[Harp-L] Re: Somewhere Over the Rainbow

["Jonathan Metts" <jonathan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I'm following this discussion very closely.  This a beautiful song which is deceptively hard to play in first position.  I haven't tried it yet, but I think it may be easier in fourth, just hard to make it sound clean and straightforward like typical first position balladeering.

Another reason I'm so interested in this song is that it is the basis of another song I want very badly to learn: The Divided Sky by Phish.  It's an incredible song, epic but tightly composed with little or no improvisation, even when it was played live.  To play this song on harp would be quite an accomplishment, and I think it could sound awesome.

Jonathan Metts