List of compositions for harp


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

Solo works

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  • *Doaa and Masa
  • David Conte
  • *Marian Variations
  • Carson Cooman
  • *Sun Figment for Harp
  • Jean Cras
  • *Deux Impromptus pour harpe
  • Jean-Michel Damase
  • *Aubade
  • *Introduction et Toccata
  • *Pluie
  • *Sarabande
  • *Sicilienne variée
  • *Tango pour harpe
  • *Thème et variations
  • *Thirty Etudes
  • Jan Ladislav Dussek
  • *Sonata with 'The Lass of Richmond Hill' in F, C. 183
  • *Three Sonatas, 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, 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
  • *Une châtelaine en sa tour, Op. 110
  • Graham Fitkin
  • *Skirting
  • *Scent for Wire Harp
  • Peggy Glanville-Hicks
  • * Harp Sonata
  • Félix Godefroid
  • *Carnaval de Venise, Op.184
  • *La danse des Sylphes
  • *Etude de concert, Op. 193
  • *Le coucou
  • *La harpe éolienne
  • Alphonse Hasselmans
  • *Gitana, Op. 21
  • *La Source, Op. 44
  • *Three Préludes, Opp. 51–3
  • Patrick Hawes
  • *How Hill
  • Paul Hindemith
  • *Harp Sonata
  • Alan Hovhaness
  • *Nocturne
  • *Harp Sonata
  • *Suite for Harp
  • Bertold Hummel
  • *Gregorian Fantasy for Harpe solo op. 97b
  • Louis-Emmanuel Jadin
  • *Fantaisie Concertante in G for harp, piano and orchestra
  • Karel Janovický
  • *Sonata for Harp
  • Francois Couture
  • *Songes
  • *La suite du printemps
  • *Sonate auprès de la rivière
  • Valeri Kikta
  • *Ossian, suite for harp
  • *Four poems of Osman
  • *Two Pieces
  • *Romantic Variations on a Theme by Lyudkevich
  • *Sonata No. 1 Sonata Lamentosa
  • *Sonata No. 2 Bylina Scales in E flat major
  • *Fantasy on themes from P.I. Tchaikovsky's 'Pique Dame'
  • *At the Smoldering Chimney, fantasy for harp
  • Jean-Baptiste Krumpholz
  • *Harp Sonata, Op. 10
  • *Four Sonates non difficiles with optional violin or cello, Op. 12
  • *Four Sonates chantantes with optional violin, Op.16, no.3 ed. in T-B
  • *Recueil de douze préludes et petits airs, Op. 2
  • *Duo for two harps, Op. 5
  • *Recueil contenant différens petits airs variés, 1 sonata and 1 petit duo for two harps, Op. 10
  • Théodore Labarre
  • *Méthode complète pour le harpe
  • *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
  • Peter Machajdík
  • *Nell'autunno del suo abbraccio insonne
  • *Flower full of Gardens
  • *Ulity
  • *Rivers Connect
  • *Benefits of Breathing
  • Fabio Mengozzi
  • *Arabesque
  • *Diario d'arpa
  • *Poema della trasmigrazione
  • *Romanza al cielo
  • *Rosa
  • *Crux
  • *Novella
  • *Moto fluttuante
  • *Primavera, stormi frementi nel silenzio del tramonto
  • *Estate, luce di stelle nella notte
  • *Autunno, petali sopiti nel vento
  • *Inverno, neve cadente nel gelo dell'alba
  • Shai Cohen
  • *Nuance for Harp and Live electronics
  • *I saw a rainbow in a puddle for amplified Harp and live electronics
  • Sergiu Natra
  • *Sonatina
  • *Prayer
  • *A Book of Hebrew Songs
  • *Ballade millenaire
  • *Cantosonata
  • Lior Navok
  • *East of the Cane Fields
  • Charles Oberthür
  • *Reminiscences de Suisse, Op. 3
  • *Souvenir de Genève, Op. 4
  • *Souvenir de Londres. Fantaisie et variations brillantes sur un thême original, Op. 26
  • *Souvenir de Boulogne. Nocturne, Op. 30
  • *La Belle Emmeline. Impromptu, Op. 51
