Alan Hovhaness List of Orchestral Works

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Opus	Title	Subtitle	Instrumentation	Year	Timing	Publisher	Comments	Buy/ Rent
2 #1	Monadnock	Fantasy for orch.	2222 4331 timp strings	1936	5	CF Peters
2 #2	Storm on Mt. Wildcat	Fantasy for orch.	2222 4331 timp perc strings	1931 rev. 36	4	Fujihara	Originally titled 'Boreas and Mt. Wildcat'
2 #2	Boreas and Mt. Wildcat						see 'Storm on Mt. Wildcat'
17 #1	Cello Concerto		2222 4330 timp hp strings	1937	30		1937 publication as Op.27
17 #2	Symphony No. 1	Exile Symphony	orchestra [2222 4331 timp hp strings]	1937	20	CF Peters	1st version: published 1937 as Op.17. Movt titles: Lament, Conflict, Triumph. 3rd version: contains middle movt from 1970, and all earlier movt titles removed
17 #2	Exile Symphony			1937			see Symphony No. 1
18	Variations and Fugue		orchestra [3322 4331 timp perc hp glock strings]	1963	13	CF Peters
40a	Psalm and Fugue		strings	1940	6	CF Peters
40b	Alleluia and Fugue		strings	1940	10	Rongwen (Broude Bros)
44	Celestial Fantasy		strings	1935 / 44	7	Rongwen (Broude Bros)	1935, orchestrated 1944. Originally titled Nerses Shnorhali
45	Armenian Rhapsody No.1		percussion & strings	1944	5	Peer
48	Lousadzak	Coming of Light / Dawn of Light	piano and strings	1944	18	Peer
49	Khrimian Hairig		trumpet and strings	1944	9	CF Peters
50	Elibris	God of Dawn of Urardu / Concerto for flute & strings	flute and strings	1944	10	Peer
51	Armenian Rhapsody No.2		strings	1944	5	Rongwen (Broude Bros)
53 #2	Tzaikerk	Evening Song	flute, violin, drums & strings	1945	10	Peer
57 #1	Anahid	Anahid (Fantasy)	flute, English horn, trumpet, timpani, percussion & strings	1944-45	14	CF Peters
57 #2	Vosdan		flute, trumpet, timpani & strings	1945 rev.48	7	Manuscript
62b	Prayer of Saint Gregory		trumpet and strings	1946	4	Peer	Interlude from the opera Etchmiadzin. Versions for trumpet with band, piano, or organ, or solo organ version
66 #1	Kohar		flute, English horn, timpani & strings	1946	5	CF Peters
66 #2	Agori		flute, English horn, bassoon, trumpet, timpani & strings	1946	10	Fujihara	Concerto based on material from Op.62
71	Haroutiun	Resurrection	trumpet & strings	1948	10	CF Peters
71a	Haroutiun	Resurrection	trumpet & piano	1948	10	CF Peters
75	Sosi - Forest of Prophetic Sounds		violin, piano, horn, timpani, giant tam-tam & strings	1948	10	Peer
77	Zartik Parkim	Concerto for piano and chamber orchestra	piano, 1010 2100 timp perc strings	1948	15	Peer
78	Artik	Concerto for horn & strings	horn & strings	1948	15	CF Peters
81	Janabar	Journey; 5 hymns of serenity for trumpet, piano, violin solo & strings	violin, trumpet, piano & strings	1949	35	Peer	In memory of Mr & Mrs Ajemian
88	Concerto No. 1	Arevakal	orchestra: 2222 2200 timp perc hp strings	1951	25	AMP
88	Arevakal						see Concerto No.1 Op.88
89 #1	Concerto No. 2		violin & strings	1951-57	20	CF Peters
