John Harbison

This notebook is an homage to the pedagogue Bartolomeo Campanioli. Each etude is dedicated to a well-known violist. 20 minutes.

For SATB Choir A Cappella.

Mirabai's ecstatic religious poetry was written in 16th century India. When she was 27, her husband was killed in a war. Mirabai refused to die on her husband's funeral pyre, as was the custom. Instea...

Cycle of 6 songs. Simple Daylight was commissioned by Lincoln Center and dedicated to its first singer, Dawn Upshaw. The music is set to poems in Michael Fried's To the Center of the Earth, creating a...

New York's Metropolitan Opera ushers in the new millennium with the world premiere of John Harbison's splendid opera The Great Gatsby, with a libretto based on F. Scott Fitzgerald's masterpiece. Among...

This 6-minute sacred motet by John Harbison was premiered in January 2004 at the Vatican. Featuring a text from Psalm 17, it was composed to strengthen the ties between the Jews, Christians and Muslim...

For Soprano, Baritone, Chorus and Ensemble.

Composer John Harbison writes: 'Rubies is a version of Thelonious Monk's Ruby, My Dear, which he composed while still in his teens. When I was invited by the Seattle Symphony to make a short piece ref...

Composer John Harbison writes: 'Rubies is a version of Thelonious Monk's Ruby, My Dear, which he composed while still in his teens. When I was invited by the Seattle Symphony to make a short piece ref...

Composer John Harbison writes: Rubies is a version of Thelonious Monk's Ruby, My Dear, which he composed while still in his teens. When I was invited by the Seattle Symphony to make a short piece refl...

Written on a commission by the NEA in 1985, Sonata No. 1 was first performed in 1988 and has already been recorded twice. Comprised of 4 sections, it is technically challenging and written to allow ro...

Trio Sonata is written for: Keyboard Solo (any type) 50482605 * String Trio (Violin/Viola/Cello) 50482374 * Double Reed Trio (Oboe/English Horn/Bassoon) 50482451 * Clarinet Trio (Clarinet/Clarinet/Bas...

A set of three piano pieces based on music from John Harbison's magnificent new opera, The Great Gatsby, that the composer calls 'pianistically challenging and fun to play. '

Modern American composer John Harbison wrote this sonata for pianist Robert Levin.

Trio Sonata is written for: Keyboard Solo (any type) 50482605 * String Trio (Violin/Viola/Cello) 50482374 * Double Reed Trio (Oboe/English Horn/Bassoon) 50482451 * Clarinet Trio (Clarinet/Clarinet/Bas...

This 19-minute concerto was commissioned by a consortium of three orchestras, and premiered by Ransom Wilson with the American Composers Orchestra in 1995. The piece was recorded on Albany Records.

Quintet for Winds was composed in 1978 for the Aulos Quintet, on commission from the Naumburg Foundation. The piece especially emphasizes mixtures and doublings. Duration c. 23 minutes.

Trio Sonata is written for: Keyboard Solo (any type) 50482605 * String Trio (Violin/Viola/Cello) 50482374 * Double Reed Trio (Oboe/English Horn/Bassoon) 50482451 * Clarinet Trio (Clarinet/Clarinet/Bas...

For String Orchestra (8, 8, 4, 4, 4), most of Fantasia on a Ground was composed for the Music School at Rivers, in Weston, Massachusetts. Duration: ca. 6 minutes.

For String Quintet or String Orchestra.