Student essay written in en (native language: French, CEFR level: B2, field of study: Arts)

Let me introduce you the "Pastels du vieux Japon" of the french harpist and composer Alex Dupont.
It is a sheet music of three little pieces composed for the harp in the middle of the 20th century. 
These three pieces create an atmosphere inspired by japanese ancient music. Each piece has its own style and an unique atmosphere.
For exemple, the first piece reminds of the sound of the wind across the sakura's flowers. The second piece is shorter, more melancholic and try to translate the sound of the japanese instrument : koto. This second piece is in opposition with the last piece that is almost aggressive. The third piece draw a dancer with a saber, maybe a samoura who dance with his katana but I am not convice by this idea.
I love the "Pastels", first of all because I love japanese music and Alex Dupont's univer. I find that the composer, who is an harpist, use a large panel of the harp possibilities and he is able to create so much different atmospheres using these possibilities. 
I think that the harp isn't a very well-know instrument, people usually imagine the harp as an angel's instrument making beautiful 
glissando, 
an instrument you hear when you open the gates of heaven or other situations that always remind heaven.
Nevertheless, in the "Pastels", the harp is introduce as the amazing instrument that it has always been, with its own panel of unique sounds, and not only the 
glissando
 (which are only used in the last piece and not as an "angel sound" but in an aggressive way).