93 #1	Talin	Concerto for Viola and Strings	viola & strings	1951-52	16	AMP
94	Concerto No. 3	Diran (the Religious Singer)	baritone horn (or trombone) & strings	1948	10	Robert King
98 #1	Partita		piano and strings		12	Manuscript	unpublished
98 #2	Concerto No. 4	Tel El Armarna	322(eh)2 4231 timp hp strings	1952	12	CF Peters
98 #3	Concerto No. 5		piano and strings		13	Manuscript	3-movement version
98 #3	Concerto No. 5		piano and strings		c.15	Manuscript	original 5-movement version
107	Island Sunrise	Sunrise	33(eh)3(b cl)3(c bsn) 4331 timp perc(6) p(2) celesta strings	1964	5	CF Peters
114	Concerto No. 6	Harmonica Concerto	harmonica (or flute or oboe) & strings	1953	10	CF Peters
114a	Concerto No. 6	Harmonica Concerto	harmonica & piano	1953	10	CF Peters
114	Harmonica Concerto						see Concerto No.6
116	Concerto No. 7	Concerto No.7 for orchestra	2222 4231 timp, perc, hp, celesta, strings	1953	25	AMP	1. Allegretto; 2. Allegro (Jhala-Scherzo); 3. Double Fugue - 'Hymn to Louisville'
117	Concerto No. 8	Concerto No.8 for orchestra	2222 2210 timp perc hp strings	1957	20	CF Peters	Includes material from discarded "Symphony No.2, Op.62"
123	Vision from High Rock		orchestra [2222 2200 timp perc hp celesta strings]	1954	10	CF Peters
123 #3	Concerto No.10	Concerto for 2 Pianos	orchestra [2222 4230 timp perc pno(2) strings]	1954	20	Fujihara	Reclassified as Symphony No.45	F ???
128	Prelude and Quadruple Fugue		2222 4230 timp str	1936 rev 1954	7	CF Peters
132	Symphony No. 2	Mysterious Mountain	orchestra [3333 5331 timp hp celesta strings]	1955	17	AMP
132	Mysterious Mountain						see Symphony No.2
144b	Macedonian Mountain Dance		orchestra [2222 4331 timp perc strings]	1964?	5	CF Peters
148	Symphony No. 3		orchestra [3333 5331 timp perc hp strings]	1956	25	CF Peters
150	7 Greek Folk Dances		harmonica & strings (or piano)	1956	7	CF Peters	1. The Selybrian Syrtos; 2. Sweet-Basil Green; 3. Karagouna; 4. Tsaconian Dance; 5. Pastoral; 6. Sousta; 7. Hassapiko
150 #2	Three Greek Folk Dances		[3222 4331 timp 3 perc hp strings]	1956	4	CF Peters	Arrangements of three movements from Op.150
155	Meditation on Orpheus		3333 4331 timp perc hp celesta strings	1957-58	14	CF Peters	Ending revised c.1970
163	In Memory of an Artist		strings	1958 rev 68	7	CF Peters	Suite: 1. Fantasy on a Fourth; 2. Allegro vivo; 3. Adagio espressivo
170	Symphony No. 5	Short Symphony	orchestra [2222 4331 Timp Perc Cel Hp Strings	1953 rev 63	11	CF Peters
173	Symphony No. 6	Celestial Gate	small orchestra [1111 1100 timp chime hp strings]	1959	20	CF Peters
174	Concerto for accordion & orchestra	Accordion concerto	Accordian and orchestra [2222 2000 timp hp strings]	1959	11	CF Peters
179	Symphony No. 8	Arjuna	orchestra [11(eh)11 1000 timp piano strings]	1947	25	CF Peters	Originally titled 'Ardos'
179	Ardos						see Symphony No.8
180	Symphony No. 9	Saint Vartan	orchestra [0000, a sax 1410 timp perc piano strings]	1949-50	44	Peer
