Debussy: First Arabesque - Celtic lever harp solo

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2 жыл бұрын

If you'd like to try your hand at this, the sheet music is available here (go on, you know you want to - it's a lot fun to play!): tamsindearnley.co.uk/sheetmus...
I've wanted to be able to play this piece for /absolutely ages/ - I'm just such a fan of that gloriously elegant Belle Epoque sound that Debussy creates so well. (Link to sheet music below for anyone interested!).
Because of its a̶n̶n̶o̶y̶i̶n̶g̶ entirely-appropriate-and-lovely accidentals I'd always thought that it would be impossible to play on the lever harp. A lot of thought, experimentation and transposition into a more lever harp-friendly key later and I managed (finally!) to create an arrangement I was happy with.

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@lchau4649 10 ай бұрын

Playing classical music on a lever harp is difficult. I am amazed at how you changed the levers without missing a single note. Way to go!

@TamsinDearnley 10 ай бұрын

Thank you so much! It took a lot of practise, and there were a lot of times I did miss notes…! 😂

@lamarpuckett6950 Ай бұрын

Wow Tamsin!!! I can barely play this on the piano and you make it look so easy on the harp!!! Incredible!!

@attilakovacs5803 2 жыл бұрын

The harpist is a fairy, the music is a dream, and the performance is quite amazing! I never thought that this could be played on a lever harp. You are the greatest master of lever change, too, without doubt. I think I'll never be able to do that so smoothly. Thank you for uploading this inspirational video!

@TamsinDearnley 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for watching and for your lovely words! The lever changes did take a lot of practice (and I made a lot of mistakes along the way!)😆 but I'm very pleased if you enjoyed it, thank you! 🥰

@fcfc6151 2 жыл бұрын

Fantastic work & brilliant result! Bravo! Debussy on lever harp: unthinkable! Thank you...

@TamsinDearnley 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! It was a fun challenge... 😆

@happyfrenchharping3157 2 жыл бұрын

Amazing work ! Tricky on a celtic harp, and yet you manage to stick to the emotion ! Bravo.

@TamsinDearnley 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much, I"m so pleased you like it - so kind of you to say so! ☺️

@GrandmaMermaid 2 жыл бұрын

Masterfully done! As beautiful as any pedal harp version I've heard!

@TamsinDearnley 2 жыл бұрын

Ahhh, so wonderful to hear, thanks so much! 😍

@scjjml Жыл бұрын

Amazing, you can play it with lever harp, thank you for sharing.

@TamsinDearnley Жыл бұрын

It took a bit of thinking about, but I’m glad I persevered…! Thanks so much for watching 🥰🎶✨

@anniejones233 2 жыл бұрын

Such graceful and fluid lever changes to achieve the impossible. Wonderful 🎶

@TamsinDearnley 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much, Annie! 😍

@Blobbert_8 Жыл бұрын

❤❤❤ this is beautiful. I never thought it could be played on a lever harp!

@TamsinDearnley Жыл бұрын

Thank you! It took quite a bit of figuring out (and a lot of practise!) but I’m glad I kept going…!

@Maris-W 6 ай бұрын

I have never seen anyone change levers like that before. I am in awe. You are my hero! That was beautiful to hear and watch.

@TamsinDearnley 6 ай бұрын

Thank you so much! 🥰 It took a lot of practise, but I love the piece so much I decided to persevere...! ;)

@PhilippeBarrilliez 2 жыл бұрын

Wow what a magnificent interpretation dear Tamsin! All in velvet, and with absolutely incredible lever change management. Truly great art. Congratulations and thank you for this admirable listening moment 💐💐👍. Musical friendships of France, Phil

@TamsinDearnley 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for such a lovely kind comment - I'm just very pleased you like it - and for a French musician to approve of my interpretation of Debussy, this makes me very happy! 🥰

@PhilippeBarrilliez 2 жыл бұрын

@@TamsinDearnley I confirm that you are a rare artist Tamsin!! Indeed, the works of French composers are so endearing 5Satie, Ravel, Fauré etc). But beyond that, you always have a lot of respect in your arrangements and interpretations. Apart from the change in tone, but which does not upset the listening at all. Really fantastic. Congratulations again and thank you for your research which really advances the repertoire for the lever harp, I'm a fan 👍🌺.

