If you would like to be listed as a composer/arranger of New Zealand music, please contact Harps Aotearoa Foundation to be added.
Note: we do not sell your music from this website - we will direct people to where you sell your NZ harp music.
Note: we do not sell your music from this website - we will direct people to where you sell your NZ harp music.
Sheet Music
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CDs/Audio |
Click the blue words below to go to the relevant pages for each artist
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Anna Christensen www.harpgear.net
Music for lever and concert harp Anna Dunwoodie Music for lever harp solo and ensembles of all shapes, sizes and seasons... including Christmas.. Sightreading for Harp - co-written with Lisa Williamson Monthly harp music subscription 'The Harp Music Club' Carolyn Mills Music for solo pedal and lever harp. Michelle Velvin Music for lever and pedal harp - solo, ensemble and other instruments. |
Anna Christensen www.harpgear.net
CD available on her website Carolyn Mills CDs available on her website (solo and duet) Robyn Sutherland CD available on her website Michelle Velvin Michelle's CD is available via Bandcamp by clicking on her name Helen Webby CDs available on her website (solo and duet) |
This is a work in progress - we are endeavouring to make a user friendly resource so you can hear/see and find where to buy harp compositions by New Zealand composers. Aided by some very helpful and experienced NZ harp teachers, we are grateful for their expertise and advice.
Click on the composer's name to link to an email or website where you can purchase the music, use the YouTube link to view it.
We've attempted to sort these into the approximate grade levels of the pieces. Some have been determined by their standing with an exam syllabus, others have been placed according to the composer, and fellow teachers. They do not all comply to exam grade standards - in length, technique or material. So we do not encourage you to sub any of these pieces into an exam without having a good understanding of the requirements of the exam.
We look forward to hearing from you if you have recommendations of fantastic NZ compositions for the harp. Please provide a link to the video (where possible - YouTube or the composers website) and the composer/details of where to purchase the music.
Click on the composer's name to link to an email or website where you can purchase the music, use the YouTube link to view it.
We've attempted to sort these into the approximate grade levels of the pieces. Some have been determined by their standing with an exam syllabus, others have been placed according to the composer, and fellow teachers. They do not all comply to exam grade standards - in length, technique or material. So we do not encourage you to sub any of these pieces into an exam without having a good understanding of the requirements of the exam.
We look forward to hearing from you if you have recommendations of fantastic NZ compositions for the harp. Please provide a link to the video (where possible - YouTube or the composers website) and the composer/details of where to purchase the music.
Initial Grade |
Title |
Video Link |
Mother Goose's March (Trinity College 2025) |
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Waltz for Ming |
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Waltz for Thumbelina (Trinity College 2025) |
Grade One |
Title |
Video Link |
Rain on the Window, Pachelbel's Waltz or Triad Gymnastics |
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The Frog Prince (Trinity College 2025) |
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Ugly Duckling Stomp (Trinity College 2025) |
Grade Two |
Title |
Video Link |
Chorale or The Power of Two |
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Rollercoaster or Sailing on the Lake |
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A Day in the Sun (Trinity College 2025) |
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Prairie Train Amble (Trinity College 2025) |
Grade Two-Three ish |
Title |
Video Link |
Lamentations (Pedal Harp) No.1 |
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Lamentations (Pedal or Lever) No.2 |
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Lamentations (Pedal or Lever) No.3 |
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Lamentations (Pedal or Lever) No.6 |
Grade Three |
Title |
Video Link |
A Scale Model, Celtic Knot, Estilo Sudamericano, Lyrical Ledger Lines, Super Sixths |
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Shifting Sands |
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Walking on the Moon (Trinity College 2025) |
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Under the Stars (Trinity College 2025) |
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Tiny Toes Tango |
coming soon |
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Black Raven, Trick or Treat, Lazy Bones |
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As Green As a Leaf |
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Dolphin Dreaming |
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Enchantment |
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Ever and Always |
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Prelude for a Cloud |
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The Summer House |
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Wanderers Waltz |
Grade Three - Four ish |
Title |
Video Link |
Sparrows are Building their Nests |
Grade Four |
Title |
Video Link |
A Country Waltz, Optimistic Octaves, Elegy, Chasing Triads |
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Embrace the Clash, Simplicity, Lullaby, Follow the Dots |
no video yet |
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Special Feature: The Left Hand, Simplicity,Staccato Practice, Mr Alberti Introduces his Famous Bass... |
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Long Forgotten Things (Trinity College 2025) |
no video yet |
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Candy Cane Waltz |
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March of the Elves |
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The Holey Sock Rag, On The Low Down, Blueberry Swing |
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Roughly Rondo Ragtime, Running Late |
no video yet |
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Mweenish, Waikikamukau Western Waltz |
no video yet |
Grade Four - Five ish |
Title |
Video Link |
Among the High Mountains |
Grade Five |
Title |
Video Link |
Tresillo |
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Wildflowers, Running Wild |
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An Off-beat Challenge, Hollywood Harmonies, Lontano, Tribute to R V-W, Scarriff's Ghost |
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The Manicurist's Nightmare, Tango Taps |
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Snowfall, A Walk in the Park |
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Summer Day Swing |
no video yet |
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Procrastination Rag, Wonky Waltz, |
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Waitomo |
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Winter is Almost Over |
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After Rain (Trinity College 2025) |
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Tango in the Rain (Trinity College 2025) |
no video yet |
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Moon Petals |
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Yume no Kaze |
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Catching Fish Under the Bridge |
Grade Six |
Title |
Video Link |
The Ebbing Tide |
no video yet |
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The March of Progress |
no video yet |
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Contemplation |
no video yet |
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A La Carte Harp (Trinity College 2025) |
Grade Seven |
Title |
Video Link |
Paekakariki Blues |
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Anime for solo harp |
Grade Eight |
Title |
Video Link |
Fandango |
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Pachelbel Rocks |
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The Small Ferns (Trinity College 2025) |
Of note 🎵
Chris Adams' Strata for solo harp and loop
Helen Bowater's Hihi for solo harp
Gareth Farr's From Forgotten Forests for solo harp
Helen Fisher's Otari for solo harp
David Hamilton's Wairua for solo harp
Anthony Ritchie's Angels Flow for solo harp,
Mark Smythe's Moto Mojo for solo harp with delay pedal
Tabea Squire's Nocturne. (for 4 harps) and Dream Bird for solo harp,
Kenneth Young's Autumn Arabesque for solo harp (video here)
Check out the SOUNZ (Centre for New Zealand Music) page to stay up to date with compositions for harp.
Chris Adams' Strata for solo harp and loop
Helen Bowater's Hihi for solo harp
Gareth Farr's From Forgotten Forests for solo harp
Helen Fisher's Otari for solo harp
David Hamilton's Wairua for solo harp
Anthony Ritchie's Angels Flow for solo harp,
Mark Smythe's Moto Mojo for solo harp with delay pedal
Tabea Squire's Nocturne. (for 4 harps) and Dream Bird for solo harp,
Kenneth Young's Autumn Arabesque for solo harp (video here)
Check out the SOUNZ (Centre for New Zealand Music) page to stay up to date with compositions for harp.