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Allaway, Ben  Tres Villancicos de Navidad
    published separately: 1) Dadme Albricias Hijos d'Eua 2) Riu, Riu, Riu, 3) Dansaron
    SATB, harp, flute, tambourine and/or drum  Santa Barbara Publishing

Anderson, Ann Kapp  Christmas Theme and Variations
    SSA, harp    Treble Clef Music

Argento, Dominick Tria Carmina Paschalia (Three Latin Easter Lyrics)
    SSA, harp, guitar (or harpsichord)   15' in length Boosey & Hawkes

Ayres, Paul  On Christmas Night (Sussex Carol)
SATB and piano or harp
electronic mail paulayres(a)clara.net

Bach/Gounod: arr: Richard Proulx  Ave Maria
    SATB   GIA Publications

Bach, J.S.: arr. John Washburn Bist du Bei Mir
    SAATB, harp, organ with optional soloist or children's choir
    Walton Music

Baily, David Ae Fond Kiss
    SATB, tenor solo and harp
    Alliance Music Publications

Bancks, Jacob  Alleluia for womens’ choir, harp, and two horns (2002)
8 minutes.

Barnett, Carol Red River Valley
    SATB, harp, oboe
    Colla Voce Muisc, commissioned by Dale Warland Singers

Bassi, James  Harp Sonnets
    SATB, harp
    Oxford University Press, commissioned by the Victor Salvi Foundation 2005

Berg, Ken Ding, Dong! Merrily on High
    unison treble voices and harp
    Chorister's Guild

Berkey, Jackson Anniversary Carols, including these titles with harp:
God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen
Still, Still Night (Silent Night) (in the key of Db, no accidentals, a full size lever harp tuned for 5bs would work)
Jesu, Son Most Sweet and Dear (in the key of Eb, works for a full size lever harp and advanced player with many, not too quick lever changes) (skip the 7 bar intro when performed with organ instead of choir)
Come, Thou Long-expected Jesus
Il est né le divine enfant
See www.berkey.com for full descriptions. This collection forms a service of Lessons and Carols with no additional music, using chorus, harp, optional percussion and optional organ. All the carols are SATB,  a few TTBB and 2  SSA.Please note, your harpist really needs the harp part. It's impossible for the harpist to get through these from the choral score, there's just too many page turns. The harp part is worth the money and includes the percussion parts. I understand that getting them isn't quick. No place seems to have them in stock so order early. Harpists should own this, just as they own a copy of the harp part for the Ceremony of Carols. This piece is far more approachable for most congregations than the Britten.

What's wonderful about the Anniversary Carols is the flexibility of the work. There are organ solos of most of the movements, harp solos for two of the choral movements as well as a harp solo interlude. Some have been arranged for handbells too. The choir does not need to learn all nine carols to present this collection as a set. Some movments  can be covered by harp solo, some by organ solo, some by handbells and two work for harp and organ together.

Berkey, Jackson  First Noel
mixed chorus and harp and oboe
This is truly really delightful. The best way to search Berkey's site is to click on SDG press, then in the sidebar, find Index and click on that. You'll see titles in alphabetical order. There are harp and chorus things sprinkled throughout his catalog and he's rare among composers that don't play harp in that he writes idiomatically. You can hear snippets on the website and he'll send you a limited number of perusal scores. If you contact him, please let him know that I referred you.

Berkey, Jackson The Tie that Binds our Hearts (Bless'd be the Tie that Binds)
SDG 05-10   Separate harp part available.

Berlioz, Hector: arr. Bruce Trinkley  Wedding Chorus from Béatrice et Bénédict
    TBB, harp (originally for women's voices, this transcription was originally published by Lawson-Gould
    wbtl@psu.edu

Bernstein, Leonard  Chichester Psalms
SATB, organ, harp and 2 percussionists

Biery, James  O Come, Divine Messiah
two part treble choir, harp, oboe, optional handbells  
listen and see a sample on the composer's website
(MorningStar MSM-50-6308, 2008)

Biery, James   Surge Inluminare
SATB, harp
listen and see a sample on the composer's website
(MorningStar MSM-50-9118, 2008)

Biggs, John A Song for Chanukah
SATB, flute/piano, supposedly transcribes well for harp

 Bingham, Judith Hidden City
SATB, harp and percussion
text: Murasake and Izumi Shikibu, Emp. Yamatohime
Kenley, G.B.; Maecenas Music © 2006, score, 53 pages

Binkerd, Gordon The Christ-child
SATB (Oct.5982) and SA (Oct. 5987) 1978, Boosey & Hawkes, Inc.
text from "A Christmas Carol" by Gilbert K. Chesterton

Bisbee, B. Wayne  Joseph, Dearest, Joseph Mine
    two part mixed chorus or solo voices, harp, with optional organ, cello, two treble instruments
     Morningstar Music Publishers

Blake, Howard  'Farewell My Gentle Harp'  op.514 (October 1999)
Song for childrens' voices and harp

Bock, Almon C. II Mary's Lullaby
    SA, harp
    GIA Publishers

Brahms, Johannes  Four Songs Op. 17
        SSAA, 2 horns, harp      
        The score is available free under the GNU FDL license from the above link, or C.F. Peters

Britten, Benjamin Ceremony of Carols
Insert for Britten's "There is No Rose", from Ceremony of Carols: Why Britten chose to put the harp notation in small notes and the piano in large is a mystery. This insert makes it easier to read this in poor light, so common in many churches.

