(with Selected Arrangements for the Folk Harp). By Mary Umbarger. For Harp (Folk...(+)
(with Selected
Arrangements for the Folk
Harp). By Mary Umbarger.
For Harp (Folk/Celtic).
Solos. Acoustic Music.
Intermediate-Advanced.
Book. 88 pages. Published
by Mel Bay Publications,
Inc
Harp SKU: UT.MAG-274 Composed by Philipp-Joseph Hinner. Edited by Frances...(+)
Harp
SKU:
UT.MAG-274
Composed
by Philipp-Joseph Hinner.
Edited by Francesca La
Carrubba Jessica
Pettenà . Saddle
stitching. Magadis.
Classical. Score and
Parts. Ut Orpheus #MAG
274. Published by Ut
Orpheus (UT.MAG-274).
ISBN 9790215326859. 9
x 12
inches.
Rediscoveri
ng, studying and
analyzing the musical art
of Philipp Joseph Hinner
means enhancing a piece
of the eighteenth-century
harp music mosaic.
Hinner's work intrigues
for its extraordinary
simplicity, for its
regularity and harmony;
the ordered balance of
the parts, symmetry and
sense of proportion are
essential elements for
the author, and give
character and unity to
his work. The harp
repertoire has long been
overshadowed by the
keyboard one, which
boasts extensive solo and
chamber literature, and
consolidated for over two
centuries. The
rediscovery of the
history of our
instrument, however, is
still recent and the
research work in the
field of harp music is
still long. Hinner,
with the apparent
simplicity of his opus
10, can thus regain his
role in the harp
repertoire of the
eighteenth century, as
well as covering a
considerable didactic
value today. The part of
the first harp
undoubtedly presents
characteristics of
greater rhythmic and
virtuosic complexity than
that of the second, which
consists of a continuous
accompaniment
interspersed with simple
thematic imitated
episodes. Furthermore in
the composition are
included arias such as
O ma tendre
Musette, a French
popular melody of the
18th century (previously
set to music by
Pierre-Alexandre
Monsigny), and <>, taken from
the opera-comique
L'erreur d'un moment
ou la Suite de Julie
by Nicolas Dezede, as
well as themes from
Gluck's Iphigenie en
Aulide, which had
been all used also by
Hinner's first harp
master, Francesco Petrini
(1744-1819). Hinner's
opus 10, originally
written in separate parts
for two harps, or harp
and fortepiano, is
presented here updated
and completed with its
score, for a thorough
perception of the
work.
Harp - intermediate SKU: ST.Y259 Composed by Rhian Samuel. String music. ...(+)
Harp - intermediate
SKU: ST.Y259
Composed by Rhian Samuel.
String music. [Standard:
Intermediate]. Score.
Stainer & Bell Ltd.
#Y259. Published by
Stainer & Bell Ltd.
(ST.Y259).
ISBN
9790220222559.
Far
Across the Sea'
(Ymhell dros y
mor) is the
latest instrumental work
from a composer noted for
her original and
sensitive writing for
harp and harp
ensemble.
In
this gentle solo, what
sounds like a folksong -
and a very fine one - is
in fact a newly composed
tune, crafted with artful
simplicity. But as the
music journeys further
from its
characteristically Welsh
opening, teasing out new
suggestions from the
material, the sense of
nostalgia becomes
definitely more
contemporary than
traditional, though the
uplifting conclusion
restores the tone of
bardic rhetoric.
This work would be a
rewarding item for
players of intermediate
standard, and was
recommended for the under
18 category of the 2009
Wales International Harp
Festival.
Chamber Music harp SKU: PR.114417670 For Harp. Composed by Carter ...(+)
Chamber Music harp
SKU: PR.114417670
For Harp. Composed
by Carter Pann. Sws.
Contemporary. Solo part.
With Standard notation.
Composed 2010. 8 pages.
Duration 4:30. Theodore
Presser Company
#114-41767. Published by
Theodore Presser Company
(PR.114417670).
ISBN
9781491107973. UPC:
680160636228. 9x12
inches.
