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Folclore de Honduras
This book is a collection of traditional Honduran dance tunes collected by Luis Enrique Godoy Pagoaga in a book called Danzas Folklóricas Hondureñas Patituras para Acordeón y Guitarra. This book was given to me in Honduras by his daughter, Yesse, and Folclore de Honduras comes out of that book as arrangements for the harp. There are 10 accessible tunes in order of keys starting with two in the key of F, five in the key of C and three in the key of G. There is one tune (El Chotis) arranged for the beginner with 1 lever change and then arranged for the advanced intermediate player with lots of lever changes. David Flores and Carmen Flores, (no relation), both from Honduras, contributed the information about the music and the dances. Douglas Alonzo, from Honduras, did the beautiful art work for the cover and throughout the book. To purchase this book, you can send $30 (which includes shipping) through Paypal (harps@thorharp.com) or Venmo (@Sharon-Thormahlen), you can also use a credit card or send a check. You can come by and pick one up for $25 (no shipping). A pdf is available for $25. Same payment options as above. A Spanish version is also available. For international sales, a pdf is the most economic option for $25usa. You can contact Lis Joosten for sales in Europe at arpalisa13@gmail.com. For sales in USA a Spanish print version is also available. The book is available with a digital recording that is exactly what is on the page. It is a very useful tool to help you learn the music by listening to it. It is $5 for ALL the tunes. The proceeds of this book will go to helping the Arpas en Armonía luthiers in Cuba, Guatemala, and Honduras to build more harps for the students. Francisco Martinez makes key chain zipper pulls for you harp case that you can get from me if you donate $25 to Arpas en Armonía. I have one on my harp case and I love it!
Here's what people are saying about the book: Just read through it, and the book is gorgeous. I enjoyed
the biographical information on all the movers and shakers in the Central
American harp world. Congratulations on a great book! I am so thrilled to receive this copy, which
means so much to me. It's a beautiful piece of work, created with such
dedication and professionalism. It's also a tribute to my father, who
devoted himself to music with so much love, and left a legacy that continues
to live on through your publication and work. I imagine him so proud
from heaven, never imaging it would also become a bridge between life
and death. I thank you from the bottom of my heart, and I know my words
are not enough to express my gratitude. We thank God for allowing us
to reunite with Lis, a Honduran-Dutch harpist, who is a light in our
country, her second homeland. She has lovingly
entrusted us with this process. Histortic to Honduras! Thanks
to teacher Sharon Thormahlen for this initiative. Congratulations to
all who supported this nice harp project in our country. For the first
time, a book with Honduran folk songs arranged for the folk harp. All
proceeds will go to Harps in Harmony project. We're going to enjoy this
book. Patrice Fisher and Carlos Valladares-New Orleans Such a beautiful cover to your new book "Folclore
de Honduras."
I hear the music by just looking at this illustration. Folclore
de Honduras is a delightful collection of Honduran dance tunes. With
arrangements that are well written and accessible, it features music
that just might find you dancing in your harp chair. This new book of music is gorgeous to look at, full of context
and born out of an admirable desire to provide a lasting and positive
influence. But wait! there's more: Sharon's talent for creating
music that is accessible and fun to play does not fail. Yet each
of these Honduran tunes is very unique and offers a new skill to practice.
What's not to love?! When I met Sharon Thormahlen in Honduras in March of 2025,
she proposed writing a book of folk tunes from Honduras for the folk
harp. This was such a pleasant surprise as the harp has just recently
been introduced in Honduras through the Harps for Harmony project (also
known as Arpas en Armonía). The arrangements are very accessible,
with respect for the feeling of the original dance music. She also writes
about the origins of the project and spotlights the luthiers that she
and Dave Thormahlen generoulsy support with harp building knowledge
and tools. It has been a pleasure to work with Sharon on the book, review
the arrangements,
and help with the context. By doing so, I learned a lot, myself, about
this genre. The tunes are fun to play, they invite repetiton and improvisation,
inventing bass patterns, playing together and, why not, dancing! Thanks,
Sharon, wfor this wonderful book and for the friendship.
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