{"id":186450,"date":"2025-06-22T22:12:41","date_gmt":"2025-06-23T02:12:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harpcolumn.com\/music\/?post_type=product&p=186450"},"modified":"2025-06-23T10:16:14","modified_gmt":"2025-06-23T14:16:14","slug":"song-of-the-sky","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/harpcolumn.com\/music\/all-music\/artists\/jeremy-beck\/song-of-the-sky\/","title":{"rendered":"Song of the Sky"},"content":{"rendered":"

Note from the composer<\/h3>\n

Released in 2025 on Beck\u2019s recording\u00a0Song of the Sky<\/em>\u00a0(neuma 215), the title of this concert work for solo harp and orchestra comes from a series of photographs by the American photographer Alfred Stieglitz (1864-1946).<\/p>\n

This piece is scored for single winds, percussion, harp solo, and strings and is principally centered in A. The piece unfolds in one movement through a series of varied musical episodes. Layered major triads a whole step apart create certain harmonic colors and inform larger structures, while half-step motives may be found to guide other harmonic choices and progressions. Throughout the composition, the harp\u2019s role alternates between guiding or partnering with the orchestra. The music itself suggests the changing beauty and character found in Stieglitz\u2019s series of photographs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Jeremy Beck’s Song of the Sky <\/em>is for pedal harp and orchestra. Inspired by a series of photographs by Alfred Stieglitz, the piece captures their shifting beauty and mood through evolving textures, harmonies, and the harp\u2019s interplay with the orchestra. Scroll down for composer notes.<\/p>\n

This piece is available as a PDF download in the following combinations:<\/p>\n