Cowell, Henry 1897-1965

Overview

Works:	2,011 works in 4,201 publications in 6 languages and 36,850 library holdings
Genres:	Biography Criticism, interpretation, etc Piano music Scores Manuscripts Symphonies Bibliography Chamber music Musical settings Art music
Roles:	Author, Editor, Composer, Performer, Dedicatee, Instrumentalist, Arranger, Compiler, Collector, wpr, Honoree, Commentator, Author of introduction, Conductor, Depositor
Classifications:	ML410.I94, 780.92

Publication Timeline

Most widely held works about Henry Cowell

Henry Cowell : a man made of music by Joel Sachs( )
American pioneers : Ives to Cage and beyond by Alan Rich( Book )
Henry Cowell, bohemian by Michael Hicks( Book )
Writings about Henry Cowell : an annotated bibliography by Martha L Manion( Book )
The writings of Henry Cowell : a descriptive bibliography by Bruce Saylor( Book )

The music of Henry Cowell : a descriptive catalog by William Lichtenwanger( Book )
Persian set : four movements for chamber orchestra by Henry Cowell( )
The whole world of music : a Henry Cowell symposium by David Nicholls( Book )
Reflections on composing : four American composers : Elwell, Shepherd, Rogers, Cowell by Frederick Koch( Book )
Henry Cowell's musical worlds : a program book for the Henry Cowell Centennial Festival by Henry Cowell Centennial Festival( Book )
Big sing : for symphony orchestra by Henry Cowell( )
Air for violin with string orchestra by Henry Cowell( )
The Creator : for chorus and orchestra (1963) by Henry Cowell( )
Concerto no. 2 for koto and orchestra by Henry Cowell( )
Symphony no. 2 by Henry Cowell( )
Symphony no. 20 by Henry Cowell( )
Septet for madrigal singers, clarinet, and keyboard by Henry Cowell( )
Variations on thirds : for two violas and string orchestra by Henry Cowell( )
Symphony #18 by Henry Cowell( )
Symphony no. 13 (Madras) : for orchestra by Henry Cowell( )

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Most widely held works by Henry Cowell

Charles Ives and his music by Henry Cowell( Book )

22 editions published between 1955 and 1969 in English and held by 1,206 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Includes: Soliloqui; or, A study in 7ths and other things (p.158) and Paracelsus (p.183-185) for voice and piano

New musical resources. by Henry Cowell( Book )

43 editions published between 1930 and 2000 in 3 languages and held by 1,070 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Theorie die ten grondslag ligt aan een groot deel van de composities van de Amerikaans componist (1897-1965)

American composers on American music : a symposium by Henry Cowell( Book )

24 editions published between 1933 and 1996 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,002 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Composers reviewed include Carl Ruggles, Adolph Weiss, Colin McPhee, Edgar Varèse, Aaron Copland, Henry Cowell, Roy Harris, Wallingford Riegger, Roger Sessions, J.J. Becker, Henry Brant, Howard Hanson, Carlos Salzedo, Carlos Chávez, Nicolas Slonimsky, Ruth Crawford, Charles Seeger, Walter Piston and C.E. Ives

Piano music by Henry Cowell( Recording )

28 editions published between 1951 and 2012 in 3 languages and held by 950 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

On the last track, Henry Cowell's Comments. Henry Cowell discusses each of the selections in the order in which they appear

Charles Ives and his music by Henry Cowell( Book )

29 editions published between 1955 and 1983 in English and held by 652 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Henry Cowell's New Music, 1925-1936 : the Society, the music editions, and the recordings by Rita H Mead( Book )

10 editions published between 1978 and 1989 in English and held by 510 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

American piano sonatas by Peter Lawson( )

3 editions published between 2001 and 2005 and held by 470 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

New music : piano compositions by Henry Cowell( )

6 editions published in 1999 in 3 languages and held by 465 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Quartet romantic by Henry Cowell( Recording )

20 editions published between 1978 and 2003 in 5 languages and held by 437 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Wind quartet. Riegger, Wallingford

Piano music by Henry Cowell( )

25 editions published between 1922 and 1982 in 3 languages and held by 436 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Instrumental, chamber, and vocal music by Henry Cowell( )

9 editions published in 2005 in English and Undetermined and held by 387 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Songs of Henry Cowell by Henry Cowell( )

6 editions published between 1997 and 2007 in English and No Linguistic content and held by 374 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Persian set by Henry Cowell( Recording )

29 editions published between 1957 and 2000 in 4 languages and held by 372 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Persian Set for small orchestra / American Melting Pot for string orchestra / Old American Country Set for string orchestra / Hymn and Fuguing Tune No. 2 for string orchestra / Air for violin and string orchestra / Adagio from Ensemble for string orchestra

Henry Cowell by Henry Cowell( )

13 editions published between 1980 and 2007 in 3 languages and held by 371 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

A presentation of the music and ideas of composer Henry Cowell

Essential Cowell : selected writings on music by Henry Cowell( Book )

10 editions published between 2000 and 2002 in English and held by 367 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

This volume presents for the first time a generous selection from the more than 200 essays and articles written by one of the most original American composers and musical theorists of the twentieth century. There are articles on harmony, melody, notation and music history; essays on vocal innovation, folk music, and the intersection of music with other arts; reviews of concerts and recordings by contemporaries; notes on several of his own works, and several pieces on his life and experiences as a composer. As founder in 1925 of the New Music Society, he became a concert impresario for works by, among others, Carl Ruggles, Arnold Schoenberg, Charles Ives and Leo Ornstein; and publisher from 1927 to 1958 of New Music: A Quarterly of Musical Compositions. His many students included George Gershwin, John Cage, and Lou Harrison, but his interests extended beyond western classical traditions, and his radio program, ¿7FMusic of the World's Peoples," introduced a large audience to world music long before it was fashionable. Just as Cowell's groundbreaking book of 1930, New Musical Resources, continues to inspire successive generations of composers, Essential Cowell is key to understanding the origins and expanding dimensions of contemporary music

String quartet no. 5 by Henry Cowell( )

21 editions published in 1962 in 4 languages and held by 344 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Music for strings by Henry Cowell( )

13 editions published between 1993 and 1994 in 3 languages and held by 331 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Variations on Thirds for two violas and string orchestra / Ensemble: Version for string orchestra / Hymn and Fuguing Tune No. 2, No. 5 and No. 8 for string orchestra / Hymn and Fuguing Tune No. 10 for oboe and string orchestra / Air for violin and string orchestra / Fiddler's Jig for violin and string orchestra

Concerto for percussion and orchestra by Henry Cowell( )

14 editions published in 1961 in 3 languages and held by 323 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The anti-abolitionist riots in the 1830's and 1840's : for piano solo by Charles Ives( )

10 editions published between 1949 and 1969 in 4 languages and held by 294 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Symphony no. 11 : Seven rituals of music by Henry Cowell( )

12 editions published in 1955 in 3 languages and held by 292 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

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