180	Saint Vartan Symphony						see Symphony No.9
184	Symphony No.10	Vahaken	orchestra [11(eh),11 1110 timp perc hp strings]	1959	18	CF Peters
186	Symphony No.11	All Men Are Brothers	orchestra	1960 rev 69	32	CF Peters	1. Andante appassionato (uses c.1933 material); 2. Allegro maestoso (1940s material?); 3. Andante con nobilita
189	Armenian Rhapsody No.3		strings	1944	6	CF Peters	Based on Good Friday melody Sird Im Sasani (My Heart is Shattered) and folksong Bagh Aghpiuri Mod (By the Cold Fountain)
190	Symphony No.13		orchestra [11(eh)11 1000 timp perc hp strings]	1953	22	CF Peters	Revision of 1945 Martha Graham ballet Ardent Song
195	Mountain of Prophecy		3322 4331 timp perc hp(2) strings	1960	9	CF Peters
199	Symphony No.15	Silver Pilgrimage	orchestra [2222 4331 perc(3) hp strings]	1962	20	CF Peters	4th movt: Heroic Gates of Peace is a reworking of Tapor Op.14 (1948)
202	Symphony No.16	Kayakeum	orchestra (harp, timpani, 2 percussion, strings & 6 Korean instruments: kayakeum (12 strings, similar to koto), janggo (rod drum with 2 sticks), zwago (hanging drum), 3 pyunjong (bronze bells)).	1962	16	CF Peters
204	Circe		1111 1111 timp perc hp strings	1963	18	CF Peters	Ballet for Martha Graham Dance Company
204a	Symphony No.18	Circe	orchestra [2222 2231 Timp 2perc Hp Cel Strings]	1963	18	CF Peters	Slight reworking of Op.204
207	Meditation on Zeami		orchestra [3333 4331 timp perc(3) hp strings]	1963	14	CF Peters
209	Floating World	(Ukiyo) - Ballade for Orchestra	orchestra [3322 4331 timp perc(3) hp celesta strings (ad lib. 4-7 perc, 2 hp)]	1964	12	CF Peters
211	Fantasy on Japanese Wood Prints	Hanga Genso	xylophone & orchestra [3222 4331 timp perc(3) hp strings]	1964	15	CF Peters
216	Ode to the Temple of Sound		Orchestra [3322 4331 timp perc hp (hp II ad lib.) celesta strings]	1965	11	CF Peters
217	Symphony No.19	Vishnu	orchestra [3333 4331 timp perc(6-4) hp(2) celesta strings]	1966	30	CF Peters	1st performance as "To Vishnu" (NY Philharmonic)
217	Vishnu Symphony						see Symphony No.19
218	The Holy City		trumpet, chimes (or bell in A), harp & strings		10	CF Peters
226	Vibration Painting		13 strings (7 violins, 3 violas, 2 cellos & double bass)		12	CF Peters	cantata (t. composer)
228	Shambala	Concerto for violin, sitar & orchestra	violin, sitar & orchestra [3222 4331 timp perc(4) hp strings]		44	CF Peters
229 #1	And God Created Great Whales		taped whale sounds, orchestra [3(pic)222 4331 timp perc(4) hp strings]	1970	12	CF Peters
229 #2	A Rose for Miss Emily	1970	orchestra [l(pic)111 1111 timp perc piano strings]		30	CF Peters	ballet (scen. after William Faulkner story) incorporates music from 1936-40
234	Symphony No.21	Symphony Etchmiadzin	2 trumpets, timpani, 2 percussion & strings	1968	17	CF Peters	Uses material from 1946 opera Etchmiadzin
236	Symphony No.22	City of Light	orchestra [3(pic)23(b c1)3(c bsn) 4331 timp perc(3) hp strings]	1970	28	CF Peters
