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Harp Sonata in Mode Farahfaza

fernandoamartin - 7-2-2017 at 11:51 AM

https://youtu.be/pVed_cHOspI

This sonata mixes polyphony, homophony and heterophony using Middle-Eastern modes (maqamat/makamlar) and Eastern based rhythms and forms.
In order to play it live using acoustic harps we would need from three to four re-tuned harps (preferably cross-strung harps) to achieve all the pitch changes on the fly.
This recording was made using the softwares Musescore, Rosegarden, Timidity and the beautiful soundfont Harp KS available at the Virtual Playing Orchestra Collection, that is the best free harp soundfont that I knew until this day.