Jesu, Joy Of Man’s Desiring (Late-Intermediate) Sheet Music
Jesu, Joy Of Man’s Desiring (Late-Intermediate) Sheet Music
It’s a perfect opportunity to challenge yourself and add one of the most well-known classical pieces to your repertoire! It creates such a graceful, contemplative atmosphere, perfect for performing in churches, weddings, or simply for your enjoyment. The fingering and lever changes have been carefully chosen and timed to make the piece as comfortable as possible to play. However, you’ll find that the right hand is quite taxing and requires concentration to play accurately while staying relaxed! If you learn along with the video course, Carrie will share vital tips on how to master the fingering and train yourself to relax as you play. She’ll also walk you through the lever changes so that you feel in control instead of frantic!
* Sales tax / VAT may be charged depending on your region
Difficulty level and Skills Required
Late-Intermediate: (Click here for the Early-Intermediate version). The right hand plays the melody with a series of long overlapping brackets, scales, and rolled chords. The left hand is less busy, playing many octaves, 10th interval rolled chords, and lever changes.
Full Speed Practice Video for Big Harps:
Full Speed Practice Video for Small Harps:
Type of Harp
The big harp version is for 33 strings and larger, but the small harp version works for 26 strings and larger.
Range
For big harps: The lowest note is C, two octaves below middle C. The highest note is A, one and a half octaves above middle C. For small harps: The lowest note is C. below middle C. The highest note is G, two and a half octaves above middle C.
Levers/Pedals
In the key of G major (F levers set to F sharp). Several F, B, G, and C lever changes throughout. If your harp is tuned in C major, you’ll need to tune the B above middle C to B flat for the lever change. Start the piece with the lever set to B natural.
What’s Included?
PDF download of 9 pages. Fingering and bracketing are included.
Audio
Audio for Big Harps:
Audio for Small Harps:
Want to fast-track your learning?
Learn with a Video Course!
To learn “Jesu, Joy Of Man’s Desiring” with a practice guide that gets instant results, learn from the Video Course:
What others are saying
There are no contributions yet.