@rodhargis7297 10 ай бұрын

Pure joy ❤

@TamsinDearnley 10 ай бұрын

Thank you! 🥰

@harfenspieler 2 жыл бұрын

Flabbergasting! And even more so on the lever harp!! 😍

@TamsinDearnley 2 жыл бұрын

Ahhhh, thanks so much - coming from you this means a lot!

@laugoharp Жыл бұрын

OMG!!! Genious!!! ♥️♥️♥️♥️

@TamsinDearnley Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! 🥰🎶✨

@nadiabirkenstock_harpsong 2 жыл бұрын

Wow, Tamsin, absolutely breathtaking. You are taking us into a dream. This is the most soulful, gentle, closest to Debussy version of this piece I ever heard on any harp.

@TamsinDearnley 2 жыл бұрын

Oh, thank you so much! I am very honoured by these lovely words coming from you!! ❤️ 🎶✨🙏

@EvanaLeeHarp Жыл бұрын

how is this even realllll. this is so amazing!!!!!

@TamsinDearnley Жыл бұрын

Thank you! 🥰And haha, it took a lof of practise and quite a few takes to get one I was happy with - video is so much less forgiving than concert performance 😆

@janedoe4988 2 жыл бұрын

Adding another comment because I'm so in awe! You met your challenge of playing this piece on lever harp - fantastic outcome. 🌠🌠🌠🌞🌞🌞🌠🌠🌠

@TamsinDearnley 2 жыл бұрын

Haha, marvellous - thanks so very much again! 🥰

@galisons1876 Жыл бұрын

Wow. You damn did it!. I have been dreaming on playing this piece on my lever harp literally for decades. You made my dream become real. Congrats and all my admiration!

@TamsinDearnley Жыл бұрын

Ahhh, I’m so pleased you like it! Thanks so much for watching 🥰 good luck with it - as you see it’s totally doable, just required (at least for me!) some patience in the lever department 😆

@rebeccapearman3091 Жыл бұрын

Wow! ❤

@hopefulvoyage Жыл бұрын

Incredible passion and tranquility.

@TamsinDearnley Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much, it’s so kind of you! 🥰🎶✨

@arpamor Жыл бұрын

I love this ♥

@gregorypeek Жыл бұрын

Stunning!

@TamsinDearnley Жыл бұрын

Thank you! :D

@nightbirdonawillowtree4594 2 жыл бұрын

Outstanding. 👍 What an extraordinary achievement to transform this piece of music for a lever harp. Great work. I love it! 💖

@TamsinDearnley 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much - i'm very pleased you like it!

@EVP-Voices Жыл бұрын

Stunningly well played Tamsin, I'm in awe of your lever changes! I adore this piece and as we share the same Eos harp, I feel I should at least attempt it, having heard you make it sound so beautiful. Thank you! :)

@TamsinDearnley Жыл бұрын

That’s so lovely of you to say, thank you! 🥰 it took a lot of practice but I’m glad I persevered 😉 And ahhh, you have an Eos, amazing! Aren’t they such gorgeous harps ❤️ do give it a go, it’s such a beautiful piece!

@banjalien Жыл бұрын

Wonderful!

@AbigailPoirier Жыл бұрын

This is so very impressive! Wow! Beautiful as can be. I would never have thought this piece could be played on a lever harp at all, let alone so well!

@TamsinDearnley Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much! It took quite a bit of working out, but it's such a gorgeous piece I'm glad I persevered... 🥰

@carolbenner4648 2 жыл бұрын

Just simply beautiful.

