[The Wet Garden for Harp]. Composed by Jacques de la Presle. Leduc. Classical....(+)
[The Wet Garden for
Harp].
Composed by Jacques de la
Presle. Leduc. Classical.
Softcover. 7 pages.
Alphonse
Leduc #AL20001. Published
by
Alphonse Leduc
Harp SKU: HL.48181018 Composed by Marcel Tournier. Leduc. Classical. Soft...(+)
Harp
SKU:
HL.48181018
Composed
by Marcel Tournier.
Leduc. Classical.
Softcover. 22 pages.
Alphonse Leduc #AL20003.
Published by Alphonse
Leduc (HL.48181018).
UPC: 888680907761.
9x12
inches.
Theme
and Variations by
Marcel Tournier is a
piece for advanced harp
players. Starting with a
main theme of arpeggiated
chords, the piece then
follows with a number of
variations, including
chords, arpeggios,
glissandos, and numerous
nuances and speed
variations. The piece
starts in Allegro
moderato, then evolving
to Allegretto, Allegretto
Scherzando, sometimes
more energetic or
quieter. This piece is
great to master speed,
flexibility and agility
as well as the different
types of nuances. Marcel
Tournier (1879-1951) was
a French harpist and
teacher. He studied with
Alphonse Hasselmans at
the Paris Conservatoire
and composed numerous
pieces for solo harp:
Russian Lullabies,
Six Christmas,
Four Preludes and
Three Images, Suite 1,
Op. 29, among many
others.
Harp (Harp) SKU: HL.48181033 Composed by Alphonse Hasselmans. Leduc. Clas...(+)
Harp (Harp)
SKU:
HL.48181033
Composed
by Alphonse Hasselmans.
Leduc. Classical,
Romantic. Softcover. 25
pages. Alphonse Leduc
#AL20037. Published by
Alphonse Leduc
(HL.48181033).
UPC:
888680868758.
9.0x12.0x0.198
inches.
Written by
Francois Joseph Naderman
(1781-1835), Sonatinas
Progressive, Op. 92
consists of a series of
seven small sonatas. The
level of difficulty
alternates between
intermediate and advanced
as these can be played at
different speeds but
necessitates some strong
technique as well as some
pedal changes. These
Sonatinas Progressive,
Op. 92 are still
considered as some of the
most famous pieces of the
harp repertoire today.
Francois Joseph Naderman
was a classical harpist,
composer and teacher at
the Paris Conservatoire.
His vocation was
developed by growing up
as the son of a Luthier
harp maker. He also wrote
Sonatas for harp, harp
and cello, studies and
other pieces.
Harp SKU: HL.50564200 Pour chant, orgue & quintette a cordes. Comp...(+)
Harp
SKU:
HL.50564200
Pour
chant, orgue & quintette
a cordes. Composed by
Maurice Duruflé.
Editions Durand.
Classical. Part. Composed
2001. Editions Durand
#DF13900/04. Published by
Editions Durand
(HL.50564200).
Folk Harp; Harp SKU: HL.131541 Arranged for Harp. By A. Great Big ...(+)
Folk Harp; Harp
SKU:
HL.131541
Arranged
for Harp. By A. Great
Big World. Arranged by
Sylvia Woods. Harp. Pop.
Softcover. 4 pages.
Published by Hal Leonard
(HL.131541).
ISBN
9780936661667. UPC:
888680025564.
8.5x11.0x0.031
inches.
Say
Something is an original
song by the American duo
A Great Big World. The
lyrics are about letting
go when a relationship
ends. It became an
international hit when
Christina Aguilera joined
A Great Big World on a
re-recorded version in
2013. Sylvia Woods has
made a 4-page advanced
beginner to intermediate
arrangement, playable on
either lever or pedal
harp. This music features
a pedal point (also
called a pedal note or
pedal tone), which is a
sustained or continually
repeated note that is
held constant while
harmonies change in other
parts. A pedal point is
usually found in the
bass, but here it is in
the middle register.
Virtually every measure
includes a middle C note
on the downbeat.
Sometimes it is played
with the right hand, and
at other times with the
left. But it is almost
always there. This pedal
point harmony is what
originally drew me into
this beautiful piece of
music the first time I
heard it on the radio.
The music is in the key
of C, and no sharping
levers are required, as
there are no lever
changes. Fingerings,
lyrics and chord symbols
are included. The harp
range required is 24
strings from a low C up
to an E. It can be played
on 24-string to 26-string
harps with a C as the
lowest string if you play
both hands an octave
higher than written.
Chamber Music harp SKU: PR.110406720 Composed by Samuel Adler. Classical....(+)
Chamber Music harp
SKU: PR.110406720
Composed by Samuel Adler.
Classical. Softcover.
With Standard notation.
Duration 14 minutes.
Theodore Presser Company
#110-40672. Published by
Theodore Presser Company
(PR.110406720).
UPC:
680160001316.
I
have always been fond of
writing works for
specific people or
organizations. It has
been my good fortune
during most of my
creative career to be
asked to compose for many
extraordinary performers.
The Sonata for
Harpsichord Solo is such
a case in point: it was
written in 1982 for
Barbara Harbach, a superb
performer, close friend,
and collaborator on many
musical projects. The
Sonata was premiered on
March 2, 1984, in a
recital given by Dr.
Harbach at Nazareth
College in Rochester, New
York. During my formative
years as a composer, one
seldom heard of the
harpsichord as a modern
instrument, though while
I attended undergraduate
school at Boston
University, some of us
banded together to
construct a small
harpsichord from one of
the first do-it-yourself
kits which began to
appear in the late '40s.
It was also during this
time that I heard the
Sonatina for Violin and
Harpsichord by my teacher
Walter Piston and
consequently specified
that the accompanying
instrument for my second
violin sonata could
either be a piano or a
harpsichord. It was not
until recently, however,
that my interest in the
harpsichord as a solo
instrument for new music
was aroused. This was
because of the emergence
of so many young
virtuosi, such as Barbara
Harbach, who are
interested in the
performance of new music
besides the great
harpsichord music of the
Classical, Baroque, and
pre-Baroque eras. The
keyboard music of
Domenico Scarlatti has
always intrigued and
fascinated me. The
brevity, excitement, and
clarity of this sparkling
music is charming as well
as exhilarating. It is
this type of Baroque
sonata that inspired the
conception and form of my
harpsichord sonata. The
entire work is loosely
based on the musical
translation of Barabara
Harbach's name,
especially the conflict
of the B (B-flat) and H
(B-natural in German
notation). This secondo
rub or dissonance
especially pervades the
first movement, which is
in a modified sonata
form, pitting jagged and
tense melodic elements
against most lyrical and
smooth lines. This second
movement is a song-like
melody accompanied by
rolled chords which may
be played on the lute
stop of the instrument if
this sonata is performed
on a two-manual
harpsichord. The final
movement is an
ever-driving joyous
toccata which brings the
work to an exciting close
with a coda made up of
accelerating repeated
chords. --Samuel
Adler.
Harp SKU: UT.MAG-221 Composed by Martin-Pierre Dalvimare. Edited by Anna ...(+)
Harp
SKU:
UT.MAG-221
Composed
by Martin-Pierre
Dalvimare. Edited by Anna
Pasetti. Saddle
stitching. Magadis.
Classical. Ut Orpheus
#MAG 221. Published by Ut
Orpheus (UT.MAG-221).
ISBN 9790215318625. 9
x 12
inches.
