The Harrison-Colvig Collection
This listing was provided by Lou's archivist, Charles Hansen.
Use the links below to skip to a specific section of the collection.
- Ballet Scores
- Chamber Music
- Choral Music
- Concerti
- Film Music
- Gamelan
- Incidental Music
- Korean Court Orchestra
- Orchestral Music
- Orchestrations and Transcriptions
- Percussion
- Solo Instrumental
Ballet Scores
Almanac of the Seasons (1950). Ms.
Changing World (1936). Ms.
Chorales For Spring (1951-52). Ms.
Green Mansions (1939) Ms.
In Praise of Johnny Appleseed (1942). HBP. For dancers with three percussionists.
Omnipotent Chair (1940). Ms.
Orpheus (1941-69). HBP. For solo voice, chorus, and percussion orchestra.
Praises for Hummingbirds and Hawks (1951). Ms.
Something to Please Everybody (1939). Ms.
The Marriage at the Eiffel Tower (1949). Peters.
Western Dance (1948). HBP. For piano or small ensemble.
Chamber Music
Arion's Leap (1974). HBP. 鈥‵or justly tuned instruments and percussion.
At the Tomb of Charles Ives (1964). Peer. 鈥‵or chamber ensemble.
Avalokiteshvara (1965). Salvi. 鈥‵or harp and jahlataranga (2 players).
Beverly's Troubadour Piece (1967). Salvi. 鈥‵or harp and percussion ostinato (2 players).
France, 1917 -- Spain, 1937 (1937). HBP. 鈥‵or string quartet and percussion.
Grand Duo (1988). HBP. 鈥‵or violin and piano.
Harp Solo (from music for Bill and Me) (1966-67).
Ms. In Memory of Victor Cowers (1968). HBP. 鈥‵or clarinet and piano.
Motet for the Day of Ascension (1946). TP. 鈥‵or 7 solo str.
Music for Violin and Various Instruments, European, (1967). Peer.
New Moon (ballet piece for Erick Hawkins) (1986). HBP. 鈥‵or chamber ensemble.
Old Times Tune for Merce Cunningham (1952-93). 鈥‵or string quartet and piano.
Pacifika Rondo (1963). Peer. 鈥‵or large chamber orchestra of Western and Oriental instruments.
Party Pieces (1945). Peters. 鈥↙ou Harrison, John Cage, Virgil Thomson, Henry Cowell; 鈥╝rranged by Robert Hughes.
Praise for the Beauty of Hummingbirds (1951). Peer.
Prelude for Piri, with Harmonium (1962). HBP.
Quintal Taryung (1961). Ms. 鈥‵or two flutes, changgo.
Schoenbergiana (1945). Arranged by Robert Hughes. 鈥‵or woodwind sextet.
Serenade in C for Woodwinds (1954). HBP.
Seven Pastorales (1952). Peer. 鈥‵or 2- 1 -0- l , hp , str.
Siciliana (1945). HBP. Arranged by Robert Hughes. 鈥‵or woodwind quintet.
Solstice ( 1949). Peer. 鈥‵or fl, ob, tpt, cel, tack pf, 2 vcl, cb.
Songs in the Forest (1951-52). 鈥‵or violin, piano, flute, percussion.
String Quartet Set (1979). Peer.
Suite #1 (1947-48). Peer. 鈥‵or string orchestra.
Suite for Cello and Harp (1949).
The Clay's Quintet (1987). HBP. 鈥‵or trumpet French horn , mandolin, harp percussion.
Trio (1946). C. F. Peters 鈥‵or vln, via, vcl.
Trio (Piano Trio) (1990). HBP. 鈥‵or violin, cello, piano.
Varied Trio (1987, Aptos, Ca.) HBP/Frog Peak. 鈥ˋrranged by Julie Steinberg. 鈥‵or violin, piano, percussion.
Vestiunt Silve (1994). HBP. For soprano, flute, 2 viole, harp.
Choral Music
A Joyous Procession and a Solemn Procession (1962). Peters 鈥‵or high and low voices, tbn, and perc.
A Political Primer (1951). HBP. 鈥‵or soloists, chorus, orchestra.
Easter Cantata (1943-46). HBP. 鈥‵or solo voices, chorus, orchestra.
Four Strict Songs (Harrison) (1955-92) GS 鈥‵or 8 bar and orch, 2 tbn, pf, hp , perc, str.
Gregorian Mass (Mass to St. Cecelia) (1986). HBP. 鈥‵or male chorus.
Haiku (K. Davis) (1968). HBP. 鈥‵or unison chorus, shiao, harp, percussion.
Mass (to St. Anthony) (1939-54) Peer 鈥‵or SATB, trumpet, harp, strings.
