This guide is designed to help you find information about, and music for, the harp. Use this as a starting point, or browsing tool. As always, consult our catalog for complete holdings information, and when uncertain, ask at the Reference Desk!
You can recommend purchases of harp-related scores, audio/video recordings, or books. Please notify Music Librarian Jon Sauceda with recommended titles.
Location:
Miller Center, 27 Gibbs St. (across the street from Eastman School of Music) 2nd – 4th floors
Phone (Library Office): 585-274-1350
Phone (Reference): 585-274-1320
Phone (Special Collections): 585-274-1335
Phone (Circulation Desk): 585-274-1300
Fax: 585-274-1380
Web: https://www.esm.rochester.edu/sibley/
Hours During School Terms
Monday – Thursday 8:00 a.m. – 11:00 p.m.
Friday 8:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Saturday 10:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Sunday 1:00 p.m. – 11:00 p.m.
M115–M119 | Harp alone: |
M115 | Collections (more than one composer) |
M116 | Original works: Collections (one composer) |
M117 | Original works: Separate |
M118 | Arrangements: Collections (one composer) |
M119 | Arrangements: Separate works |
M272–M273 | Harp with piano accompaniment: |
M272 | Collections |
M273 | Separate works |
M292–M293 | Duets for two plucked instruments (of all kinds): |
M292 | Collections |
M293 | Separate works |
M294–M295 | Duets—one stringed and one plucked instrument |
M296–M297 | Duets—one wind and one plucked instrument |
M325–M329 | Piano and two plucked instruments |
M330–M334 | Piano, one string, and one plucked instrument |
M335–M339 | Piano, one wind, and one plucked instrument |
M365–M369 | Three plucked instruments |
M370–M374 | Three stringed and plucked instruments |
M375–M379 | Three wind and plucked instruments |
M380–M384 | Three stringed, wind, and plucked instruments |
Concertos and similar pieces
M1036-M1037 | Harp with orchestra: full scores, piano reductions, and cadenzas |
M1136-M1137 | Harp with string orchestra: full scores, piano reductions, and cadenzas |
Studies and methods
MT540 | General works |
MT542 | Systems and methods |
MT543 | Teaching pieces |
MT544 | Instructive editions |
MT546 | Orchestral studies (excerpts) |
MT547 | Two guitars |
MT548 | Self-instructors |
MT552–MT557 | Other instruments of the guitar family |
Classification Numbers for Books about the Harp
ML128 .H3 | Harp bibliographies |
ML1005 |
General works |
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To locate repertoire by Black musicians, please see the Library Guide Music From People Of the African Diaspora.
To locate repertoire by women musicians, please see the Library Guide Women In Music.