The
inscription above Carter
Pann's Emerald's on
Artemis reads: A music
box for Emerald Weber
(born 18 June, 2010) on
Morgan Black's harp
Artemis. The title of
this 2010 composition is
a bit cryptic, but
Artemis is the given name
of harpist Morgan Black's
instrument. The music is
both out-and-out tender
and exuberant, clearly
celebrating the birth of
Emerald, the first
daughter of one of Pann's
dear childhood friends.
For advanced
harpists.________________
_______________________Te
xt on the scanned back
cover:Composer/pianist
Carter Pann (2016
Pulitzer Prize Finalist
in Music) has written for
and worked with musicians
around the world,
garnering performances by
ensembles such as the
London Symphony and City
of Birmingham Symphony,
the Tchaikovsky Symphony
in Moscow, many radio
symphonies around Europe,
the Seattle Symphony,
National Repertory
Orchestra, the youth
orchestras of New York
and Chicago, and
countless wind
ensembles.He has written
for Richard Stoltzman,
the Antares Ensemble, the
Capitol Saxophone
Quartet, the West Coast
Wind Quintet, the River
Oaks Chamber Ensemble,
and many concert
pianists. His String
Quartet No. 2
“Operas†was
commissioned by the
Takács Quartet. Pann
has been awarded a
Charles Ives Fellowship,
a Masterprize seat in
London, and many ASCAP
awards over the years.
His numerous CDs
encompass solo, vocal,
chamber, orchestral, and
wind music, and have
received two Grammy
nominations. He currently
teaches at the University
of Colorado in
Boulder.
Oboe, clarinet, viola, harp SKU: OU.9780193588769 Composed by Howard Skem...(+)
Oboe, clarinet, viola,
harp
SKU:
OU.9780193588769
Composed by Howard
Skempton. Mixed Ensemble.
44 pages. Duration 8'.
Oxford University Press
#9780193588769. Published
by Oxford University
Press (OU.9780193588769).
ISBN 9780193588769. 12
x 8 inches.
For
oboe, clarinet, viola,
harp The opening movement
of this five-movement
work features the oboe,
being a setting of a solo
piece written by the
composer in memory of
Barbara Hepworth. The
second is a lyrical canon
for oboe, clarinet, and
viola, the third and
fourth movements are
formal and chorale-like
whilst, the last is a
sprightly, rather quirky
march.
Composed by Jesus Guridi (1886-1961). Music Sales America. Exam Material. Book O...(+)
Composed by Jesus Guridi
(1886-1961). Music Sales
America. Exam Material.
Book Only. 8 pages. Union
Musical Ediciones
#MUSUME19549. Published
by Union Musical
Ediciones
Harp SKU: HL.50605490 Two Pieces for Harp. Composed by Gergely Vaj...(+)
Harp
SKU:
HL.50605490
Two
Pieces for Harp.
Composed by Gergely
Vajda. EMB. Classical.
Softcover. Editio Musica
Budapest #V15211.
Published by Editio
Musica Budapest
(HL.50605490).
ISBN
9781705190548. UPC:
196288126577.
Come
un meccanismo di
precisione (like a
precision machine) - as
Gyorgy Ligeti wrote above
one of his works. The two
harp pieces by Gergely
Vajda (*1973) also
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 (Harp) SKU: HL.48181028 For Harp. Composed by R. Nicholas-Cha...(+)
Harp (Harp)
SKU:
HL.48181028
For
Harp. Composed by R.
Nicholas-Charles Bochsa.
Leduc. Classical.
Softcover. Alphonse Leduc
#AL20026. Published by
Alphonse Leduc
(HL.48181028).
Composed by
Bochsa, Twenty-Five
Studies, Op. 6a is a set
of part of the Favourite
Studies from the same
author for intermediate
and advanced harp
players. Reviewed by
Alphonse Hasselmans, each
studies has a different
difficulty level and can
be played separately.
This set of studies will
help the harpist to gain
in flexibility and speed,
and would ideally be
played on pedal harps. In
the same series, Bochsa
also composed a set of
Forty Easy Studies, Op.
