Alan Hovhaness List of Chamber Works

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Opus	Title	Subtitle	Instrumentation	Year	Timing	Publisher	Comments	Buy/ Rent
1	Oror	(Lullaby)	violin & piano	1922? rev 1926	3	CF Peters
1 #2	Suite for violin & piano			1927		unpublished
3	Trio I	Trio in e minor	violin, cello & piano	1935?	9	CF Peters
8	String Quartet No.1		2 violins, viola & cello	1936	13	Fujihara
9	Piano Quintet No.1		2 violins, viola, cello & piano	1926 rev 1962	10	CF Peters
11	Sonata for violin & piano		violin & piano	1937	10	Manuscript
13	Prelude and Fugue in A minor		oboe (or flute) & bassoon	1935 rev 1959	3	CF Peters
20 #1	Nocturne		harp	1937 rev 1961	5	CF Peters
20 #2	Nocturne		flute & harp	1956		Manuscript
21	Suite in d minor		English horn & bassoon	1933	8	CF Peters
23	Suite		oboe & bassoon	1949	15	CF Peters
25	Lament		clarinet	1935	3	CF Peters
30	Bagatelles	4 Bagatelles for string quartet	string quartet	1966	9	CF Peters
47a	Varak		violin & piano	1944	5	CF Peters
47b	Arshalouis	Arshalouis (Dawn)	violin & piano	1939-43		CFE
54 #1	Invocations to Vahakn		piano & percussion	1945	12	Manuscript
54 #2	Hakhpat	Hakhpat (sonata)	piano & percussion	1946-51	20	Manuscript
56 #1	Chahagir		viola	1944	2	Rongwen (Broude Bros.)
56 #2	Yeraz	Yeraz (The Dream)	violin		4	Mills
59	Is there Survival?	King Vahaken (ballet suite)	0040,a sax 0400 timp percuss(3)	1949	15	CF Peters
61	Divertimento		oboe, clarinet, bassoon & horn (or 4 clarinets)	1947	12	CF Peters	1. Prelude / 2. Fantasy / 3. Canzona / 4. Canzona / 5. Canon (in 4 keys) / 6. Aria / 7. Finale (Fugue)
67	Saris		violin & piano	1946	8	CF Peters
71a	Haroutiun	Resurrection	trumpet & piano	1948	10	CF Peters
73 #1	Khirgiz Suite		violin & piano	1951	6	CF Peters
73 #2	Shatakh		violin & piano	1947	6	Peer
78a	Artik		horn & piano	1948	15	CF Peters
90 #1	Upon Enchanted Ground		flute, cello, harp & tamtam	1951	4	CF Peters
91	Khaldis	Concerto for 4 trumpets, piano & percussion	4 trumpets (or any multiple thereof), piano & percussion	1951	18	Robert King
92	Orbit No.1		flute, harp, celesta & tamtam	1952	4	Manuscript	Unpublished
97	Quartet No.1		flute, oboe, cello & harpsichord (or piano)	1936/1952	8	Mount Tahoma
98 #1	Partita		piano and strings		12	Manuscript	unpublished
98 #3	Concerto No. 5		piano and strings		13	Manuscript	3-movement version
98 #3	Concerto No. 5		piano and strings		c.15	Manuscript	original 5-movement version
99	Suite for violin, piano and percussion		violin, piano, percussion	1950	15	CF Peters	1 player: celesta, tam-tam, xylophone
101	Hanna		2 clarinets & 2 pianos	1951	10	CFE	Unpublished
102	Orbit No.2		piano (or alto recorder & piano)	1952	5	Peer
106	Gamelan and Jhala		carillon	1951	2	CF Peters
108	Sextet	Sextet for violin & 5 percussion	violin & 5 percussion	1966	15	CF Peters
109	Piano Quintet No.2	Quintet 2 for 2 violins, viola, cello & piano	2 violins, viola, cello & piano	1964	15	Manuscript	Unpublished
110	Two Sonatas	2 Sonatas for Koto	koto (or harp)	1962	5	Manuscript
112	Quartet No.2		flute, oboe, cello & piano	1950	14	Mount Tahoma
114	Concerto No. 6	Harmonica Concerto	harmonica (or flute or oboe) & strings	1953	10	CF Peters
114a	Concerto No. 6	Harmonica Concerto	harmonica & piano	1953	10	CF Peters
118	Sonata No.1 for flute		flute	1964	9	CF Peters
121	Sonata for Ryuteki & Sho		ryuteki (or flute) and sho (or organ)		8	CF Peters
122	Duet	Duet for violin & harpsichord	violin & harpsichord	1957	3	CF Peters	1. Prelude; 2. Haiku; 3. Aria
125	The Flowering Peach		clarinet, saxophone, timpani, tamtam, vibraphone, glockenspiel, harp & celesta	1954	19	AMP	Incidental music to Clifford Odets play
