Alan Hovhaness List of Chamber Works

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Opus	Title	Subtitle	Instrumentation	Year	Timing	Publisher	Comments	Buy/ Rent
1	Oror	(Lullaby)	violin & piano	1922? rev 1926	3	CF Peters
1 #2	Suite for violin & piano			1927		unpublished
3	Trio I	Trio in e minor	violin, cello & piano	1935?	9	CF Peters
8	String Quartet No.1		2 violins, viola & cello	1936	13	Fujihara
9	Piano Quintet No.1		2 violins, viola, cello & piano	1926 rev 1962	10	CF Peters
11	Sonata for violin & piano		violin & piano	1937	10	Manuscript
13	Prelude and Fugue in A minor		oboe (or flute) & bassoon	1935 rev 1959	3	CF Peters
20 #1	Nocturne		harp	1937 rev 1961	5	CF Peters
20 #2	Nocturne		flute & harp	1956		Manuscript
21	Suite in d minor		English horn & bassoon	1933	8	CF Peters
23	Suite		Oboe & bassoon	1949	15	CF Peters
25	Lament		clarinet	1935	3	CF Peters
30	Bagatelles	4 Bagatelles for string quartet	string quartet	1966	9	CF Peters
47a	Varak		violin & piano	1944	5	CF Peters
47b	Arshalouis	Arshalouis (Dawn)	violin & piano	1939-43		CFE
54 #1	Invocations to Vahakn		piano & percussion	1945	12	Manuscript
54 #2	Hakhpat	Hakhpat (sonata)	piano & percussion	1946-51	20	Manuscript
56 #1	Chahagir		viola	1944	2	Rongwen (Broude Bros.)
56 #2	Yeraz	Yeraz (The Dream)	violin		4	Mills
59	Is there Survival?	King Vahaken (ballet suite)	0040,a sax 0400 timp percuss(3)	1949	15	CF Peters
61	Divertimento		oboe, clarinet, bassoon & horn (or 4 clarinets)	1947	12	CF Peters	1. Prelude / 2. Fantasy / 3. Canzona / 4. Canzona / 5. Canon (in 4 keys) / 6. Aria / 7. Finale (Fugue)
67	Saris		violin & piano	1946	8	CF Peters
73 #1	Khirgiz Suite		violin & piano	1951	6	CF Peters
73 #2	Shatakh		violin & piano	1947	6	Peer
78a	Artik		horn & piano	1948	15	CF Peters
90 #1	Upon Enchanted Ground		flute, cello, harp & tamtam	1951	4	CF Peters
91	Khaldis	Concerto for 4 trumpets, piano & percussion	4 trumpets (or any multiple thereof), piano & percussion	1951	18	Robert King
92	Orbit No.1		flute, harp, celesta & tamtam	1952	4	Manuscript	Unpublished
97	Quartet No.1		flute, oboe, cello & harpsichord (or piano)	1936/1952	8	Mount Tahoma
99	Suite for violin, piano and percussion		violin, piano, percussion	1950	15	CF Peters	1 player: celesta, tam-tam, xylophone
101	Hanna		2 clarinets & 2 pianos	1951	10	CFE	Unpublished
102	Orbit No.2		piano (or alto recorder & piano)	1952	5	Peer
106	Gamelan and Jhala		carillon	1951	2	CF Peters
108	Sextet	Sextet for violin & 5 percussion	violin & 5 percussion	1966	15	CF Peters
109	Piano Quintet No.2	Quintet 2 for 2 violins, viola, cello & piano	2 violins, viola, cello & piano	1964	15	Manuscript	Unpublished
110	Two Sonatas	2 Sonatas for Koto	koto (or harp)	1962	5	Manuscript
112	Quartet No.2		flute, oboe, cello & piano	1950	14	Mount Tahoma
118	Sonata No.1 for flute		flute	1964	9	CF Peters
121	Sonata for Ryuteki & Sho		ryuteki (or flute) and sho (or organ)		8	CF Peters
122	Duet	Duet for violin & harpsichord	violin & harpsichord	1957	3	CF Peters	1. Prelude; 2. Haiku; 3. Aria
125	The Flowering Peach		clarinet, saxophone, timpani, tamtam, vibraphone, glockenspiel, harp & celesta	1954	19	AMP	Incidental music to Clifford Odets play
127	Sonata for harp	Harp Sonata	harp	1954	10	CF Peters
130	Sonata for 2 oboes & organ		2 oboes & organ	1963-64	10	CF Peters
133 #1	The World Beneath the Sea No.1		alto saxophone, harp, vibraphone, timpani, gong	1954	10	CF Peters
133 #2	The World Beneath the Sea No.2		clarinet, timpani, bells (chimes or glockenspiel), harp, double bass	1963	15	CF Peters
