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.
HARPE
