Making it complicated is easy.
Keeping it simple is an art.
Welcome to Simply the Harp, the publisher of harp arrangements by Angi Bemiss. Please visit often, as we add new publications throughout the year.
NEW in the Fall of 2008: There's a new book - Lead Sheet Basics III - Holiday Songs. It contains 44 songs - 20 for Christmas, plus Lent, Easter, Thanksgiving, patriotic settings, & New Year's Eve. As with the other LSB books, each song is in 3 formats - lead sheet (melody & chords, with all 44 songs on 16 pages), a lovely arrangement, and a worksheet score on which you can write out your own arrangement. The list of songs is on the Arrangements page of this website.
Also, there are three new pieces of sheet music. The Keith Getty Collection includes 10 beautiful songs written by this wonderful modern hymn-writer. It includes "In Christ Alone" and "The Power of the Cross." The Worship Medley includes four popular praise songs - "Here I Am To Worship," "Wonderful, Merciful Savior," "Jesus, Draw Me Close," & "Breathe." The third is Christmas #5 - Nativity Carols Medley which includes "Wexford Carol," "Hail the Blest Morn!" (Star of the East), & "Huron Indian Carol."
In 2008 we also published The Music of Friends - Contemplative Selections from Favorite Harpist-Composers. It includes 24 beautiful songs from harp "buddies": Rhett Barnwell, Kathryn Cater, Janice Glover, RoJean Loucks, Lisa Lynne, William Mahan, Kathy Bundock Moore, Mona Peck, Susan Raimond, Joyce Rice, Kim Robertson, Meg Robinson, Barbara Semmann, Diana Stork, Harper Tasche, and Frank Voltz. These songs will be enjoyed by harpists and their listeners, in virtually any setting. The book is available either in the key/tuning of C or Eb.
With the addition of these new publications, our collection includes 85 sheet music arrangements and six books. Every piece is published in both the key/tuning of C & the key/tuning of Eb. The sheet music includes both keys (front & back), and the books are available in either C or Eb. Click here for a complete list of all Simply the Harp publications.
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Why "Simply" the Harp? It's about clarity and the lovely sound of the harp itself. The arrangements are at an intermediate level, with a focus on the melody line and beautiful harmony. Frequent comments are, "Your arrangements fall so nicely on the harp," or "I always enjoy playing your arrangements, and they are easier to play than they sound." It's impressive to hear sophisticated harp performances - wow! But, there's also a purity and beauty when a harp is played simply but well. Hence, Simply the Harp.
Why are my arrangements published in the keys of C and Eb? Generally, lever harps are tuned in either the key of C or Eb. In order to play in another key (G, for example), you flip levers in each octave. This works well, but 1) it requires making lever flips between songs, and 2) it changes the sound of the strings just a bit. By having the songs in one key signature, you can transition smoothly from one song to another, and it retains the sound clarity of open strings. Plus, you don't have to worry about flipping the wrong levers!
If you would like to have a song in a different key, such as to accompany a soloist, please contact me. I can easily transpose my publications into any key and send you the music. | 
