Guide to the contemporary harp / Mathilde Aubat-Andrieu [and three others] ; translated from French by Lilian Rossi and Jean Rossi.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Aubat-Andrieu, Mathilde, author.

Contributor:

Rossi, Lilian, translator.

Rossi, Jean, translator.

Standardized Title:

Harpe aux XXe et XXIe siècles. English

Language:

English

French

Subjects (All):

Harp--History--20th century.

Harp.

Harp--History--21st century.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (219 pages)

Place of Publication:

Bloomington, Indiana : Indiana University Press, [2019]

Summary:

Guide to the Contemporary Harp is a comprehensive resource that examines the vibrant present-day landscape of the harp. The authors explore the instrument from all angles, beginning with organology; moving through composition, notation, and playing techniques; and concluding with the contemporary repertoire for the harp. It is an essential guide for any harpist looking to push the instrument to new heights.

Contents:

Cover

GUIDE TO THE CONTEMPORARY HARP

Title

Copyright

CONTENTS

Preface

Acknowledgments

Introduction

1. Organology

I. Historical Background

II. The Pedal Harp

General Characteristics

The Parts of the Harp

The Strings

The Pedals and the Modulation Mechanism

Using the Pedals

Pedal Notation

Playing the Harp

III. The Lever Harp

Levers and the Modulation Mechanism

Playing the Lever Harp

IV. Electric Harps

The Electroacoustic Harp

The Electric Harp

The Electric- Acoustic Harp

V. Some Twenty- First-Century Creations

The MIDI Harp

The Automatic Harp

2. Writing and Language

I. Notation

Measured Notation

Unmeasured Notation

Proportional Notation

Introduction of the Aleatory Element (Indeterminacy)

Open Works

Combination of Several Notations

Superposition of Different Tempi

Writing on Several Staves

Writing with a System Other than the Five-Line Stave

Graphic Scores

II. Dramatized Writings

Microchoreography, Theatrical Gestures

Dramaturgic Use of the Voice

Use of the Sung Voice, with No Theatrical Indication

Use of the Spoken and the Sung Voice with No Text

III. Mixed Forms of Music

Some Works for Harp and Extensions

3. Playing Techniques

I. Timbre

Près de la table (Near the Soundboard)

Bas dans les cordes (Low in the Strings)

Près des chevilles (Near the Tuning Pins)

Harmonic Sound

Sound Using the Fingernail

Koto Sound

Plucked Sound

Vibrated Sound

Portando from One Pitch to Another

Xylo Sound

Pizzicato (Pizz.)

Bartók Pizzicato

Normal Position

Bisbigliando

Tone-Color Melody (Klangfarbenmelodie)

II. Glissandi, Chords, and Clusters

Single Glissando

Fast Glissando

Multiple Glissando

Pitchless Glissandi.

Flat, Broken, Arpeggiated/Rolled Chords

Cluster Glissando

Rasgueado

Cluster Glissando with Thunder Effect

Cluster

Muffled Cluster

Tremolo Cluster

Aeolian Cluster

Various Forms of Rubbing

III. Resonances, Muffles, and Silences

Muffles

Let Vibrate

Fermata

IV. Hits on the Harp

Different Types of Hits

Which Part of the Harp to Hit

Composers Who Have Elaborated a Detailed Notation for Hits

V. Wire Strings

Whistling Sound (With the Palm of the Hand)

Wired Sound (Grabbing a Wire String with the Fingers)

Scrape with a Nail or a Plectrum

Buzz

Thunder Effect

Sustained Thunder Effect

VI. Pedals and Levers

Pedal Glissando

Pedal Trill

Rhythmic Effect with Pedals

Pedal Movement Ad Libitum with Sound Effect

Pedal Buzz

Resonant Pedal Sound

Levers

VII. Using Objects

Metal Rod

Stick

Specific Effects Obtained with a Superball

Use of Percussion Instruments by the Harpist

Bow

Electronic Bow

Plectrum

Other Objects

Prepared Harp

Inserting Materials between the Strings

VIII. Scordatura

Pedal Harp

Lever Harp

Two Harps

Conclusion

Timeline of the Harp, 1900-Present

List of Notations

Bibliography

The History of Music in the Twentieth and Twenty-First Centuries

Contemporary Notation

Musical Instruments: The Orchestra

The Harp

Websites

Repertoire of Works for Harp

Solo Harp

Harp and Extensions

Lever Harp and Extensions

Duets and Harp Ensembles

Concertos

Duets

Trios

Quartets and More

Ensembles and Extensions

Index of Composers Quoted

Index of Playing Techniques.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-253-03939-8

OCLC:

1181906293