Martin-Pier
re Dalvimare, born in
1770, in Dreux
(Eure-et-Loir), from a
distinguished family,
learnt music as an
entertainment art, and
was obliged to make it a
resource for his
existence, after the
troubles of the
Revolution in 1789. He
had acquired a remarkable
talent for the harp; when
he arrived in Paris he
made a very good
impression. Then, man of
the world, knowledgeable
in many fields, which is
rare for a musician, he
was welcome everywhere,
and very soon came in
friendly terms with some
of the most renowned
artists and men of
letters of his times. The
marriage certificate of
the poet Legouve (15
pluviose of the year XI,
or February 1803, 12th
municipality of Paris),
shows that Dalvimare was
one of his best men and
that at the time he was
thirty-two years old. He
became harpist of the
Opera in the year VIII
(1800), and was
definitively confirmed in
the month of fructidor of
the year IX. At the time
of the institution of the
emperor Napoleon's
private music, M.
Dalvimare was appointed
as his harpist. In
September 1807 he
obtained the title of
harp master of the
empress Josephine. A
lucky change of his
fortune allowed this
artist to renounce to
practise his talent for
living, he resigned from
all of his positions on
March, 12th, 1812, and he
retired in Dreux, where
he still was living in
1837. For a peculiar
weakness, he does not
like to speak about his
artist career, which had
been entirely honourable,
and he would like to
forget his success too.
His first composition was
a symphonie concertant
for harp and horn, which
he composed with Frederic
Duvernoy, and published
in the year VII (1798);
notwithstanding, he
counted as his first opus
a collection of romances
with accompaniment of
piano or harp, which he
later published with
Pleyel.
In 1809
Dalvimare composed, for
the theatre Feydeau, a
one-act opera-comique
called The Marriage for
Imprudence. The music was
weak; the work did not
succeed, and people used
to say that the greatest
imprudence had been the
one of the authors who
had it performed.
Nevertheless, the score
of this opera was
published in Paris by
erard. (Francois-Joseph
Fetis).
Harp SKU: UT.HS-231 Arranged by Sara Simari. Saddle stitching. Classical....(+)
Harp
SKU:
UT.HS-231
Arranged by
Sara Simari. Saddle
stitching. Classical. Ut
Orpheus #HS 231.
Published by Ut Orpheus
(UT.HS-231).
ISBN
9790215324558. 9 x 12
inches.
Tarascon
e; Tarantella Capuanese;
Valzer; Polka di
Vittorio; Tarantella
Stiglianese
Th
e history of the
Viggianesi, strolling
musicians, winds over a
period of about four
centuries and esprimeun
‘unicum’
musically and
anthropologically. Heirs
of a travelling musical
tradition that from the
late Middle Ages
inhabited more than just
the streets of the
Kingdom of Sicily and
Naples, the harpists of
this extraordinary story
made their first
appearances as early as
the end of the 1600s
engaged in musical
practices at
shrines. Armed with an
urgent need to make a
living together with a
strong musical
inclination, adaptability
and versatility, the
groups of musicians,
almost always belonging
to the same family
circle, became the
promoters of the great
Italian musical tradition
(Southern in particular),
and with their harps on
their shoulders they
became the identification
symbol of a well-defined
and limited area of
Italy: the Agri Valley,
in Basilicata. From
the many documents
examined, a very wide and
varied musical repertoire
emerges mixing the
pastoral tradition with
classical tradition
(mainly opera, devotional
music with songs from the
cities (from the
Neapolitan tradition to
international
production). The pastoral
repertoire, the subject
of this publication,
consists of a strongly
characterized native
repertoire which the
Viggianesi had
consolidated in both
public and private ritual
occasions in their native
land, even if performing
in distant
lands.
This
collection is included
among the compulsory
pieces of The 7th
International Harp
Contest in Italy Suoni
D’Arpa, 2017,
Category A –
Associazione Italiana
dell’Arpa –
www.ass
ociazioneitalianarpa.it
Harp SKU: FG.55011-885-0 Composed by Lotta Wennäkoski. Classical, cont...(+)
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.
Duratio
n:
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.
