This is a list of compositions by Alan Hovhaness (1911–2000), ordered by opus number.[1][2] Composition dates shown in Roman font are as given at Hovhaness.com,[3] while conflicting dates from Kunze[4] or New Grove[5] are shown in italics. Similarly, instrumentation shown in Roman font is as given at the Hovhaness.com website. Several place names and other names in composition titles are linked to disambiguation pages rather than to specific Wikipedia articles, because Hovhaness did not specify which "Wildcat Mountain", for instance, had been intended.[6]
Op. 26: Behold, God is My Help (SATB chorus and organ (or piano) (undated)[7]
Op. 27: O Lord God of Hosts (SATB choir, organ (or piano), and 2 trumpets, 2 trombones ad lib.) (undated; 1968 per Kunze)
Op. 28: O Lord, Rebuke Me Not (SATB choir and organ (or piano)) (undated; 1968 per Kunze)
Op. 29: Layla (medium voice and piano) (1935)
Op. 30: Bagatelles ["4 Bagatelles for string quartet"] (1966)
Op. 31:[8]Two Shakespeare Sonnets (voice and piano) (1939; rev. 1942 per Kunze)
Op. 32, No. 1: Starlight of Noon (voice and piano) (1947)
Op. 32, No. 2: O World (bass voice (or tenor or baritone or trombone) and piano) (1960)
Op. 33: Love Songs of Hafiz (medium voice and piano) (1936/67)
Op. 34: Watchman, Tell Us of the Night ["Christmas Song"] (soprano and organ (or piano); or bass voice, SATB chorus, organ (or piano); or bass voice, SATB chorus, oboe, clarinet, strings) (1927, rev. 1962)
Op. 35: The Lord's Prayer (SATB chorus and organ (or piano)) (1962)
Op. 36: Two Ghazals (piano solo) (1933, rev. 1966; 1931 [in error][9]), rev. 1966 per Kunze
Op. 37: Vijag (2 pianos) (1946)
Op. 38: Mazert Nman Rehan (Thy Hair is Like Basil Leaf) (piano solo) (1944)
Op. 39: Artinis (Urarduan: Sun God) (piano solo) (1945)
Op. 62: Etchmiadzin (opera for 4 sopranos and 3 baritones soli, 2 SA choruses, SABar chorus, orchestra [flute, English horn, trumpet, 2 Chinese drums, 4 Burmese gongs, sistrum of tiny bells, strings]) (1946)
Op. 62b: Prayer of Saint Gregory [intermezzo from the opera Etchmiadzin] (trumpet and strings (or trumpet with band, piano, or organ, or organ solo)) (1946)
Op. 63: Greek Rhapsody No. 1 (piano solo) (1944)
Op. 64: Achtamar (piano solo) (1947; 1948 per Kunze)
Op. 65: Avak the Healer (cantata for soprano, trumpet, strings)[15] (1945–46)
Op. 66, No. 2: Agori[16] (flute, English horn, bassoon, trumpet, timpani, strings: concerto based on material from the opera Etchmiadzin, Op. 62) (1946)
Op. 82: Transfiguration (cantata for tenor and SATB chorus) (1956). Based on bible text Mark 9:2-9. Movements/numbers 13-16 of this work, based on Mark 9:9, was extracted and published by C. F. Peters as a separate work "And As They Came Down From The Mountain". Peters erroneously labels this extracted work as Opus 18.[21][22]
Op. 83: Hymn to Yerevan (for full band) (undated; 1969 per Kunze)
Op. 84, No. 1: Black Pool of Cat (voice and piano) (1950)
Op. 84, No. 2: Innisfallen (voice and piano) (1950)
Op. 85: Fantasy on an Ossetin Tune (piano solo) (1951)
Op. 124: Glory to God (soprano, alto, SATB chorus, orchestra [0000 a saxophone 4400, timpani, 2 percussion, organ (or piano)]) (1954)
Op. 125: The Flowering Peach (clarinet, saxophone, timpani, tam-tam, vibraphone, glockenspiel, harp, celesta) (1954) [incidental music to the play by Clifford Odets ]