  • *Trois Mélodies religieuses, Op. 52
  • *Gems of German Songs. Twelve Recreations, Op. 61
  • *Le Désir, Op. 65
  • *Au bord de la mer. Nocturne, Op. 68
  • *Bel chiaro di luna. Impromptu, Op. 91
  • *La Sylphide. Morceau caractéristique, Op. 150
  • *Seaside Rambles. Four Musical Sketches, Op. 158
  • *Le Réveil des elfes. Morceau caractéristique, Op. 181
  • *A Fairy Legend, Op. 182
  • *Erin, oh! Erin! Mélodie irlandaise favorite, Op. 183
  • *Conte de fées. Caprice, Op. 301
  • *Le Papillon. Caprice, Op. 317
  • Henri O'Kelly
  • *Prélude pour harpe chromatique
  • *Rêverie pastorale
  • Francesco Petrini
  • *Sonatas for harp
  • **6 as Op. 1
  • **6 as Op. 3
  • **2 as Op. 4
  • **Third book, Op. 9
  • **Fourth Book, Op. 10
  • **1 as Op. 39
  • **4 as Op. 40
  • *Airs with variations
  • **First collection, Op. 2
  • **Second collection, Op. 8
  • **Seventh collection, Op. 15
  • **Op. 16
  • **Op. 17
  • *Airs, ouvertures, sonata movements, published in Delamanière at Delaplanque
  • *Variations on 'Le Réveil du peuple de Gaveaux', 'Vive Henri IV', 'Bataille du Wagram', etc. published separately
  • Gabriel Pierné
  • *Impromptu-caprice, Op. 9
  • Anna-Maria Ravnopolska-Dean
  • *Improvisation
  • *The Turtle's Castle
  • *Four Compositions for Harp on Haiku Poetry
  • *Suite of 8 Dances: Laendler, Tango, Fandango, Horo, Kazachok, Arabian dance, Pavane
  • *Fantasy on Verdi's Opera 'La Traviata'
  • *Two Haiku Pieces on Basho
  • *The Mystic Trumpeter
  • *Five Haiku Pieces 'Solo Honkadorae Renga'
  • Henriette Renié
  • *Contemplation
  • *Concerto pour harpe et orchestre
  • *Légende d'après 'Les Elfes' de Leconte de Lisle
  • *Six Pièces
  • *Contemplation
  • *Danse des lutins
  • *Feuillets d'album
  • *Pièce symphonique en trois episodes
  • *Promenade matinale, deux pièces pour Harpe
  • *Deux pièces symphoniques
  • *Ballade fantastique d'après 'Le Cœur révélateur' d'Edgar Poë)
  • *2e Ballade pour harpe
  • *Andante Religioso
  • Marcel Grandjany
  • *Rhapsodie pour la harpe
  • Joaquín Rodrigo
  • *Impromptu
  • Nino Rota
  • *Sarabanda e Toccata
  • *Sonata
  • Albert Roussel
  • *Impromptu, Op. 21
  • John Rutter
  • *Many choral hymns and anthems with harp accompaniment, w/w/o orchestral accompaniment
  • Kaija Saariaho
  • *Fall
  • Camille Saint-Saëns
  • *Fantaisie, Op. 95
  • Salvatore Sciarrino
  • *Addio a Trachis
  • Leon Schidlowsky
  • *Five Pieces for Harp
  • Michael Seltenreich
  • *Inertia for Harp
  • Dave Smith
  • *A propos de rien
  • Juan María Solare
  • *White horse falling asleep
  • *Progressive Empathy
  • Louis Spohr
  • *Fantasia in C minor, Op. 35
  • *Variations on Méhul's 'Je suis encore dans mon printemps', Op. 36
  • *Variations in E, WoO 29, lost
  • Germaine Tailleferre
  • *Le Petit livre de harpe de Madame Tardieu
  • *Sonate
  • *Sonata alla Scarlatti
  • Josef Tal
  • *Intrada
  • *Structure
  • *Concerto for harp & electronic music
  • *Dispute
  • 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
  • *Étude de concert
  • *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
  • *Pièces nègres, Op. 41
  • *Quatre Préludes, Op. 16
  • *Six Noëls, Op. 32
  • *Sonatine, Op. 30
  • *Thème et variations
  • *Vers la source dans le bois
  • Anthony Sidney
  • *Harp Prelude No.1
  • *Harp Prelude No.2
  • *Harp Prelude No.3