@TamsinDearnley 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! ☺️🎶

@CelticMedievalGuitar Жыл бұрын

This is pure magic my new musician friend you are great!!!

@TamsinDearnley Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! 🥰

@butcholsen3237 2 жыл бұрын

beautiful

@TamsinDearnley Жыл бұрын

Thank you! 😊

@janedoe4988 2 жыл бұрын

Stunning! Beautiful! Pure artistry! Thank you!!

@TamsinDearnley Жыл бұрын

So kind of you to say - thanks so much! 🥰

@marianosan 10 ай бұрын

You play so beautiful!!🎶😍👍

@TamsinDearnley 9 ай бұрын

So kind of you, thank you! 🥰

@briankerr4512 2 жыл бұрын

I enjoyed that.

@TamsinDearnley Жыл бұрын

Thank you! 🥰

@wendys1908 2 жыл бұрын

That's beautiful, Tamsin! 😃

@TamsinDearnley 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! 😊

@Harfenspielerin Жыл бұрын

Amazing! Bravo!! 👏👏👏👏👏

@TamsinDearnley Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! 🥰

@ValerieBellamy 2 жыл бұрын

Harp goals for sure! Such a beautiful (and satisfying) arrangement.

@TamsinDearnley Жыл бұрын

Thank you - I'm so glad you liked it - it was (eventually - I won't lie, there was some in the middle as I was working on the arrangement...! 😆) satisfying to learn! DO give it a go!

@Johnharpdalton 2 ай бұрын

Very well played, delightful, many thanks!

@pwilson4506 10 ай бұрын

Incredible.

@jacqueline1598 Жыл бұрын

Fabulous arrangement and performance! 🌷🌠

@AlfredoFiguerasMusic 5 ай бұрын

Muy linda ejecución

@connieLo87365 2 жыл бұрын

So beautiful. I love how majestic you play

@TamsinDearnley Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!

@tashak8946 9 ай бұрын

Very lovely!

@TamsinDearnley 9 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@idesique9511 2 жыл бұрын

Je pensais que cette œuvre était injouable à la celtique. C’est un travail hallucinant, l’interprétation n’en n’est que plus belle. Félicitations Tamsin

@TamsinDearnley 2 жыл бұрын

Ah, grand merci! 🥰 C'est vrai que ça m'a pris pas mal de temps, mais j'aime tellement ce morceau que je suis heureuse d'avoir persévéré - j'étais sur le point de tout lâcher plusieurs fois...! 😆 Si j'ai réussi à créer un arrangement satisfaisant pour l'auditeur, encore mieux! :D Merci d'avoir écouté!

@AngelaBoraston 2 жыл бұрын

Very impressively done. This has always been a favourite of mine and I've longed to play it on the lever harp. Beautiful

@TamsinDearnley 2 жыл бұрын

I'm so glad you like it - thanks so much for watching! I just wanted to see if I could do it, and i'm really pleased i managed to make some kind of workable arrangement in the end...!

@MiriamsMusicRoom Ай бұрын

Wow! I'm sending this to my harp teacher to see if she thinks I can tackle this one yet! It's so amazing. 💓

@TamsinDearnley 7 күн бұрын

Heeee - I hope you manage it - good luck, it's totally worth the work! :D

@Allegrow 7 күн бұрын

@@TamsinDearnleyI’m loving it!!! Thank you for the challenging arrangement ❤❤

@luviannarzheng 2 жыл бұрын

So beautiful ✨ Thank you🌷

@TamsinDearnley Жыл бұрын

Thank you too!

@MrFab314 2 жыл бұрын

Merveilleux !

@TamsinDearnley 2 жыл бұрын

Merci! :D

@Taym085 6 ай бұрын

Nice Work, With Grace & Precision.