Flute, Bassoon and Harp SKU: BT.ALHE31254 Composed by Andre Jolivet. Clas...(+)
Flute, Bassoon and Harp
SKU: BT.ALHE31254
Composed by Andre
Jolivet. Classical. Set
(Score & Parts). Heugel &
Cie #ALHE31254. Published
by Heugel & Cie
(BT.ALHE31254).
French.
Pastoreles De
Noël b
y André
Jolivet is a piece
for Flute, Bassoon and
the Harp lasting nearly
13 minutes. This piece is
really gentle and
restrained which
demonstrates the quality
ofJolivet’
s work but also reflects
that period of WWII when
France was under
occupation. These scores
are of medium level of
ability.
Pastore
les De
Noël f
eatures four
sections:L’é
toile (the Star), Les
Mages (the Wisemen), La
Vierge et l’Enfant
(the Virgin and the
Child) and Entrée
et Danse des Bergers (the
Shepherds’ dance).
Each of these parts
describes a part
oftheChristmas story,
starting with the Flute
and the Bassoon in a
duet, followed by the
entrance of the Harp to
settle the first part.
The second section is
quieter, expressing the
walk in the desert. The
Virgin and the Child
islike a lullaby and the
piece finishes on a
joyful dance to express
happiness and devotion.
André
Jolivet is a French
composer who was really
inspired by the
Antiquity, and had a
strong interest
foratonality. He also
wrote many chamber music
pieces, eleven concertos,
some orchestral and some
vocal music.
Harp SKU: HL.48180090 [Variations On an Ancient Tune]. Composed by...(+)
Harp
SKU:
HL.48180090
[Variations On an
Ancient Tune].
Composed by Carlos Leon
Salzedo. Leduc.
Classical. Softcover. 20
pages. Alphonse Leduc
#AL15280. Published by
Alphonse Leduc
(HL.48180090).
UPC:
888680795412. 9x12
inches.
“Vari
ations on an Ancient
Tune” by Carlos
Salzedo is the third and
final work of a series
called Three
Pieces'for Solo Pedal
Harp. Difficult to
play, it requires good
mastering of the
instrument and of its
technique, including the
pedals. Using the full
range of the instrument,
this work features
numerous trills,
glissandos and
accidentals among other
technicalities and is
divided between really
fast and more quiet
parts. Really delightful,
this melodious piece is
composed of a main theme
and eleven variations:
Main Theme (Maestoso) is
composed of chords I. A
tempo, Graziamente II.
Tempo di Bourrée
III. Scherzando IV.
L'Istesso tempo V.
Maestoso VI.
Vigorosamente VII. Molto
piú lento VIII.
Vivo risoluto IX. Lento,
tempo di Barcaruola X.
Como un preludio XI. Fuga
Finishing on the main
theme “A
Tempo,” this
wonderful work is an
amazing piece to include
in a concert or a
recital. Carlos Salzedo
(1885-1961) was a French
harpist and composer who
wrote and transcribed
numerous pieces for the
harp. He also wrote some
pedagogical publications
for harpists.
Harp SKU: HL.48181739 Composed by Pierrick Houdy. Leduc. Classical. Softc...(+)
Harp
SKU:
HL.48181739
Composed
by Pierrick Houdy. Leduc.
Classical. Softcover. 5
pages. Alphonse Leduc
#AL21596. Published by
Alphonse Leduc
(HL.48181739).
UPC:
888680862275. 9x12
inches.
“Born
in 1929, French composer,
Pierick Houdy was a
student of Olivier
Messiaen at the Paris
Conservatoire. He led a
successful career as
director of many
institutions and choirs,
and his compositions
remain known to this day,
Sonata for Harp being no
exception. Composed in
1983, Sonata for Harp
contributes to a
substantial catalogue of
works by Houdy. The
Sonata comprises three
movements and a typical
performance lasts about
twelve minutes. The work
is modern in style and
addresses a range of
technical features.
Suitable for advanced
harpists, Houdy's Sonata
for Harp is an exciting
addition to the
contemporary Harp
repertoire and makes for
a evocative
performance.&rdquo.
(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
