John Harbison

John Harbison blends his musical voice with the poetry of Elizabeth Bishop to form a work which gives the impression of a poet/composer collaboration rather than just a setting of text to music. Harbi...

Originally for soprano and orchestra, these 7 songs on the poetry of Nobel Prize-winning poet Czeslaw Milosz were premiered by Dawn Upshaw and the New York Philharmonic in 2006.

For Soprano and Piano. Text from Le Occasioni by Eugenio Montale.

With 4 soloists, string quartet and percussion.

In four movements. The first two choral movements memorialize the composer's mother and mother-in-law. The final movement depicts Mary Magdalene, inspired by Harbison's work with Bach's St. John Passi...

This piece for dancers and winds suggests to the composer 'an imaginative vision of ancient worlds. ' It was commissioned by a College Band Directors National Association consortium of 14 wind ensembl...

Harbison's unique settings of familiar American songs. Includes: Amazing Grace - Careless Love - Will the Circle Be Unbroken? - Aura Lee - What a Friend We Have in Jesus - St. Louis Blues - Poor Butte...

Here are 13 piano works composed by John Harbison and inspired by anagrams based on the name of Leonard Stein. Stein was an American pianist, conductor, musicologist, professor, and champion of Schoen...

Twilight Music was written in 1985 for Horn, Violin and Piano by John Harbison, This abstract piece will provide a unique addition to your chamber ensemble's repertoire. The Piano Score, Horn in F and...

Score and Parts. For Baritone solo and chamber orchestra.

Dedicated to Georgia O'Keefe, this was first performed by the Santa Fe Chamber Festival in 1981. Duration: ca. 25 minutes.

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 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 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 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 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 ref...