Shirley Meyer Blankenship's Page

To all the members of the Composers' Forum,      For those of you who have not previously been acquainted with The Harp Legacy Project, it came into existence after years of encountering numerous harp scores that were either awkwardly written or even unplayable. The Project was initiated in order to assist composers in the creation of idiomatic notation for the harp. The edited scores will be donated to the Sousa Archives where my life and works are being preserved. Hard copies of scores and…See More

Visions and Revisions

Hello my composer friends!About a year ago, I initiated The Harp Legacy Project after years of coping with harp scores that were either just very awkward or impossible to perform.  My mission is to assist composers in turning their harp pieces into viable and accessible works.  Currently on my website is a growing list of ":before and after" pages that illustrate the results of my work and which are also tutorial for those who wish to venture forth into this domain.  Of all the instruments, I…See More

This is an article that I wrote recently about issues I have encountered in various harp compositions-solo, ensemble and symphonic parts.  I am interested in becoming an editor/consultant for composers interested in writing for the harp.See More