List of compositions for harp

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The following is a non-exhaustive list of notable compositions for the harp.

Contents

[edit] Solo Works

  • Bernard Andres
    • Absidioles
    • Acalèphes
    • Acrospores
    • Alkermès
    • Amarantes
    • Anamorphoses
    • Aquatintes
    • Asters
    • Automates
    • Charades
    • Danses d’Automne
    • Contes Vagues
    • La Gimblette
  • Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach
    • Sonata for Harp in G major Wq.139
  • Ludwig van Beethoven
    • Six Variations on a Swiss Song, WoO 64 (for harp or piano, composed before 1793)
  • Luciano Berio
    • Sequenza II (1963)
  • François-Adrien Boieldieu
    • Harp Sonata (1795), lost
  • Benjamin Britten
    • Suite for Harp (1969)
    • A Ceremony of Carols (harp accompanies SSA choir)
    • Canticle V: The Death of Saint Narcissus (harp accompanies tenor)
    • A Birthday Hansel (harp accompanies high voice)
  • David Bruce (composer)
    • Caja de Musica (2009)
  • Garrett Byrnes
    • Valley of Butterflies (2011)
    • Sizzle (2009)
    • Amhrán Slán (2001)
    • Visions in Twilight (2000)
  • André Caplet
    • Déchiffrage (1910)
    • Divertissement à la française (1924)
    • Divertissement à l'espagnole (1924)
  • Carson Cooman
    • Sun Figment for Harp (2002)
  • Jean-Michel Damase
    • Aubade
    • Introduction et Toccata
    • Pluie
    • Sarabande
    • Sicilienne Variée
    • Tango pour harpe
    • Theme et Variations
    • Thirty Etudes
  • Jan Ladislav Dussek
    • Sonata with The Lass of Richmond Hill in F, C. 183 (c. 1800)
    • Three Sonatas (1797), possibly by Sophia Dussek
      • No. 1 in B flat, C. 12
      • No. 2 in G, C. 13
      • No. 3 in C minor, C. 14
    • Six Sonatinas (1799),definitely by J L Dussek
      • No. 1 in C, C. 160
      • No. 2 in F, C. 161
      • No. 3 in G, C. 162
      • No. 4 in B flat, C. 163
      • No. 5 in F, C. 164
      • No. 6 in E flat, C. 165
  • Gabriel Fauré
    • Impromptu, Op. 86 (1904)
    • Une châtelaine en sa tour, Op. 110 (1918)
  • Graham Fitkin
    • Skirting (2004)
    • Scent for wire harp (2007)
  • Luis Jorge González
    • Dirges and Flowers (2003-04)
    • Sounding Solitudes V (1988)
  • Alphonse Hasselmans
    • Gitana, Op. 21
    • La Source, Op. 44
    • Three Préludes, Opp. 51–3
  • Paul Hindemith
    • Harp Sonata (1939)
  • Alan Hovhaness
    • Nocturne (1935; rev. 1959)
    • Harp sonata (1954)
    • Suite for Harp (1973)
  • Valeri Kikta
    • Ossian, suite for harp (1965)
    • Four poems of Osman for harp (1969)
    • Two Pieces for harp (1972)
    • Romantic Variations on a theme by Lyudkevich for harp (1978)
    • Sonata No. 1 Sonata Lamentosa for harp (1980)
    • Sonata No. 2 Bylina Scales in E flat major for harp (1982)
    • Fantasy on themes from P.I.Tchaikovsky's Pique Dame for harp (1982)
    • At the smoldering chimney, fantasy for harp (1983)
  • Jean-Baptiste Krumpholz
    • Harp Sonata, Op. 10 (c. 1787)
    • Four Sonates non difficiles with optional violin or cello, Op. 12 (c. 1787)
    • Four Sonates chantantes with optional violin, Op.16 (c1788), no.3 ed. in T-B
    • Recueil de douze préludes et petits airs, Op. 2 (c. 1776)
    • Duo for two harps, Op. 5 (c. 1777)
    • Recueil contenant différens petits airs variés, 1 sonata and 1 petit duo for two harps, Op. 10 (c. 1787)
  • Théodore Labarre
    • Méthode complète pour le harpe (1844)
    • Fantaisies on operatic themes after Donizetti, Rossini and others
    • Numerous concert works
  • Fabien Lévy