Nova Odo (1962). HBP 鈥‵or chorus, orchestra, special instruments.
Peace Piece One (from the Metta Sutta) (1968). HBP. 鈥‵or unison chorus with tbn, 3 perc, 2 hp, reed organ, str qnt.
Three Songs ( 1985) Peer. 鈥‵or male chorus, piano, strings.
Concerti
Concerto 鈥╢or Organ with Percussion Orchestra (1972-73). Peer.
Concerto for Piano with Javanese Gamelan (1987). HBP.
Concerto in Slendro for Violin (1961). Peters鈥�. For cel, 2 tack pf, perc (triangle), ranch triangle, gongs, washtubs, garbage.
Piano Concerto (1985). Peters. 鈥‵or piano and orchestra.
Piano Concerto with Selected Orchestra (1985, Aptos, CA.). C.F. Peters.
Film Music
Beyond the Far Blue Mountains (1981-82). Ms. 鈥‵ilm by Molly Davies.
Devotions (1983). 鈥‵ilm by James Broughton.
Discovering Korean Art (1979). Ms.
Nuptiae (1973). Ms.
The Scattered Remains of James Broughton (1987). Ms.
Gamelan
American
La Koro Sutro (1971). Peer. 鈥‵or mixed chorus and added percussion instruments.
Suite for Solo Violin and American Gamelan (1972-73). Peer. 鈥–omposed with Richard Dee 鈥‵or solo violin, and string orchestra.
Balinese
Gong Kebvar. For Jafran Jones.
Cirebon
Lagu Elang Yusef (1984). HBP. 鈥�(slendro).
Lagu Lagu Thomasan (1983). HBP.
Lagu Victoria (1983). HBP.
Javanese
Book Music (1994). HBP.
Bubaran Robert (1981). 鈥�(poetry reading by Lou Harrison)
Concerto for Piano and Javanese Gamelan (1987). HBP.
Cornish Lancaran. HBP. 鈥‵or gamelan , solo voc, alto saxophone.
Double Concerto (1981-82). Peters. 鈥‵or gamelan with violin and cello.
For the Pleasure of Ovid's Changes (1983) HBP
Four Coyote Stories (1987). HBP. 鈥‵or baritone with Javanese gamelan.
Gending Alexander (1981). HBP.
Gending Claude (1982). HBP.
Gending Demeter (1981-83). HBP.
Gending Dennis (1982). HBP.
Gending Hephaestus (1981). HBP.
Gending Hermes (1981). HBP.
Gending in Honor of Aphrodite (1986). HBP. 鈥‵or gamelan, vocal, harp.
Gending in Honor of the Poet Virgil (1982). HBP.
Gending James and Joel (1983). HBP.
Gending Jody. HBP.
Gending Moon (1994). HBP. 鈥╓ith male vocal.
Gending Pak Chokro (1976). HBP.
Gending Palladio (1982-83). HBP.
Gending Paul (1977). HBP.
Gending Pindar (1982). HBP.
Gending Sinan (1983). HBP.
Gending Vincent (1986). HBP.
Gending William Colvig (1984). HBP.
Homage to Max Beckmann (1992).
Homage to Pacifica (1991). HBP. 鈥‵or mixed chorus, solo harp, solo bassoon, solo Ptolemy Duple, narrator, verse.
Ketawang Wellington (1983). HBP.
Ladrang Epikuros (1981). HBP.
Ladrang Pak Daliyo (1984). HBP.
Ladrang Sarnvel (1981).
Lagu Sociseknum (1976). HBP.
Lancaran Daniel (1976). HBP.
Lancaran Molly (1982). HBP.
Lancaran Samuel (1981).
Music for the Turning of a Sculpture (1977). HBP.
Philemon and Baukis ( 1987). HBP. 鈥‵or violin with gamelan.
Scenes from Cavafy (1979-80). HBP. 鈥‵or large gamelan with baritone, small male chorus.
Serenade.
Soedjetmoko Set (1990). HBP. 鈥‵or gamelan with female vocalist and mixed chorus.
The Foreman's Song Tune (1983). HBP. 鈥‵or gamelan with chorus.
Sundanese Degung
Lagu Pa Undang (1987). HBP.
Main Bersama Sama (1978). HBP. 鈥‵or gamelan with French horn.
Threnody for Carlos Chavez (1978). HBP. 鈥‵or gamelan with viola.
Incidental Music
Choephore (1937). Ms.
Cinna (1957). Ms.
Electra (1938). Ms.
Faust (Goethe) (1987). HBP. 鈥‵or soloists, chorus, orchestra, solo harps, gamelan.
Peter Pan (1934). Ms.
The Beautiful People (1941). Ms.
The Only Jealousy of Emer (1949). HBP.
The Trojan Women (1938). Ms.
