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Henry Cowell (11 Mar 1897 - 10 Dec 1965)

Male Person - United States

Releases (4)

Official

Album

  1. Primitive Music of the World 1962
  2. American Piano Concertos 2001
  3. Dancing With Henry: New Discoveries in the Music of Henry Cowell 2001

Album - Compilation

  1. Quartet Romantic 1998

Relationships (9)

Students

  1. Daniel Goode (1958 - 1962) composition
  2. Ramón Sender
  3. Anton Kuerti
  4. Ramiro Cortés
  5. Dominick Argento
  6. Lou Harrison
  7. Irwin Swack
  8. Alan Stout

Married

  1. Sidney Robertson Cowell (1941 - 1965)

Recordings by (24)

  1. The Tides of Manaunaun 2:26 (01 Feb 1994)
  2. Exultation 1:48 (01 Feb 1994)
  3. Harp of Life 4:18 (01 Feb 1994)
  4. Lilt of the Reel 1:58 (01 Feb 1994)
  5. Advertisment (Third Encore to Dynamic Motion) 1:08 (01 Feb 1994)
  6. Antimony (Fourth Encore to Dynamic Motion) 3:02 (01 Feb 1994)
  7. Aeolian Harp and Sinister Resonance 3:41 (01 Feb 1994)
  8. Anger Dance 1:52 (01 Feb 1994)
  9. The Banshee 2:31 (01 Feb 1994)
  10. Fabric 1:22 (01 Feb 1994)
  11. What's This (First Encore to Dynamic Motion) 0:57 (01 Feb 1994)
  12. Amiable Conversation (Second Encore to Dynamic Motion) 0:52 (01 Feb 1994)
  13. Fairy Answer 2:51 (01 Feb 1994)
  14. Jig 2:10 (01 Feb 1994)
  15. Snows of Fujiyama 2:20 (01 Feb 1994)
  16. Voice of Lir 3:06 (01 Feb 1994)
  17. Dynamic Motion 3:13 (01 Feb 1994)
  18. The Trumpet of Angus Og 3:24 (01 Feb 1994)
  19. Tiger 3:28 (01 Feb 1994)
  20. Henry Cowell's Comments 13:18 (01 Feb 1994)
  21. Aeolian Harp / The Banshee 3:23 (25 Oct 1994)
  22. The Aeolian Harp 3:45 (25 Jun 2013)
  23. Aeolian Harp 1:36 ()
  24. The Lilt of the Reel 2:02 ()

On Recordings (24)

Instruments

  1. Tiger 3:28 Henry Cowell (01 Feb 1994) piano
  2. Voice of Lir 3:06 Henry Cowell (01 Feb 1994) piano
  3. Antimony (Fourth Encore to Dynamic Motion) 3:02 Henry Cowell (01 Feb 1994) piano
  4. What's This (First Encore to Dynamic Motion) 0:57 Henry Cowell (01 Feb 1994) piano
  5. Anger Dance 1:52 Henry Cowell (01 Feb 1994) piano
  6. Amiable Conversation (Second Encore to Dynamic Motion) 0:52 Henry Cowell (01 Feb 1994) piano
  7. Jig 2:10 Henry Cowell (01 Feb 1994) piano
  8. Lilt of the Reel 1:58 Henry Cowell (01 Feb 1994) piano
  9. Fairy Answer 2:51 Henry Cowell (01 Feb 1994) piano
  10. Snows of Fujiyama 2:20 Henry Cowell (01 Feb 1994) piano
  11. Dynamic Motion 3:13 Henry Cowell (01 Feb 1994) piano
  12. Fabric 1:22 Henry Cowell (01 Feb 1994) piano
  13. The Trumpet of Angus Og 3:24 Henry Cowell (01 Feb 1994) piano
  14. Exultation 1:48 Henry Cowell (01 Feb 1994) piano
  15. Harp of Life 4:18 Henry Cowell (01 Feb 1994) piano
  16. The Banshee 2:31 Henry Cowell (01 Feb 1994) piano
  17. The Tides of Manaunaun 2:26 Henry Cowell (01 Feb 1994) piano
  18. Advertisment (Third Encore to Dynamic Motion) 1:08 Henry Cowell (01 Feb 1994) piano
  19. Aeolian Harp and Sinister Resonance 3:41 Henry Cowell (01 Feb 1994) piano
  20. Aeolian Harp / The Banshee 3:23 Henry Cowell (25 Oct 1994) piano
  21. The Aeolian Harp 3:45 Henry Cowell (25 Jun 2013) piano
  22. Aeolian Harp 1:36 Henry Cowell () piano
  23. The Lilt of the Reel 2:02 Henry Cowell () piano

Vocals

  1. Henry Cowell's Comments 13:18 Henry Cowell (01 Feb 1994) spoken vocals

Credited as (22)