135	October Mountain		percussion sextet (timpani, 2 drums, tamtam, marimba I & glockenspiel (or marimba II))	1942 rev 53	11	CF Peters	suite
147	String Quartet No.2		2 violins, viola & cello	1950	12	Fujihara		** F **
150	7 Greek Folk Dances		harmonica & piano (or strings)	1956	7	CF Peters	1. The Selybrian Syrtos; 2. Sweet-Basil Green; 3. Karagouna; 4. Tsaconian Dance; 5. Pastoral; 6. Sousta; 7. Hassapiko
159	Quintet	Quintet for flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon & horn	flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon & horn	1960 rev 65	17	CF Peters
164 #1	Sextet		alto recorder, 2 violins, viola, cello & harpsichord	1958	10	Manuscript	Unpublished
166	Suite for Accordion		accordion	1958	4	CF Peters
171	Sonata for hichiriki & sho		hichiriki (or oboe) & sho (or organ)	1962	6	CF Peters
181	Koke no niwa	Moss Garden	English horn (or B flat clarinet), 2 percussion & harp	1954 rev 60	7	CF Peters
183a	Dance of Black-Haired Mountain Storm		flute & 3 percussion (timpani, xylophone, bass drum)		5	CF Peters	Op.183 No.11 arrangement
185a	Overture to The Burning House		flute & 4 percussion	1959	5	CF Peters
193 #1	Suite for cello & piano		cello and piano		5	CF Peters
193 #2	Yakamochi		cello	1965	15	CF Peters
200	Sonata No.1 for trumpet & organ		trumpet and organ	1962	14	CF Peters
201	Trio for violin, viola & cello		violin, viola & cello	c.1962	6	CF Peters
205	Mysterious Horse Before the Gate		trombone & 5 perc (glock, 2 vibr, chimes, giant tamtam)	1963	3	CF Peters
208 #1	String Quartet No.3		2 violins, viola & cello	1968	10	Fujihara		*Fuj*
208 #2	String Quartet No.4		2 violins, viola & cello	1970	18	Fujihara		*Fuj*
225	Mountains and Rivers Without End	Chamber symphony for 10 players	ensemble [1110 0110 timp perc(3) hp]	1968	25	CF Peters
230	Spirit of Ink		3 flutes	1968	19	CF Peters	9 pieces
232	Two Consolations		2 violins, viola & cello			Manuscript		** ? **
235	Saint Nerses the Graceful		3 clarinets	1968	6	Manuscript		** ? **
237 #1	Nagooran		South Indian orchestra	1960		Manuscript		** ? **
237 #2	Nagooran		cello, timpani, glock, vibes, large chimes, giant tam-tam	1964	10	Manuscript
244	Island of the Mysterious Bells		4 harps	1971	12	CFE	suite	** ? **
245	The Garden of Adonis		flute & harp (or piano)	1971	12	CF Peters	suite
248 #3	The Pitchman		2 alto recorders, piano & celesta (or 2 flutes & 2 pianos)	1953	15	Manuscript	ballet suite (scen. William Saroyan)	** ? **
248 #4	The Spook Sonata		alto saxophone & 3 pianos	1954	12	Manuscript	incidental music for Strindberg play	** ? **
250 #1	Ruins of Ani		4 B flat clarinets (or any multiple thereof)	1972	5	Manuscript		** ? **
252 #1	Firdausi		clarinet, harp & percussion	1972	20	Alexander Broude		** ? **
252 #2	Shah-Nameh	Kings Book of Kings		1972	20	Manuscript	film score
252 #3	7 Love Songs of Saris		violin & piano		11	Manuscript		** ? **
255	Sonata for cello & piano		cello & piano	1932-72	14	Peer
261	Les Baux		violin & piano	1973	4	CFE		*buy*
262	Quartet for clarinet, violin, viola & cello		clarinet, violin, viola & cello	1973	10	Manuscript		** ? **
263	Night of a White Cat		clarinet & piano	1973	3	Manuscript
264 #1	Tumburu		violin, cello & piano	1973	19	Fujihara		*Fuj*
264 #2	Varuna		violin, cello & piano	1973	13	Fujihara		*Fuj*
266	Sonata for 2 bassoons		2 bassoons (or bassoon & cello)	1973	6	Peer
270	Suite for Harp		harp	1973	10	AMP	7 movements
271	Pastorale and Fugue		2 flutes	1973	5	AMP