Op. 126: The Stars (soprano, SATB chorus, English horn, harp, celesta, strings) (1955)
Op. 127: Sonata for harp (harp solo) (1954; 1975 per Kunze)
Op. 149: Hear My Prayer, O Lord (SSATBB chorus with optional organ (or piano) (1936/59)
Op. 150: Seven Greek Folk Dances (harmonica and strings (or piano)) (1956)
Op. 150, No. 2: Three Greek Folk Dances (orchestra [3222 4331, timpani, 3 percussion, harp, strings]) (1956) [arrangements of three movements from Op. 150]
Op. 151: O Goddess of the Sea (low voice and piano) (1957)
Op. 152: Do You Remember the Last Silence? (piano solo) (1957)
Op. 153: Dawn at Laona (low voice and piano) (1967)
Op. 154: Persephone (low voice and piano) (1957)
Op. 155: Meditation on Orpheus (orchestra [3333 4331, timpani, percussion, harp, celesta, strings]) (1957–58, rev. c. 1970)
Op. 156: The Moon has a Face (medium voice and piano) (1932)
Op. 157: Magnificat (SATB soli, SATB choir, orchestra [0200 2210, percussion, harp, strings], (or piano or organ)) (1958)
Op. 182: Fuji (cantata for female voices, flute, harp (or piano), strings) (1960, rev. 1964)
Op. 183: Wind Drum [Dance Drama][35] (unison male (or female or mixed) voices (or bass or alto), solo (or group) dancer(s), flute, timpani, 2 percussion, harp, strings) (1962)
Op. 183a: Dance of the Black-Haired Mountain Storm (flute and 3 percussion (timpani, xylophone, bass drum) (1962) [arrangement of 11th movement of Op. 183]
Op. 184: Symphony No. 10 [Vahaken] (orchestra [11(eh)11 1110, timpani, percussion, harp, strings]) (1959; rev. 1965 per New Grove)
Op. 185: The Burning House (1-act opera, for 2 baritones, dancer, chorus (of 8 baritones or any multiple thereof), flute, 4 percussion, timpani, bass drum, tam-tam, xylophone, marimba, glockenspiel, vibraphone, chimes in C,D,D,F,G,G,A) (undated; 1959/62 per Kunze; 1960 per New Grove)
Op. 185a: Overture to The Burning House (flute and 4 percussion) (1959)
Op. 186: Symphony No. 11 [All Men Are Brothers] (orchestra) (1960, rev. 1969)
Op. 187: From the End of the Earth (SATB choir and organ (or piano)) (1951, rev. 1960)
Op. 188: Symphony No. 12 [Choral] (SATB chorus, flute, 2 trumpets, timpani, 2 percussion, harp, strings, and ad lib. recording of a mountain waterfall) (1960; 1969 per Kunze)[36]
Op. 188b: The Lord is My Shepherd [from Symphony No. 12] (SATB chorus and organ (or piano, or 6 violins) (1960)[36]
Op. 188, Nos. 2–4: Psalm 23 [from Symphony No. 12] (SATB chorus and orchestra (or organ or piano) (1960)[36]
Op. 218: The Holy City (trumpet, chimes (or bell in A), harp, strings) (1965? 1967?)[39]
Op. 219: The Leper King [dance drama][40] (baritone, male (or mixed) voices (8 parts), 3 flutes, trumpet, timpani, 2 percussion) (undated; 1967 per Kunze; 1965 per New Grove)
Op. 220: Fra Angelico [Fantasy for orchestra] (3333 4321, timpani, 4 percussion, 2 harps, celesta, strings) (1967)
Op. 221: Adoration (cantata for voice (or women's chorus with soprano and alto solos; or men's chorus with tenor and bass solos), flute, oboe, clarinet, trumpet, trombone, celesta, chimes, strings) (1967)
Op. 222: Praise the Lord with Psaltery (cantata for SATB chorus, and orchestra [323(bcl)3(cbsn) 4331, timpani, tam-tam, large chimes, harp, celesta, strings]) (undated; 1969 per Kunze)
Op. 223: Symphony No. 20 [Three Journeys to a Holy Mountain] (for full band) (1968)
Op. 227: Lady of Light (cantata[41] for soprano, baritone, SATB chorus, orchestra [3222 4331, timpani, 4 percussion, harp, strings]) (1969)
