List of compositions by Carlos Salzedo


The following is a list of compositions by harpist Carlos Salzedo. A complete list may be found in Dewey Owens's biography.

Compositions for cello, flute, piano, trombone, and voice

Many early works were published by Costallat, but have since been lost. Titles are followed by year of composition, publisher's name if applicable, and year of publication. Many works have been published more than once, subsequent publisher's names follow that of the original publisher.
  • Berceuse for Cello and Piano, opus 72
  • Caprice Scherzando for Cello and Piano
  • Invocation for Cello and Piano
  • Pièce Concertante for Trombone and Piano, opus 27
  • Rivalité de Fleurs for Voice and Piano, opus 25
  • Four Choruses in Old Sonata Form for 3 men's voices/choir and harp, organ or piano
  • Prelude to Olaf Bolm for Piano
  • Breaking in the New Year for Piano
  • Offriam for Cello
  • Volute and Rondel for Flute
  • Marya Freund for Piano
  • Enigme for Piano

Original Compositions for Harp (alone or with other harps, and other instruments or voice) in chronological order

  • Ballade, op. 28, Trois Morceaux, no. 1
  • Paraphrase for Liszt's Second Rhapsody
  • Jeux d'Eau ''Trois Morceaux, no. 2
  • Variations sǔr un thème dans le style ancien, Trois Morceaux, no. 3
  • Chanson Chagrine,
  • Five Preludes for Harp Alone, in order of performance:
  • *Lamentation, Quietude, Iridescence, Introspection, Whirlwind
  • Five Preludes on the name of Olga,
  • *Embryon, Eveil, Fète au village, Hallucinations, Fraicheur
  • The Enchanted Isle a tone poem for Harp and Orchestra,
  • Bolmimerie for seven-harp ensemble
  • Brise Marine for soprano, oboe, horn, bassoon, six harps
  • Modern Study of the Harp containing Five Poetical Studies for Harp Alone
  • *"Flight", "Mirage", "Inquietude", "Idyllic Poem", "Communion"
  • Poems of Sara Yarrow for soprano, oboe, horn, bassoon, six harps
  • *Ecstasy, Despair, Humility
  • Preludes Intimes
  • * tenderly emoted, dreamingly, profoundly peaceful, in self-communion, procession-like
  • Burlesque-Sentimental
  • Five Sketches on Friends of Mine
  • * Kyra Alanova, Dane Rudhyar, Edith Sullivan, Sara Yarrow, Edgard Varèse
  • Four Preludes to the Afternoon of a Telephone for harp duo
  • * Audubon 530, Plaza 4570, Prospect 7272, Riverside 4937
  • Poem of the Little Stars
  • Recessional, International Music, 1922,
  • Sonata for Harp and Piano
  • Four Pieces for the Modern Irish Harp
  • * Sarabande variée, Bi-tonal jig, Pavloviana, Prelude Nocturne
  • Three Poems of Stephane Mallarme for soprano, harp, piano
  • * Las de l'amer repos ou ma paresse offense, Feuillet d'album, Une dentelle s'abolit
  • Nocturne to Ursula for oboe
  • Concerto for Harp and Seven Wind Instruments, Lyra
  • Preludes for Beginners published in Method for the Harp, G. Schirmer, 1929
  • * XII. Fanfare, XIII. Cortège, XIV. La Désirade, XV. Chanson dans la nuit
  • Pentacle Suite for harp duo,
  • * Steel, Serenade, Felines, Catacombs, Pantomime
  • Preambule et Jeux
  • Prelude Fatidique
  • Prelude in the Nature of an Octave Study
  • Untitled work sketch
  • Musique des Troubadours soprano, harp, viola d'amore, viola da gamba
  • Triptic Dance harp duo or trio,,
  • Short Stories in Music harp Series I and II
  • * Series I: The Dwarf and the Giant, The Kitten and the Limping Dog, Rocking Horse, On Donkeyback, Raindrops, Madonna and Child, Memories of a Clock, Night Breeze
  • *Series II: On Stilts, Pirouetting Music Box, Behind the Barracks, At Church, Goldfish, The Mermaid's Chimes, Skipping Rope
  • Scintillation
  • Diatonic Variations on The Carnival of Venice
  • Tiny Tales for Harpist Beginners Series I and II,
  • * In Hoop-Skirts, The Little Princess and the Dancing Master, A Little Orphan in the Snow, Lullaby for a Doll, The Cloister at Twilight, A Mysterious Blue Light, Funeral Procession of a Tin Soldier, The Chimes in the Steeple, A Lost Kitten, Pagoda of the Dragon
  • *Series II: Processional, The Clock Maker's Shop, Winter Night, The Dandy, Chimes, Little Soldiers, Mysterious Forest, Little Jacques, Grandmother's Memories, Frère Jacques
  • Panorama Suite Noon, Moonset, Expectation, The Birth of the Morning Star, Waltz
  • Vieni, Vieni
  • Sketches for Harpist Beginners two series
  • * Series I: Rock Me, Mommy, Imitation, Echo, Huntsman's Horn, Lost in the Mist, Hurdy-Gurdy, Poor Doggy, Tuneful Snuff-Box, Pagan Rite, Beethoven at School
  • * Series II: The Organist's First Steps, A Young Violinist, Falling Leaves, Royal Trumpeters, A Lonely Bell, Baby on the Swing, Mourners, On the Tight Rope, Pierrot is Sad, Chorale
  • Second Harp parts for Short Stories in Music Behind the Barracks, Memories of a Clock, On Donkey-Back, Rain Drops, Night Breeze, The Mermaid's Chimes, Skipping Rope
  • The Art of Modulating
  • : Lullaby, Reverie, Carillon, Grandmother's Spinning Wheel, Petite Valse, Florentine Music Box
  • Suite of Eight Dances
  • * Gavotte, Menuet, Polka, Siciliana, Bolero, Seguidilla, Tango, Rumba
  • Mimi Suite
  • * Mimi, Awakening, Incandescence, Obsession
  • Wedding Presents
  • * Garlanded Chimes, Vers l'Inconnu, In the Valley, In the Month of Maie, Shadow of a Shade, Idee-fixe, Desir, Interlude for the Theatre, Vision, Carol-Paul
  • Cadenza and editing for the Berezowsky Concerto for Harp
  • Prelude for a Drama
  • Diptych, Two Pieces for the Right Hand Alone
  • * Reflection, Interference
  • Conditioning Exercises
  • Mardi-Gras Patrol for harp ensemble
  • Conflict
  • Elyze
  • Second Concerto for Harp and Orchestra
  • Chanson dans la Nuit second harp part
  • Rumba and Tango'' second harp parts

