Digital Sheet Music for Harp ~ A Whole New World at Your Fingertips

Digital sheet music is the new and easy way to find new pieces to play on the harp. More and more arrangers and composers are making their harp music available in digital format, so you can download and print the music right in the comfort of your home. While some sites allow only one printing of a score you've purchased, in most cases, you are allowed to keep a digital copy on your computer. This means that if, like me, you spill your tea all over a stack of music, you can simply reprint the ruined pages.

Not only that, but if you're thinking about "going digital" with your gig book ~ via an iPad or other music-reading device ~ you can simply add your new music to your collection without having to scan it.

Whether or not you plan to read your music from a screen rather than paper, this way of acquiring music is unmatched for convenience, provides instant gratification, and allows you to preview music before you pay for it.

Here are some of my favorite sources of digital sheet music for harp:

Reigning Harps
This site offers an archive of pieces for harp solo and harp ensemble, generously donated by some of the best harp arrangers. Best of all, the music is free to download. If you use Sibelius music notation software, you can even download the music in that file format.

Find many more sources of FREE digital sheet music for harp here

Horn and Harp
Barbara Ann Fackler offers many free resources for students and teachers. In addition, she sells a lovely selection of accessible classical pieces for all harpists.

Sarah Deere Jones
If you're looking for intermediate and advanced pieces for lever harp ~ lush, beautiful solos that feature "harpistic" techniques you will love ~ Sarah Deere Jones is a must. You can see her play many of the selections on YouTube to help you decide where to start.

Music for Harp.com
This is Rojean Louck's Sibelius store. Rojean offers some free music, plus a lovely selection of pieces that are the favorites of many of my students. From hymns to Celtic to original music, you will find tunes to treasure here.

Elizabeth Volpe Bligh
A lovely book of harp solos. Avondale Press offers downloadable harp music by other composers as well, some of which is playable on the lever harp.

Harpy Music
Deborah Ethier excels at making classical pieces playable on the lever harp.

There are many more composers and arrangers offering downloadable sheet music for harp. Here are some sites to explore:

Janet Lanier I love Janet's "Summer Lullaby" harp solo, and it's free!

Monika Durbin Lots of solos at different levels, plus works for harp and other instruments. Great if you want to play with a handbell choir.

Kevin Holsinger Lovely original pieces available to download individually from the Sibelius music site.

Cindy Kleinstuber Blevins Cindy has published many, many pieces and is known for her floating, New Age style.

Jennifer Pratt-Walter Much of the music on Jennifer's site can be found for digital download at Sibelius music.

Corinna Hewat Foot-stompin" Celtic tunes.

Karen Marshalsay Traditional and contemporary Scottish harp music.

Jo Morrison Originals andarrangements of traditional Celtic tunes

These sites offer downloadable sheet music by multiple composers and arrangers:

Melody Music & Harp Shoppe
Sylvia Wood's Digital Music
Harp Music Now A paid membership site for digital sheet music for harp

Sibelius Music Find harp sheet music by Jennifer Pratt-Walter, Roger Muma, Monika Durbin, and others.

Do you have a favorite piece of digital sheet music?

If you have a favorite harp piece you bought as a digital download, please share it! Just let us know the title, the composer or arranger, and where you found it online.

There are so many wonderful harp pieces available now ~ won't you take a moment to tell us about your favorites?

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