    • "Les deux ampoules d'un sablier peu à peu se comprennent" (Billaudot publisher)
  • Sergiu Natra
    • Sonatina
    • Prayer
    • A Book of Hebrew Songs
    • Ballade millenaire Harp
    • Cantosonata (2011)
  • Lior Navok
    • East of the Cane Fields
  • Elias Parish Alvars
    • Fantasia on Themes from “Oberon”
    • Grand Study in Imitation of the Mandoline
    • Hebrew Air from “Voyage No 3”
    • Chanson Grec from “Voyage No 6”
    • Sultan’s Parade from “Voyage No 3”
    • La Danse des Fees Op 76
    • Lucia di Lammermoor Fantasia No 2 Op 79
    • Mandoline
    • Marche Favorite du Sultan
    • Prayer from “Mose in Egitto”
    • Serenade Op 83
    • Romance 1
    • Romance 2
    • over 80 pieces
  • Francesco Petrini
    • Sonatas for harp (violin ad lib)
      • 6 as Op. 1 (1769)
      • 6 as Op. 3
      • 2 as Op. 4
      • Third book, Op. 9
      • Fourth Book, Op. 10 (c. 1780)
      • 1 as Op. 39
      • 4 as Op. 40 (1801)
    • Airs with variations
      • First collection, Op. 2 (1774)
      • Second collection, Op. 8 (1774)
      • Seventh collection, Op. 15 (1779)
      • Op. 16 (1779)
      • Op. 17 (c. 1780-5)
    • Airs, ouvertures, sonata movements, published in Delamanière at Delaplanque (c. 1790)
    • Variations on "Le réveil du peuple de Gaveaux", "Vive Henri IV", "Bataille du Wagram", etc. published separately
  • Gabriel Pierné
    • Impromptu-caprice, Op. 9 (1885)
  • Anna-Maria Ravnopolska-Dean
    • Improvisation for harp solo, June 2003
    • “The turtle’s castle” for harp solo, September 2003
    • Four compositions for harp on Haiku poetry, October 2003
    • Suite of eight dances: Laendrer, Tango, Fandango, Horo, Kazachok, Arabian dance, Pavane for harp solo April 2004
    • "Fantasy on Verdi`s Opera La Traviata”for harp solo, June 2005
    • Two haiku pieces on Basho for harp solo, February 2006
    • “The mystic trumpeter” on Walt Whitman for harp solo, February 2006
    • Five haiku pieces “Solo Honkadorae Renga” for harp solo, February 2006
  • Henriette Renié
    • Legende d'après Les Elfes de Leconte de Lisle
    • Six pièces pour harpe
    • Contemplation
    • Danse Des Lutins
    • Feuille d’Automne (Esquisse)
    • Piece Symphonique, En Trois Episodes
  • Joaquín Rodrigo
    • Impromptu (1959)
  • Nino Rota
    • Sarabanda e Toccata
    • Sonata
  • Albert Roussel
    • Impromptu, Op. 21 (1919)
  • John Rutter
    • Dancing Day (SSA choral song-cycle with harp accomp.)
    • Many choral hymns and anthems with harp accompaniment, w/w/o orchestral accompaniment
  • Camille Saint-Saëns
    • Fantaisie, Op. 95
  • Salvatore Sciarrino
    • Addio a Trachis
  • Louis Spohr
    • Fantasia in C minor, Op. 35 (1807)
    • Variations on Méhul's "Je suis encore dans mon printemps", Op. 36 (1807)
    • Variations in E, WoO 29 (1808), lost
  • Germaine Tailleferre
    • Le Petite Livre de Harpe de Madame Tardieu
    • Sonate pour harpe
    • Sonata alla Scarlatti for Harp
  • Josef Tal
    • Intrada (1959)
    • Structure (1961)
    • Dispute (1989)
  • Marcel Tournier
    • Berceuse
    • Berceuse Russe Op 40
    • Ce Que Chante la Pluie D'automne Op 49
    • Deux Petites Pièces
    • Deuxième Sonatine Op 45
    • Encore une Bôite à Musique Op 43
    • Etude de Concert (Au Matin)
    • Féerie
    • Fresque Marine Op 46
    • Images Op. 29 Suite 1
    • Images Op. 31 Suite 2
    • Images Op. 35 Suite 3
    • Images Op. 39 Suite 4
    • Jazz Band Op 33
    • Pieces Negres Op 41
    • Quatre Preludes Op 16
    • Six Noels, Op. 32
    • Sonatine Op 30
    • Theme et Variations
    • Vers la Source dans le Bois