Original paraphrases and arrangements for the harp in alphabetic order

Transcriptions of works by other composers, alphabetical by original composer

  • Albeniz: La Fete-Dieu a Seville
  • Bach, J.S.:
  • *Bourree
  • *Polonaise et Badinerie
  • *Sixth French Suite
  • Beethoven: Adagio from Moonlight Sonata
  • Boccherini: Sonata in A Major
  • Brahms:
  • *Lullaby
  • *Waltz in A-flat
  • Cady: Oriental Dance
  • Candeille: La Provencale
  • Corelli: Giga
  • Couperin:
  • *Concerts Royaux
  • *Sarabande
  • Dandrieu:
  • *Le Caquet
  • *Play of the Winds
  • Daquin: L'Hirondelle
  • Debussy:
  • *Ballade II from Trois Ballades de François Villon
  • *Children's Corner Suite
  • *Clair de Lune
  • *Clair de Lune
  • *Danseuses de Delphes
  • *En Bateau
  • *First Arabesque
  • *La Cathedrale Engloutie for harp ensemble
  • *La Danse de Puck
  • *La fille aux cheveux de lin
  • *Les Cloches
  • *Les Ingenues
  • *Voiles
  • De Falla: Seven Popular Spanish Songs
  • various works collected and titled by Salzedo as Suite Espagnole
  • Dahlgren: The Maid and I
  • Donizetti: Cadenza and solo from Lucia di Lammermoor
  • Durand: Chaconne
  • Duparc: Invitation au Voyage
  • Dvořák: Humoresque
  • Enescu: Sept Chansons de Clement Marot
  • Faure: Dolly Suite
  • Gluck:
  • *Gavotte from Armide
  • *Gavotte from Iphigenia in Aulis
  • *March of the Priests from Alceste
  • Granados: Spanish Dance no. 5
  • Grieg: *A Vision
  • *Springtide
  • Guion: Alley Tunes—Three Scenes from the South
  • Handel:
  • *Concerto for Harp in B-flat, edited extensively and original cadenza in modern style, also edited in period style in ms.
  • *Concerto for Oboe and harp
  • *Largo
  • *Largo
  • *Sonata in D
  • *The Harmonious Blacksmith
  • Haydn: Theme and Variations
  • Hue: Jeune Chansons sur des vieux airs
  • Kjerulf: Ingrid's Song
  • Lara: Concert Fantasy on Granada
  • Lie: Snow
  • Locatelli: Trio Sonata
  • Lotti: Sonata in G Major
  • Malotte: The Lord's Prayer
  • Marcello: Toccata in C Minor
  • Martini: Gavotte
  • Massenet:
  • *Meditation from Thais
  • *Menuet d'Amour from Therese
  • Mendelssohn:
  • *On Wings of Song
  • *Spinning Song
  • *Spring Song
  • *Sweet Remembrance
  • *Wedding March
  • Meyerbeer: Coronation March from Le Prophete
  • Mozart: Concerto for flute and harp, edited and revised orchestration, edited cadenzas by Reinecke
  • Nin: Granadina
  • Offenbach: Barcarolle from Tales of Hoffmann
  • Pescetti: Sonata in C Minor
  • Prokofieff: Prelude in C Major
  • Rameau:
  • *Gavotte from Le Temple de la Gloire
  • *La Joyeuse
  • *Les Sauvages
  • *Menuet Chantee
  • *Rigaudon
  • *Tambourin
  • *Pièces de Clavecin en Concert, Suites I and II
  • Ravel:
  • *A la maniere de Faure, Chabrier, Borodin
  • *Cinq Melodies Grecque
  • *Piece en forme de Habanera
  • *Prelude
  • *Sainte
  • *Sonatine
  • Rimsky-Korsakoff: Revised Cadenza for Capriccio Espagnole
  • Rubenstein: Melody in F
  • Saint-Amans: Ninette a la cour
  • Saint-Saëns: The Swan
  • Scarlatti: The Cat's Fugue
  • Sierching: Sylvelin
  • Telemann: Sonata in F
  • Tchaikovsky: Cadenza for the Nutcracker
  • Thomas: Cadenza for Mignon
  • Valensin: Menuet from Symphony no. 1
  • Wagner: Magic Fire Music from Die Walkure for one or two harps
  • *Wedding March from Lohengrin