John Harbison

This 2004 piece was inspired by the transparency, ambiguity, and shiftiness of Franz Joseph Haydn's piano trios. 20 minutes.

Trio Sonata is written for: Keyboard Solo (any type) 50482605 - String Trio (Violin/Viola/Cello) 50482374 - Double Reed Trio (Oboe/English Horn/Bassoon) 50482451 - Clarinet Trio (Clarinet/Clarinet/Bas...

This 1994 single-movement work is based on a hymn-like theme that both evokes the tradition of American hymn singing and echoes the much older tradition of plainchant. 22 minutes.

Includes a program note by the composer for each movement. Contents: I. Summons * II. Line Dance * III. Couples' Dance. Duration: c. 14 minutes

HARBISON'S ACCOLADE TO THE VIOLIST EMPHASIZES INSTRUMENTAL TIMBRES THE COMPOSER FEELS IS TYPICAL OF THE VIOLA. SCORE AND PTS AVAILABLE ON RENTAL

Cast in two scenes, both movements of Abu Ghraib begin in unrest then transition into quieter places which leave the first music behind. Harbison incorporates an Iraqi lullaby and popular American hym...

The expressive, personal music of John Harbison has been highly acclaimed and his style is a fitting match for the rich resonance of the unaccompanie cello. This 4-movement suite was written in 1994 a...

Inspired by the use of the bass viol in Bach cantatas as well as jazz groups. Includes two piano reductions: Concert Pitch and Solo Tuning in D. Co-commissioned by 15 orchestras and the International...

For oboe and orchestra (piano reduction). Commissioned by the San Francisco Symphony for its principal oboist.

This notebook is an homage to the pedagogue Bartolomeo Campanioli. Each etude is dedicated to a well-known violist. 20 minutes.

For unaccompanied violin. Composed in 1985 as a gift to his wife, who gave the first performance the following winter.

For violin and orchestra (piano reduction). This work was composed in 1980 for Rose Mary Harbison and received its first performance on January 24, 1981 with the Emmanuel Orchestra, Craig Smith conduc...

G. Schirmer is proud to announce the publication of a set of five concert arias from Harbison's powerful new opera The Great Gatsby, based on F. Scott Fitzgerald's famous novel about the dark side of...

G. Schirmer is proud to announce the publication of a set of five concert arias from Harbison's powerful new opera The Great Gatsby, based on F. Scott Fitzgerald's famous novel about the dark side of...

G. Schirmer is proud to announce the publication of a set of five concert arias from Harbison's powerful new opera The Great Gatsby, based on F. Scott Fitzgerald's famous novel about the dark side of...

A collection of 32 songs from Pulitzer Prize-winning composer John Harbison. Includes pop songs, theatre songs, novelty songs, and near-artsongs.

G. Schirmer is proud to announce the publication of a set of five concert arias from Harbison's powerful new opera The Great Gatsby, based on F. Scott Fitzgerald's famous novel about the dark side of...

G. Schirmer is proud to announce the publication of a set of five concert arias from Harbison's powerful new opera The Great Gatsby, based on F. Scott Fitzgerald's famous novel about the dark side of...

Foxtrot for Orchestra.

Orchestral reduction and solo part arranged by Harbison for Two Pianos, Four Hands. 2 Copies needed to perform.

Orchestral reduction and solo part arranged by Harbison for Two Pianos, Four Hands. 2 Copies needed to perform.

John Harbison blends his musical voice with the poetry of Elizabeth Bishop to form a work which gives the impression of a poet/composer collaboration rather than just a setting of text to music. Harbi...

Originally for soprano and orchestra, these 7 songs on the poetry of Nobel Prize-winning poet Czeslaw Milosz were premiered by Dawn Upshaw and the New York Philharmonic in 2006.