[edit] Two or more harps

[edit] Chamber works

  • Stefan Beyer
    • Die schreien Salz, for bassoon, trumpet, trombone, percussion, harp, violin, and violoncello (2008/2009)
  • François-Adrien Boieldieu
    • Duos for harp and piano
      • No. 1 (1796)
      • No. 2 (1796)
      • No. 3 (c. 1800), lost
    • Air and nine variations for harp and piano (1803), lost
  • Garrett Byrnes
    • Villanelle for violin and harp (2006)
  • Jean-Michel Damase
    • Trio for flute, cello and harp (1947)
    • Trio for flute, viola and harp (1947)
    • Quintet for flute, harp and string trio, op. 2 (1948)
    • Sonate pour clarinette et harpe (1984)
    • 2e Sonata pour Flute et Harpe
    • Adage for trumpet and harp
  • Claude Debussy
    • Music for Chansons de Bilitis for two flutes, two harps, and celesta, L. 96 (1900-1)
    • Danses Sacrée et Profane for harp and string quintet, L. 103 (1904)
    • Sonata for harp, flute, and viola, L. 137 (1915)
  • Jan Ladislav Dussek
    • Duo in F for harp and piano, C. 63 (c. 1789)
    • Duetto in F for harp and piano, C. 102 (1794)
    • Two pieces for harp, violin, and cello (1797)
      • No. 1 in E flat, C. 147
      • No. 2 in B flat, C. 148
    • Duet in E flat for harp and piano, C. 170 (1799)
    • Two Duettinos for harp and piano (c. 1802)
      • No. 1 in C, C. 189
      • No. 2 in F, C. 190
    • Three Duos concertants for harp and piano
    • No. 1 in B flat, C. 234 (1810)
    • No. 2 in E flat, C. 239 (1811)
    • No. 3 in F, C. 243 (1811)
  • Sofia Gubaidulina
    • Garden of Joy and Sorrow, for harp, flute and viola
  • Alan Hovhaness
    • The World Beneath the Sea No. 1, for harp, alto saxophone, vibraphone, timpani and gong (1954)
    • The World Beneath the Sea No. 2, for harp, clarinet, timpani bells (chimes or glockesnspiel), and double bass (1963)
    • Koke no Niwa, for English horn (or B flat clarinet), 2 percussion and harp (1954; rev. 1960)
    • The Garden of Adonis, for flute and harp (or piano) (1971)
    • Firdausi, for clarinet, harp and percussion (1972)
    • Spirit of Tress, for harp and guitar (1983)
    • Starry Night, for flute, xylophone and harp
    • Sonata for flute and harp (1987)
    • Sno Qualmie, for harp, clarinet, timpani, chimes, and double bass (?)
  • Nigel Keay
    • Terrestrial Mirror for flute, viola & harp (2005)
  • Valeri Kikta
    • Antique visions for clarinet and harp (1977)
    • Sonata for violin and harp (1998)
  • Jean-Baptiste Krumpholz
    • 6 harp sonatas with violin, Op. 1 (c. 1775)
    • 4 harp sonatas with violin, double bass, and two horns, Op. 3 (c. 1776)
    • 6 harp sonatas, Op. 8 (c. 1780), nos. 1-5 with violin or flute
    • Collection de pièces de différens genres distribuées en 6 sonates with piano, Opp. 13-14 (c. 1788)
    • 4 Sonates en forme de scènes de différens caractères with piano, Op. 15 (c. 1788)
    • 3 Sonates … dont la 1er en forme de scène with violin, Op. 17 (c. 1789)
    • 2 Sonates en forme de scènes with piano, Op. 18 (c. 1789)
    • Andante for harp and violin, Op. 19 (c. 1789)
  • Théodore Labarre
    • Duos for harp and horn
    • Trios for harp, horn, and bassoon, Op. 6
    • Grand duo du couronnement for harp and piano, Op. 104 (1841)
    • Numerous salon pieces for harp and piano