@TamsinDearnley 6 ай бұрын

Thank you! 🥰

@magicmountainharpist 3 ай бұрын

Wow played like a genius levered like an airline pilot amazing

@TamsinDearnley 3 ай бұрын

Bahahaha I think that is now my favourite thing ever that someone has said about my playing - thank you! 🥰 #leveredlikeanairlinepilot 😂🤩😂🤩

@magicmountainharpist 3 ай бұрын

Well deserved you have achieved the impossible [To quote Alice The Alice according to the Hatter ] best wishes in youre career

@mariannesadecki5627 2 жыл бұрын

Sounds lovely, Tamsin.

@TamsinDearnley 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@redrose4ishtar Ай бұрын

Merry meet, i love your skills I am listening until i go to sleepy land. Thanking you Yours Jason Tristram

@giopisa. Жыл бұрын

It's very nice

@TamsinDearnley Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@lilylina11 Жыл бұрын

thank you so much you are literally my saviour!! i find it impossible to find well-written classical music for the clarsach so you have made my day if not my week!! will def be trying this💘💘

@TamsinDearnley Жыл бұрын

Ahhh, thanks so much! Is there something in particular you're looking for that you can't find? I'm always looking for fun new challenges...!😆 It's a real mental challenge to arrange thing sometimes, but super satisfying when something eventually works...! 🤩

@lilylina11 Жыл бұрын

@@TamsinDearnleyhmm one I’ve been trying to find a good arrangement for is clair de lune? just a suggestion if you’re looking for inspiration!

@lilylina11 Жыл бұрын

@@TamsinDearnley hahah no worries! thanks for linking that version, i’ll have a listen 😊

@TamsinDearnley Жыл бұрын

@@lilylina11 Ahhh, I've had that one on my list for ages, though I have to admit I'm not sure when I'll get round to it...! But I'm not sure I need to - do you know this gorgeous version by Anne Crosby Gaudet? kzfaq.info/get/bejne/abyamq-W157Zd5s.html

@sangittafelmaier9009 2 жыл бұрын

sounds great and looks like a lot of work to me (meaning i would not go near it at this point in time ). Great work on your part 🙏🏼🌹

@TamsinDearnley 2 жыл бұрын

Haha, it was a lot of work but I also enjoyed it ;) (i'm not so much of a masochist to put a lot of work into a piece I can't stand! 😆).. thanks so much for watching, very pleased you liked it! 🙂

@ramonrios3971 7 ай бұрын

🙏😊👍

@RossellaDeFalcoSoleyCelticHarp 2 жыл бұрын

Dear Tasmin, thanks for this! I also tried on the lever harp as this Is One of my fav Pieces, yet got discouraged. Perhaps your sheets music Will help this time!!!

@TamsinDearnley Жыл бұрын

Oh, I do hope so - it is a beautiful piece, isn't it! Good luck - do feel free to share videos of how you get on, I'd love to see! :D

@breathworkwithru Жыл бұрын

Hi, what kind of harp is this? You play beautifully.

@TamsinDearnley Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! 🥰 This is a Teifi Eos model with 36 strings :)

@lilylina11 10 ай бұрын

hey i love this piece but i was wondering how you began putting together triplets over eighth notes (bar 6 etc) ?

@TamsinDearnley 9 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for watching! I just made sure to play it really slowly until I had the two parts properly in sync against each other. I find it helpful to practise short sets of 2 against 3 and 3 against 2 polyrhythms first to make sure that my brain is warmed up before going for the full bar. This video I think is really helpful: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/Zr-PlrtykrvLnJc.html :)

@scibatini1771 Ай бұрын

Do you use bow brand strings?

@Chiara-ns8gs 2 жыл бұрын

This is so beautiful Tamsin! I don’t suppose you’re back in Edinburgh and offering lessons again..? Hug x

@TamsinDearnley 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! i'm afraid i'm not in Edinburgh any more, but I do do online lessons if you're interested - you can always email me at tamsindearnly@gmail.com if you need! Hope you're well! ☺️