The Winter's Tale (1938). ML
Korean Court Orchestra
Moogunkwha Se Tang Ak (1961) Ms.
Orchestral
Air for the Poet (1988). Ms.
Alleluia (1944). TP. For 2 (pic)-2-1-bol-0, 2-0-0-0, hp, str.
Canticle #6 (1942). Lou Harrison.
Christmas Music (1960) Ms. 鈥↙ou Harrison - Chas. Ives; arranged by Lou Harrison 鈥∣rchestra and chorus.
Elegiac Symphony (1941-75). Peer.
Labyrinth (1940). MFP. For 11 players and 91 instruments.
Simfony in Free Style (1955). Peters 鈥ˋrr. David Doty for computer synthesis 鈥‵or fl, viols, bells, tack pf, hps, drs, maracas, tbn.
Suite #2 (1947-48). MM. 鈥‵or str orch or str qtt.
Suite for Symphonic Strings (1936-60). Peters 鈥‵or string orchestra.
Suite for Violin, Piano, and Small Orchestra (1951). Peters. 鈥‵or 2-1-0-0-, hp, cel, tack pf, tam-tam, 2 vcl, bass.
Symphony #4 (1990). Peer. 鈥‵or orchestra with baritone.
Symphony on G (1948-61). Peer. 鈥‵or 2-3-3-0, 2-2-2-0, 2 hp , pf, tack pf, str.
Third Symphony (1937-82). Peters.
Orchestrations and Transcriptions
Christmas Music. Ms. 鈥–harles Ives and Lou Harrison.
Ives Psalm 100. Ms. 鈥–omposed by Charles Ives. 鈥‵or SATB with boy's chorus, organ, bells.
Spring in Loyang (Nak Ban Chun). 鈥═ranscribed for chorus with Western orchestration.
Suite for Toy Piano. 鈥–omposed by John Cage. 鈥‵or standard symphony orchestra.
Suite: Music for Cheng. 鈥–omposed by Richard Dee. 鈥‵or standard symphony orchestra.
Percussion
Bomba (1939 S.F.). 鈥�1st. player: maracas; flower pots 2nd. player: metal rattles; large bells 3rd.
Canticle #l (1940). MFP. 鈥↖: tambourine, 3 wood blocks, 3 high bells II: gourd rattle 3 dragon's mouths.
Canticle #3 (1941). MFP. 鈥‵or fl/ocarina, 6 muted iron pipes, 3 wood blocks, 5 muted brake drums.
Concerto #I for Flute and Percussion (1939). Peters. 鈥‵or flute and percussion ostinati.
Counterdance In Spring (from "Tributes to Charon") (1936-83). HBP, MFP.
Double Music (with John Cage) (1941). Peters. 鈥↙ou Harrison and John Cage. 鈥‵or percussion quartet: water buffalo bells, muted brake drums, sistrum, sleigh.
Fugue for Percussion (1941). MFP. 鈥↖: flexatone (or saw), claves, maracas II: metalaphone (7 tones), box, 5 cowbells.
In Praise of Johnny Appleseed (1942). HBP. 鈥‵or three players: pipe claves, pipe lengths, wood claves, primitive.
Koncherto por la violono kon perkuta orkestro (1959). Peters. 鈥↖: suspended (or muted) pipe-lengths, or flower pots II: suspended (or muted).
Majestic Fanfare (1963). HBP. 鈥‵or trumpets with percussion.
Song of Quetzecoatl (1940). MFP. 鈥↖: 5 glasses (or bells), 5 wood blocks, 5 dragon's mouths, sistrums (or maracas).
Solo Instrumental
Air in G minor (1947). HBP. 鈥‵or flute or violin with drone.
Jahla (1972). 鈥‵or harp with percussion ostinato.
Pedal Sonata for Organ (1987-89). HBP.
Praises for Michael the Archangel (1946). Ms. 鈥‵or organ.
Prelude and Sarabande for Piano (1937). TP.
Serenade for Guitar (with arrangement for Harp) (1952). Ms. 鈥‵or guitar or harp 鈥ˋ.K.A. Serenade for Frank Wigglesworth.
Serenade for Guitar with Optional Percussion (1978). Peer.
Serenade for Three Recorders (1943).
Six Sonatas for Cembalo or Piano (1934-35). Peer.
Sonata in Ishartum. 鈥‵or small harps.
Sonata por Psaltero (1961-69). HBP. 鈥‵or psaltery.
The Garden at One and a Quarter Moons (1961-69). HBP. 鈥‵or psaltery.
Third Sonata for Piano (1938).
Peer Suite for Four Haisho and Two Percussionists (1992). HBP. 鈥↖: 5 glasses (or bells), 5 wood blocks, 5 dragon's mouths, sistrums (or maracas).