Brittan, Benjamin   Choral Dances from Gloriana Op. 53
    SATB, tenor solo, harp
    Boosey & Hawkes

Carey, Paul A Cradle Song   SA
Sadly, no harp part exists. I had to make my own to get through it as the page turns are impossible. Once that's done it's a nice piece. You can hear it and see a sample page on Carey's website. Carey confirms that he is a former harpist.

Carey, Paul El Noi de la Mare   SSA and soloist   
2006 Walton Music Corp.
    incorrectly to have been reported to be out of print (2009)
    Paul Carey sent me an email 8/21/09 stating that this piece is still available. Check with Walton Music or Carey's website (click link) for more info.

Carey, Paul Winter Solstice   SSA
commissioned by the Santa Fe Womens Ensemble, 2006

Carnahan, Craig The Christ-Child Lay on Mary's Lap SATB
© Augsburg Fortress Press
Composed for piano or harp, the publisher does not offer a harp part. I made my own harp part because the page turns are impossible.

Carney, David A Child is Born
    SATB, harp, triangle, guitar
   © E.C. Schirmer

Carney, David The Angel Gabriel
    SATB, tenor solo, harp
   © E.C. Schirmer

Carter, Andrew Three Upper-Voice Carols
    published separately: 1) Maria Walks Amid the Thorns, 2) The Holly and the Ivy, and 3) Jesus Christ the Apple Tree
    SSA, harp
    Oxford University Press

Chatman, Stephen  Lo in a Manger
SATB or SA chorus and keyboard or harp
Published (each version separately): Boston: Highgate Press, ECS Publishing, 1989.
Also unpublished SATB chorus/orchestra version (1987)

Chatman, Stephen  Lullay My Liking (2008) 3 min.
SATB Chorus and piano or harp
Published: Boston: Highgate Press, ECS Publishing, in press, pre-publication available.

Chatman, Stephen  Love and Shapes High Fantastical (1986) 12 min.
(Text: William Shakespeare)
SATB chorus, English horn, piano, harp, narrator.
Published: Boston: Highgate Press, ECS Publishing, 2008.

Chenette, Jonathan    Dear Harp of My Country  
SSA, piano or harp
Boosey and Hawkes   ISMN 9790051471713
    Jonathan's wife (Jeanette) is a harpist and this composition reflects his understanding of harp. It's a lovely work for voices, harpist and audience. Jonathan is now at Vassar. He's got some other choral/harp works that are not listed on the internet that are worth tracking down.

Chilcott, Bob  Jesus, Jesus, Rest Your Head
    SATB, harp or handbells or keyboard
    Hinshaw Music

Childs, Edwin    My Song is Love Unknown
SATB  The published score is for piano but this Lenten anthem can be performed effectively with pedal or lever harp instead. This is a Lenten favorite in my home church. Hopefully the publisher will offer a harp part in the future (I'm working on this project now). Ordering info and mp3 are on the composer's web site.

Churchill, Stuart  arranger  Black is the Color of My True Love’s Hair 
    medium low solo voice or SATB    choral edition from Shawnee Press
    Harp part is published in the collection For Voices with Harp arranged by Marilyn Marzuki, Shawnee Press, Inc.

Clausen, René   There is No Rose
Cello, harp, choir
harp part is necessary: SBMP 579.2
sample page    recording
2005 Santa Barbara Publishing, Inc.
Note: the harp part includes cello cues only from the opening solo line followed by nothing more than the soprano line which is not always the first voice to enter. It helps to have a copy of the full score to study. Pedals are marked but not always in appropriate places.

Clawson, Michael  The First Noel/Pachelbel's Canon
Alfred Publishing  
This was not intended for harp but works well for harp alone or harp/organ or harp/flute.

Comini, Raiberto and Simeone, Harry Sweet Baby King
medium solo voice or SATB or SSA
choral edition from Shawnee Press
This was most recently listed as either unavailable or only as print on order. Check with Shawnee Press   Harp part is published in the collection For Voices with Harp arranged by Marilyn Marzuki, Shawnee Press, Inc. which should be available from harp vendors such as Lyon & Healy Harps or Vanderbilt Music Co.

Copeland/Wilson  Love Came Down at Christmas
unison or two parts
Hope Publishing 1972 (Choral Folk Anthems series)  CF 134
intended for piano but works surprizingly well for (pedal) harp

Conte, David The Snow Lay on the Ground
SATB, harp & keyboard: Christmas

Cox, Michael   Christ Ever With Me
SATB, harp or keyboard: setting of St. Patrick's Breastplate
Shawnee Press(?) or Mark Foster Music Company (?)

