Guide to Harp Resources
Find here an overview of the hap resources at the State Library with search tips.
See also
- Plucked Strings
- Harp Internet Resources
- Music Education
- Competitions, Awards & Scholarships
- Borrowing
- Guides to the Music Collections
Scores for Loan
The State Library's collection of sheet music and scores for harp covers classical originals and arrangements, as well as jazz, blues and folk material. There is also a range of tutors, methods, studies and exercises. We collect most works listed for Grade 4 and above in the Australian Music Examinations Board syllabus.
Reference Material
Our collection of books, journals and electronic resources includes material on the history of the harp, information on construction, literature and bibliographies.
Recordings
We hold a collection of CDs and LPs that can be listened to on-site. You can also listen to tracks using the on-line database Naxos Music Library. There is a small classical and jazz loan collection of audio cassettes available.
Searching
All material can be found using the catalogue.
Scores and recordings are best found by doing an author (i.e. composer) search. You may search by title, but you may not find all copies of the work if you only use one translation of the title, such as Fantasy for harp instead of Fantaisie pour harpe. Please use our Guide to Searching for Classical Music Scores as a starting point. All harp music can be found at the classification TQ.
You may also search by subject. For arrangements, add the term Arranged at the end of the subject. Useful subject searches are:
Page last updated: Tuesday 3 July 2012
