Are you curious about the top 10 orchestral harp audition excerpts? In this YouTube video, Danielle discusses the components of playability, orchestration, and enjoyment in several common orchestral harp excerpts.
Referenced scores:
- Strauss Salome Dance of the Seven Veils
- Berlioz Symphonie Fantastique
- Donizetti Lucia (cadenza)
- Verdi La Forza
- Mahler Symphony 5
- Tchaikovsky Nutcracker (cadenza)
- Ravel Tzigane (cadenza)
- Debussy La Mer
- Britten Young Person’s Guide (cadenza)
- Stravinsky Symphony in Three Movements
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Danielle Kuntz is a new music harpist and harp notation coach for composers. Learn more about her work at daniellekuntz.com.