal” harp, lyre, or zither with one continuous row of strings. I tested this by playing lyre and zither at the same time, and it was as I thought. You can listen to that
here.

The familiar lullaby composed by Johannes Brahms was another piece I tested in this way. That audio is
here
if you haven’t already heard the arrangement.

At the end of the series with lyre and zither, I said I would revisit these pieces with the harp. That time is now! So, here are my original, “Lullaby of the Ages,” and the Brahms lullaby played on an honest-to-goodness double strung harp!

I hope you enjoy this medley as much as I love playing and hearing it!

“Las Estaciones” (The Seasons) #Music

Posted on by

Download Mp3

Feliz Cinco de Mayo!

I began studying Spanish during the 1997-98 school year, when I was 12. “Las Estaciones” (The Seasons) is the first song I ever wrote, in Spanish or otherwise. The original was on keyboard, with a salsa beat. It has lyrics, but a cold is keeping me from singing today. This arrangement on ukulele and alto recorder sounds more like bluegrass, but it’s a fun song. I hope you enjoy this blast from the past!

Flutter #Poem

Posted on by

Play or download this poem with musical accompaniment.

Download Mp3

Flutter
Thoughts taking wing
Released from their cocoon
May they ripple outward for good
Transform
The negative to positive
Productive in their time
Free to take wing
Flutter!

—-
A Butterfly Cinquain written for Eugi’s Weekly Prompt, Flutter:

https://amanpan.com/2021/04/29/eugis-weekly-prompt-flutter-april-29-2021/

Reading accompanied by double strung harp and a Harmony Ball musical pendant.