Carlos Salzedo

Carlos Salzedo with the harpist Heidi Lehwalder (* 1949)

Carlos Salzedo (born April 6, 1885 in Arcachon , France , † August 17, 1961 in Waterville , USA ) was a harpist and composer .

Salzedo came from a Sephardic family. He studied harp and piano at the music school in Bordeaux and at the Paris Conservatory and in 1909 went to the Metropolitan Opera in New York as principal harpist . From 1924 he was professor of harp at the Curtis Institute in Philadelphia .

Salzedo, who as a composer composed primarily for his own instrument , was one of the most important harpists of the 20th century as a soloist and music teacher .

Harp Solo (selection)

• Annie Laurie (Arr.)
• Ballad (op.28)
• Believe Me, If All Those Endearing Young Charms (Arr.)
• Chanson chagrine
• Chanson dans la nuit
• Cinq Petits Preludes Intimate
• Deep River (Arr.)
• Dixie Parade. Concert Fantasy on the Theme of "Dixie"
• Five Preludes (I. Quietude, II. Iridescence, III. Introspection, IV. Whirlwind, V. Lamentation)
• Fraîcheur (Zephyrs) (for harp solo or several harps in unison)
• I Wonder as I Wander. Appalachian Carol
• Jeux d'eau (Playing Waters) (op.29)
• Jingle Bells (Arr.)
• Jolly Piper. Concert Fantasy
• The Last Rose of Summer (Arr.)
• Londonderry Air (Arr.)
• My Old Kentucky Home (Arr.)
• Paraphrases on Christmas Carols (1954) (Concert Variations on "Adeste Fideles," Concert Variations on "Deck the Halls", Concert Variations on "Good King Wenceslas", Concert Variations on "O Tannenbaum", Concert Variations on "Silent Night", Paraphrase on "It Came Upon the Midnight Clear", Paraphrase on "Angels we have Heard on High", Paraphrase on "Greensleeves", Paraphrase on "O Little Town of Bethlehem", Paraphrase on "We Three Kings of Orient Are" Short Fantasy on a Noël Provencal, Short Fantasy on a Neapolitan Carol, Short Fantasy on a Catalan Carol, Short Fantasy on a Basque Carol)
• Paraphrase (or Cadenza) on Liszt's "Second Rhapsody"
• Poem of the Little Stars
• Prelude (in the nature of an Octave Study)
• Prelude fatidique and Suite of Eight Dances (Prelude fatidique, Gavotte, Menuet, Polka, Siciliana, Bolero, Seguidilla, Tango, Rumba)
• Prelude for a Drama (for one or more harps)
• Recessional (for one or more harps)
• Scintillation (1936)
• Short Stories in Music for Young Harpists (Vol. 1 & 2)
• Sketches for Harp Beginners (Vol. 1 & 2)
• Song of the Volga Boatmen (Arr.)
• The Star-Spangled Banner (Arr.)
• Tiny Tales for Harpist Beginners (Vol. 1 & 2)
• Traipsin 'Thru Arkansaw. Concert Fantasy
• Turkey Strut. Concert Fantasy
• Variations on un thème dans le style ancien (op.30)

Chamber music (selection)

• Chanson dans la nuit (for 2 harps)
• Concerto for Harp and Seven Wood Instruments
• Four Choruses in Old Sonata Form (for 3 male voices with preludes and interludes for harp, organ or piano)
• Fraîcheur (Zephyrs) (for harp solo or several harps in unison)
• Pavane (for 2 harps)
• Pentacle. Suite (for 2 harps) (I. Steel, II. Serenade, III. Felines, IV. Catacombs, V. Pantomime)
• Prelude for a Drama (for one or more harps)
• Recessional (for one or more harps)
• Rumba (for 2 harps)
• Sonata (in one Movement) (for harp and piano)
• Tango (for 2 harps)

Orchestra (selection)

• The Enchanted Isle (L'Isle Enchantée). Symphonic poem for harp and orchestra
• Second Concerto (for harp and orchestra)

Textbooks (selection)

• The Art of Modulating for Harpists, Pianists and Organists (with Lucile Lawrence)
• Conditioning Exercises for Beginners and Advanced Harpists
• The Harpist's Daily Dozen
• Method for the Harp (with Lucile Lawrence)
• Modern Study of the Harp
• Pathfinder to the Harp (with Lucile Lawrence)