  1. Henry Cowell
  2. Henry Cowell; Manhattan Chamber Orchestra, Richard Auldon Clark
  3. Samuel Barber, Charles Ives, Aaron Copland, Henry Cowell, Paul Creston; Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Sir Neville Marriner
  4. Henry Cowell, Lou Harrison, Edgard Varèse; San Francisco Symphony, Michael Tilson Thomas
  5. Henry Cowell; Continuum
  6. George Antheil, Henry Cowell, Leo Ornstein; Steffen Schleiermacher
  7. Barber, Ives, Copland, Cowell, Creston; Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Neville Marriner
  8. Henry Cowell; Sorrel Doris Hays
  9. Dane Rudhyar, Ruth Crawford, Carl Ruggles, Henry Cowell; Steffen Schleiermacher
  10. Henry Cowell; Rachel Rudich
  11. Henry Cowell; Louisville Orchestra
  12. Henry Cowell; Musicians Accord, Colorado String Quartet
  13. Lou Harrison, Cowell, Reale; The Mirecourt Trio
  14. Henry Cowell; Chris Brown, Sorrel Hays, Joseph Kubera, Sarah Cahill
  15. Henry Cowell; Trio Phoenix
  16. Henry Cowell; Northwest Chamber Orchestra of Seattle, Alun Francis
  17. Henry Cowell; Henry Cowell
  18. John Cage, Lou Harrison, Henry Cowell, Harvey Sollberger, Lukas Foss; The New Music Consort
  19. Tōru Takemitsu, Kaija Saariaho, Anahita Abbasi, Gavin Bryars, Henry Cowell, Luc Ferrari; Mahan Esfahani
  20. Henry Cowell; Continuum, Cheryl Seltzer, Joel Sachs
  21. Loeffler, Ruggles, Hanson, Cowell; Basque National Orchestra, Robert Trevino

Works (289)

Composed

  1. Quartet Romantic: I (1915 - 1917)
  2. Quartet Romantic: II (1915 - 1917)
  3. Quartet Romantic (1915 - 1917)
  4. Quartet Euphometric (1916 - Sep 1919)
  5. String Quartet no. 1 "Quartett Pedantic": I. Andante sostenuto - Allegro non troppo (1916)
  6. String Quartet no. 1 "Quartett Pedantic": II. Andante (1916)
  7. String Quartet no. 1 "Quartett Pedantic" (1916)
  8. Exultation (1921)
  9. Homage a Rudhyar (1922)
  10. Piece for Piano (1924)
  11. The Snows of Fujiyama (1924)
  12. The Harp of Life (1924)
  13. Seven Paragraphs (1925)
  14. Atlantis: Introduction (1926)
  15. Atlantis (1926)
  16. Atlantis: Combat Between Sea & Earth Monsters (1926)
  17. Atlantis: The Triumph of the Sea Monster (1926)
  18. Atlantis: The Shooting of the Moon (1926)
  19. Atlantis: The Weeping of the Arsete of the Moon (1926)
  20. Atlantis: Birth of the Sea Soul (1926)
  21. Atlantis: Temptation of the Sea Soul by Monsters (1926)
  22. Atlantis: Pleasure of the Sea Soul (1926)
  23. Atlantis: Withdrawal of the Sea Soul to the Sea (1926)
  24. Piano Concerto (1928)
  25. Movement for String Quartet (String Quartet no. 2) (1928)
  26. Polyphonica (1928)
  27. Piano Concerto: I. Polyharmony (1928)
  28. Piano Concerto: III. Counter Rhythm (1928)
  29. Piano Concerto: II. Tone Cluster (1928)
  30. Synchrony (1930)
  31. Dance of Sport (1931)
  32. Suite for Small Orchestra: I. Largo (1934)
  33. Suite for Small Orchestra: II. Chorale (1934)
  34. Suite for Small Orchestra: III. Vivo (1934)
  35. Reel #2 (1934)
  36. Ostinato pianissimo (1934)
  37. Suite for Woodwind Quintet: I. Allegretto (1934)
  38. Suite for Woodwind Quintet: II. Allegro (1934)
  39. Suite for Woodwind Quintet: III. Adagio cantabile (1934)
  40. Suite for Woodwind Quintet: IV. Allegro con moto (1934)
  41. Suite for Woodwind Quintet (1934)
  42. Suite for Small Orchestra (1934)
  43. Mosaic Quartet (String Quartet no. 3): I (1935)
  44. Mosaic Quartet (String Quartet no. 3): IV (1935)
  45. Mosaic Quartet (String Quartet no. 3): III (1935)
  46. Mosaic Quartet (String Quartet no. 3): II (1935)
  47. Mosaic Quartet (String Quartet no. 3): V (1935)
  48. Mosaic Quartet (String Quartet no. 3) (1935)
  49. Sound Form #1 (1937)
  50. Deep Color (1938)
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Links (10)

Official Homepages

  1. http://www.henrycowell.org/

Other Databases

  1. https://rateyourmusic.com/artist/henry_cowell

Last.Fm

  1. https://www.last.fm/music/Henry%20Cowell

IMSLP

  1. https://imslp.org/wiki/Category:Cowell,_Henry

Wikipedia

  1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Cowell

Discogs

  1. https://www.discogs.com/artist/174100

Allmusic

  1. https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0001188987

VIAF ID

  1. http://viaf.org/viaf/5117233

Wikidata

  1. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q434610

Stream For Free

  1. https://open.spotify.com/artist/0AMoPrd9OLxMC38dQPnSQA