Flute, Viola and Harp
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Flute, viola and harp are the instruments of a chamber music grouping that have become common through the establishment of ensembles that feature this set of instruments and have enjoyed new compositions written for the set. The first major composition written for the instruments was by Claude Debussy (his Sonate pour flute, alto, et harpe); Debussy had set out to compose a set of chamber works for "diverse ensembles," as distinguished from more common groupings like string quartet or piano trio. Though other composers have written chamber works that feature harp, this set of instruments has gained a repertoire, which places it among other established genres of the twentieth century such as the "Pierrot Ensemble" (flute, clarinet, piano, violin and cello, with frequently added percussion or voice).
[edit] Repertoire for Flute, Viola & Harp
- Claude Debussy: Sonate pour flute, alto, et harpe (1915)
- Arnold Bax: Elegiac Trio (1916)
- Jean-Michel Damase: Trio (1947)
- Dorothea Franchi: Suite
- Jeffrey Harrington: Oneiromancer, Gygr
- William Mathias: Zodiac Trio (1976)
- Sofia Gubaidulina: Garten von Freuden und Traurigkeiten (1981)
- Jay Anthony Gach: Tre Ecloghe (1984)
- Janika Vandervelde: Genesis III (1985)
- Richard Rodney Bennett: Sonata after Syrinx (1986)
- Toru Takemitsu: And then I knew 'twas wind (1992)
- Philippe Hersant: Trio (2000)
- Lior Navok: Veiled Echoes (2000)
- Nigel Keay: Terrestrial Mirror (2005)
- Costas Dafnis: Cerisy's Sphinx (2006)
- Patrick Loiseleur: Celtic Melodies (2006)
[edit] List of Flute, Viola & Harp Groups
- Debussy Ensemble (Great Britain)
- Naiades Ensemble (Great Britain)
- Giverny Trio (New Zealand)
- Trio Lyra (North America)
- Turner Trio (France)
- Midnight Rose Trio (America)
