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List of compositions by Lou Harrison

List of compositions by Lou Harrison

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Lou Harrison composed in a wide array of musical styles and for various ensembles. The following list is all of his compositions sorted by both genre and chronology.[1]

Works

Chamber works

  • Adagio (c. 1934-36) for flute, harmonium, strings, and piano
  • Adagio (c. 1934-36) for flute, two mandolins, guitar, and cello
  • Aubade for Gabriel (c. 1934-36) for chorus, strings, and percussion
  • The Geography of Heaven (1935) for 4 violins, 2 violas, 2 celli, 2 basses, and quarter-tone organ
  • Waterfront - 1934 (1935) for percussion ensemble
  • Midnoon (1936) for strings and harp
  • Concerto for Flute and Percussion (1939) for flute and percussion ensemble
  • Suite for Percussion (1942) for five percussionists
  • The Perilous Chapel (1948), mixed quartet
  • Solstice (1949), octet (flute, oboe, trumpet, 2 cellos, string bass, celesta, tack piano)
  • Suite for Cello and Harp (1949)
  • Seven Pastorales (1949 - 1951) for chamber orchestra
  • Songs in the Forest (1951), mixed quartet
  • Praise for the Beauty of Hummingbirds (1951) for mixed quintet
  • Serenado Por Gitaro (1952) for guitar solo
  • Concerto for Violin and Percussion Orchestra (1959)
  • Concerto in Slendro (1961)
  • At the Tomb of Charles Ives (1963) for chamber orchestra
  • Pacifika Rondo (1963) for chamber orchestra
  • Concerto for Organ with Percussion Orchestra (1972-3) for organ with ten person ensemble of celesta, piano, glockenspiel, vibraphone, tubular chimes, and percussion quintet on various unpitched standard and "found" percussion instruments.
  • Serenade for Guitar with optional Percussion (1978) for mixed duo, guitar solo
  • String Quartet Set (1978)
  • Suites for Cello and String Orchestra (1984, rev. 1990)
  • Varied Trio (1986) for rice bowls, violin, vibraphone, and piano (written for the Abel-Steinberg-Winant Trio)
  • Ariadne (1987), flute and percussion
  • Grand Duo (1988) for violin and piano
  • Suite for Violoncello and Piano (1995)
  • New First Suite for Strings (1995) for string orchestra
  • Rhymes with Silver (1996) for violoncello, ensemble and mixed quintet
  • Concerto for Pipa with String Orchestra (1997) for pipa and string orchestra
  • Suite for Violin with String Orchestra (1997)
  • Scenes from Nek Chand (2002) for guitar solo

Orchestral works

  • Fore-piece to St. George or After the Dragon (1934-36) for orchestra
  • [untitled] (1936) for orchestra
  • Overture for a Tragic, Heroic Drama (1936) for orchestra
  • Fugue (1937) for orchestra
  • Symphony No. 2 'Elegiac' (1942)
  • Canticle #6 (1942)
  • Symphony On G (No. 1) (1947)
  • Political Primer (1947) for solo baritone, choir and orchestra
  • Suite from Marriage at the Eiffel Tower (1961)
  • Music for Violin with Various Instruments, European, Asian, and African (1967), string solo and orchestra
  • Symphony No. 3 (1982) For the Cabrillo Music Festival
  • Piano Concerto (1983–85), for piano tuned in Kirnberger #2 (a form of well temperament) and orchestra
  • Last Symphony (No. 4) (1990, rev. 1995)
  • A Parade for MTT (1995)

Vocal works

  • May Rain (1931) poem by Elsa Gidlow, for female voice
  • Mass to Saint Anthony (1939), mixed chorus and ensemble
  • Alma Redemptoris Mater (1949–51), low voice and ensemble
  • Vestiunt Silve (1951), for soprano and four instruments
  • Air from Rapunzel (1952-3), high voice and ensemble
  • Strict Songs (1955), baritone solo, chorus and chamber orchestra
  • Orpheus (1969), soloists, mixed chorus and ensemble
  • La Koro Sutro (1970), mixed chorus and gamelan, mixed chorus and ensemble
  • The Foreman's Song Tune (1983) for chorus and Javanese gamelan
  • Ketawang Wellington (1983) for voice and Javanese gamelan
  • Three Songs (1985), men's chorus and ensemble

