The 18th International Harp Contest in Israel
22 November - 6 December, 2012
SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT!
Required repertoire in FINAL STAGE- STAGE IV
The Music Committee of the International Harp Contest in Israel is pleased to announce the repertoire of the Final Stage – Stage IV:
Claude Debussy - Danses
- Danse Sacrée
- Danse Profane
for harp and string orchestra
AND
John Williams – On WILLOWS and BIRCHES
Concerto for Harp and Orchestra
Publisher of
John Williams
On WILLOWS and BIRCHES
Concerto for Harp and Orchestra
Hal Leonard Corporation
PO Box 13819
Milwaukee, WI 53213, USA
http://www.halleonard.com
Harp part with piano reduction available as of June 1, 2010
Availability of Full Orchestra Version TO BE ANNOUNCED
NOTE!
All repertoire in the program for the 18th International Harp Contest, a program of original works for harp, must be performed from memory, EXCEPT the ISRAELI COMPOSITION in Stage I (TBA), the BENJAMIN BRITTEN and R. MURRAY SCHAFER in Stage III, the Semi-Final Stage.
The 18th
International Harp Contest in Israel
We are happy to announce the 18th International Harp Contest in Israel:
22 November - 6 December, 2012
The Final Stage will be accompanied by the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Maestro Nir Kabaretti.
The OPENING CONCERT RECITAL will be performed by
SIVAN MAGEN, 1st Prize Winner of the 16th Contest.
At this time we are pleased to announce the Required Repertoire of the
18th Contest, a program of original works for harp
The 18th International Harp Contest in Israel
Required Repertoire
A program of original works for harp
STAGE I:
1. C.P.E. Bach (1714 -1788)
Sonata in G
( must be performed in original tonality)
2. Israeli composition To be announced
3. Choose one of the following:
Jean Francaix (1912 – 1997)
Suite pour Harpe
Benjamin Britten (1913 – 1976)
Suite for Harp Op. 83
Lynn Palmer (1918)
Classical Suite
4. Marcel Grandjany (1891 – 1975)
Rhapsodie
STAGE II:
1. Choose one of the following:
Marie-Martin Marin (1769-1861)
Sonata Op. 32 per arpa
Martin-Pierre Dalvimare (1772 – 1839)
Sonata Op. 18, No 1 per arpa
Giovanni Battista Viotti (1755 – 1824)
Sonata per arpa
(All 3 Sonatas must be performed from the Urtext edition of Ut Orpheus Edizioni)
2. André Jolivet (1905 – 1974)
Prélude Pour Harpe
3. Free choice contemporary work
(Composed after 1985; duration not less than 5 nor more than 7 minutes;
preferably by a composer from the contestant’s own country; may be a
movement from a larger work.)
4. Henriette Renié (1875 – 1956)
Legende
STAGE III: Semi-final stage
- R. Murray Schafer (1933)
TheCrown of Ariadne for solo harp and percussion (percussion is performed by solo harpist)
(1995 edition which includes Ariadne’s Dream)
- Benjamin Britten (1913 – 1976)
Canticle V “The Death of St. Narcissus” (T. S. Eliot) for high voice and harp
All percussion instruments for R. Murray Schafer The Crown of Ariadne, as well as the singer for Benjamin Britten Canticle V “The Death of St. Narcissus”, will be provided by the International Harp Contest in Israel.
Israeli piece in Stage I must not be memorized
Music in Stage III – semi final stage, must not be memorized.
STAGE IV: Final Stage- To Be Announced
PUBLISHERS:
Marie-Martin Marin Sonata Op. 32 per arpa
Martin-Pierre Dalvimare Sonata Op. 18, No 1 per arpa
Giovanni Battista Viotti Sonata per arpa
UT ORPHEUS EDIZIONI S.r.l.
Piazza di Porta Ravegnana 1 - 40126 Bologna (Italy)
Tel.: +39-051226468 - Fax: +39-051263720
info@utorpheus.com
André Jolivet Prélude Pour Harpe
Archive edition available upon request from
Boosey & Hawkes
Tel. US/International: +44 (0)870 421 5453 (reduced rate number
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