318, a set of Twenty
Studies in two books and
one called Fifty Studies,
Op.34. All these sets
have been reviewed by
Alphonse Hasselmans,
professor at the Paris
Conservatoire, who also
indicated the best finger
positions to use.
Harp SKU: UT.HS-284 Composed by Pellegrino Santucci. Edited by Giuseppe M...(+)
Harp
SKU:
UT.HS-284
Composed by
Pellegrino Santucci.
Edited by Giuseppe
Monari. Saddle stitching.
Classical. Ut Orpheus #HS
284. Published by Ut
Orpheus (UT.HS-284).
ISBN 9790215326460. 9
x 12
inches.
Melodia
for Solo Harp/ Alleluja
Modo II - Wachet auf for
Harp and
Organ
This
publication gathers
together in these three
pieces the only
compositions by Santucci
devoted to the harp, both
as a solo instrument and
in dialogue with the
organ, his favourite
instrument. The little
Melodia per arpa,
a simple piece having an
apparently didactic
purpose, does not show
the date of composition
but, judging by the
handwriting of the
manuscript, it probably
dates back to the period
between 1980 and 1990. No
other information has
reached us as to why the
piece was
composed. The two
pieces Alleluja Modo
II and Wachet
auf, both dated 20
March 1993, composed for
the unusual duo of harp
and organ, are dedicated
to Anna Maria Restani,
first harp in the
orchestra of the Teatro
Comunale of Bologna from
1965 to 2002, and to her
son Wladimir Matesic,
organist and now teacher
at the Conservatoire in
Trieste. Gregorian chant
is the protagonist of the
first piece, evoking a
Gothic and rarefied
atmosphere. The second is
instead a blatant tribute
to Johann Sebastian Bach
(right from the first
bars the reference to
Prelude no. 1 of the
Well-Tempered
Clavier is clear),
through one of his most
famous chorales
(Wachet auf, ruft uns
die stimme), also
used by Santucci for
numerous other
compositions, including
Il corteo dei Magi
[for trumpet, organ,
orchestra and choir,
1986, ms.], still
performed in the
Christmas concerts in
Bologna. (Giuseppe
Monari).
By Yolanda Kondonassis. harp. Published by Carl Fischer. A collection of over th...(+)
By Yolanda Kondonassis.
harp. Published by Carl
Fischer. A collection of
over thirty harp solos,
this new book features
Kondonassis' most popular
transcriptions and
compositions, including
those found on her many
critically acclaimed
recordings. Highlights of
the collection include
Liquid Shadows, an
original composition by
Kondonassis, a
comprehensive assortment
of works by Claude
Debussy, her arrangements
of Puccini's Quando men
vo from La Boheme, and
the Chinese folksong,
Small River Flowing. This
volume offers the reader:
" A wide variety of
selections from Bach,
Handel, Telemann,
Scarlatti, and Vivaldi,
to Chopin, Mendelssohn,
Sibelius, Puccini, Satie,
Faure, Debussy, and
Respighi " Complete
editorial markings "
Extensive performer's
notes With a reputation
as one of the preeminent
harpists and
transcribers, Kondonnasis
shares the wealth of her
artistic gifts in this
volume that is essential
to every harpist's
library.
For Harp. By Franz Joseph Haydn, Anton Rubenstein, Christoph Willibald von Gluck...(+)
For Harp. By Franz Joseph
Haydn, Anton Rubenstein,
Christoph Willibald von
Gluck, Carlos Salzedo.
Arranged by Carlos
Salzedo. Text: Yolanda
Kondonassis. For Harp.
Solo part. 64 pages.
Published by Carl
Fischer.
Harp SKU: HL.14007563 Harp Solo. Composed by Per Norgard. Music Sa...(+)
Harp
SKU:
HL.14007563
Harp
Solo. Composed by Per
Norgard. Music Sales
America. Classical. Book
[Softcover]. 6 pages.
Music Sales #KP01320.
