I wrote Spring March in 2022. Enjoy it first on 19-string acoustic lyre.
Double strung on 2 19-string acoustic lyres.
Original version with ukulele and flute:
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Springtime Dance
Springtime Dance, an original tune, played first on 19-string acoustic lyre.
I wrote this song in 2021 when I started playing double strung harp. Here I play it on 2 19-string acoustic lyres. I actually like this version much better than the harp version, because of the long sustain, resonance, and beautiful ringing strings!
The original harp version with lyrics:
Morning Light is Breaking
Enjoy this beautiful hymn played on 19-string acoustic lyre.
And double strung, played on 2 19-string acoustic lyres.
These lyres have steel strings.
This last one, however, is the Lynda Lyre with nylon strings.
Effervescent Heart
This is a piece I wrote on double strung harp in 2021. Enjoy it today, first played on 19-string acoustic lyre, as a single course (normal) arrangement.
And the beautiful double strung lyre arrangement, played on 2 19-string acoustic lyres. I love the ringing strings!
Dreamkeeper on Lyres
This is an original tune, played first on 19-string acoustic lyre.
And adding another for the double strung arrangement.
Lyrics
You Are My Sunshine
Enjoy this familiar tune played on 19-string acoustic lyre.
And adding another for my double strung arrangement.
Dorian Improv – A Lyre Meditation
Enjoy this improvised meditation in Dorian mode, played on 19-string acoustic lyre.
Mother-Love on Lyres
I wrote Mother-Love in 2015. Enjoy it played as a single strung piece on lyre, and as double strung on 2 lyres. You can read and hear the lyrics at the link below. Happy Mother’s Day!
16-string solid body lyre.
Double strung played on 2 19-string acoustic lyres.
Lyrics:
Swan Serenade
Swan Serenade is from the collection entitled For the Birds by Anne Crosby Gaudet. You can learn this beautiful piece from her video below. Also, check out her video description for the entire collection, including sheet music. And enjoy my version of Swan Serenade on lyres!
16-string solid body lyre.
19-string acoustic lyre, so you can hear the difference in sound.
Double strung on 2 19-string acoustic lyres.
Anne’s video:
Evening Reflections
Evening Reflections is from Lyre Foundations by Catherine Guilbeau. To purchase the book or audiobook version, check out the link below. Here I play the piece in A minor, instead of B minor as it was written. This is only because I didn’t feel like retuning my 16-string solid body lyre!
Lynda Lyre with nylon strings.
And the double strung arrangement played on 2 19-string acoustic lyres. This is played as written, with the left hand moved up an octave.
Here is the same piece, believe it or not, with a different time signature. It was written in 3/4, like a waltz, as you can hear. Now I play it in 4/4, more like a march. It’s amazing the difference this makes! Played on 19-string acoustic lyre.
Double strung played on 2 19-string acoustic lyres in 4/4 time.
The course information is in the video description of the following link:
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