    • Romance for violin and harp
  • Lowell Liebermann
    • Sonata for flute and harp, Op. 56 (1996)
  • Sergiu Natra
    • Music For Violin and Harp
    • Music For Harp and Three Brass Instruments (trumpet, trombone, & French hor)
    • Music for Nicanor (harp, flute, clarinet & string quartet)
    • Commentaires Sentimentaux (flute, viola and harp)
    • Two sacred songs (soprano, violin, cello, harp & organ)
    • Ancient walls (trombone & harp)
    • Ancient walls (horn & harp)
    • Trio in One Movement nr. 2 (2 French horns & harp)
    • Deux poemes (voice & harp
    • Sonata for Harp and String Quartet.
    • Divertimento for Harp and String Quartet with D.B.
    • Divertimento for Harp and String Quartet without D.B.
    • Divertimento for Harp and String Orch.
  • Lior Navok
    • Al Mishkavi Baleylot - for soprano and harp
    • Quartet for flute, clarinet, bassoon and harp
    • Veiled Echoes - for flute, viola and harp
  • Charles Oberthür
    • Orpheus, Op. 253 for harp and piano
  • Elias Parish Alvars
  • Francesco Petrini
    • Airs with variations
      • Third collection (1774) for harp, violin, and oboe
      • Fourth and fifth collections, Opp. 12-13 (c. 1778) for harp, violin, and oboe
      • Sixth collection, Op. 14 (1778) for harp, bassoon, and cello
    • 3 preludes for harp and basso continuo
  • Einojuhani Rautavaara
    • Ballade for harp and strings (1973/1981)
  • Maurice Ravel
  • Albert Roussel
    • Sérénade for flute, string trio, and harp, Op. 30 (1925)
  • Camille Saint-Saëns
    • Fantaisie for violin and harp, Op. 124
  • Carlos Salzedo
    • The Enchanted Isle (1918)
    • Harp Concerto No. 1 (1926)
    • Harp Concerto No. 2 (1953)
  • Louis Spohr – in many of these works, the harp was to be tuned down a semitone and the music written a semitone higher
    • Sonatas for harp and violin
      • No. 1 in C minor, WoO 23 (1805)
      • No. 2 in B flat, Op. 16 (1806)
      • No. 3 in E minor/F minor, WoO 27 (c. 1806)
      • No. 4 in D/E flat, Op. 113 (1806)
      • No. 5 in D/E flat, Op. 114 (1811)
      • No. 6 in G/A flat, Op. 115 (1809)
      • No. 7 in G/A flat, WoO 36 (1819), lost
    • Sonata movement for harp and violin in G, WoO 24 (1805), incomplete
    • Introduction in G for harp and violin, WoO 25 (1805)
    • Trio in E minor/F minor for violin, cello, and harp, WoO 28 (1806)
    • Rondo in E minor/F minor for violin, cello, and harp, WoO 33 (1813), lost
    • Fantasia on themes by Handel and Vogler in B minor/C minor–A/B flat, Op. 118 (1814)
  • Igor Stravinsky
    • Epitaphium for flute, clarinet, and harp (1959)
  • Josef Tal
    • Lament, for violoncello & harp (1947)
    • Hora, for violoncello & harp (1949)
    • Concerto for harp & electronic music (1971/1980)
    • Duo for trombone & harp (1989)
  • Marcel Tournier
    • Nocturne (cello, harp and organ)
    • La Lettre du Jardinier (high voice and harp)
    • Deux Preludes Romantiques Op. 17 (violin and harp)

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Compiled from the Works Lists of the composers in The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, ed. S. Sadie and J. Tyrrell (London: Macmillan, 2001). Australian Music Centre Catalogue www.amcoz.org

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