Csonka, Paul Concerto de Navidad
    SSAA, soprano solo, harp
    14 min. in length
    Peer Music  
Culloton, Mathhew  Golden Slumbers
    SSA, harp, flute (or oboe or violin)
    suitable for lever harp
    Neil A. Kjos

Daley, Eleanor Sweet Was the Song the Virgin Sang
    unison voices, harp
    Hinshaw Music

Del Tredici, David Acrostic Song
    SATB, soprano solo and harp
    separate harp part is available and absolutely required
    text is from Lewis Carroll's Through the Looking Glass
    Boosey & Hawkes

Dicke, Martin   Sussex Carol
    SATB, organ or harp, handbells

Di Marino, Roberto   Dear Heart, Why Will You Use Me So?
SATB, harp  (composer's website offers mp3 and free sheet music) 4'

Di Marino, Roberto  From Dewy Dreams
SATB, harp  (composer's website offers mp3 and free sheet music) 3'

Di Marino, Roberto My Dove, My Beautiful One
SATB, harp  (composer's website offers mp3 and free sheet music) 3'

Di Marino, Roberto  Lightly Come or Lightly Go
SATB, harp  (composer's website offers mp3 and free sheet music) 1'30"
poetry of James Joyce

Ellingboe, Bradly  El Noy de la Mare (The Child of Mary)
    SATB, soprano solo, harp
    Neil A. Kjos
   
Ellingboe, Bradly  Jesus, Good Shepherd  (Psalm 23)
    SATB, harp
    Augsburg Fortress

Enns, Leonard  The Sunne of Grace
choir with soprano solo and harp
Monarda Music

Entsminger, Dee E. My Heart of Gold (Greensleeves)
    SATB, harp
    Colla Voce Press

Erickson, Richard  'Twas in the Moon of Wintertime
    SATB, harp
    Augsburg Fortress

 Faure, Gabriel  Cantique de Jean Racine
    This works for harp and chorus. Beware that the Rutter arrangement of this is different from Faure's version. The harmonies are not the same and so your harpist must know which version you are doing to be properly prepared. (Rutter's version of Faure's Requiem is harmonically the same as the original) Marilyn Marzuki's arrangement of the accompaniment for harp is brilliantly done. Please, don't double the harp with piano. The parts are NOT the same and it gets very muddy as the chords become far too thick.  A harp can play as loudly as piano and will balance just fine by itself.
     Broude Brothers Limited

 Faure, Gabriel  Tantum Ergo, Op. 25
    SATBB, tenor solo, harp, organ
    Carus-Verlag

Ferko, Frank  A Festival of Carols
mixed chorus and harp © 2002, commissioned by the Dale Warland Singers

Ferko, Frank  Two Irish Carol Settings
mixed chorus and harp © 1995, commissioned by Schola Aantorum of St. Peter's Church, Chicago

Fink, Michael  What Sweeter Music
    SATB, harp, guitar and triangle
    separate instrumental parts available
    E.C. Schirmer

Gal, Hans Von Ewiger Freude
SSAA or 4 soloists, organ, 2 harps
Universal Publishing, Austria

Gawthrop, Daniel "This Child, This King" 22 min.
primarily harp acc. with organ support
Dunstan House (catalog number DH9506) 
Available through your local retailer (distribution is through Intrada; 1-800-INTRADA) or you may contact the distributor directly.

Gooding, Cynthia & Zaninelli, Luigi The Water is Wide
    medium solo voice, SATB, SSA, TTBB, SAB or SA
    choral editions from Shawnee Press

Grantham, Donald On This Day
    SAB or SATB, harp, percussion, optional children's chouse
    Mark Foster Music

Griffin, Rebekah Winter Calling
    SATB, harp
    Santa Barbara Publishing

Grundahl, Nancy Danny Boy
    three part treble, harp
    Neil A. Kjos

Grundahl, Nancy I Know Where I'm Going
    SSA, harp
    Hal Leonard

Guilmant, Alexandre (1837-1911)   Ecce Panis [op.66]
arrgt: Leupold, Wayne (-)
Publisher: Miami: USA: Belwin Mills, 1984
Motet, Sacred,  SATB
violin, harp, organ
Text in English; adapted in Latin
Source of text: Liber Usualis

Gustavson, Dwight  Bless the Lord, O My Soul (Psalm 103)
    SATB, harp, organ  
    Hinshaw Music

Haas, David Wherever You Go
    Choir, congregation, harp, C instrument and optional guitar
    GIA Publications

Halbardier, Arthur The Sleep of the Infant Jesus
    SATB, treble solo, harp, flute, optional guitar
    harp part is awkward
    E.C. Schirmer

Halévy, Jacques Somakhti
    SATB, harp, organ
    text: Ashkenazic Hebrew, Psalm 122
    HaZamir Muisc

Harlow, Barbara  Silent Night
    SATB, harp, Handell, Glockenspiel
    Santa Barbara Publishing
   
Hannisian, Raymond R.  Movin’ On
    high solo voice or SATB, SSA, TTBB, SAB, or SA
    choral editions from Shawnee Press
    Harp part is published in the collection For Voices with Harp arranged by Marilyn Marzuki, Shawnee Press, Inc.

Hawkins, Malcom Four Carols
    SATB, harp
    E.C.Schirmer

Hawley, William Alleluia, Dies Sanctificatus
    SSAATTBB, harp
    self published, contact the composer via his website

Hawley, William The Snow that Never Drifts
    SATB, harp
    self published, contact the composer via his website

Healy, Derek A Maiden Mild
    SATB, harp
    E.C. Schirmer

Healy, Derek Thou Whose Birthy on Earth
    SATB, harp
    Paraclete Press

Hebble, Robert "Glad Tidings of Great Joy"
SATB, narrator, harp and organ
Sacred Music Press 65/19525.
You can download the entire sound file and burn a CD that you can listen to off line. The harp part is available separately and should be purchased. The harp part is not particularly idiomatic but audiences like it.

