Harp concerto

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)
• 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)
• Nino Rota
  • Concerto per arpa e orchestra (1947)
• 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)
• Heitor Villa-Lobos
  • Harp Concerto (1953)

See also

• List of compositions for harp