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List of compositions by Henry Cowell

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This is a list of compositions by Henry Cowell.

Pieces by date of composition

This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (August 2022)

Anger Dance (1914; orig. Mad Dance)
Dynamic Motion (1916; frequently misdated 1914)
Three Irish Legends (1922)

The Tides of Manaunaun (1917; frequently misdated 1911 or 1912)
The Hero Sun (1922)
The Voice of Lir (1920)

Five Encores to Dynamic Motion (1917)

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Antinomy (rev. 1959)
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The Trumpet of Angus Og (1918–24)
Fabric (1920)
Vestiges (1920)
The Sword of Oblivion for string piano (ca. 1920–22)
Exultation (1921)
Six Ings (1922)

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Frisking
Fleeting
Scooting
Wafting
Seething

Piece for Piano with Strings (1923; for solo string piano, despite possibly confusing title)
Aeolian Harp for string piano (ca. 1923)
A Rudhyar (1924)
The Harp of Life (1924)
The Snows of Fuji-Yama (1924)
The Banshee for string piano (1925)
Slow Jig (1925)
The Leprechaun (1928)
Two Woofs (1928)
Euphoria (1929)
Fairy Answer (1929)
Two Pieces (1930)

Lilt of the Reel
Tiger

Sinister Resonance for string piano (ca. 1930)
Ostinato Pianissimo (1934) for xylophone soloist and percussion ensemble
Deep Color (1938)
Rhythmicana (1938)
High Color (ca. late 1930s–early 1940s)
Elegie (for Hanya Holm) (1941)
Persian Set (1957)

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List of compositions
Piano works	Dynamic Motion (1916) The Tides of Manaunaun (1917) Fabric (1920) Six Ings (1922) Aeolian Harp (1923) The Snows of Fuji-Yama (1924) The Banshee (1925) Two Pieces (1928) Sinister Resonance (1930) Rhythmicana (1938)
Concertante	Piano Concerto (1928) Percussion Concerto (1958) Harmonica Concerto (1962)
Orchestral	Variations for Orchestra (1956) Symphony No. 13 "Madras" (1958)
Books	New Musical Resources (1930)
Family	Harry Cowell (father) Clarissa Dixon (mother) Sidney Robertson Cowell (wife)
Pupils	Burt Bacharach John Cage George Gershwin Lou Harrison Ruth Crawford J. H. Kwabena Nketia Irwin Swack ...more...
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