250 #2	Ruins of Ani		strings	1972	5	Manuscript		Fujihara
251	Khorhoort Nahadagats	Holy Mystery of the Martyrs	oud (or lute or guitar) & string orchestra (or quartet)	1972	45	Peer
260	Dream of a Myth		orchestra [1111 1111 timp perc strings]	1973	25	Manuscript	ballet for Martha Graham	** ? **
267	Concerto for harp & strings		harp & strings	1973	12	CFE		*Fuj*
272	Dawn on Mt. Tahoma		string orchestra	1973	5	Manuscript		** ? **
273	Symphony No.24	Majnun Symphony	tenor, SATB choir, trumpet, violin & strings	1973	48	AMP	t. Persian poet Jami, from 1400 epic poem Salaman and Absal; Engl. transl. Edward Fitzgerald; 1. Majnun; 2. Letters in the Sand; 3. The Distracted Lover; 4. The Sword Wind
275	Symphony No.25	Odysseus Symphony	orchestra [1(pic)110 1111 timp perc strings]	1973	35	Peer
275	Odysseus Symphony						see Symphony No.25
278 #1	To the Cascade Mountains		orchestra [3222 4331 timp perc(4) hp strings]		17	Manuscript	film score suite	*buy*
278 #2	Ode to the Cascade Mountains		orchestra [3222 4331 timp perc(4) hp strings]		6	Manuscript		*Fuj*
280	Symphony No.26		orchestra [3222 4331 timp perc(4) hp strings]	1975	38	Peer
281 #1	Fanfare to the New Atlantis		orchestra [0000 4331 timp chimes tam-tam strings]	1975	7	Manuscript		*Fuj*
284	Ode to Freedom		violin & orchestra [3222 4331 timp perc(4) hp strings]	1976	12	Fujihara		*Fuj*
285	Symphony No.27		orchestra [1100 1100 timp perc strings]	1976	35	Fujihara		*Fuj*
286	Symphony No.28		orchestra [10(eh)00 0100 timp strings]	1976	23	Fujihara		*Fuj*
289	Symphony No.29		baritone horn & orchestra [3222 4331 timp perc(4) hp strings]	1976	25	Fujihara		*Fuj*
293	Symphony No.30		orchestra [1100 0100 strings]	1952-76	20	Fujihara		*Fuj*
294	Symphony No.31		strings	1976-77	30	Fujihara		*Fuj*
296	Symphony No.32	The Broken Wings	orchestra [1110 1100 perc strings]	1977	33	Fujihara		*Fuj*
307	Symphony No.33		orchestra [101(b.cl)0 0110 perc strings]	1977	35	Fujihara		*Fuj*
308	Rubaiyat		speaker, accordion & orchestra [3222 4331 timp perc(4) strings]	1975	13			*Fuj*
310	Symphony No.34		bass trombone & strings	1977	24	Fujihara		*Fuj*
311	Symphony No.35		2 orchestras: Orch 1 [Korean Ah-ahk instruments: sogeum, daegeum, piri, haegeum, kayageum ad lib., keomongo ad lib., ahjaeng, janggu, jwago, pyeon kyeong, pyeon jong]. Orch 2 [33(eh)3(bcl)3(c bsn) 4332 timp perc(4) hp strings]	1978	40	Fujihara		*Fuj*
312	Symphony No.36		flute and orchestra [33(eh)3(b c1)3(c bsn) 4331 timp perc(3) hp strings]	1978	37	Fujihara		*Fuj*
313	Symphony No.37		orchestra [2222 4331 timp b-drum hp strings]	1978	30	Fujihara		*Fuj*
321	Symphony No.39		guitar and orchestra [3322 4331 timp perc (2) hp strings]	1978	25	Fujihara		*Fuj*
324	Symphony No.40		orchestra [0000 1211 timp strings]	1979	18	Fujihara		*Fuj*
325	Guitar Concerto No.1		guitar & orchestra. [3322 4331 timp perc(3) strings]	1979	30	Fujihara		*Fuj*
330	Symphony No.41		orchestra [0000 1210 strings]	1979	15	Fujihara		*Fuj*
