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About the Uncataloged ListingThis listing comprises Hovhaness works not found in the main Op.1 to Op.434 listing, but which are either extant as manuscripts, were at one time published, or are otherwise authoritatively documented. In some cases the 'Comments' column offers the most plausible explanation for the work's "unofficial" status. Works from the 1920s/30s were probably discarded by the composer as simply juvenilia, although some material was reworked into much later music (again, see 'Comments' column). Some works may have an opus number beside them, but the composer subsequently assigned this same number to another work (refer to Op.1 to Op.434 listing). This suggests that Hovhaness either (a) discarded the work outright, (b) recycled its material into later work, or (c) forgot about it. Where a work is known to have been published, this is indicated in the 'Comments' column. |
| Year | Title | Opus | Instrumentation | Timing | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1925 | Daniel | unknown | Opera for Arlington High School | ||
| 1929 | Lotus Blossom | unknown | Opera for Arlington High School | ||
| 1928 rev 34 | Suite | 1 | string quintet, piano | Op.1 assigned to Oror (1926) and Suite for vln/pno (1927) | |
| 1932 | Saga No.II Mountain Saga | piano | I. Majesty; II. Solitude | ||
| 1932 | Saga No.III | piano | I. Andante con molto espressione; II. Presto; III. Adagio con molto expressione. Movt II material reused in oroginal (later discarded) 2nd movt of Exile Symphony (Op.17 No.2) | ||
| 1933 | Saga No.IV | piano | I. Lento con molto expressione (1931); II. Andante-allegretto (1928); Revised 1933 | ||
| 1933 | Saga No.V | piano | I. Thunder clouds?; II. Sunset | ||
| 1933 | Sunset Saga | 1 #2 | piano | I. Largo; II. Allegro Maestoso; III. Fear thou not! | |
| 1933 | Saga No.VI March Saga | piano | I. Lento; II. Presto | ||
| 193_ | Saga No.4 | piano | I. Song of wooded mountains and wandering clouds; II. Early dawn in hilltops above a sea of mist | ||
| 193_ | Saga No.8 | piano | |||
| 193_ | Saga No.9 (A Sonata) | piano | |||
| 1933 | Dawn in the Hills | piano and organ | I. Lento; II. Andante | ||
| 1933 | Evening in the Hills | piano | |||
| 19__ | Star Dawn | piano | I. Lento con molto expressione; II. Lento maestoso con expressione. Opening melody reused in 1st movt of Symphony No.53 Op.377 | ||
| 1933 | Eight Sketches | piano | I. Among the stars : dream of a child astronomer : fantasy in two parts; II. The peace of love; III. Star of early dawn; IV. Love's consolation; V. Wild flowers; VI. Dawn on the Sunkook River; VII. Giant red star - fire dance; VIII. Midsummer Day waltzes | ||
| 1933 | The Sea Angel (Music Legend) | piano and narrator | I. Lento, sempre legato e sempre expressivo; II. Spoken; III. Love song. Some thematic material recycled in 1st movement of Symphony No.11 Op.186 | ||
| 1933 | Song of the Sea | piano, string orchestra | Tone poem in two parts: I. Moderato espressivo; II. Adagio espressivo | ||
| 1934 | Fog on Mount Doublehead | 1 #1 | piano | ||
| 1934 | Legend of the Sunkook Valley | 1 #3 | piano | ||
| 193_ | Crotchéd Hill — Fantasy in 3 Parts | 1 #4 | cello and piano | ||
| 19__ | Descent of a Winter Night — Tone Poem in 2 Parts | piano | |||
| 1934 | Bugs | 6 #4 | piano | ||
| 1934? | Snow in the Hills (A Tone Poem) | 6 #12 | piano | ||
| 1935 | Sonata I | 2 | piano | ||
| 1936 | Suite No.I | 9 | piano | ||
| 1936 | Prelude and Fugue | 10 | Flute and clarinet | Op.10 assigned to Three Preludes and Fugues for pno (1935) | |
| 1936 | Prelude and Fugue | 11 | Flute and oboe | ||
| 1936 | Two Motets | 12 | Soprano and flute | a. Behold, the Kingdom of Heaven is Within You. b. Praise Ye the Lord | |
| 1936 | Suite No.II | 14 | piano | Op.14 became Tapor for band | |
| 1936 | Fantasy for Piano | 15 | piano | Published at one time. This is a different work to Fantasy for Piano of 1952. Op.15 became Suite for band (1948) | |
| 1936 | Easter Anthem | 18 | Soprano, mixed chorus, organ | Op.18 assigned to Variations and Fugue (1963) | |
| 1936 | Lament | 20a | Voice and piano | 2 | Published at one time. Music recycled into Saint Vartan Symphony (1950). Op.20 assigned to Nocturne (1937/56/61) |
| 1937 | Lament | 20b | piano | 2 | Music recycled into Saint Vartan Symphony (1950). Op.20 assigned to Nocturne (1937/56/61) |
| 1937 | Sonata for piano | 22 | piano | Published at one time. Op.22 assigned to Mystic Flute (1937) | |
