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Harp literature of Slovenian composers in the 20th century: interpretative challenges and possibilities and parallels with European literature in three Concertos (2024)

Jernej Mišič
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As a Slovenian harpist studying at the Royal Conservatory in The Hague, I felt called to focus my research on Slovenian harp literature of the 20th century, in the hope that it will create more awareness and interest for it. In this research, I focused mainly on the works of three composers. Harp playing in Slovenia is not as long a tradition as other instruments do. The first work written for solo harp that I found dates back to 1954 – Concerto for Harp and Orchestra by Lucijan Marija Škerjanc. The next Slovenian composer who wrote music for harp was a student of Škerjanc, Zvonimir Ciglič. Here I focused on his Concertino for harp and string orchestra. While doing the research I looked for parallels with European literature for the harp. In the case of the Concertino, I found it in Debussy's Dances for Harp and String Orchestra. I studied both parts intensively and compared them. Alojz Srebotnjak is perhaps the most famous and represented Slovenian composer worldwide. His Harp Preludes are the most frequently performed work of a Slovenian author for the harp. In addition to literature and historical facts, during this research, I was greatly helped by the suggestions both composers gave to my mother, who also performed these works. I paid most attention to finding information about the works I presented. I relied on the advice of my mother and recordings that I found. In addition, radio shows with artist interviews were very helpful. I hope other colleagues will find this research interesting in other musical works.
typeresearch exposition
keywordsharp, Slovenia, 20th century
date19/11/2023
published04/07/2024
last modified04/07/2024
statuslimited publication
share statusprivate
copyrightPersonal domain
licenseCC BY-NC-ND
languageEnglish
urlhttps://www.researchcatalogue.net/view/2387217/2588142
published inKC Research Portal
portal issue3. Internal publication


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