Two or more harps

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Carlos Salzedo
Karlheinz Stockhausen

Chamber works

  • William Alwyn
  • *Suite for Oboe and Harp
  • Stefan Beyer
  • *Die schreien Salz, for bassoon, trumpet, trombone, percussion, harp, violin, and violoncello
  • François-Adrien Boieldieu
  • *Duos for harp and piano
  • **No. 1
  • **No. 2
  • **No. 3, lost
  • *Air and nine variations for harp and piano, lost
  • Jeremy Beck
  • *Ghosts for flute and harp
  • *Sonata for flute, violin, cello and harp
  • *Songs Without Words for flute and harp
  • Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges
  • *Sonata for flute and harp
  • Howard J. Buss
  • *Alpine Spring for flute and harp
  • *Inner Quest for flute and harp
  • *Saint Francis and the Animals for flute, clarinet and harp
  • *Seaside Reflections for flute and harp
  • *Seaside Reflections for oboe and harp
  • *Seaside Reflections for clarinet and harp
  • *Zoom for bass trombone and harp
  • Garrett Byrnes; ;
  • *Moon Songs for soprano and harp
  • *Villanelle for violin and harp
  • Elliott Carter
  • *Trilogy for oboe and harp
  • *Luimen for trumpet, trombone, vibraphone, mandolin, guitar, and harp
  • *Mosaic for flute, oboe, clarinet, harp, violin, viola, cello, and double bass
  • *Trije glasbeniki for flute, bass clarinet, and harp
  • Jeremy Cavaterra
  • *Trio for Harp, Flute, and Viola
  • *Capriccio Concertante for clarinet, string quartet, bass, and harp
  • Julian Cochran
  • *Artemis for violin, cor anglais and harp
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  • *Trio for a Spry Clarinet, Weeping Cello and Ruminating Harp
  • *Firefly Elegy for clarinet, violin, viola, cello, and harp
  • Francois Couture
  • *La suite foraine for Flute, viola and Harp
  • *La suite au chalet for Oboe and Harp
  • *La suite de la table d'hôte for Violin and Harp
  • *Sonate aux arômes boisés for Viola and Harp
  • *Sonate aux champs for Viola and Harp
  • *Portraits pour harpe et guitare
  • Jean Cras
  • *Quintette pour harpe, flûte, violon, alto et violoncelle
  • Jean-Michel Damase
  • *Trio for flute, cello and harp
  • *Trio for flute, viola and harp
  • *Quintet for flute, harp and string trio, Op. 2
  • *Sonata for clarinet and harp
  • *Second Sonata for flute and harp
  • *Adage for trumpet and harp
  • Claude Debussy
  • *Music for Chansons de Bilitis for two flutes, two harps, and celesta, L. 96
  • *Danses sacrée et profane for harp and string quintet, L. 103
  • *Sonata for harp, flute, and viola, L. 137
  • *Trio Sonata for flute, viola, and harp
  • Joël-François Durand
  • *Le Tombeau de Rameau for flute, viola and harp
  • Jan Ladislav Dussek
  • *Duo in F for harp and piano, C. 63
  • *Duetto in F for harp and piano, C. 102
  • *Two pieces for harp, violin, and cello
  • **No. 1 in E flat, C. 147
  • **No. 2 in B flat, C. 148
  • *Duet in E flat for harp and piano, C. 170
  • *Two Duettinos for harp and piano
  • **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
  • *No. 2 in E flat, C. 239
  • *No. 3 in F, C. 243
  • Vladimír Godár
  • *Barcarolle, for violin, strings, harp and harpsichord