| 1937 | O Lord, Our Lord | 23 | anthem for bass solo, mixed chorus, organ | Op.23 assigned to Suite for Ob & Bsn (1949) | |
| 1937 | Why Hast Thou Foresaken Me | 24 | anthem for soprano solo, mixed chorus, organ | Op.24 assigned to Vaspooragan voice & pno (1938) | |
| 1937 | The Voice of the Lord | 25 | snthem for tenor solo, mixed chorus, organ | Op.25 assigned to Lament for clarinet (1935) | |
| 1937 | Suite No.1 for Orchestra | 26 | orchestra | Op.26 assigned to Behold, God is My Help | |
| 1937 | I Will Extol Thee | 28 | motet for high voice and piano | Op.28 assigned to O Lord rebuke me not | |
| 1938 | Hymn to Shasta (Fantasy for Orchestra) | 31 | orchestra | Op.31 assigned to Two Shakespeare Sonnets, voice & pno (1939) | |
| 1937 | To the Blessed There is Joy | 32 | Ode for Soprano, women's chorus, a cappella | Op.32 assigned to Starlight of Noon (1947) and O World (1960) | |
| 1938? | String Quartet No.2 | 2 violins, viola, cello | |||
| 1938 | Seven Love Songs of Hafiz | 33 | voice and piano | Published. Comprises different songs to 1967 version. a. I Have Borne the Anguish of Love; b. Far Through the World Have I Roved; c. The Flowing of My Tears; d. On Yesternight; e. Why Dost Though Bite Thy Lip; f. Absent from Thee; g. Thus Am I, Hafiz | |
| 1938 | Four Songs | 35 | voice and piano | Op.35 assigned to the Lord's Prayer (1962) | |
| 1940 | Prayer | 54 | piano and orch [2222 2210 timp, str] | 8 | "Piano Concertino with Symphony Orchestra Accompaniment". Published at one time by Whitney Blake. 1st movt recycled into Agori (1946) and A Rose for Miss Emily (1970) |
| 1940? | String Quartet No.3 | 59 | 2 violins, viola, cello | ? | Op.59 assigned to Is There Survival? (1949) |
| 1941 | Symphony No.2 | 62 | orch [2222 4330 timp, hp, str] | ? | 2nd movt recycled into Concerto No.8 (2nd mvt), 3rd movt into Symphony No.22 (4th movt) |
| 1940s? | Khoren | band | ? | Concerto for band | |
| 1941 | Jim Dandy Rhapsody | clarinet, trumpet, chimes, 2 vibraphones, piano | 10 | Music for William Saroyan play Jim Dandy | |
| 1942? | Bari, Bari | voice, piano | c.3 | t. William Saroyan | |
| 1944 | Four Jashou Sharagans | n/a | 3 & 4 part mixed chorus, organ | Armenian sharagans arranged & harmonized by Hovhaness | |
| 1944 | By the Fountain | string orchestra | Recycled into Armenian Rhapsody No.3 | ||
| 1950 | Agori (2nd version) | double orchestra | 10? | Concerto based on material from Op.62 | |
| 1951 | Sivas | violin and string orchestra | 8 | Withdrawn; 1st movt recycled into 1st movt of Concerto No.2 for violin & strings | |
| 1954? | Psalm and Fugue No.2 | four horns | 4 | ||
| 1954 | Overture and Aria | 11 | Two movements from In Gautama's House, aborted opera on the life of Gautama Buddha. | ||
| 1954 | Haiku for the Full Moon | alto recorder and piano | 1 | ||
| 195_ | Slumber Song | 39 #4 & 52 #2 | piano | 1 | |
| 195_ | Siris Dance | 39 #5 & 52 #3 | piano | 1 | Originally titled Siris |
| 1956 | Laona | piano | 3 | ||
| 1957 | Assignment India | Soundtrack for NBC television program, first aired 24 November 1955 (Thanksgiving Day) | |||
| 1957 | Assignment Southeast Asia | Soundtrack for NBC television program, aired 22 December 1957 | |||
| 1958 | Mediation on Ardalus | 156, No.2 | Solo flute | 4 | Recorded by Naxos |
| 1966 | Orbit No.3 | orchestra [3222 4331 timp,bass drum, tam-tam, hp, cel, strings] | 2 | ||
| 1974 | Suite for Jade Notch Flute | flute, bell or chime, drums or timpani | |||
| 1979 | Christmas Snow | piano | 2 | ||
| 1982 | Cascade Mountain Dance | 362 | piano | Discarded. Op.362 assigned to Dance Ghazal of 1930 | |
| 1982 | Ode to Mount Hood | 370 | band | 6 | Put into Symphony No.53 'Star Dawn' Op.377, and Op.370 assigned to Love's Philosophy |
| 1970 rev.85 | And God Created Great Whales | SATB choir, taped whale sounds, orchestra [3(pic)222 4331 timp perc(4) hp strings] | 12 | Arrangement of Op.229 No.1 with additional choir part | |
| 1988 | To Jean Nandi and her Harpsichord (Improvisation) | n/a | harpsichord | 1 | |
| ? | Dirge and Dance of the Wind | piano | |||
| ? | Siroun | 98 | piano | ||
| ? | A Suite in Three Minutes | 77 | piano | 3 | I. The first minute; II. The second minute; III. The third minute |
| ? | Bedouin | piano | |||
| ? | Suite in G | 120 | piano | I. Hymn; II. Fugue a 3; III. Jhala; IV. Aria; V. Alleluia | |
| ? | Prelude and March | 122 | piano | ||
| ? | Sonatina for Organ | organ | I. Andante; II. Allegretto pastorale; III. Adagio con molto espressione |
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