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John Harbison (1938-    )

Ave Maria, women's chorus (1959)                                                                                                  Harbison  Links
He Shall Not Cry, women's chorus and organ (1959)
Duo, flute and piano (1961)
Confinement, chamber ensemble (1965)
Music When Soft Voices Die, chorus and harpsichord/organ (1966)
Serenade, 6 players (1968)
Parody Fantasia, piano (1968)
Piano Trio (1969)
Die Kürze, flute, clarinet, piano, violin and cello (1970)
Bermuda Triangle, amplified cello, tenor saxophone, and electric organ (1970)
Five Songs of Experience on Poems of William Blake, chorus, percussion and string quartet (1971)
Incidental Music (from "The Merchant of Venice"), string quintet (1971)
Amazing Grace, oboe (1972)
Winter's Tale (1974, rev. 1991)
Elegiac Songs, mezzo-soprano and chamber orchestra (1974)
Book of Hours and Seasons, mezzo-soprano, flute, cello and piano (1975)
Moments of Vision, soprano, tenor and Renaissance consort (1975)
Nunc Dimittis, men's chorus (1975)
Three Harp Songs, voice and harp (1975)
Diotima, orchestra (1976)
The Flower-Fed Buffaloes, baritone, chorus and chamber ensemble (1976)
Full Moon In March, opera (1977)
Samuel Chapter, voice and chamber ensemble (1978)
Concerto for Piano (1978)
Three Occasional Pieces, piano (1978)
Snow Country, oboe and string quintet (1979)
Quintet for Winds (1979)
Concerto for Violin (1980/87)
Mottetti di Montale, voice and piano/strings (1980) [Books 3 & 4 arr. for voice and ensemble: Due Libri]
Piano Quintet (1981)
Organum for Paul Fromm, piano, marimba, vibes, cello and harp (1981)
Symphony No. 1 (1981)
Mirabai Songs, soprano and chamber ensemble (1982)
Overture: Michael Kohlhaas, brass ensemble (1982)
Exequien for Calvin Simmons, chamber ensemble (1982)
Variations, clarinet, violin and piano (1982)
Ulysses, orchestra (1983) [also excerpts: ; Ulysses' Bow; Ulysses' Raft]
Twilight Music, horn, violin and piano (1985)
String Quartet No. 1 (1985)
Four Songs of Solitude, violin (1985)
Concerto for Oboe, Clarinet, and Strings (1985)
Remembering Gatsby (Foxtrot for Orchestra) (1985, 1990)
Fanfare for Foley's, brass and percussion (1986)
Music for 18 Winds (1986)
The Flight into Egypt, Sacred Ricercar, soprano, baritone, chorus and chamber orchestra (1986)
The Natural World, voice and chamber ensemble (1987)
Rot und Weiss, voice, flute, violin, cello and piano (1987)
Symphony No. 2 (1987)
Piano Sonata No. 1 (1987)
Four More Occasional Pieces, piano (1987-90)
String Quartet No. 2 (1987)
Two Chorale Preludes for Advent, brass quintet (1987)
Christmas Vespers, brass quintet and reader (1988)
Fantasy Duo, violin and piano (1988)
Little Fantasy, brass quintet (1988)
November 19, 1828, violin, viola, cello and piano (1988)
The Three Wise Men, brass quintet and reader (1988)
Concerto for Double Brass Choir and Orchestra (1988)
Im Spiegel, voice, violin and piano (1988)
Simple Daylight, voice and piano (1988)
Words from Paterson, baritone and chamber ensemble (1989)
Concerto for Viola (1989)
Fanfares and Reflection, 2 violins (1990)
Ave Verum Corpus, chorus and optional string quintet/string orchestra (1990)
Two Emmanuel Motets, chorus (1990)
Between Two Worlds, soprano, 2 cellos and 2 pianos (1991)
The Rewaking, soprano and string quartet (1991)
Concerto for Oboe (1991)
Symphony No. 3 (1991)
Three City Blocks, band (1991)
David's Fascinating Rhythm Method, orchestra (1991)
Inventions for a Young Percussionist (1992)
Inventions for a Young Pianist (1992)
Fourteen Fabled Folksongs, violin and marimba (1992)
Variations, string quartet (1992)
The Flute of Interior Time, voice and piano (1992)
O Magnum Mysterium, chorus (1992)
String Quartet No. 3 (1993)
Suite, cello  (1993)
Concerto for Flute (1993)
Concerto for Cello (1993)
The Most Often Used Chords (Gli Accordi Piu Usati) , orchestra (1993)
I, II, III, IV, V: Fantasia on a Ground, string orchestra (1993)
Trio Sonata, various combinations (1994)
San Antonio (1994) (arr. for band, 2002)
Communion Words, chorus (1994)
Concerning Them Which Are Asleep, chorus (1994)
December 1, mezzo-soprano and chamber orchestra (1995, orch. 2003)
Chorale Cantata, soprano, oboe, string quartet and doublebass (1995)
Juste Judex, from "Requiem of Reconciliation", mezzo-soprano, bass, chorus and orchestra (1995)
Emerson, chorus (1995)
Flashes and Illuminations, voice and piano (1995)
Recordare, from "Requiem of Reconciliation", soli and orchestra (1995)
Olympic Dances, band (1996)
Waltz — Passacaglia (in e minor), orchestra (1996)
Veni Creator Spiritus, men's chorus (1996)
Evening (Der Abend), chorus (1997)
Fanfare for a Free Man, 3 oboes and 3 bassoons (1997)
La primavera de Sottoripa, soprano and chamber ensemble (1998)
Four Psalms, soli and chorus (1999)
Il Saliscendi Bianco (The White Swallow), mezzo-soprano and chamber orchestra (1999)
The Great Gatsby (1999)
Gatsby Etudes, piano (1999) [3 etudes based on music from the opera]
On an Unwritten Letter, piano (2000)
Six American Painters, flute/oboe, violin, viola and cello (2000)
Partita, orchestra (2001)
North and South, soprano and chamber ensemble (2001)
Requiem, soli, chorus and orchestra (2002)
We do not live to ourselves, chorus (2002)
Aria, mezzo-soprano, oboe, clarinet, horn, bassoon and piano (2002/04)
String Quartet No. 4 (2002)
Trio, violin, cello and piano (2003)
Cucaraccia and Fugue, 4 violas (2003)
The Violist's Notebook, Book I & II (2003)
Piano Sonata No. 2 (2003)
Ain't Goin' to Study War No Mo', baritone, 2 trumpets, percussion and strings (2003)
Abraham, chorus and brass (2004)
Charity Never Faileth, chorus (2004)
Let Not Your Heart Be Troubled, chorus (2004)
Symphony No. 4 (2004)
Montale Sketches, piano (2004)
Ten Micro-Waltzes, piano (2004)
Songs America Loves to Sing, flute, clarinet, violin, cello and piano (2004)


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