Published by Music Sales
(HL.14007563).
ISBN
9788759867587. UPC:
888680753047.
10.5x14.0x0.033
inches.
Consolation
- Like A Roselike Flower
(Consolazione - Flos Ut
Rosa) for Harp solo by
Per Norgard (2002).
Written for and dedicated
to Tine Rehling.
Programme note by the
composer: The concept of
Mary has a depth that
transcends all religious
persuasions. All over the
earth symbols of the
gentle and maternal are
known. But the word
'Maria' is also
associated - in sound -
with the Latin word for
the sea, mare, and she
thus become the Star of
the Sea, Maris
Stella. In my 3rd
Symphony the Maria motif
is used in a hymn section
in the second, and last,
part of the work. The
choral song “Flos
ut rosa floruit”
was composed directly in
the context of the
symphony, and themelody
had a 'stamina' that
carried it over into many
later vocal and choral
compositions, for
instance the
“Concerto for Harp
No. 2 - through
thorns” (2003) and
the present Consolazione
for harp solo , both
works dedicated to Tine
Rehling. .
Harp SKU: HL.48181029 For Solo Harp. Composed by George Frideric H...(+)
Harp
SKU:
HL.48181029
For
Solo Harp. Composed
by George Frideric
Handel. Arranged by Tiny
Beon. Leduc. Baroque,
Classical. Softcover. 4
pages. Alphonse Leduc
#AL20028. Published by
Alphonse Leduc
(HL.48181029).
UPC:
888680787677. 9x12
inches.
Passacag
lia is a piece for
advanced harpists,
composed by G.F. Handel
and edited by Tiny
Béon. Really
melodic, it has a main
theme reviewed in 14
variations and includes
many chords, crossing
hands, staccatos and some
natural harmonics. The
tempo varies between
Moderato, Animato and
Tranquillo. This piece
for pedal harps would be
perfect for a recital or
a contest.
Harp SKU: HL.48181035 For Harp Solo. Composed by Marcel Grandjany....(+)
Harp
SKU:
HL.48181035
For
Harp Solo. Composed
by Marcel Grandjany.
Leduc. Contemporary,
Educational. Softcover. 8
pages. Alphonse Leduc
#AL20039. Published by
Alphonse Leduc
(HL.48181035).
UPC:
888680787653. 9x12
inches.
French born
harpist and composer,
Marcel Grandjany
(1891-1975) studied at
the Paris Conservatoire
before spending much of
his working life in
America. His Trois
petites Pièces
were composed in
Grandjany's early career
and are simple and
enjoyable works, suitable
for beginner harpists.
Grandjany was a teacher
of harp at the Julliard
School for 37 years
whilst also composing and
transcribing many works
for the instrument. Made
up of three movements,
Trois petites
Pièces begins with
a delicate Rêverie
(daydream). The second
piece, a Nocturne,
contains variations in
tempo, time signature and
dynamics. The Barcarolle
third movement is the
most challenging of the
three pieces, in 6/8 time
signature and
sixteenth-note
flourishes. All these
combined aspects of
Trois petites
Pièces by
Grandjany make for a
thrilling performance for
beginner harpists.
Harp SKU: HL.48187068 Composed by Bernard Andres. Hamelle. Softcover. 8 p...(+)
Harp
SKU:
HL.48187068
Composed
by Bernard Andres.
Hamelle. Softcover. 8
pages. Hamelle & Cie
#HA09724. Published by
Hamelle & Cie
(HL.48187068).
UPC:
888680884109.
9.0x12.0x0.059
inches.
“Composed
for Pedal Harps, Sweet
Blues is a piece of 4
minutes by Bernard
Andrès. This melodious
yet quite nostalgic work
uses natural harmonies,
pinched sounds, arpeggios
and numerous pedal
changes. Quite difficult,
it would be better for
advanced players. Three
parts can be
differentiated: Lento,
Piú lento and Piú
lento. The first part
starts with a tune in
natural harmonies only by
the right hand, followed
by the same tune in
pinched notes. The piece
continues with soft
ordinary sounds. Pinched
sounds and natural
harmonies re-appear in
the last part, before the
quiet finale. Bernard
Andres (born in 1941) is
a world-known French
Harpist and composer.