Op. 228: Shambala (concerto for violin, sitar, and orchestra [3222 4331, timpani, 4 percussion, harp, strings]) (undated; 1969 per Kunze)
Op. 229, No. 1: And God Created Great Whales (taped whale sounds, orchestra [3(pic)222 4331, timpani, 4 percussion, harp, strings]) (1970)
Op. 229, No. 2: A Rose for Miss Emily [ballet, scen. after William Faulkner story] (orchestra [1(pic)111 1111, timpani, percussion, piano, strings]) (1970; incorporates music from 1936 to 1940; 1969 per New Grove)
Op. 230: Spirit of Ink[42] (9 pieces for 3 flutes) (1968; 1970 per Kunze)
Op. 231: Night of the Soul (bass (or baritone or men's chorus) and 3 flutes) (1968)
Op. 232: Two Consolations (string quartet) (undated; 1960s per Kunze)
Op. 233: All the World's a Dance of Snobbery (piano solo) (undated; 1960s per Kunze)
Op. 234: Symphony No. 21 [Symphony Etchmiadzin] (2 trumpets, timpani, 2 percussion, strings) (1968; uses music from unpublished 1946 opera Etchmiadzin, Op. 62) [New Grove omits timpani and percussion]
Op. 235: Saint Nerses the Graceful (3 clarinets) (1968)
Op. 236: Symphony No. 22 City of Light (orchestra [3(pic)23(bcl)3(cbsn) 4331, timpani, 3 percussion, harp, strings]) (1970; 1971 per New Grove)
Op. 237, No. 1: Nagooran (South Indian orchestra) (1960)
Op. 322: Sonata for clarinet and harpsichord (1978)
Op. 323: Tale of the Sun Goddess Going into the Stone House (opera for coloratura soprano, STB soli, SATB chorus, orchestra [1000 0220, timpani, 2 percussion, strings (with solo violin)]) (1978, rev. 1981 & 1988)
Op. 433: How Lovely Are Thy Dwellings (guitar and SATB chorus) (1995)
Op. 434: Habakkuk (organ) (1995)
References
Cited sources
Anon., "The Alan Hovhaness Web Site: The Online Resource for the American Composer": Alan Hovhaness List of Works: Opus Catalog (online edition at http://www.hovhaness.com/hovhaness_works.html, Accessed 9 November 2011).
Kunze, Eric (comp.), Alan Hovhaness: A Discography (8 March 1911 – 21 June 2000: In Memoriam). Victoria, British Columbia: University of Victoria, 2010. (Online edition at https://hovhaness.com/HovDiscog_2018.pdf, Accessed 9 November 2011, revised 28 March 2014).
Rosner, Arnold, and Vance Wolverton. "Hovhaness [Hovaness], Alan [Chakmakjian, Alan Hovhaness]". The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, second edition, edited by Stanley Sadie and John Tyrrell. 29 volumes with index. London: Macmillan Publishers, 2001.
^Anon., "The Alan Hovhaness Web Site: The Online Resource for the American Composer": Alan Hovhaness List of Works: Opus Catalog (online edition at http://www.hovhaness.com/hovhaness_works.html).
^Kunze, Eric (comp.), Alan Hovhaness: A Discography (8 March 1911 – 21 June 2000: In Memoriam). Victoria, British Columbia: University of Victoria, 2010. (Online edition at https://hovhaness.com/HovDiscog_2018.pdf).
^Arnold Rosner and Vance Wolverton. "Hovhaness [Hovaness], Alan [Chakmakjian, Alan Hovhaness]". The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, second edition, edited by Stanley Sadie and John Tyrrell. London: Macmillan Publishers.
^Indeed, Hovhaness may have simply liked a name without having in mind any specific reference at all.
^Op. 26: New Grove lists Op. 26 as "Suite no. 1 for orchestra", a title not otherwise found listed either at the Hovhaness website or in Kunze.