127	Sonata for Harp	Harp Sonata	harp	1954	10	CF Peters
129	Tower Music	Tower Music (suite)	9 winds [1111 2111]	1955	10	Rongwen (Broude Bros.)
130	Sonata for 2 oboes & organ		2 oboes & organ	1963-64	10	CF Peters
133 #1	The World Beneath the Sea No.1		alto saxophone, harp, vibraphone, timpani, gong	1954	10	CF Peters
133 #2	The World Beneath the Sea No.2		clarinet, timpani, bells (chimes or glockenspiel), harp, double bass	1963	15	CF Peters
135	October Mountain		percussion sextet (timpani, 2 drums, tamtam, marimba I & glockenspiel (or marimba II))	1942 rev 53	11	CF Peters	suite
139 #1	O Lady Moon		soprano, clarinet & piano	1953	3	Edward B. Marks	t. by Lafcadio Hearn
147	String Quartet No.2		2 violins, viola & cello	1950	12	Fujihara
150	7 Greek Folk Dances		harmonica & strings (or piano)	1956	7	CF Peters	1. The Selybrian Syrtos; 2. Sweet-Basil Green; 3. Karagouna; 4. Tsaconian Dance; 5. Pastoral; 6. Sousta; 7. Hassapiko
159	Quintet	Quintet for flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon & horn	flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon & horn	1960 rev 65	17	CF Peters
164 #1	Sextet		alto recorder, 2 violins, viola, cello & harpsichord	1958	10	Manuscript	Unpublished
166	Suite for Accordion		accordion	1958	4	CF Peters
171	Sonata for Hichiriki & Sho (or Oboe and Organ)		hichiriki (or oboe) & sho (or organ)	1962	6	CF Peters
181	Koke No Niwa	Moss Garden	English horn (or B flat clarinet), 2 percussion & harp	1954 rev 60	7	CF Peters
183a	Dance of Black-Haired Mountain Storm		flute & 3 percussion (timpani, xylophone, bass drum)		5	CF Peters	Op.183 No.11 arrangement
185a	Overture to The Burning House		flute & 4 percussion	1959	5	CF Peters
193 #1	Suite for cello & piano		cello and piano		5	CF Peters
193 #2	Yakamochi		cello	1965	15	CF Peters
198	Three Visions of Saint Mesrob		violin & piano	1962	6	CF Peters	1. Celestial Mountain; 2. Celestial Bird; 3. Celestial Alphabet
200	Sonata No.1 for trumpet & organ		trumpet and organ	1962	14	CF Peters
201	Trio for violin, viola & cello		violin, viola & cello	c.1962	6	CF Peters
203a	Bacchanale (from Symphony No.17)	Symphony for Metal Orchestra	5 percussion: glockenspiel, 2 vibraphones, chimes and giant tamtam	1963	23	CF Peters
205	Mysterious Horse Before the Gate		trombone & 5 perc (glock, 2 vibr, chimes, giant tamtam)	1963	3	CF Peters
208 #1	String Quartet No.3		2 violins, viola & cello	1968	10	Fujihara
208 #2	String Quartet No.4		2 violins, viola & cello	1970	18	Fujihara
225	Mountains and Rivers Without End	Chamber symphony for 10 players	ensemble [1110 0110 timp perc(3) hp]	1968	25	CF Peters
226	Vibration Painting		13 strings (7 violins, 3 violas, 2 cellos & double bass)		12	CF Peters	cantata (t. composer)
230	Spirit of Ink		3 flutes	1968	19	CF Peters	9 pieces
232	Two Consolations		2 violins, viola & cello			Manuscript		* N/A *
235	Saint Nerses the Graceful		3 clarinets	1968	6	Manuscript		* N/A *
237 #1	Nagooran		South Indian orchestra	1960		Manuscript		* N/A *
237 #2	Nagooran		cello, timpani, glock, vibes, large chimes, giant tam-tam	1964	10	Manuscript
243	Saturn		soprano, clarinet & piano	1971	25	CF Peters	cantata (t. composer)
244	Island of the Mysterious Bells		4 harps	1971	12	CFE	suite
245	The Garden of Adonis		flute & harp (or piano)	1971	12	CF Peters	suite
248 #3	The Pitchman		2 alto recorders, piano & celesta (or 2 flutes & 2 pianos)	1953	15	Manuscript	ballet suite (scen. William Saroyan)	* N/A *
248 #4	The Spook Sonata		alto saxophone & 3 pianos	1954	12	Manuscript	incidental music for Strindberg play	* N/A *
250 #1	Ruins of Ani		4 B flat clarinets (or any multiple thereof)	1972	5	Manuscript		* N/A *
252 #1	Firdausi		clarinet, harp & percussion	1972	20	Alexander Broude
252 #2	Shah-Nameh	Kings Book of Kings		1972	20	Manuscript	film score
252 #3	7 Love Songs of Saris		violin & piano		11	Manuscript
255	Sonata for cello & piano		cello & piano	1932-72	14	Peer
261	Les Baux		violin & piano	1973	4	CFE
262	Quartet for clarinet, violin, viola & cello		clarinet, violin, viola & cello	1973	10	Manuscript
263	Night of a White Cat		clarinet & piano	1973	3	Manuscript
264 #1	Tumburu		violin, cello & piano	1973	19	Fujihara
264 #2	Varuna		violin, cello & piano	1973	13	Fujihara
266	Sonata for 2 bassoons		2 bassoons (or bassoon & cello)	1973	6	Peer
270	Suite for Harp		harp	1973	10	AMP	7 movements
271	Pastorale and Fugue		2 flutes	1973	5	AMP
277	Fantasy		double bass (or cello) & piano	1974		Alexander Broude	Out of print
281 #2	Psalm to St. Alban		horn, 2 trumpets & trombone	1974	4	Manuscript
287	String Quartet No.5		2 violins, viola & cello	1976		Fujihara
290	Suite for 4 trumpets & trombone		4 trumpets & trombone	1976	8	Robert King
291	Suite for alto saxophone & guitar		alto saxophone (E flat), guitar	1976	8	Peer
295	Septet		flute, clarinet, bass clarinet, trumpet, trombone, percussion & double bass	1976	30	Manuscript	Music for ballet 'Plains Daybreak' by Erich Hawkins.