Henning, Karl Alleluia in D
SA, SAA, SATB
originally unaccompanied, the composer added an optional harp part later
Lux Nova Press

Heitzig, Steven  Little Tree
     on the Warland CD, December Stillness
     SATB, harp
     Walton Music

Hess, Marjorie The Oxen
    SATB, harp
    Walton Music

Hillert, Richard   Motet for the Time of Easter
based on the ancient Gregorian chant Christ Lag in Todesbanden
double choir, percussion, and harp (1971)

Holmes, Brian I Shall Keep Singing!
SSA(A), harp or piano: setting of Emily Dickinson poem.
Thorpe Music Publishing

Holmes, Brian The Shepherd and the King
SATB, harp: Christmas carol
Thorpe Music Publishing

Holst, Gustav  Choral Hymns from the Rig-Veda, Group III Op. 26 No. 3
    SSAA, harp
    E.C. Schirmer
    (there's also a transcription of this for flute, violin, viola, cello and harp by Bob Litterell, Alry Publications)

Holst, Gustav  Two Eastern Pictures
    1) Spring, SSA, harp and 2) Summer, SSAA, harp
    Galaxy Music Corporation

Hopkins, James  Bless the Lord
    SATB, harp, organ
    E.C. Schirmer

Hopkins, James  The Rossetti Songs
    SATB, harp, organ
    E.C. Schirmer

Hopkins, John/Paulus, Stephen We Three Kings of Orient Are
SATB with Harp and Oboe: Augsburg Publishing House

Hopp, Roy God of Grace and God of Laughter
SATB, harp, oboe (or C instrument)
Augsburg Fortress

Horn, Richard  A Christmas Blessing
SSA, harp
Morningstar Music Publishers

Horn, Richard  She Wrapped Up the Light
SAATB, harp
Morningstar Music Publishers

Hovhannes, Alan  "Jesus Christ is Risen Today", final movement from Easter Cantata
    SATB, piano or organ optional (sadly) harp and tamtam
    Hal Leonard

Howell, John Raymond The Angel Gabriel
    unison treble voices, harp (actually scored for keyboard but works well for harp)
Boosey & Hawkes

Ives, Charles A Christmas Carol
unison or SATB (not for harp but adapts well) ;
Merion Music, Inc. Theodore Presser 342-40116

Janacek, Leos   Otcenas
SATB, tenor solo harp and organ
Bärenreiter

Kallman, Daniel Three Lullabies
    SSA, harp
    Mark Foster Publishing

Kern, Phillip  Still the Holiest Night (combines Still, Still, Still with O Holy Night)
This is originally for piano but transcribes fairly well. SATB or SAB  Alfred Publishing


Kesselman, Lee Auld Lang Syne
    SATB, harp (composer's notes indicate that the original piano part may be "thinned slightly" and played on harp
    Boosey & Hawkes


Kesselman, Lee A Christmas Hymn (1995)
    SATB, harp

Kessleman  Jesus Born in Bethlea
    SATB, harp
    Boosey& Hawkes

Kirby, Lewis M. & Cook, Joseph S. Gentle Mary
high solo voice or SATB, or SAB or SA
choral editions from Harold Flammer, Inc.
    Harp part is published in the collection For Voices with Harp arranged by Marilyn Marzuki, Shawnee Press, Inc.

Kodaly, Zoltan Wainamoinen Makes Muisc
    SSAA, harp
    Boosey& Hawkes

Korte, Karl Lullay, Litel Child
    SATB, harp, guitar
    E.C. Schirmer

Kosche, Kenneth, T. O Bride of Christ Rejoice
    TTB, harp
    Concordia Publishing House

Kraft, Leo    Set Me as a Seal
    SATB, harp, cello
    SeeSaw Music Corporation

LaMontaine, John  Wonder Tidings

Larkin, Michael  A Stable Lamp is Lighted
    SATB, harp
    Morningstar Music

Larson, Libby   The Ballerina and the Clown  
SSA (children's choir) and harp
Oxford University Press

Larson, Libby   Everyone Sang  
SSA and harp, 2 percussion

Larson, Libby   So Blessesly It Sprung  
SATB, oboe, viola, harp: 12th c. poetry

Leavitt, John  The Coventry Carol
    SATB, harp, flue
    SAB, harp, flute
    Hal Leonard

Lisicky, Paul  Before the Paling of the Stars
SATB, soloe, harp, oboe
GIA Publications

Liszt, Franz  Der 137 Psalm
SSAA, mezzo-soprano, harp, violin, piano and organ
Carus-Verlag

Lohman, Paul  What Child
SSA, harp
Boosey & Hawkes

Macfarlane, Will  Christ our Passover
(Presser).

