Harp

SKU: FG.55011-885-0

Composed by Lotta Wennäkoski. Classical, contemporary. Part. Fennica Gehrman #55011-885-0. Published by Fennica Gehrman (FG.55011-885-0).

Whizzing, growling and rattling – you can produce all kinds of sounds with the harp, not just the fairy-tale shimmer and glissandos that you first think of. Lotta Wennäkoski composed Sigla for harp and orchestra (2021-2022) in close collaboration with the harpist Sivan Magen, to whom the concerto is dedicated. The title of the concerto, Sigla, has different meanings in different languages. In Italian, it means a jingle; in Icelandic, it means sailing; and in Tagalog, spoken in the Philippines, it means vivaciousness or enthusiasm. Wennäkoski has not specifically referenced these in the movements of the concerto as such, but she does allow that the various meanings of the word may be identified with the music according to the listener’s perception.

The recording of the work (Ondine ODE1420-2) was premiered with the Gramophone award as the the best release in the contemporary category in October 2023.

This product is the solo part.

The orchestral material is available for hire from the publisher.

Duration: 19'
Instrumentation:
Harp solo – equipped with paint brush, tuning key and a plastic hair clip
2 Flutes (2nd doubling piccolo)
2 Oboes
2 Clarinets in Bb
2 Bassoons
2 Horns in F
2 Trumpets in C – trumpets and trombone doubling an egg slicer
Bass trombone attached to a piece of wood or a flat cardboard box
Percussion (2 players)
Percussion I: crotales, vibraphone, 5 gongs (a#, bn, c’, e’, f’), bass drum, cymbal, guiro, bell tree, shell chimes, whip, lion’s roar and different beaters including a bow, superball stck and wire brushes
Percussion II: tam-tam, cymbal, snare drum, 2 cowbells, 2 temple blocks (med/lg), triangle (small/med), vibraslap and different beaters including a bow, wire brushes and superball stick
Piano – equipped with a plectrum, wire brushes and 2 soft percussion beaters
Strings.

Harp

SKU: FG.55011-912-3

Composed by Tauno Marttinen. Classical, contemporary. Score. Fennica Gehrman #55011-912-3. Published by Fennica Gehrman (FG.55011-912-3).

ISBN 9790550119123.

Luonnonjumala (God of Nature) is Tauno Marttinen’s adaption for harp of his piano suite Taara op. 34. The manuscript for harp was found in January 2024 by Rauno Marttinen, composer’s son.

Duration: c. 15’
Movements:
1. Virran ääniä | The Voices of the Stream
2. Luonnonjumalan lähde | The Spring of God of Nature
3. Metsässä tuulee |The Wind Blows through the Forest

Tauno Marttinen (1912–2008) studied in Viipuri and later in Helsinki at the Helsinki Conservatoire. His piano teachers were Ilmari Hannikainen and Selim Palmgren, but he soon became increasingly interested in composing. Marttinen was also the conductor of the Hämeenlinna City Orchestra in 1949−1958 and the founder and principal of the Hämeenlinna Music Institute.

Marttinen started his composing career in late Romantic vein. However, his first concerts in the 1940s met with criticism since the winds of Modernism had already landed in Finland. He then became interested in Dodecaphony and studied under Vladimir Vogel in Ascona but later abandoned strict dodecaphony and found his own, personal style incorporating elements from Neo-classicism and free-tonality with a hint of mysticism – he was called the Shaman of Hämeenlinna (his hometown).

Tauno Marttinen was an incredibly productive composer; he wrote around four hundred works with opus numbers as well as a wealth of other pieces. His oeuvre includes 10 symphonies, concertos for various solo instruments, operas as well as vocal, chamber and instrumental works. Many of Marttinen’s pieces have become popular standard repertoire, such as the piano piece Kimalluksia (Gleams).

Harp

SKU: FG.55011-820-1

Composed by Lotta Wennäkoski. Classical, contemporary. Score. Fennica Gehrman #55011-820-1. Published by Fennica Gehrman (FG.55011-820-1).

ISBN 9790550118201.

Lotta Wennäkoski composed her harp concerto Sigla in 2022. In Segla (2022) for solo harp the concerto’s material is reorganized and developed further. The title means “to sail in Swedish. At the times, the music gently sways on the waves – one might hear some spindrifts as well.

