Those who are acquainted with the harp only as an important constituent of our modern orchestra, will perhaps fail to understand how it is possible to lecture, not only on its history, but on its development as a solo instrument. But the harp has undeniably a great past as such. At present, too, as every attentive concert-goer will have noticed, not only does its importance in the orchestra increase day by day, as modern composers give it more and more prominence, but the literature for solo harp has been enriched in the last few years with numerous works of value.