Mathews, Peter Prayer for Jonah
SATB, harp, organ
self published

Mathews, Peter Psalm 8
2 treble voices and harp, 1982
self published

Mauldin, Michael   With This Child
Christmas Cantata for Treble Voices and Harp (16.5)
    I. Holy Mother
    II. O Child, May We Know You
    III. Now The Star
    IV. Dream of Darkness (harp interlude)
    V. Song of Light
self published, see composer's website

McCullough, Donald Angel's We Have Heard on High
SATB, harp
Hinshaw Music
 
McKimm, Barry  Four poems of John Shaw Neilson [music] : for harp and choir
    1 Heart of spring -- 2. Along a river -- 3. The walking of the moon woman -- 4. O yellow yellow sweet.
Commissioned by the British Music Society, 1985
Spiral binding
Grosvenor Place, N.S.W. : Reproduced and distributed by Australian Music Centre, [1999]
1 score ([1], 61 p.) ; 37 cm.


Mechem, Kirke Seven Joys of Christmas
SATB, harp
separate harp part is NOT the same as the piano part in the octavo score
E.C. Schirmer  20 min.

Mendoza, Michael   By Placid Waters
SATB, harp
Shawnee Press, Inc. (?) or Mark Foster Music (?)

Mendoza, Michael   Cantan LAs FLores
SATB, harp
Alliance Music Publications

Meyer, Lesly Hopwood arr. Robert Ross Nunc Gaudet Maria
    SSAA, harp, drum
    Oxford University Press

Milligan, Samuel Campanas de Beléni, Bells of Bethlehem
SATB and organ, optional glockenspiel, handbells and harp
Sam Milligan is a harpist and his arrangements always fit harp very well.
Lee Gwozdz Cathedral Choral Series
Franklin Park, IL: World Library Publications, © 2001

Mitchell, Tom   Carol of the Children
unison with keyboard, optional glockenspiel (rummor says it adapts well for harp)
Choristers Guild CGA-473

Mollicone, Henry Five Poems of Love (1965)
    SSAA, harp
    E.C.Schirmer

Mooney, David  Ardaigh Cuain
    SSAA, harp
    E.C.Schirmer

Mooney, David  Derry Air (Danny Boy)
    SATB, harp
    Separate harp part available, lever harp works
    E.C.Schirmer

Mooney, David  Don Oiche Ud i mBeithil
    SATB, harp
    Separate harp part available
    E.C.Schirmer

Mooney, David  Famine Lament
    SA, harp, violin
    E.C.Schirmer

Mooney, David  The Lark in the Clear Air
    SSA, soprano solo, harp
    Separate harp part available
    E.C.Schirmer

Mooney, David  Sauntrai na Maighdine
    SATB, harp
    Separate harp part available, lever or pedal harp
    E.C.Schirmer

Mueller-Zuerich, Paul  Hymnus matutinus op. 18/1
Women's choir, strings and cembalo (or harp or piano)
Winterhur: Amadeus Verlag, 2005

Nance, Richard  Set Me as a Seal
    SSAA, horn, piano

Near, Gerald The Storke
    SA, harp
    Aureole Editions

Neaum, Michael  Indian Love Song
    SA, two soprano soloists, harp (lever harp or pedal harp)
    Oxford University Press

Neaum, Michael  Sakura
    SSAA, harp (lever harp or pedal harp)
    Oxford University Press

Nelson, Ron He Came Here for Me
SSAA, SATB
The harp part is slightly different in each of these versions.
Boosey and Hawkes, Inc. 5371

Nelson, Ron The Vision of John
SATB, harp, organ
Neil A Kjos

O'Brien, Francis Patrick  Nova, Nova
    SATB, harp
    harp part available and different from the keyboard part

O'Regan, Tarik Bring Rest, Sweet Dreaming Child
SA or SATB, harp
hear a sample on the composer's website
Novello  ©2004

O'Regan, Tarik    Dorchester Canticles~ Cantate Domino
SATB, tenor solo, organ, harp, optional percussion
hear a sample on the composer's website
Novello  ©2004

O'Regan, Tarik    Dorchester Canticles~ Deus Misereatur
SATB, tenor solo, organ, harp, optional percussion
hear a sample on the composer's website
Novello & Co.  ©2004

Oldham, Kevin I Will Lift Up Mine Eyes Unto the Hills
    SATB, harp, organ
    Neil A. Kjos

Palmer-Holton, Suzanne Carol
SSA, descant recorder (or flute) and harp
published by Mark O'Leary (?) Young Voices of Melbourne  www.yvm.com.au

Parker, Alice The Croppy Boy
    SATB, harp
    Lawson-Gould

Parker, Alice The Minstrel Boy
    SATB, harp
    Lawson-Gould

Parker, Alice My Gentle Harp
    SATB, harp
    Lawson-Gould

Parker, Alice Three Christmas Carols
    1) Wexford Carol, 2) Coverdale's Carol, 3) Irish Carol
    SA, harp
    Lawson-Gould

Parthun, Paul Four Haiku
    SATB, harp, flute
    Mark Foster Music/Shawnee Press

Pasatieri, Thomas  Alleluia
    SATB, harp
    harp part available and different from the keyboard part
    Theodore Presser

Patriquin, Donald  Three Appalachian Carols
    Jesus, Jesus,  Rest Your Head,
    Jesus the Christ is Born
    I Wonder as I Wander
SATB, harp


Paulus, Stephen  A Savior from on High
mixed chorus, oboe, harp (instrumental parts available)
Paulus Publications www.stephenpaulus.com  email
Note: If you had an older edition there are  wrong notes in the harp part. In m. 52 and m. 56 there are G flats that are naturals in the full score. This older edition harp part is missing two notations that the harpist needs:  in m. 23 and m. 58 the part should include the instruction: "slowing slightly" and in m. 25 and m. 60 it should read "a tempo".  The new edition of the harp part corrects these errata. Knowing this before the first rehearsal is important. This is not something you should expect your harpist to sight read. The new edition of the harp part does not include the tempo marking.  

