List of compositions for harp
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The following is a non-exhaustive list of notable compositions for the harp.
- Elias Parish Alvars
- Introduction, Cadenza & Rondo
- La Mandoline, Op.84
- Fantaisie sur Lucia di Lammermoor
- Lucia di Lammermoor Fantasia No. 2, Op 79
- 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 fées, Op 76
- Marche favorite du Sultan
- "Prayer" from Mosè in Egitto
- Serenade, Op. 83
- Romance No. 1
- Romance No. 2
- over 80 pieces
- 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)
- Nimrod Borenstein
- Etude Poème opus 8 (1995)
- Nocturne opus 46 (2007)
- 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
- Caja de Musica (2009)
- Howard J. Buss
- Awakening (2010)
- Vega of Lyra "The Harp Star" (2013)
- Gary Schocker (b. 1959)
- Garden in Harp
- Garrett Byrnes (b. 1971)
- 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)
- Elliott Carter
- Bariolage (1992)
- Julian Cochran
- Four Preludes and Nocturne for Concert Harp
- Two Valses for Concert Harp
- Gilad Cohen
- Doaa and Masa (2016)[1]
- David Conte
- Marian Variations (2006)
- Carson Cooman
- Sun Figment for Harp (2002)
- Jean Cras
- Deux Impromptus pour harpe (1925)
- 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 (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)
- Peggy Glanville-Hicks
- Harp Sonata (1953)
- 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 (2009)
- Paul Hindemith
- Harp Sonata (1939)
- Alan Hovhaness
- Nocturne (1935; rev. 1959)
- Harp Sonata (1954)
- Suite for Harp (1973)
- Bertold Hummel
- Gregorian Fantasy for Harpe solo op. 97b (1994)[2]
- Louis-Emmanuel Jadin
- Fantaisie Concertante in G for harp, piano and orchestra
- Karel Janovický
- Sonata for Harp (2000)
- Francois Couture
- Songes (2015)
- La suite du printemps (2020)
- Sonate auprès de la rivière (2021)
- Valeri Kikta
- Ossian, suite for harp (1965)
- Four poems of Osman (1969)
- Two Pieces (1972)
- Romantic Variations on a Theme by Lyudkevich (1978)
- Sonata No. 1 Sonata Lamentosa (1980)
- Sonata No. 2 Bylina Scales in E flat major (1982)
- Fantasy on themes from P.I. Tchaikovsky's 'Pique Dame' (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
- Fabien Lévy
- Les deux ampoules d'un sablier peu à peu se comprennent
- Peter Machajdík
- Fabio Mengozzi
- Arabesque (2011)
- Diario d'arpa (2011)
- Poema della trasmigrazione (2012)
- Romanza al cielo (2012)
- Rosa (2012)[8]
- Crux (2012)[9]
- Novella (2013)
- Moto fluttuante (2014)
- Primavera, stormi frementi nel silenzio del tramonto (2021)[10]
- Estate, luce di stelle nella notte (2021)[11]
- Autunno, petali sopiti nel vento (2021)[12]
- Inverno, neve cadente nel gelo dell'alba (2021)[13]
- Shai Cohen
- Nuance for Harp and Live electronics (2011)
- I saw a rainbow in a puddle for amplified Harp and live electronics (2019)
- Sergiu Natra
- Sonatina
- Prayer
- A Book of Hebrew Songs
- Ballade millenaire
- Cantosonata (2011)
- 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 (1900)
- Rêverie pastorale (1900)
- 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
- Sonatas for harp (violin ad lib)
- Gabriel Pierné
- Impromptu-caprice, Op. 9 (1885)
- Anna-Maria Ravnopolska-Dean
- Improvisation (2003)
- The Turtle's Castle (2003)
- Four Compositions for Harp on Haiku Poetry (2003)
- Suite of 8 Dances: Laendler, Tango, Fandango, Horo, Kazachok, Arabian dance, Pavane (2004)
- Fantasy on Verdi's Opera 'La Traviata' (2005)
- Two Haiku Pieces on Basho (2006)
- The Mystic Trumpeter (2006)
- Five Haiku Pieces 'Solo Honkadorae Renga' (2006)
- Henriette Renié
- Contemplation (1902)
- Concerto pour harpe et orchestre (in C minor) (1901)
- Légende d'après 'Les Elfes' de Leconte de Lisle
- Six Pièces (Conte de Noël, Recueillement, Air de danse, Invention dans le Style ancien, Rêverie, Gavotte)
- Contemplation
- Danse des lutins
- Feuillets d'album (Esquisse, Danse d'autrefois, Angelus)
- Pièce symphonique en trois episodes
- Promenade matinale, deux pièces pour Harpe
- Deux pièces symphoniques (Élégie, Danse caprice)
- Ballade fantastique d'après 'Le Cœur révélateur' d'Edgar Poë)
- 2e Ballade pour harpe
- Andante Religioso
- Marcel Grandjany
- Rhapsodie pour la harpe(1922 or earlier)
- Joaquín Rodrigo
- Impromptu (1959)
- Nino Rota
- Sarabanda e Toccata
- Sonata
- Albert Roussel
- Impromptu, Op. 21 (1919)
- John Rutter
- Many choral hymns and anthems with harp accompaniment, w/w/o orchestral accompaniment
- Kaija Saariaho
- Fall (Maa)
- 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 (1999)
- Juan María Solare
- White horse falling asleep (2012)
- Progressive Empathy (2022)
- 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 Petit livre de harpe de Madame Tardieu
- Sonate
- Sonata alla Scarlatti
- Josef Tal
- Intrada (1959)
- Structure (1961)
- Concerto for harp & electronic music (1971/1980)
- 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
- Étude 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
- 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
- Gilad Cohen
- Trailheads, for two harps (2023)
- Alan Hovhaness
- Island of the Mysterious Bells (4 harps)
- Peter Machajdík
- Whilst You Dreamt (2003)[14]
- Fabio Mengozzi
- Symbolon (two harps)
- Francesco Petrini
- Duo for two harps (or harp and piano), Op. 7 (1773?)
- Duo for two harps (violin, basso continuo, ad lib), Op. 31
- Timothy Salter
- Three Intermezzi (two harps)
- Pentangle (two harps)
- Juan María Solare
- Plenitude in rotation (four harps) (2012)
- John Thomas
- Scenes of Childhood, for 2 harps (1863)
- Cambria, for 2 harps (1863)
- Marcel Tournier
- Quatre Préludes, Op. 16 (2 harps)
- Sergiu Natra
- Sonata for Four Harps
- Leon Schidlowsky
- Duetto