I was excited by the idea and possibilities of using four lever harps. This was proposed by a Harpist and Teacher that I met at the Dundee Symphony Orchestra. I thought that I could write music with an architectural/three dimensional aural quality and I set about the pieces with this in mind. I also wanted to explore the idea of having the Harps tuned in different keys so that I could juxtapose chords and patterns in different ways.
This piece is very simple and without dynamics at the moment. ie it is a bit of a sketch, so please if you have a go there is a lot of freedom for expression.
This piece came to me as a tune while playing my Psaltery. Enough said.
Another use of the material of Harp piece but a little simpler.
This piece is another try at a piece that just calmly exists.
This piece was originally written for Guitar but here is a version for harp.
Here are some of my compositions, sorted out into Instruments and groups of Instruments. Click on any image below to go to the corresponding page.