Lou Harrison

Born: 14 May 1917, Portland, Oregon (USA)
Died: 2 February 2003, Lafayette, IN (USA)

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[details ←] Lou Harrison: Trio , piano trio (violin, violoncello, piano),
[details ←] In Praise of Johnny Appleseed Percussion,
[details ←] The Drums of Orpheus Percussion, Drums,
[details ←] Fifth Simfony Percussion,
[details ←] Bomba Percussion,
[details ←] Lou Harrison Guitar Book Guitar,
[details ←] Serenade for Guitar Guitar, Percussion,
[details ←] Party Pieces (Sonorous and Exquisite Corpses) Piano, Flute, Clarinet, Bassoon,
[details ←] AT the Tomb of Charles Ives
[details ←] Suite Cello,
[details ←] Mass to ST.Anthony
[details ←] 6 Sonatas for Cembalo
[details ←] Alma Redemptoris Mater
[details ←] Suite Piano, Cello,
[details ←] Symphony On G
[details ←] Por Gitano
[details ←] AT the Tomb of Charles Ives
[details ←] Perilous Chapel

Music

4 Symphonies
Opera "Rapunzel"
Piano Concerto
Concerto for Organ with Percussion Orchestra
Suite for String Orchestra
Suite for Violin with American Gamelan
Solstice
perilous Chapel
Lots of Percussion Music

Biography

Lou Harrison was in a way in the family of Cowell, Cage and McPhee. He Favoured Balines Music like Mcphee but used more of Cage & Cowell’s Inspiration. He is very interested in percussion instruments especially from the far east. He wrote several concerts for percussion instruments so as the concerts for flute and percussion. His Piano Concerto was Premiered by JazzMan Keith Jarret.

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Riley: June Buddhas; Harrison: Seven Pastorales

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CANTEMIR : Music in Istanbul and Ottoman Europe around 1700

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The Waltz Project Revisited: New Waltzes for Piano

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– Sat 17 May: 2nd Symphony Lobgesang Alcobaça, Portugal
– Sat 17 May: Second Symphony: Lobgesang Alcobaça, Portugal
– Sun 18 May: El Nino Kennedy Center Concert Hall, Washington DC, USA
– Sun 18 May: 2nd Symphony Lobgesang Aual Magna, Lisbon, Portugal
– Sun 18 May: Second Symphony: Lobgesang Aual Magna, Lisbon, Portugal
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– (2005) Vincent Ghadimi: Premiere of the opera " Decamero lala" for Orchestra and children choir, in the "Palais des Beaux-Arts", Brussels, Belgium, conducted by the composer. (Songs with piano version edited by lantromusic, including a book with pictures for children).
– (1958) John Cage: Premiere of Concerto for Piano and Orchestra, in New York, USA.
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