Harp concerto

Concerto for solo harp and instrumental ensemble

A harp concerto is a type of musical composition composed for a solo harp player accompanied by a large ensemble, such as a concert band or orchestra.

Notable examples

Elias Parish Alvars
- Harp Concerto in G minor (Op. 81) (1842)
- Harp Concerto in E-flat major (Op. 98) (1845)
Alberto Ginastera
- Harp Concerto (1956)
Reinhold Glière
- Harp Concerto (1938)
George Frideric Handel
- Concerto in B-flat major for harp and orchestra, Op. 4, No. 6, HWV 294 (1738)
Patrick Hawes
- Highgrove Suite (2010)
Jennifer Higdon
- Harp Concerto (2018)^[1]
Anatoliy Kos-Anatolsky
- Harp Concerto in F minor (1954)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- Concerto for Flute, Harp, and Orchestra, K. 299 (1778)
Walter Piston
- Capriccio for Harp and String Orchestra (1963)
Henriette Renie
- Harp concerto in C (1900)
Joaquín Rodrigo
- Concierto serenata (1952)
Camille Saint-Saëns
- Morceau de concert for harp and orchestra in G major, Op. 154 (1918)
Kaija Saariaho
- Trans (2015)
Daniel Steibelt
- Harp Concerto (1807)
Maurice Thiriet
- Harp Concerto (1936)

References

^ Kushner, Daniel J. (May 11, 2018). "Classical review: RPO performs Brahms and a Higdon world premiere". City Newspaper. Retrieved September 25, 2019.