Recognised for his work
on both lever and pedal
Harps and for chamber
music pieces, some of his
most famous pieces are
'Elegy to a dead
Shepherd' and
'Anamorphoses'.”.
Chamber Music harp SKU: PR.114423960 Composed by Chen Yi. Sws. Performanc...(+)
Chamber Music harp
SKU: PR.114423960
Composed by Chen Yi. Sws.
Performance Score. 4
pages. Duration 3
minutes. Theodore Presser
Company #114-42396.
Published by Theodore
Presser Company
(PR.114423960).
UPC:
680160689293. 9 x 12
inches.
Shadowy
lines traced in fading
colors suggest a mountain
range in silhouette
against the night sky in
this mesmerizing and
poetic miniature for solo
harp. The composer takes
the instrument’s full
range as her canvas,
carrying the listener’s
imagination from distant
peaks to shrouded
foothills. Particularly
memorable is a recurring
tremolo motifxa0 played
with a wooden drumstick
on the instrument’s
lowest strings. DARK
MOUNTAINS is artistically
refined, but not
virtuosic, making it a
novel and approachable
addition to the
repertoire for developing
and professional harpists
alike.
Harp SKU: HL.50607022 Revised Edition. Composed by Bernard Andres....(+)
Harp
SKU:
HL.50607022
Revised Edition.
Composed by Bernard
Andres. Hamelle. Blues,
Classical. Softcover. 8
pages. Hamelle & Cie
#ALHA9724. Published by
Hamelle & Cie
(HL.50607022).
UPC:
196288284048.
Compo
sed for Pedal Harps,
Sweet Blues is a piece of
4 minutes by Bernard
Andrès. This melodious
yet quite nostalgic work
uses natural harmonies,
pinched sounds, arpeggios
and numerous pedal
changes. Quite difficult,
it would bebetter for
advanced players. Three
parts can be
differentiated: Lento,
Piú lento and Piú
lento. The first part
starts with a tune in
natural harmonies only by
the right hand, followed
by the same tune in
pinched notes. The
piececontinues with soft
ordinary sounds. Pinched
sounds and natural
harmonies re-appear in
the last part, before the
quiet finale. Bernard
Andres (born in 1941) is
a world-known French
Harpist and composer.
Recognised for his workon
both lever and pedal
Harps and for chamber
music pieces, some of his
most famous pieces are
'Elegy to a dead
Shepherd' and
'Anamorphoses'.
Harp SKU: HL.48182311 Composed by Marcel Grandjany. Leduc. Classical. Sof...(+)
Harp
SKU:
HL.48182311
Composed
by Marcel Grandjany.
Leduc. Classical.
Softcover. 12 pages.
Alphonse Leduc #AL23442.
Published by Alphonse
Leduc (HL.48182311).
UPC: 888680787066.
9.25x12.25x0.055
inches.
Written by
Marcel Grandjany on a
tune of Haydn, Fantasy is
a piece for Harp that
includes 5 variations of
the main theme. Ideally
to be played on pedal
Harp, it would fit the
skills and abilities of
advanced Harp players.
The technical
difficulties encountered
are various as this piece
involves some
hand-crossings,
arpeggios, natural
harmonies, accidental
alterations as well as
some pedal changes.
Marcel Grandjany is a
French-born American who
lived in the 20th
century. He studied with
Alphonse Hasselmans at
the Paris Conservatoire
from the age of 11 and
got the First Prize at 13
years old. He composed
numerous pieces for Harp,
of all levels: '3 Very
Easy Little Pieces, Op.
7', 'Divertissement, Op.
29', 'Variation on the
Londonderry Air, Op. 20'
and 'Two Duets for 2
harps, Op. 26' among many
others..
Harp SKU: HL.50606509 Two Pieces for Harp. Composed by Gergely Vaj...(+)
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.