277	Fantasy		double bass (or cello) & piano	1974		Alexander Broude	Out of print
281 #2	Psalm to St. Alban		horn, 2 trumpets & trombone	1974	4	Manuscript		*Fuj*
287	String Quartet No.5		2 violins, viola & cello	1976		Fujihara		*Fuj*
290	Suite for 4 trumpets & trombone		4 trumpets & trombone	1976	8	Robert King
291	Suite for alto saxophone & guitar		alto saxophone (E flat), guitar	1976	8	Peer
295	Septet		flute, clarinet, bass clarinet, trumpet, trombone, percussion & double bass	1976	30	Manuscript		*Fuj*
297	Sonata for 2 clarinets		2 clarinets	1977	5	Peer
300	Suite for flute and guitar		flute and guitar	1977	15	Fujihara		*Fuj*
302	Sonata for oboe and bassoon		oboe and bassoon	1977	10	Peer
317	Sonata for flute		flute (bass or alto)	1978	4	Fujihara		*Fuj*
319	Sunset on Mt. Tahoma	(sonata for 2 trumpets, horn, trombone & organ)	2 trumpets, horn, trombone & organ	1978	11	Fujihara		*Fuj*
322	Sonata for clarinet & harpsichord		clarinet and harpsichord	1978	10	Fujihara		*Fuj*
326	Sonata No.1 for 3 trumpets & 2 trombones		3 trumpets and 2 trombones	1979	6	Fujihara		*Fuj*
328	Sonata No.2 for 3 trumpets & 2 trombones		3 trumpets and 2 trombones	1979	6	Fujihara		*Fuj*
331	Trio for 3 saxophones		3 saxophones (E flat alto, B flat tenor, E flat baritone)	1979	5	Fujihara		*Fuj*
333	4 Nocturnes		2 saxophones & piano	1979	4	Fujihara	1-3. Soprano saxophone & piano; 4. 2 soprano (or alto) saxophones & piano	*Fuj*
349	Sonata No.2 for trumpet and organ	The Divine Fountain	trumpet and organ	1981	12	Manuscript		*Fuj*
350 #2	Pleiades		Javanese gamelan	1981		Manuscript		*Fuj*
358	Psalm		brass quartet	1981	5	Fujihara		*Fuj*
363	Lake Winnipesaukee	(sextet)	flute, oboe, cello, 2 percussion & piano	1982	13	Manuscript		*Fuj*
371	Campuan Sonata		viola and piano	1982	20		publ. Lim Chong Keat ?	*Fuj*
373	Prelude and Fugue		brass quartet	1983	5	Manuscript		*Fuj*
374	Spirit of Trees	(sonata for harp & guitar)	harp & guitar	1983	24	Fujihara		*Fuj*
375	Sonata for clarinet & piano		clarinet and piano	1983	12	Manuscript		*Fuj*
383	Killer of Enemies		flute, clarinet, trumpet, trombone, percussion, violin & double bass	1983	17	Manuscript	Music for Ballet Drama by Erich Hawkins	*Fuj*
384	Starry Night		flute, xylophone & harp	1985	6	Fujihara		*Fuj*
387	Sonata for alto recorder & harpsichord		alto recorder & harpsichord	1984	6	Manuscript		*Fuj*
392	Mountain Under the Sea		Eb alto saxophone, timpani, vibraphone, tam-tam & harp	1984	4	Manuscript		*Fuj*
393	Dawn on a Mountain Lake		double bass & piano	1977	4	Manuscript		*Fuj*
398	Srpouhi	duet	violin and piano	1977	2	Manuscript		*Fuj*
403	Trio		violin, viola, cello	1986	6	Fujihara		*Fuj*
404	Sonata for Brass Quartet ‘Chomulungma’ (Mt. Everest)		2 trumpets, horn, trombone	1986		Fujihara		*Fuj*
406	Sonata for Flute and Harp		flute, harp	1987	4	Fujihara		*Fuj*
408	God the Reveller		flute, clarinet, trumpet, trombone, violin, double bass, 1 perc	1987	20	Fujihara	Music for Erick Hawkins ballet: Plains Daybreak	*Fuj*
409	Duet for Violin and Cello		violin, cello	1987	5	Fujihara		*Fuj*
415	Lake Sammish		violin, clarinet, piano	1988	17	Fujihara		*Fuj*
416	Sno Qualmie		clarinet, timpani, chimes, harp, double bass	?	12	Fujihara		*Fuj*
421 #1	Guitar Sonata No.3		guitar	?	?	Fujihara		*Fuj*
421 #2	Guitar Sonata No.4		guitar	?	?	Fujihara		*Fuj*
421 #3	Guitar Sonata No.5		guitar	?	?	Fujihara		*Fuj*
423	Sonata for Solo Viola		viola	1992	15	Fujihara

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