LibGuides: Harp: Scores & Parts

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Use the location and call number to find the item.

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Find any piece with specific instruments

Browse the Shelves

Browsing is a great way to discover new music if you don't have a specific piece in mind!
Use these call numbers to find harp music:

Most common harp call numbers:

Call Number	Genre
M115 – M119	Solo harp
M272 – M273	Solo harp with piano
M1037	Concertos for harp (harp + piano reduction)

Full list:

Call Number	Genre/Instruments
M115 – M119	Solo harp
M272 – M273	Harp + piano
M292 – M293	Duets: Plucked instruments
M294 – M295	Duets: Plucked + bowed string
M296 – M297	Duets: Plucked + wind
M325 – M329	Trios: Plucked + piano
M330 – M334	Trios: Plucked + bowed + piano
M335 – M339	Trios: Plucked + piano + wind
M365 – M369	Trios: Plucked instruments
M370 – M374	Trios: Plucked + bowed
M375 – M379	Trios: Plucked + wind
M380 – M384	Trios: Plucked + bowed + wind
*see note	Quartets through nonets
M1036 – M1037	Concertos with orchestra
M1136 – M1137	Concertos with string orchestra

* Quartets (400s), quintets (500s), through nonets (900s) follow a pattern similar to trios, for example:
M365–M369=Plucked instrument trios
M465–M469=Plucked instrument quartets

Use a Repertoire Guide

Repertoire Guide: A list of music for a specific instrument or group. Often describes style, difficulty, or musical features.
Here are a few selected guides online and in the Allen Library:

Online Guides

Works for Harp By Composers of African Descent
100s of pieces for harp solo, in ensemble, and with chorus. Arranged by ensemble size.

Guides in the Library

Harp Music Bibliography by Mark Palkovic
Call Number: ML128 H2 P3 [Allen reference]
Publication Date: 1995-2002
Lists thousands of works for harp with up to 8 other instruments, vocal and choral works with harp, and harp concertos.
String Music of Black Composers by Aaron Horne
Call Number: ML128 S9 H67 1991 [Allen reference]
Covers composers from Africa and the Diaspora. Each entry details the composer's life and career, and then lists all works with strings with information about commission, premiere, bibliography, and discography.

Find more repertoire guides

Browse the Reference shelves by call number:

Call Number	Topic
ML128 C4	Chamber music guides
ML128 H2	Harp guides
ML128 S9	String guides

Browse the catalog by subject:
Harp music > Bibliography

Browse the Catalog for Music

If you're not looking for a particular piece, browse the catalog using subjects, for example:

You can find even more subjects in individual catalog records. Find a piece of your desired ensemble/genre, then click on a subject to find more materials with that subject:

How do I choose the right format?

Here are some of the most common formats for printed music:

Score
Shows all instruments

Miniscore/study score
Small version of the full score

Vocal score
Piano and vocal line(s) only

Parts
Individual pieces for each instrument

You can determine the format by looking at the catalog record, in the Subjects or Description section: