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Cynthia Cathcart
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Cynthia Cathcart

Cynthia Cathcart is an award winning performer and instructor on the clarsach, the wire-strung harp of Ireland and the Highlands and Islands of Scotland. The brilliant revival of this ancient instrument is in part due to the uniquely bell-like resonance of brass, silver and gold harp strings, producing a sound unlike any other harp. Cynthia strives to bring the joy of making music on these precious strings to anyone who is drawn to their sound. She offers private lessons in her studio near Washington DC, and also attends various events throughout the year to give workshops, presentations and concerts. As well as helping students, Cynthia's books, articles and recordings will delight lovers of this strange, special music.
From My Music Stand From My Music Stand
For Wire Strung Harp - Selected and arranged by Cynthia Cathcart

Nineteen Scottish and Irish Tunes for the wire strung (or any long-ringing) harp suitable for beginner to advanced. Some tunes will fit on a harp with a range extending down to the G below middle C. Others require a range extending to the second G below middle C. No levers or retuning is necessary to perform the arrangements in this book.

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Alchemy of a Rose Alchemy of a Rose
Many of the tunes from the book "From My Music Stand" are recorded on this CD.

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Carols of Christmas Carols of Christmas
Arranged for the Clarsach

Comprises thirty Christmas carols arrangements from Cynthia Cathcart which span the range from beginner to advanced, utilizing several different arranging styles. No levers are necessary to perform the arrangements in this book. Only very minor re-tuning on some selections is necessary: on an instrument normally tuned with only F strings sharp, no more than one string will need to be re-tuned for each consecutive arrangement. A special index offers guidance to the carols that fit on the small clarsach with a range extending to the G below middle C.

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Joy to the World Joy to the World
Cynthia Cathcart performs beloved carols of Christmas on the wire-strung Gaelic harp, or clarsach, and medieval Scottish gut-strung harp. Playing her own arrangements with a gentle mastery, the metal strings glitter against the quiet beauty of the gut. Enjoy these carols from varied times and places presented with a fresh voice on harps whose sound hails from a distant time when the Christmas message was still new.

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Pathway Pathway
A Primer for the Wire Strung Harp

by Cynthia Cathcart
Illustrated by Michael Glenn Stewart and edited by Laurel Wright.

Pathway is a tutorial for people new to the study of the wire strung harp. Starting with descriptions of the instrument, the student is led on a journey into the basic damping and ringing techniques of the clarsach, the wire strung harp of Ireland and the Highlands and Islands of Scotland. The book is accompanied by a recording of the 34 tunes in the book with the Gaelic titles pronounced.

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Traditional Beginnings Traditional Beginnings
Traditional Beginnings for The Harp
Selected and arranged by Cynthia Cathcart

An easy and progressive collection of recognizable melodies arranged for wire strung and small harps.

"This is a useful and accessible introduction to the wire-strung harp, by a fine exponent of the instrument."
Alison Kinnaird


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