  • *La Canzona refrigerativa dell arpa di Davide , for cello & harp
  • Sofia Gubaidulina
  • *Garden of Joy and Sorrow, for harp, flute and viola
  • Lou Harrison
  • *The Perilous Chapel, for harp, flute, cello and percussion
  • Patrick Hawes
  • *Earth Rise for harp and oboe
  • *Reflexionem for harp and cello
  • Gilad Hochman
  • *Prayer without Words for soprano saxophone and Harp
  • Arthur Honegger
  • *Petite suite for flute, viola and harp
  • Alan Hovhaness
  • *The World Beneath the Sea
  • **No. 1, for harp, alto saxophone, vibraphone, timpani and gong
  • **No. 2, for harp, clarinet, timpani bells, and double bass
  • *Koke no Niwa, for English horn, 2 percussion and harp
  • *The Garden of Adonis, for flute and harp
  • *Firdausi, for clarinet, harp and percussion
  • *Spirit of Tress, for harp and guitar
  • *Starry Night, for flute, xylophone and harp
  • *Sonata for flute and harp
  • *Sno Qualmie, for harp, clarinet, timpani, chimes, and double bass
  • *Upon Enchanted Ground, Op.90, No.1, for flute, cello, giant tamtam and harp
  • Bertold Hummel
  • *Duo concertante for Harp and Violoncello Op.33
  • Airat Ichmouratov
  • *Trio for Harp, Viola and Flute "Fujin's Dream" Op.58
  • Nigel Keay
  • *Terrestrial Mirror for flute, viola & harp
  • Valeri Kikta
  • *Antique Visions for clarinet and harp
  • *Sonata for violin and harp
  • Jean-Baptiste Krumpholz
  • *6 harp sonatas with violin, Op. 1
  • *4 harp sonatas with violin, double bass, and two horns, Op. 3
  • *6 harp sonatas, Op. 8, nos. 1–5 with violin or flute
  • *Collection de pièces de différens genres distribuées en 6 sonates with piano, Opp. 13–14
  • *4 Sonates en forme de scènes de différens caractères with piano, Op. 15
  • *3 Sonates … dont la 1er en forme de scène with violin, Op. 17
  • *2 Sonates en forme de scènes with piano, Op. 18
  • *Andante for harp and violin, Op. 19
  • 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
  • *Numerous salon pieces for harp and piano
  • *Romance for violin and harp
  • Lowell Liebermann
  • *Sonata for flute and harp, Op. 56
  • Raymond Luedeke
  • *The Moon in the Labyrinth for harp and string quartet
  • *The Lyre of Orpheus for harp and string quartet
  • *Fairy Tales for harp and flute
  • *Five Pieces for harp, flute, and cello
  • *Aurora for flute and harp
  • Bohuslav Martinů
  • *Musique de Chambre No. 1
  • Felix Mendelssohn
  • *The Evening Bell in B flat for harp and piano MWV Q 20
  • Fabio Mengozzi
  • *Phoenix
  • *Ousia
  • *Ousia II
  • *Auriga
  • Sergiu Natra
  • *Music For Violin and Harp
  • *Music For Harp and Three Brass Instruments
  • *Music for Nicanor
  • *Commentaires sentimentaux
  • *Two Sacred Songs
  • *Ancient Walls
  • *Ancient Walls
  • *Trio in One Movement nr. 2
  • *Deux poemes
  • *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
  • *Seven Haiku, for flute and harp
  • Charles Oberthür
  • *Souvenir à Schwalbach, Op. 42 for horn and harp
  • *Mon séjour à Darmstadt, Op. 90 for horn and harp
  • *Trio, Op. 139 for violin, cello, harp
  • *Trio, Op. 162 for violin, cello, harp