Keyboard works

  • Adagio (1934-36) for piano solo
  • Choral (1934-36) for organ solo
  • Choral Preludes (1934-36) for clavichord
  • Dance (1934-36) for two pianos
  • Dance for a Little Girl (1934-36) for piano solo
  • Feelingly (1934-36) for piano solo
  • Gothic Piece (1934-36) for harpsichord solo
  • Three Dances of Conflict for Carol Beals (1936) for piano solo
  • Project No. 2 (1936) for piano solo
  • Ground in E Minor (1936) for piano solo
  • Hill-Rise (1936) for piano solo
  • Tribunal (1936) for piano four-hands
  • Sonata #1 (1936) for piano solo
  • Sonata #2 (1937) for piano solo
  • Slow (1937) for organ solo
  • Simphony for Organ (1937) for organ solo
  • A Bit of Rotten Chopin on Order of J. Cleghorn (1937) for piano solo
  • Opening Dance (1937) for piano solo
  • R. A. H.'s Extatic Moment (1937) for piano solo
  • Third Sonata for Piano (1938) for piano solo
  • Usonian Set (1939) for piano solo
  • Reel (Homage to Henry Cowell) (1939) for piano solo
  • Exposition of a Cause (1941) for piano solo
  • Music for the River-Mechant's Wife (1942) for piano solo
  • Gigue and Musette (1943) for piano solo
  • Six Sonatas for Cembalo (1943) for piano (or harpsichord) solo
  • Serenade in C (1944) for piano solo
  • A 12-Tone Morning After to Amuse Henry (1944-45) for piano solo
  • Waltz in C (1945) for piano solo
  • Triphony (1945) for piano solo
  • Praises for Michael the Archangel (1946-47) for organ solo
  • Homage to Milhaud (1948) for piano solo
  • Little Suite for Piano (1949) for piano solo
  • Chorales for Spring (1951) for piano solo
  • Io and Prometheus (1951) for piano solo
  • Double Canon (to Carl Ruggles) (1951) for piano solo
  • Festival Dance (1951) for two pianos
  • A Thought on the Anniversary of Katherine Litz and Charles Oscar (1951) for piano solo
  • A Little Gamelon for Katherine Litz to Teach By (1952) for piano solo
  • Waltz for Evelyn Hinrichsen (1978) for piano (or harp) solo
  • Estampie (1981) for organ solo
  • A Summerfield Set (1988) for piano (or harpsichord) solo
  • Pedal Sonata (1989) for organ solo

Gamelan works

  • Suite for Violin with American Gamelan (1973)
  • Gending Samuel (1976) for Javanese gamelan
  • Gending Pak Cokro (1976) for Javanese gamelan
  • Buburan Robert (1976) for Javanese gamelan
  • Lancaran Daniel (1976) for Javanese gamelan
  • Lagu Sociseknum (1976) for Javanese gamelan
  • Gending Paul (1977) for Javanese gamelan
  • Gending Jody or Lancaran Jody (1977) for Javanese gamelan
  • Music for the Turning of a Sculpture by Pamela Boden (1977) for Javanese gamelan
  • Main Bersama-Sama (Playing Together) (1978) for Gamelan Degung and french horn
  • Serenade for Betty Freeman and Franco Asseto (1978) for Gamelan Degung and suling
  • Threnody for Carlos Chavez (1979) for Gamelan Degung and viola
  • Gending Bill or Gending William Colvig (1980) for Javanese gamelan
  • Lancaran Samuel (1981) for Javanese gamelan
  • Gending Alexander (1981) for Javanese gamelan
  • Ladrang Epikuros (1981) for Javanese gamelan
  • Gending Hephaestus (1981) for Javanese gamelan
  • Gending Hermes (1981) for Javanese gamelan
  • Gending Demeter (1981) for Javanese gamelan
  • Gending in Honor of the Poet Virgil (1981) for Javanese gamelan
  • Double Concerto (1981–82) for violin, cello and Javanese gamelan
  • Gending Claude (1982) for Javanese gamelan
  • Lancaran Molly (1982) for Javanese gamelan
  • Gending Dennis (1982) for Javanese gamelan
  • Gending Pindar (1982) for Javanese gamelan
  • Gending in Honor of Herakles (1982) for Javanese gamelan
  • Beyond the Far Blue Mountains (1983) for Javanese gamelan
  • Gending Vincent (1983) for Javanese gamelan
  • Gending in Honor of James and Joel (Devotions) (1983) for Javanese gamelan and two suling
  • Lagu Lagu Thomasan (1983) for Cirebon gamelan
  • Lagu Cirebon (1983) for Cirebon gamelan
  • Lagu Victoria (1983) for Cirebon gamelan
  • For the Pleasure of Ovid's Changes (1983) for Javanese gamelan
  • Gending in Honor of Sinan (1983) for Javanese gamelan
  • Gending in Honor of Palladio (1983) for Javanese gamelan
  • Lagu Elang Yusuf (1984) for Cirebon gamelan
  • Gending in Honor of Max Beckmann (1984) for Javanese gamelan
  • Gending Ptolemy (1984) for Javanese gamelan
  • Ladrang in Honor of Pak Daliyo (1984) for Javanese gamelan
  • Lagu Pa Undang (1985) for Gamelan degung
  • Concerto for Piano and Javanese Gamelan (1986–87)
  • Round for Jafran Jones (1991) for Balinese gamelan

Opera

References

  1. [1]
    Alves, Bill (2005). "Works List of Lou Harrison". Harvey Mudd College. Retrieved 2 July 2022.
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