297	Sonata for 2 clarinets		2 clarinets	1977	5	Peer
300	Suite for flute and guitar		flute and guitar	1977	15	Fujihara
302	Sonata for oboe and bassoon		oboe and bassoon	1977	10	Peer
316	Guitar Sonata No.1		guitar	1978	11	Alexander Broude
317	Sonata for flute		flute (bass or alto)	1978	4	Fujihara
319	Sunset on Mt. Tahoma	(sonata for 2 trumpets, horn, trombone & organ)	2 trumpets, horn, trombone & organ	1978	11	Fujihara
322	Sonata for clarinet & harpsichord		clarinet and harpsichord	1978	10	Fujihara
326	Sonata No.1 for 3 trumpets & 2 trombones		3 trumpets and 2 trombones	1979	12	Fujihara
328	Sonata No.2 for 3 trumpets & 2 trombones		3 trumpets and 2 trombones	1979	10	Fujihara
329	Guitar Sonata No.2		guitar	1979	8	Alexander Broude
331	Trio for 3 saxophones		3 saxophones (E flat alto, B flat tenor, E flat baritone)	1979	5	Fujihara
333	4 Nocturnes		2 saxophones & piano	1979	4	Fujihara	1-3. Soprano saxophone & piano; 4. 2 soprano (or alto) saxophones & piano
349	Sonata No.2 for trumpet and organ	The Divine Fountain	trumpet and organ	1981	12	Manuscript
350 #2	Pleiades		Javanese gamelan	1981		Manuscript
358	Psalm		brass quartet	1981	5	Fujihara
363	Lake Winnipesaukee	(sextet)	flute, oboe, cello, 2 percussion & piano	1982	13	Manuscript
371	Campuan Sonata		viola and piano	1982	20		publ. Lim Chong Keat ?
373	Prelude and Fugue		brass quartet	1983	5	Manuscript
374	Spirit of Trees	(sonata for harp & guitar)	harp & guitar	1983	24	Fujihara
375	Sonata for clarinet & piano		clarinet and piano	1983	12	Manuscript
383	Killer of Enemies		flute, clarinet, trumpet, trombone, percussion, violin & double bass	1983	17	Manuscript	Possibly same work as Septet Op.295
384	Starry Night		flute, xylophone & harp	1985	6	Fujihara
387	Sonata for alto recorder & harpsichord		alto recorder & harpsichord	1984	6	Manuscript
392	Mountain Under the Sea		Eb alto saxophone, timpani, vibraphone, tam-tam & harp	1984	4	Manuscript
393	Dawn on a Mountain Lake		double bass & piano	1977	4	Manuscript
398	Srpouhi	duet	violin and piano	1977	2	Manuscript
403	Trio		violin, viola, cello	1986	6	Fujihara
404	Sonata for Brass Quartet ‘Chomulungma’ (Mt. Everest)		2 trumpets, horn, trombone	1986		Fujihara
406	Sonata for Flute and Harp		flute, harp	1987	4	Fujihara
408	God the Reveller		flute, clarinet, trumpet, trombone, violin, double bass, 1 perc	1987	20	Fujihara	Music for Erick Hawkins ballet: Plains Daybreak
409	Duet for Violin and Cello		violin, cello	1987	5	Fujihara
412	Concerto No. 9		piano and strings	1954	11	Fujihara
413	Concerto No.10	(different work to Op.123 #3)	piano, trumpet, strings	1988	22	Fujihara
415	Lake Sammish		violin, clarinet, piano	1988	17	Fujihara
416	Sno Qualmie		clarinet, timpani, chimes, harp, double bass	?	12	Fujihara
421 #1	Guitar Sonata No.3		guitar	?	?	Fujihara
421 #2	Guitar Sonata No.4		guitar	?	?	Fujihara
421 #3	Guitar Sonata No.5		guitar	?	?	Fujihara
423	Sonata for Solo Viola		viola	1992	15	Fujihara

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