CONTEMPORARY MUSIC FOR HARP
This section presents contemporary harp music, encompassing diverse modern harp compositions and new harp works. It highlights significant 20th-century music for harp and contemporary harp repertoire, showcasing solo works and pieces by Lior Navok.
UNACCOMPANIED HARP
East of the Cane Fields
8' | harp solo
This section presents unaccompanied harp music, featuring diverse solo harp compositions and modern harp repertoire. It highlights contemporary harp solos, innovative works, and avant-garde harp pieces, showcasing solo performances, including works by Lior Navok.
CHAMBER MUSIC FOR HARP
This section explores contemporary chamber music for harp, encompassing diverse modern harp chamber works and extensive chamber music repertoire with harp. It highlights innovative harp ensemble compositions and avant-garde pieces, including significant works by Lior Navok.
Seven Haiku
12' | for flute (or alto flute) and harp
Veiled Echoes
15' | flute, viola and harp
Quartet for Flute, Clarinet Bassoon and Harp
27' | flute (doubles piccolo), clarinet, bassoon and harp
Flashes of Decay
12' | flute / piccolo; English horn; clarinet / bass clarinet; horn; tuba; percussion (2); harp; piano
VOCAL MUSIC WITH HARP
A’l Mishcavi Baleylot (Upon my bed by night)
5' | soprano and harp
This section presents contemporary vocal music featuring harp, encompassing diverse modern vocal-harp collaborations and significant vocal-harp repertoire. It highlights new vocal compositions with harp accompaniment, innovative arrangements, and experimental pieces, including works by Lior Navok.
Spring Calls
for soprano and ensemble
10' 30" | leggiero soprano (also plays small percussion instruments),flute, viola, cello and harp
Sheet Music for Harp:
List of Key 20th–21st Century Percussion Repertoire
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Luciano Berio – Sequenza II – solo harp – 1963
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Benjamin Britten – Suite for Harp – solo harp – 1969
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Benjamin Britten – A Ceremony of Carols – harp and choir – 1942
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Benjamin Britten – Canticle V: The Death of Saint Narcissus – harp and tenor – 1974
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Benjamin Britten – A Birthday Hansel – harp and high voice – 1975
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David Bruce – Caja de Musica – solo harp – 2009
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Howard J. Buss – Awakening – solo harp – 2010
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André Caplet – Divertissement à la française – solo harp – 1924
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André Caplet – Divertissement à l’espagnole – solo harp – 1924
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Elliott Carter – Bariolage – solo harp – 1992
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Jean-Michel Damase – Thème et variations – solo harp – 1995
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Gabriel Fauré – Impromptu, Op. 86 – solo harp – 1904
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Gabriel Fauré – Une châtelaine en sa tour, Op. 110 – solo harp – 1918
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Peggy Glanville-Hicks – Harp Sonata – solo harp – 1953
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Alphonse Hasselmans – Three Préludes, Opp. 51–53 – solo harp – 1902
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Paul Hindemith – Harp Sonata – solo harp – 1939
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Alan Hovhaness – Nocturne – solo harp – 1935 (rev. 1959)
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Alan Hovhaness – Harp Sonata – solo harp – 1954
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Alan Hovhaness – Suite for Harp – solo harp – 1973
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Bertold Hummel – Gregorian Fantasy for Harp – solo harp – 1994
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Vincent Persichetti – Parable for Harp, Op. 153 – solo harp – 1973
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Karlheinz Stockhausen – Freude – harp duo – 2005
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Karlheinz Stockhausen – In Freundschaft – solo harp – 1977
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Iannis Xenakis – Mists – solo harp – 1980
ABOUT CONTEMPORARY MUSIC FOR HARP
Contemporary music for the harp is an exhilarating and evolving field that has experienced notable growth and innovation in recent years. This genre is distinguished by its wide array of styles and compositions, ranging from solo works to large ensemble pieces, and from classical influences to avant-garde experimentation. The harp, with its ethereal and resonant tones, intricate pedal mechanisms, and vast expressive range, has become a favored instrument among many contemporary composers. These composers are consistently pushing the boundaries of what the harp can achieve, inventing new techniques and sounds that challenge traditional notions of the instrument's capabilities. From delicate, shimmering arpeggios to powerful, percussive effects, the harp's versatility makes it an intriguing and captivating choice for modern musical exploration.