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.
Listening