Duration: 4'. This product is a B4 sized folder with loose pages.

Segla was written for the Royal Academy of Music as a part of the bicentenary project. Premiere by Huw Boucher 17th November 2022, Royal Academy of Music, London.

Harp

SKU: HL.50606509

Two Pieces for Harp. Composed by Gergely Vajda. EMB. Classical, Contemporary. Softcover. 12 pages. Editio Musica Budapest #Z15211. Published by Editio Musica Budapest (HL.50606509).

ISBN 9781705190722. UPC: 196288126850.

The two harp pieces by Gergely VAJDA (*1973) approach the instrument as a machine, moreover, as a machine that can produce several sounds and noises and create a specific polyphony from them. The two movements, composed in 2020 and 2022, are dedicated to the Ars Nova Ensemble and Collegium21, respectively. Contents: 1. Idle Time 2. Minute Machinery.

Harp

SKU: HL.14043600

Harp. Composed by Simon Holt. Music Sales America. Classical, Contemporary. Softcover. 12 pages. Chester Music #CH82940. Published by Chester Music (HL.14043600).

9.0x12.0x0.058 inches.

Simon Holt 's the man in the wind and the west moon was composed for Solo Harp in 2013, having been commissioned by The Tanza Trust. The piece takes its title from a line in a Dylan Thomas poem named 'And death shall have no dominion'. The four sections of the work see shifting harmonies throughout, with the first section repeating but also changing ever so subtly. The unique thing about the piece is that each section is dynamically different, but is left open to interpretation by the player.  The man in the wind and the west moon  was   first performed on the 2nd of June 2014 at Milton Court Concert Hall in London by Alex Rider. The piece lasts around 7minutes, and the bottom C and D strings should be tuned to C# and D# respectively.

Unaccompanied Harp

SKU: HL.14043342

Harp Solo. Composed by Per Nø, rd, and rgå. Music Sales America. Classical, Contemporary. Softcover. Composed 2014. 2 pages. Edition Wilhelm Hansen #WH32130. Published by Edition Wilhelm Hansen (HL.14043342).

ISBN 9788759831403. 16.5x11.75 inches.

Per Norgard's Songline For Tine. Dedicated to Tine Rehling 2014.

Harp

SKU: LM.JJ09689

Composed by Alain Bancquart. Classical: 20th Century (Contemporary). Score. Editions Jobert #JJ09689. Published by Editions Jobert (LM.JJ09689).

ISBN 9790230809689.

Harp

SKU: LM.27796

Composed by Regis Campo. Classical: 20th Century (Contemporary). Score. Editions Henry Lemoine #27796. Published by Editions Henry Lemoine (LM.27796).

ISBN 9790230977968.

Harp

SKU: LM.JJ17523

Composed by Shuya Xu. Classical: 20th Century (Contemporary). Score. Editions Jobert #JJ17523. Published by Editions Jobert (LM.JJ17523).

ISBN 9790230817523.

Harp

SKU: LM.24264

Composed by Jean-Michel Damase. Classical: 20th Century (Contemporary). Score. Editions Henry Lemoine #24264. Published by Editions Henry Lemoine (LM.24264).

ISBN 9790230942645.

Harp

SKU: LM.28033

Composed by Ichiro Nodaira. Classical: 20th Century (Contemporary). Score. Editions Henry Lemoine #28033. Published by Editions Henry Lemoine (LM.28033).

ISBN 9790230980333.

Harp

SKU: LM.JJ09726

Composed by Tiet Ton That. Classical: 20th Century (Contemporary). Score. Editions Jobert #JJ09726. Published by Editions Jobert (LM.JJ09726).

ISBN 9790230809726.

Harp

SKU: LM.28615

Composed by Fuminori Tanada. Classical: 20th Century (Contemporary). Score. Editions Henry Lemoine #28615. Published by Editions Henry Lemoine (LM.28615).

ISBN 9790230986151.

Harp

SKU: LM.29040

Composed by David Lampel. Classical: 20th Century (Contemporary). Score. 6 pages. Editions Henry Lemoine #29040. Published by Editions Henry Lemoine (LM.29040).

ISBN 9790230990400.