Paulus, Stephen Carols for Spring and Winter
    SSAATTBB, harp, flute
    Paulus Publications

 Paulus, Stephen The Friendly Beasts
SATB, soprano and tenor soli, harp
Paulus Publications

Paulus, Stephen Gabriel's Message
SATB, harp
 Paulus Publications

Paulus, Stephen God's World
SSAATTBB, harp
Paulus Publications

Paulus, Stephen How Far is it to Bethleham?
SATB, soprano and tenor soli, harp, oboe
Augsburg Fortress Press

Paulus, Stephen  I Gave My Love a Cherry
SATB, soprano solo, harp

Paulus, Stephen  In the Moon of Wintertime
SSA harp

 Paulus, Stephen  Jesu, Carols
    SSAATTBB and harp

Paulus, Stephen  O Little Town of Bethlehem (Lewis H. Redner/Phillip Brooks)
SATB with harp and oboe (instrumental parts available)
1985, European American Music Corp.
This is a satisfying arrangement but the pattern used is relentlessly repeated which becomes taxing as it lasts the entire 3 min. of the piece. It's not a difficult pattern for a pianist, but on harp it doesn't fit the hand as well(especially small hands). Practicing/rehearsing needs to be carefully planned with frequent breaks.

Paulus, Stephen  Pium Paum
SATB, mezzo soprano or alto solo, harp, finger cymbals

Paulus, Stephen A Savior from on High
SATB, harp, optional oboe

Paulus, Stephen "Single Girl" from An American Melody   
SATB, harp
Paulus Publications

Paulus, Stephen The Spring and the Fall
SATB, harp
Paulus Publications

Paulus, Stephen Three Nativity Carols
1) Holly and the Ivy, 2) This Endris Night 3) Wonder Tidings
SSATBB, harp, oboe
Paulus Publications

Paulus, Stephen Too Many Waltzes 
TTBB, harp, timpani, chimes
Paulus Publications

Paulus, Stephen Tulatulla  
SSA, harp, flute
Paulus Publications

Paulus, Stephen The Water is Wide   
SATB, harp
Paulus Publications

Paulus, Stephen We Three Kings of Orient Are   
SATB, harp, oboe
Paulus Publications

Paulus, Stephen Welcome All Wonders   
SSAATTBB, harp, oboe
Paulus Publications

Paulus, Stephen Wishes and Carols (secular carols)   
SATB, harp
Paulus Publications

Pelz, Walter Coventry Carol

Petker, Allan Robert   I Will Follow Your Call
    SATB, harp (text from book of Job)
    Pavane Publishing, Hal Leonard

Phillips, H. Garrett Love Songs for Summer Signs
     1) Gemini, 2) Cancer, 3) Leo
    SATB, harp
    E.C. Schirmer

Phillips, H. Garrett The Rollin' Store
    SATB, soprano or baritone solo, harp
    Highgate Press

Pierson, Jay, A. Prayer of St. Francis
    SATB, harp
    self published: drjaynotes @ aol.com

Pierson, Jay, A. There is a Balm in Gilead
    SATB, two harps (pedal or lever) not difficult
    self published: drjaynotes @ aol.com

Pinkham, Daniel Come, Love We God
SATB, harp, guitar
E.C.Schirmer

 Pinkham, Daniel Company at the Creche
    treble voices, handbells or glockenspiel and a choice of:
    1) organ or piano
    2) harp
    3) harp and organ
 E.C. Schirmer

Pinkham, Daniel Evergreen
unison voices adn ostinato
optional instrumental parts for: handbells, glockenspiel, celesta, guitar, etc.
Supposedly works fine on harp.
E.C. Schirmer

Pinkham, Daniel In Heaven Soaring Up
SATB, alto and tenor soli, harp, oboe
C.F. Peters   15 min.

Pinkham, Daniel Nativity Madrigals
SATB, harp
E.C. Schirmer

 Pinkham, Daniel Near the Cross of Jesus
SATB, harp
E.C. Schirmer

Pinkham, Daniel To Think of Those Absent
SATB, harp, guitar
E.C.Schirmer

Pinkham, Daniel Yes, Indeed!
SATB, harp
E.C.Schirmer

 Pinkham, Daniel We Love God

Podo, Marco A la nanita nan: melodia natalizia catalana
mixed chorus and harp
Adliswil: Pizzato Verlag Helvetia ©2005

Podo, Marco Ego flos campi
mixed choir and harp
Adliswil: Switzerland, Pizzato Verlag Helvetia ©2008

Posegate, Maxcine Woodbridge The Gift of Love
medium solo voice or SATB or SSA
choral edition from Shawnee Press
    Harp part is published in the collection For Voices with Harp arranged by Marilyn Marzuki, Shawnee Press, Inc.

Powell, Rick and Sylvia Peace, Peace
Three Voices, accompanied or SATB (adapts for harp); Fred Bock Music
    I performed this with a choir that gave one of the three voices to a flute. I couldn't tell you exactly where in the piece but I remember it worked. It was with a small church choir.

