Competition Repertoire

Contestants must perform three pieces from memory, one from each category (A, B, and C), choosing from the requirements listed below. The total performance length of all three pieces, including pauses between pieces, must not exceed the time limit for each division.

When not specified, contestants may choose any edition of a piece listed.

Contestants are encouraged to choose a program that is varied in style and tempo.

All repeats are optional.

 

New Artist Division

ages 11-14 on July 2, 2008; time limit 15 minutes

(A) Choose one of the following:

• "Sonata en Re," by Albeniz
• First movement of "Sonata in C Minor," by Dussek
• "Theme and Variations by Haydn," transcribed by Salzedo
• "Rigaudon" from Solos for the Harp Player, by Lawrence/Owens
• Any one of the following from Bach-Grandjany Etudes for Harp: no. 1, 4, or 6

(B) Choose one of the following:

• "Girl With the Flaxen Hair," by Debussy
• "Song in the Night," by Salzedo
• "Valse in E-flat Major," by Durand ("Premiere Waltz")
• "Le bon petit Roi d’Yvetot," by Grandjany
• Any two of the Quatre Preludes, by Tournier

(C) Free choice of the contestant’s choosing
Free choice selections should be taken from the standard solo classical harp repertoire (i.e., no pop or jazz) and should be of equal or greater difficulty than the pieces listed above. Only one work may be chosen in the free choice category; however, one or more movements of a multi-movement work may be performed, provided the movements are from the same work. Free choice selections must be for solo harp: do no choose a piece that requires accompaniment.

 

Emerging Artist Division

ages 11-19 on July 2, 2008; time limit 20 minutes

(A) Choose one of the following:

• "Harmonious Blacksmith," by Handel
• First movement of "Concerto in B-flat," by Handel
• "Sonata in D Major," by Parry
• Any two from "Courante, Pavane, and Bransles," by Francisque ("Pavane and Bransles" from Music for the Harp by Grandjany; "Courante" from Le Tresor D'Orphee transcribed by Jane Weidensaul); any key
• Any one of the following from Bach-Grandjany Etudes for Harp: no. 7, 8, or 10

(B) Choose one of the following:

• "Impromptu Caprice," by Pierne
• Any one etude from Modern Study of the Harp, by Salzedo
• Any one selection from Spanish Music for the Harp, Vol. 2, by McDonald/Wood
• Any one of the “Images” from Suites 3 and 4, Op. 35, by Tournier
• "Valse," by Bax (Note: there is a special prize for the best performance of this work; music can be obtained through Fatrock Ink.)

(C) Free choice of the contestant’s choosing
Free choice selections should be taken from the standard solo classical harp repertoire (i.e., no pop or jazz) and should be of equal or greater difficulty than the pieces listed above. Only one work may be chosen in the free choice category; however, one or more movements of a multi-movement work may be performed, provided the movements are from the same work. Free choice selections must be for solo harp: do no choose a piece that requires accompaniment.

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