CMC Library Week: Discover contemporary music for Ireland's national instrument the harp
Tue 28 Nov 2017
Curious about Contemporary Music from Ireland?
Explore contemporary music for our national instrument, the harp, and discover what cutting-edge repertoire is available in CMC Library.
The above image features a sample of works available for harp in CMC's library. From Jennifer Walshe's elephant for harp and gun to Michael Alcorn's Psallo for harp and electronics, composers from Ireland are creating new and exciting repertoire for our national instrument.
All of these works are available to view and research in Contemporary Music Centre, with commercial and archival recordings available for many works.
Visit the Music section of CMC's website to explore works for harp. Use the advanced search tool to search for works featuring harp and other instruments.
Clíona Doris (harp) and Linda Buckley (voice, composer) performed Linda's work Their Sound is Gone Out for voice, harp and electronics at CMC's Culture Night event in 2011. Watch a video of their performance here and view sample pages of the score here. Listen to extracts from Clíona Doris's CD A Pale Yellow Sky here.