“A harp can be as dangerous as a sword, in the right hands.” George R.R. Martin, Game of Thrones
The harp is one of the oldest and most versatile instruments around. It is popular as a solo instrument, and it also plays an important role in both orchestral and chamber music, famous examples being Mozart’s Concerto for Harp & Flute and Ravel’s Introduction & Allegro. Browse our sheet music & scores, take a look at our Harp Sheet Music Downloads, and let Stretta Music prove that with you, the harp is most definitely in the right hands!
Variations of the harp were found on almost all continents, dating back to at least 3000 BC. The first harps were played horizontally, and only had around six strings. The harp developed in many different ways throughout history, it slowly added more strings, and with the integration of a column, to support these strings, the harp became upright. In the Medieval period, a hollow resonance box was added for amplification.
The next step in the harp’s journey came in the Baroque period, where hooks were used to change the pitch of the strings, to play in different keys. Pedals soon followed, sharpening groups of strings at the same time, giving the harp more chromatic scope. This was the birth of the single-action harp, but it had its limitations, and in the Classical period, the first double-action harps were built. The sound box had seven integrated pedals, and they could be double-depressed, pressing down once raised a semitone, but from there, they could be depressed again, to raise another semitone. This gave the harp full chromatic flexibility, and our modern harps today are all double-action harps.
für Harfe
for: Harp
Item no.: 383515
pour harpe
for: Harp
Music score
Item no.: 669460
Colorful solos for lever or pedal harp
for: Harp
Music score
Item no.: 559612
for: 2 harps (duo)
2 Performance scores
Item no.: 684314
The Magic Harp and the Pixies
Méthode de harpe (+CD)
for: Harp
Music lesson book, playback-CD
Item no.: 617864
for all harps
for: Harp
Music score (anthology)
Item no.: 471800
from the Summit Entertainment fil "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn" 1
for: Harp; voice ad lib.
Single edition
Item no.: 630711
6 pièces pour petite (ou grande) harpe
for: Harp
Music score
Item no.: 155161
Aus dem Film "Breakfast at Tiffany's
for: Harp
Music score
Item no.: 665895
for: Harp
Music lesson book
Item no.: 604998
for: Harp
Music score
Item no.: 290758
for: Guitar, harp
Music score
Item no.: 772479
Grades 1-8 pedal and non-pedal
for: Harp
Music score
Item no.: 607761
für Harfe (mit Text)
for: Harp
Single edition
Item no.: 630675
for: Harp; voice ad lib.
Music score
Item no.: 630710
for: Harp
Music score (spiral binding)
Item no.: 326698
for: Harp
Item no.: 1204015
for: Harp
Music score
Item no.: 1139552
Lieder aus Irland
for: Harp
Music score
Item no.: 1553010
pour la harpe
for: Harp
Music score
Item no.: 327091
for: Harp
Music score
Item no.: 187236
for: Harp
Item no.: 243116
for: Harp
Music score
Item no.: 763092
Graded Recital Pieces
for: Harp
Music score
Item no.: 1351889
for: Harp
Music score, CD
Item no.: 1013081
for: Harp
Music score
Item no.: 224857
für Flöte (Violine) und Harfe
for: Flute [violin], harp
Item no.: 130360
Harp
for: Harp
Music score
Item no.: 194464
for all Harps
Each arranged for Beginning and Advanced Harpers
for: Harp
Music score (spiral binding)
Item no.: 218402
Selected Works for Harp – Vol. 3
for: Harp
Music score
Item no.: 1559091
for: Harp
Music score
Item no.: 498394
Régi magyar táncok a XVII. századból
for: Harp
Music score
Item no.: 255856
Sonatas and Partitas for unaccompanied
violin
for: Harp
Item no.: 372333
(Teaching material)
for: Harp
Item no.: 131133
Verzeichnis der gedruckten und z.Z. greifbaren Literatur für Pedalharfe
for: Harp
Book
Item no.: 272530
for: 2 harps (duo)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 659498
Zwölf Solostücke für Harfe
Für Hakenharfe geeignet
for: Harp
Music score
Item no.: 662572
op. 21/1
for: Harp
Sheet music
Item no.: 727573
Graded Recital Pieces
for: Harp
Music score
Item no.: 1351888
(aus der Symphonie Nr. 5)
for: Harp, strings
Score, Parts
Item no.: 626083
Solos for Pedal or Non-Pedal Harp
for: Harp
Music score
Item no.: 433207
Arranged for Lever or Pedal Harp
for: Harp
Music score
Item no.: 1021574
Fantasia on the Rondo from the Piano Sonata in A major K. 331 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
for: Harp
Music score
Item no.: 670244
for: Harp
Music score
Item no.: 154394
Music of the Celtic lands
for: Celtic harp
Music score (anthology), Playback-CD
Item no.: 557231
for: Harp
Music score
Item no.: 833909
7 Stücke
for: Flute [oboe/violin], harp
Item no.: 199021