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Rabbival507

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I think it is possible because you have 4 measures of time to change to

   D#  C#  B

E#  F#  G#  A#

 

However, depending on the context, I would do another thing: use the enharmonic notes

Your pedals afet the first part are
  Db  Cb  Bb

Eb  F  G    Ab

You only have to do two changes:

    Db  Cb  Bb

Eb  F  Gb   Ab

With that, you'll need to change the score.

But have in mind that to change from flat to sharp the pedal needs two steps.

 

One more thing, the Db in m. 43 should be written in the upper stave.623899537_Capturadepantalla2018-06-22alas16_10_54.png.c029dd17687e137e4df261600c9a39df.png

 

Whenever I write for harp, I write the changes just for me to be aware if it is possible or not. Besides, you can get lost after many changes.

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@Rabbival507 Usually, in the beginning, you should write the position of the seven pedals in the score

This is a way to do it

 

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After that, whenever a pedal changes, you have to think if they are possible. It is possible to change one pedal of each foot at a time. But it's not possible to change two pedals of the same foot at a time. There must be time enough to change it.

I think harpists prefer you don't write the pedal changes (except for the initial set) because many times there are several ways to do it.

 

Take a look:  https://www.15secondharp.com/writing-for-the-harp

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