Purvis, Richard A Cradle Carol
unison, two part, or mixed choir with organ and optional harp; J. Fischer & Bro.

Rands, Bernard  "...Among the Voices"
SATB, harp
Schott (European American Music)

Reed, H. Owen Michigan Morn
SATB, soloist, harp
Warner Brothers

Revels  Bheir Mi O (Sad I Am Without You)
SATB, Solo Voice, Harp or Piano: Scottish folksong

Revels Le Semeur (The Sower)
SATB, Solo Voice, String Quartet and Harp or Guitar:  The Bretons

Rheinberger, Joseph  Quam Dilecta
SSAA, harp, organ
Carus-Verlag

Rheinberger, Joseph  Wie Lieblich Sind Deine Wohnungen (1865)
SSAA, harp, optional organ
Carus-Verlag

Rogers, Sharon Elery, arranged by Ades, Hawley Born in a Manger
medium solo voice or SATB or SAB or SA
choral editions from Harold Flammer, Inc.
    Harp part is published in the collection For Voices with Harp arranged by Marilyn Marzuki, Shawnee Press, Inc.

Rogers, Wayland, arr. Duermete Niño Lindo
SATB, soprano solo, harp
Alliance Music

Rogers, Wayland,  Hush My Babe
SATB, soprano solo, harp
Boosey & Hawkes

Rogers, Wayland,  Southwestern Carol
SATB, soprano solo, harp
self published

Ross, Robert   A Hymn of the Nativity

Ross, Robert arr.  The Angel Gabriel
SSAA, soprano solo, harp
Oxford University Press

Ruehr, Elena  Cricket, Spider, Bee
SATB, harp, percussion, timpani
E.C. Schirmer

 Rutter, John
Angel's Carol The piano part in the choral score is not idiomatic for harp. I play the harp part from the ensemble version and paste in the measures missing from the choral part and it's very playable. This also solves the problem of impossible page turns when working from the choral part.
The Angel Gabriel (two part choir or SATB)
Dancing Day (SSA), very demanding harp part requires notice. Oxford University Press
Requiem (actually chamber orchestra which includes harp)
For the Beauty of the Earth
All Things Bright and Beautiful (SA)
Gaelic Blessing
O Holy Night The harp part from the ensemble version is complete enough that harp alone works.
Go Tell It On the Mountain
Good Christian Men, Rejoice
I Will Lift Up Mine Eyes
Dancing Day harp part available separately
Feel the Spirit (seven arrangements of American Spirituals) This was a real surprize, very nice set for chamber orchestra. Not for just harp, but worth considering.
Morning Has Broken (SA)
Be Thou My Vision (SATB)
The King of Love My Shepherd Is (SATB)
We Plough the Fields and Scatter (SATB)


Saint-Saëns, C. Quam Dilecta, Op. 148 (Psalm 84)
SATB, harp, organ
separate harp part is available and required
Durand
Saint-Saëns, C. Christmas Oratorio
    I've done with many times with organ and harp. The harp part is available separately from the rest of the orchestra parts. Organ played from the choral score.
    The Plymouth Music/Colla Voce Press edition includes a version for harp/organ/piano (seems to be available as a rental here)

Sametz, Steven  Alleluia
for two (or four) part choir: SA, TB or SATB, handbells, harp. 2002
Oxford University Press

Sametz, Steven  Amo! (I Love)
SATB, a cappella with harp accompaniment ad libitum
self published

Sametz, Steven  Angelus
SATB, handbells, opt. harp. Commissioned by the Princeton Singers 2005

Sametz, Steven  Del Naciemiento (Of the Birth)
unison soprano choir or solo voice, harp, organ
separate harp part is included in the octavo
Oxford University Press

Sametz, Steven  Dulcis Amor
TTBB double chorus, tenor and baritone soli, harp
self published

Sametz, Steven  Irish Lullaby for the Christ Child
SSAA, harp
Alliance Music Publications

Sametz, Steven  The Light Within
SATB keyboard or harp: 2 Corinthians 4:7
GIA Press 2004

Santore, Jonathan Harp Carol
SATB, harp, optional percussion
Alliance

Saylor, Bruce, arr.  Away in a Manger
children's choir, trebles alone or mixed choir and harp
Paraclete Press

Saylor, Bruce, arr. In the Spirit
unison treble voices and harp
Paraclete Press

Schalk/Ferguson Before the Marvel of this Night
SATB, handbells and harp, Augsburg Choral Music 11-2005
effective, pleasant, not too difficult for harp making it a welcome choice at a busy time of year

Schram, Ruth Elaine   Carol Him Sweetly
SATB, harp, optional flute (includes Silent Night)
Brookfield Press  or Hal Leonard (?)

Schubert, Franz (1797-1828) Fils de Marie/Ave Maria (Fils de Marie, O divin roi)
Publisher: Fleurier: Switzerland: Huguenin, 1980
SATB (4 mixed voices), soprano soloist, violin, harp, organ

Shaw/Bennet The Many Moods of Christmas
Three suites make up The Many Moods, for SATB and small ensemble.  They can be reduced to harp/organ.