  • *Orpheus, Op. 253 for harp and piano
  • *Sweet Dreams, Op. 300 for clarinet and piano
  • Elias Parish Alvars
  • *Grande fantaisie brillante for harp and piano, based on themes from Anna Bolena, La sonnambula and Lucia di Lammermoor, composed with Carl Czerny
  • Francesco Petrini
  • *Airs with variations
  • **Third collection for harp, violin, and oboe
  • **Fourth and fifth collections, Opp. 12–13 for harp, violin, and oboe
  • **Sixth collection, Op. 14 for harp, bassoon, and cello
  • *3 preludes for harp and basso continuo
  • Maurice Ravel
  • *Introduction and Allegro for harp, flute, clarinet, and string quartet
  • Albert Roussel
  • *Sérénade for flute, string trio, and harp, Op. 30
  • Camille Saint-Saëns
  • *Fantasie for violin and harp, Op. 124
  • Timothy Salter
  • *Mosaics for flute/picolo, viola and harp
  • Carlos Salzedo
  • *The Enchanted Isle
  • *Harp Concerto No. 1
  • *Harp Concerto No. 2
  • Anthony Sidney
  • *Florence Concert, for Harp and Orchestra
  • *Sonata for Harp and Guitar
  • *Sketchbook of a Journey, for Harp and Guitar
  • *Chiaroscuro, for Harp, Viola and Guitar
  • *Lavender and Mulberry Sonatina, for Harp and Guitar
  • *Concert of the Seas, for Harp, Guitar and Orchestra
  • *Sonata No.2 for Harp and Guitar
  • *Sonata for Harp, Flute and Bassoon
  • Leo Smit
  • *Trio pour Flute, Alto et harpe
  • Dave Soldier
  • *Dean Swift's Satyrs for the Very Very Young for harp, viola, flute and voice
  • 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
  • **No. 2 in B flat, Op. 16
  • **No. 3 in E minor/F minor, WoO 27
  • **No. 4 in D/E flat, Op. 113
  • **No. 5 in D/E flat, Op. 114
  • **No. 6 in G/A flat, Op. 115
  • **No. 7 in G/A flat, WoO 36, lost
  • *Sonata movement for harp and violin in G, WoO 24, incomplete
  • *Introduction in G for harp and violin, WoO 25
  • *Trio in E minor/F minor for violin, cello, and harp, WoO 28
  • *Rondo in E minor/F minor for violin, cello, and harp, WoO 33, lost
  • *Fantasia on Themes by Handel and Vogler in B minor/C minor–A/B flat, Op. 118
  • William Grant Still
  • *Ennanga, for harp, string quintet, and piano
  • Igor Stravinsky
  • *Epitaphium for flute, clarinet, and harp
  • Toru Takemitsu
  • *Eucalypts II, for flute, oboe and harp
  • * "Rain Spell", for piano, harp, vibrafone, clarinet and flute
  • *Toward the Sea III, for alto flute and harp
  • *And then I knew 'twas Wind, for flute, viola and harp
  • Josef Tal
  • *Lament, for violoncello & harp
  • *Hora, for violoncello & harp
  • *Duo for trombone & harp
  • Marcel Tournier
  • *Nocturne
  • *La Lettre du jardinier
  • *Deux préludes romantiques Op. 17
  • Heitor Villa-Lobos
  • *Sextuor mystique, for flute, oboe, alto saxophone, harp, guitar and celesta
  • *Quatuor, for flute, alto saxophone, harp, celesta and women's voices
  • *Nonetto, for flute, oboe, clarinet, alto saxophone, bassoon, harp, piano, celesta, percussion and mixed choir
  • *Quintette instrumental, for flute, harp and string trio

Concertante works

Concertos

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Other concertante works

Concertos with other solo instruments