^Op. 31: New Grove lists Op. 31 as "Hymn to Shasta", a title not otherwise found listed either at the Hovhaness website or in Kunze.
^Op. 40a: Both Hovhaness.com and Kunze agree on the 1940 date for this work. However, Hovhaness specialist Marvin Rosen in his text notes to Koch International Classics 3-7289-2 states with self-contradiction: "Psalm and Fugue, Opus 40a, written in 1958 ... was often used to open concerts organized by the composer during World War II."
^Op. 48: "The work's title is an invented Armenian word which translates roughly to "'dawn of light,' meaning a kind of spiritual dawn or spiritual journey" (Hovhaness)." "Art of the States: Lousadzak, op. 48". Archived from the original on 2012-03-24. Retrieved 2012-04-12.
^Op. 49: dates are per booklet notes to Koch International Classics 3-7289-2. Hovhaness.com gives only 1944, Kunze gives only 1948.
^Op. 56, No. 3: Kunze designates this as Op. 56, No. 4, apparently from multiple recordings; he omits a No. 3.
^Op. 60: Kunze gives this title as Mihr (Ancient Armenian Fire God), which description differs somewhat from Wikipedia's entry on Mithra/Mihr.
^Op. 65: Kunze also lists an "Op. 65(2), Avak Symphony (1946–49)".
^Op. 71a: The Hovhaness.com website indicates that Op. 71a is a reduction for trumpet and piano, in place of strings, of the identical 10-minute playing length as Op. 71. In booklet notes to Koch International Classics 3-7221-2H1, CD track 3 (timing 3 1/2 minutes; no opus numbers indicated), Hovhaness writes "Haroutiun (Resurrection) ... contains both an aria and a fugue. Only the first movement is presented in this recording. The work [is] scored for trumpet and strings ..." Kunze correctly identifies this as being the excerpted aria, with strings, labeling it Op. 71(1) rather than Op. 71a, which he does not list.
^ abcdOp. 74: The Hovhaness website makes no reference to Nos. 2, 3, 6, 7, or further numbers, or to an overall title; however, Kunze labels Op. 74 as Demilune (9 Songs), listing these same four as Nos. 1–4.
^Op. 88: "Arevakal: The Sunrise Service is one of the seven services found in Armenian Church breviary" [1]. Kunze gives (Season of the Sun) as a subtitle.
^Op. 89, No. 1: According to Kunze, the 1951 version, only, was titled Sivas.
^Op. 91: Kunze gives this title as Khaldis: God of the Universe, which is slightly different from the discussion given at the Wikipedia article.
^Op. 93, No. 1: Kunze lists this viola concerto as Op. 93, No. 1a, and also gives an alternate version for clarinet and strings as Op. 93, No. 1b.
^ abcdOp. 100: Although both Hovhaness.com and Kunze give an overall name of Triptych, meaning "three-fold" or "in three parts" to Op. 100, the website lists four parts, and Kunze lists a total of five.
^Op. 100, No. 3: Kunze also lists an Op. 100, No. 3b: Jesus Christ is Risen Today (1955).
^Op. 107: Kunze gives this title as Island Sunrise (aka "Sunrise – Puerto Rico").
^ abOp. 123, No. 3 was originally cataloged as Op. 123, No. 2; it was then later reclassified as Symphony No. 45, Op. 342.
^Op. 132: According to an interview with Hovhaness at http://www.hovhaness.com/Interview_Amirkhanian_2.html, this opus number was arbitrarily picked out of the air by Leopold Stokowski, and the symphony was named on the spur of the moment by Hovhaness.
^ abcOpp. 144 [aka Op. 144a] (for piano), 144a (for orchestra), 144b (for piano): These are three entirely different compositions, of differing durations. The two works for piano are frequently played and recorded together, usually referring to them as Op. 144a and Op. 144b, respectively.
^Op. 174: Kunze names Op. 174 as Ivivace Accordion Concerto.
^Op. 178: Kunze gives Nanga Parvat (Without Trees) as the title to Symphony No. 7.
