Melissa – Bollywood Themed Harpist

Harpist for Corporate Events, Recitals, Bollywood Themed Weddings and Parties

Harpist Performs Bollywood Music

Melissa is a professional harpist based in London, available for events UK wide. She has performed at various events, including Indian weddings, afternoon tea music for hotels, corporate events and parties. Her vast repertoire will enable her to fit into any function. Melissa’s musical style includes Classical music, romantic and contemporary.

Bollywood Indian Music Harpist — Harpist with Bollywood Themed Dress

Bollywood Music Repertoire

Chhukar Mere Manko From ‘Yarana’
Hai Apna Dil From ‘Solva Saal’
Jeena Yahan From ‘Mere Naam Joker’
Kal Ho Naa Ho
Kuch Kuch Hotha Hai
Pehla Nasha From ‘Jo Jeeta Wohl Sikander’
Piju Bole From ‘Parineeta’
Pyar Deewana Hota Hai From ‘Kati Patang’
Tu Je Deka To Ye Jaana Sanam From ‘Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge’

Harpist Performs Garden Tea Party — Harpist at an Outdoor Garden Event

La Source

Reviews

Your service has been precious to The Queen’s Nursing Institute’s awards ceremonies over the years. Our guests, staff and trustees have always enjoyed your music, and I think it has helped us create an excellent ambience for our guests to enjoy. You have provided us with excellent service with a flexible approach, accommodating our every request with a pleasant smile. I would not hesitate to recommend your service to friends, family and colleagues.

Farida

The Queen’s Nursing Institute

A big thank you from me for the excellence of your playing last night. It was thoroughly enjoyable and successful.

Chris

Conducting Handel’s Harp Concerto in Bb Major

Thanks for your performance last night, which all our guests immensely enjoyed. Your choice of music wholly complemented our event theme and added an extra dimension to the evening, which made it much more memorable.

Teresa

Assistant School Manager

Dear Melissa,

I hope you are ok. Thank you again for your support on our wedding day. You are a wonderful harpist, and your music has contributed significantly to making our ceremony genuinely magical.

We wish you all the best,

Pierre & Gemma

Wedding Couple

Dear Melissa,

I just wanted to say a massive thank you for your services at our wedding. You looked lovely in the green dress, and all the guests were so amazed that you had Bollywood on your repertoire. Everyone said your music was indeed the music of God’s! It was a pleasure to have you at our wedding, and I would recommend you to my friends, colleagues and family.”

Thank you again, and all the best!

Abs Begal

Bollywood Theme Music

Repertoire List

Britten- ‘Interlude’ from A Ceremony of Carols, Op. 28
Büsser – Piece de Concert, Op. 3
Cabezon – Pavane and Variations
Gliere – Impromptu for Harp
Godefroid – Etude de Concert
Romance Without Words
Glinka – Nocturne
Grandjany – Fantaisie sur un thème de J. Haydn, Op. 31
Guridi – Viejo Zortico
Handel – Prelude and Toccata (transcribed by M. Grandjany)
Hasselmans – La Source
Mayuzumi – Rokudan
Meyer – Sonata in G
Natra – Sonatina for Harp
Piern é – Impromptu – Caprice, Op. 9
Rota – Sarabande e Toccata
Saint-Saëns – Fantaisie pour harpe, Op. 95
Spohr – Fantasia for Harp, Op. 35
Susann Macdonald / Linda Wood – Two Guitars
Tournier – Au matin (Etude de Concert)
Unknown – Variations on a theme by Mozart
Watkins – Petit Suite
Zabel – Marguerite Douloureuse au Rouet

Popular Classical

J. S. Bach tr. – Movements from the Violin Sonatas and Partitas
Grandjany
J. S. Bach – Air on the G string
– Arioso
– Prelude in C
Delibes – Flower Duet from ‘Lackme’
Gluck – Dance of the Blessed Spirits
Handel – Water Music
Lully – Dance from ‘Alceste’
Massenet – Meditation from ‘Thais’
Mozart – Minuet in G
Saint-Saëns – The Swan
Scarlatti – Sonata in E major, K. 380 Andante commodo
– Sonata in G minor, K. 234 Andante
– Arrangements of Swan Lake,
Tchaikovsky – Sleeping Beauty and The Nutrcracker

Lighter Music

Fain – The Way You Look Tonight
Secret Love
Gummoe – Rhythm of the Rain
Kaempfert – Spanish Eyes
Louiguy – La Vie en Rose
Mancini – Days of Wine and Roses
Mercer – Dream
Romberg – Lover Come Back to Me

Jazz Selection

Brubeck – Take Five
Chertok – Around the Clock Suite
Gershwin – Embraceable you
Summertime
Somebody Loves Me
MeRodgers – Blue Moon

Themes from Films

Cavatina from ‘The Deer Hunter’
Moon River from ‘Breakfast at Tiffanys’
My Heart will go on from ‘Titanic’
Over the Rainbow from ‘The Wizard of Oz’

Ensemble Combinations

Harp and Flute
Harp and Violin

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The Indian subcontinent is what represents Indian classical music. It has two major traditional styles that make up the genre, the first tradition being the North Indian tradition of classical music known as the Hindustani and the South Indian expression known as Carnatic. However, they were not distinctive forms of musical traditions before the 15th century.

The Mughal Rule of the Indian subcontinent caused the respectful genres to separate and evolve into different forms of music. The Northern tradition honours improvisation and exploration of all aspects of a raga(a melodic improvisation/framework), whilst Southern traditions tend to be short composition-based. Despite these stark differences, there are still many ways in which these two systems have more similar and common features with each other.

The very roots of classical music from India are found in Vedic Sanskrit literature of Hindusim and the classic Sanskrit text on performing arts. The Hindustani music style is mainly found in North India, Pakistan and Bangladesh. But has also had Arab and Persian music influences, including the start of new ragas and the development of instruments such as the sitar and sarod. The instruments most used in the Northern style of classical Indian music also include the surbahar, esraj, violin, table, santoor, sarangi and more.

The Carnatic music style from Southern India comparatively is far more rhythmically structured and intensive than the North. Their elaborations are typically faster in tempo and a lot shorter than their equivalents in Hindustani music, and utilize the use of fixed compositions that are similar to that of Western Classical music. Whilst Carnatic compositions seem to have notated lyrical poems, primary themes that include worship, depictions of temples, philosophy and more, it is a common belief in South India that the music represents a more ancient approach to classical music. In contrast, Hindustani music has evolved by external influences.