332	Symphony No.42		orchestra [1000 0110 strings]	1979	20	Fujihara		*Fuj*
334	Symphony No.43		oboe, trumpet, timpani & strings	1979	18	Fujihara		*Fuj*
338	Copernicus	Tone poem for orchestra	orchestra [2222 4330 timp perc(3) hp strings]	1960	7	Fujihara		*Fuj*
339	Symphony No.44		orchestra [1100 0100 timp perc strings]	1980	18	Fujihara		*Fuj*
341	Greek Rhapsody No.2		orchestra [3(pic)222 4331 timp strings]	1972				*Fuj*
342	Symphony No.45		orchestra [2222 4230 timp perc p(2) strings]	1954	24	Fujihara	Originally titled Concerto No.10 Op.123 No.2	*Fuj*
344	Concerto for soprano saxophone		soprano saxophone & strings	1980	15	Fujihara		*Fuj*
347	Symphony No.46	To the Green Mountains	orchestra [3222 4331 timp perc(3) hp strings]	1980	35			*Fuj*
355	Symphony No.48	Vision of Andromeda	orchestra [3222 4331 timp perc(4) hp strings]	1981	30	Fujihara		*Fuj*
356	Symphony No.49	Christmas Symphony	strings	1981	22	Manuscript		*Fuj*
360	Symphony No.50	Mount St. Helens	orchestra [33(eh)22 4331 timp perc(4) hp strings]	1982	25	CF Peters
360	Mount St. Helens Symphony						see Symphony No.50
364	Symphony No.51		trumpet and strings	1982	17	Manuscript		*Fuj*
372	Symphony No.52	Journey to Vega	orchestra [1111 2211 timp strings (or string quintet)]	1983	30	Manuscript		*Fuj*
378	Symphony No.54		orchestra [2222 4331 timp strings]	1983	17	Fujihara		*Fuj*
379	Symphony No.55		orchestra [3222 4331 timp perc hp piano strings]	1983	20	Fujihara		*Fuj*
380	Symphony No.56		orchestra [3222 4331 timp piano strings]	1983	17	Fujihara		*Fuj*
394	Guitar Concerto No.2		guitar and strings	1985	26	Fujihara		*Fuj*
395	Symphony No.59		orchestra [3322 4331 timp perc(4) hp strings]	1985	40	Fujihara		*Fuj*
396	Symphony No.60	To the Appalachian Mountains	orchestra [3322 4331 timp perc(4) hp strings]	1985	30	Fujihara		*buy*
397	Symphony No.61		orchestra [13222 4331 timp perc(4) hp strings]	1986	15	Manuscript		*Fuj*
402	Symphony No.62	Oh Let Man Not Forget These Words	trumpet, strings, baritone	1987-88	33	Fujihara	t. Francis Bacon Bi-lateral Cypher contained in Henry VII, 1622, deciphered by Mrs. E Gallup, 1899	*Fuj*
411	Symphony No.63	Loon Lake	1(pic) 1 (cor ang.) 22, 2210, timp, 1 perc (large chimes, glock), harp, strings	1988	26	Fujihara		*Fuj*
412	Concerto No. 9		piano and strings	1954	11	Fujihara		*Fuj*
413	Concerto No.10		piano, trumpet, strings	1988	22	Fujihara		*Fuj*
427	Symphony No.65	Artsakh	3222 4331 timp, 4 perc, harp, strings	1991		Fujihara		*Fuj*
428	Symphony No.66	Hymn to Glacier Peak	3222 4331 timp, 3 perc, harp, strings	1992	19	Fujihara		*Fuj*
429	Symphony No.67	Hymn to the Mountains	3222 4331 timp, 3 perc, harp, strings	1992		Fujihara		*Fuj*
430	Concerto for Oboe and Orchestra		3222 4331, timp, bell, harp, strings	1992		Fujihara		*buy*
431	Violin Concerto No.2		3222 4331 timp, 3 perc, harp, strings	1993		Fujihara		*Fuj*

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