^ abcOp. 188: Kunze gives the 1969 date for the full Symphony No. 12 without specifying dates separately for its component movements.
^Op. 190: Instead of 1945/53, Kunze gives 1943/53; New Grove does not make the connection between the ballet and the symphony, but gives the former without an opus number as 1954, and the latter as Op. 190, "1954 rev. 1960".
^Op. 194: Kunze also lists an Op. 194a, Invocation to Ararat, dated 1962.
^Op. 218: Booklet text notes to Koch International Classics 3-7289-2 written by Hohvaness specialist Marvin Rosen specifically say "The Holy City, Opus 218, was composed in 1965", but the front table of contents gives 1967. The text should normally be considered more trustworthy, because a contents listing is prepared later by clerical staff, which also listed tracks incorrectly on the back cover of the CD. The work is undated at Hovhaness.com; New Grove claims 1965 is correct; Kunze agrees with 1967 on the basis of 6 recordings in his possession. But also compare the footnote for Op. 40a.
^Op. 219: Kunze lists The Leper King as an opera; New Grove calls it a "music-drama".
^Op. 227: classified as an "opera-oratorio" by New Grove.
^Op. 241: Kunze lists this title as 3 Tsamicos and Fugue.
^Op. 247: The obscure name Hermes Stella has to do with the theory that the works of William Shakespeare were written by Francis Bacon – compare Op. 307, Symphony No. 33. Kunze lists Op. 247 as a piano sonata.
^Op. 261: According to New Grove, this opus number is titled Overture to Pericles. No work with this exact title appears in either the Hovhaness website or Kunze, but presumably this is the overture to the operaPericles, Op. 283. The overture is more likely to be for full orchestra than for merely violin and piano.
^Op. 274: Here Sasa is the name of a cat belonging to Hovhaness.
^Op. 277: The Hovhaness website lists only this one work, whereas Kunze lists Fantasy for double bass as Op. 277, No. 2, and adds (only in his "Appendix D: By Opus Number", but not in his main "Alphabetic Listing") Sonata for double bass as Op. 277, No. 1, dated 1977. He notes that he has no recording of either.
^Op. 278, No. 2: New Grove reverses Op. 278, No. 2, and Op. 279.
^Op. 279: New Grove reverses Op. 279 and Op. 278, No. 2.
^Op. 280: In addition to giving the Consolation subtitle not found at either the Hovhaness website or in Kunze, New Grove omits all instrumentation except "strings" – possibly a different symphony?
^Op. 356: Although the Hovhaness website states this symphony exists only in manuscript, Kunze possesses a recording on Crystal CD-811 [2], with Gerard Schwarz conducting the Northwest Sinfonia.
^Op. 362: Kunze lists Dance Ghazal in error as Op. 36 No. 1. This composition was originally cataloged as Op. 37a, and subsequently recataloged as Op. 362, although many recordings still list the superseded opus number. See Op. 36 and footnote for further information. For Op. 362 Kunze lists Cascade Mountains Dances for piano solo, with an unknown date, a title not listed at all at the Hovhaness.com website. Kunze notes that he has no recording of this purported composition.
^Op. 366: Kunze gives the title To Hiroshige's Cat instead.
^ abcdAccording to New Groveonly, Symphony No. 53 is Op. 378, Symphony No. 54 is Op. 379, and Symphony No. 55 is Op. 380. New Grove does not list Symphony No. 56.
^Op. 383: Music for Erick Hawkins ballet, per New Grove; "Possibly same work as Septet Op. 295", per Hovhaness website.
^Op. 394: Compare footnote to Op. 325; New Grove confirms this title as well, thereby contradicting itself.
^Op. 395: The subtitle Bellevue appears only in Kunze, apparently taken from an LP recording in his collection.
^ abcdefFor all referenced Opp., New Grove omits any mention of woodwinds or brass. Kunze never lists instrumentation at all other than primary soloists.
^Op. 406: According to Kunze this sonata is for flute (or violin) and harp.
^Op. 408: The Hawkins ballet Plains Daybreak is an unrelated work without opus number composed in 1977, according to New Grove, which lists God the Reveller as a separate Hawkins ballet.