“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.
for: 2 harps
2 Performance scores
Item no.: 655568
for: Guitar, harp
Partitur, Ergänzungsstimme
Item no.: 643067
for: Harp, piano
Buch
Item no.: 475658
for: Harp
Item no.: 129856
for: Harp
Music score
Item no.: 332965
for: Celtic harp
Music score, online video
Item no.: 364428
Music of the Celtic Lands
50 pieces
for: Celtic harp
Music score (anthology)
Item no.: 358540
for: Harp
Music score
Item no.: 269565
for: Harp
Music score
Item no.: 820098
Balladen und Tanzmusik aus der Bretagne
mit neuen Griffen für die Basshand
Im zweiten Jahr auf der Harfe
for: Harp
Music score
Item no.: 562411
for: Guitar, harp
Score, part
Item no.: 657735
for: Harp
Solostimme
Item no.: 168155
for: Harp
Music score
Item no.: 129859
gammes pour la harpe celtique et la harpe sans pedales
for: Celtic harp
Music score
Item no.: 637652
for: Harp
Music score
Item no.: 552431
Französische Spielstücke des 16.Jahrhunderts
für Harfe (mit bis zu 36 Saiten) und Blockflöte
for: Recorder, harp
Score, part
Item no.: 636959
für Harfe solo
for: Harp
Music score
Item no.: 666956
(Urtext)
for: Flute, harp, orchestra
Study score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 196838
Solostücke für Haken- und Pedalharfe
for: Harp
Music score
Item no.: 662569
for: Harp
Music score
Item no.: 269526
for: Harp
Item no.: 201632
for: Harp
Music score
Item no.: 635467
for: Harp
Music score
Item no.: 137042
for: Harp
Music score
Item no.: 1590799
for: Harp
Music score
Item no.: 1022190
for: Harp
Music score
Item no.: 390205
(Urtext)
for: Harp, orchestra
Score
Item no.: 175710
for: Harp
Solostimme
Item no.: 185229
for: Harp
Music score
Item no.: 224204
for: Harp
Music score
Item no.: 861669
for: Harp
Music score (anthology)
Item no.: 1331547
Due composizioni per Arpa e Arpa celtica
for: Harp [Celtic harp]
Music score
Item no.: 817477
op. 2
for: Harp
Item no.: 549592
Selected Works for Harp – Vol. 1
for: Harp
Music score
Item no.: 1559089
for: Harp
Music score
Item no.: 615043
for: 1–2 harps
Parts (2)
Item no.: 158028
for: Harp
Music score
Item no.: 476998
for: Celtic harp
Music score
Item no.: 290742
Per Arpa Solo e Duo di Arpe
for: 1–2 harps
Music score
Item no.: 1027107
for: Harp
Music score
Item no.: 627391
for: Harp, orchestra
2 Scores
Item no.: 890124
for: Harp
Music score
Item no.: 1682109
Double Canon for six harps with optional ostinato
for: Harp
Music score
Item no.: 1207750
Geschichte - Spielart - Musik
Anweisung zum Harfenspiel in zwei Teilen
for: Harp
Music lesson book
Item no.: 674120
for Pedal and Lever Harpists
for: Harp
Music lesson book, online media
Item no.: 1346538