Schultz, A.P. O Come, Little Children
© 1999 Rhodes Press  www.yrmusic.com

Schultz, Donna Gartman  Nöel Nouvelet
SSATB or SSA, harp, oboe, optional percussion
Lorenz Music

Sedio, Mark  Let Our Gladness Have No End
SATB, harp, violin
harp and violin parts are included with octavo
Morningstar Music

Shelton, Tom  Golden Slumbers Kiss Your Eyes
SSA, Soprano solo, harp
Hinshaw Music

Smith, Robert Edward  Saw You Never in the Twilight
SATB, harp
Tetra/Continuo Music (distributed by Kalmus Music)
Stuart, Hugh M. Ayre for Eventide (Three Ayres from Glousceter)
high solo voice or SATB
choral edition from Shawnee Press
    Harp part is published in the collection For Voices with Harp arranged by Marilyn Marzuki, Shawnee Press, Inc.

Sulzer, Salomon  Haleluyaw
SATB, tenor or baritone solo, harp, organ
HaZamire Muisc (Transcontinental Music)

Susa, Conrad Carols and Lullabies
SATB, SSAA, or TTBB, Harp, Guitar, Marimba  E.C. Schirmet Publishing
The instrumental parts are available and should be purchased.

Sutcliffe, James Helme  What Child is This?
two part treble voices, harp and optional strings
Boosey & Hawkes

Swider, Jozef  Czego Chesz Od Nas Panie (What Do you Want From Us, Lord)
SATB, harp
Polskie Wydawnictwo Muzyczne

Terri, Salli   Away in a Manger
SSA, harp
Lawson-Gould

Thompson, Randall A Feast of Praise
SATB, piano, brass choir and harp
Baruch 3:34, Psalms 81:3, Psalms 47:5-7. Choral.
Published by E.C. Schirmer Publishing

Thompson, Randall   The Lord is My Shepherd
SATB, piano, organ or harp  (Psalm 23)
Schirmer Publishing

Toensing, Richard Magnificat
SSAA/harp

Travers, Aaron  Gloria
SATB, harp, organ
E.C. Schirmer  (1998 AGO/ECS Composition winner)

Van Brink, Matthew  A Thousand Tender PAssages: A Letter From George Washignton to Sally Fairfax
SATB, harp, cello
self published

Warland, Dale  A Somerset  carol
mixed choir, guitar and harp
Schirmer Choral Series ED 4314
© 2006

Warland, Dale: Bracket, Joseph  Simple gifts, Shaker dance song
mixed choir, flute, guitar and harp
New York: G. Schirmer © 2006

Warland, Dale  There Will Be Rest
mixed choir, flute and harp
Schirmer Choral Series ED 4299
© 2006 octavo score with separate parts in same binding, 14 pages

Warland, Dale  What Child is This?
SATB, flute and harp
Hal Leonard

Washburn, Jon  "Lamb of God" for SATB choir and Harp
Cat. No. 02.256
Jaymar Music Limited has now become a "Mail Order Publisher" and all orders in the United States receive a discount of 20% payable in U.S. funds.
(800) 680-0031.

Weir, Judith  All the Ends of the Earth
SATB, harp, percussion (3)
Chester Music

Wetzler, Robert  Sweet Was the Song
SATB/harp
Summy-Birchard?

Whittemore, Joan Scarecrow Songs
published separately: 1) In the Farther Field, 2) Silly Scarecrow, 3) Yellow Evening Sun, 4) Autumn Wind
2 or 4 part treble voices, harp, optional woodwind or Orff instruments, marimba, and 2 flutes
Boosey & Hawkes

Wienhorst, Richard  The Lamb
   unison treble, harp
    E.C. Schirmer

Wienhorst, Richard  On the Morning of Christ's Nativity
    SA, harp
    instrumental parts available, harp part is suitable for a student
    Morningstar Music Publishers

Wienhorst, Richard  Soft Snow
   unison treble, harp
    E.C. Schirmer

Wilberg, Mack  How Far is it to Bethleham?
SATB, harp, 2 flutes
Oxford University Press

Wilberg, Mack  The King of Love My Shepherd Is
TTBB, tenor or baritone solo, harp, 2 flutes
Oxford University Press

Williams, David H. "Five Carols for Easter"
combination of: SA,  SSSA, and  SATB
1958:  H.W.Gray Publications, a division of Belwin Mills  Publishing Corp
    appears to be out of print (2009)

Williams, Lyn Islands
3 part treble with treble solo, harp, flute
Boosey & Hawkes

Wood, Dale Carol From an Irish Cabin
SATB, or unison, harp
Belwin-Mills Publishing

 Wood, Dale Sussex Carol
SATB, harp, organ
harp part is demanding and available separately
SATB AM 139 & SAB 10/2650S
The Sacred Music Press(?) Lorenz Coporation (?)

Yeakle, Thomas  Sir Christemas
SATB, baritone solo, harp, solo woodwind (krummhorn preferred), English horn (or alto recorder)
harp part available
Belwin-Mills

Yon, Pierto/Fackler Gesu Bambino
accompaniment for solo voice
While not composed with harp in mind, this works very well. I worked with a choir that performed this singing in unison. It made a nice anthem with little prep time for the choir since they all knew it.

Zaimont, Judit Lang  Miracle of Light
commissioned by the Deale Warland Singers for Chanukah

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