Henry Cowell
Henry Dixon Cowell (; March 11, 1897 – December 10, 1965) was an American composer, writer, pianist, publisher, teacher and the husband of Sidney Robertson Cowell. Earning a reputation as an extremely controversial performer and eccentric composer, Cowell became a leading figure of American avant-garde music for the first half of the 20th century — his writings and music serving as a great influence to similar artists at the time, including Lou Harrison, George Antheil, and John Cage, among others. He is considered one of America's most important and influential composers.
Cowell was mostly self-taught and developed a unique musical language, often blending folk melodies, dissonant counterpoint, unconventional orchestration, and themes of Irish paganism. He was an early proponent and innovator of many modernist compositional techniques and sensibilities, many for the piano, including the string piano, prepared piano, tone clusters, and graphic notation. The Tides of Manaunaun, originally a theatrical prelude, is the best-known and most widely-performed of Cowell's tone cluster pieces for piano.
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Rhapsody in Blue - Classical Music in the 1920s -
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Pulcinella Suite: IV. Tarantella / V. Toccata - Classical Music in the 1920s -
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Symphony No. 6, CNW 30 "Sinfonia semplice": II. Humoreske. Allegretto - Classical Music in the 1920s -
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Pictures At An Exhibition: XV. The Great Gate Of Kiev - Orch. by Maurice Ravel - Classical Music in the 1920s -
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Feste Romane, P. 157 "Roman Festivals": III. L'Ottobrata (October Festival) - Classical Music in the 1920s -
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La belle excentrique: I. Grande ritournelle - Classical Music in the 1920s -
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Boléro, M. 81 - Classical Music in the 1920s -
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Sinfonietta, JW VI/18: V. The Town Hall, Brno. Andante con moto - Classical Music in the 1920s -
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Hyperprism - Classical Music in the 1920s -
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Dance Suite for Orchestra, Sz. 77: III. Allegro vivace - Classical Music in the 1920s -
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Tapiola, Op. 112 - Classical Music in the 1920s -
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Serenade for 2 Violins and Viola, Op. 12: II. Lento ma non troppo - Classical Music in the 1920s -
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Tzigane, Rhapsodie de concert, for Violin & Orchestra, M. 76 - Classical Music in the 1920s -
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Jalousie - Classical Music in the 1920s -
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An American in Paris - Classical Music in the 1920s -
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Pacific 231, H. 53 - Classical Music in the 1920s -
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Serenade for String Orchestra, Op. 1: III. Dance. Allegro giocoso - Classical Music in the 1920s -
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Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 2 in G Minor, Op. 16: IV. Finale. Allegro tempestoso - Classical Music in the 1920s -
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The Pines of Rome, P. 141: I. The Pines of the Villa Borghese - Classical Music in the 1920s -
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Little Symphony No. 5 for Ten Wind Instruments, Op. 75: Rude - Lent - Violent - Classical Music in the 1920s -
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Psalmus Hungaricus, Op. 13: III. Andante con moto - Classical Music in the 1920s -
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Out of Doors, Suite for Piano, Sz. 81: V. The Chase - Classical Music in the 1920s -
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Sextet for Piano and Wind Instruments, H 174: IV. Blues - Classical Music in the 1920s -
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Aeolian Harp - Classical Music in the 1920s -
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Symphony No. 3 in C Minor, Op. 44: IV. Andante mosso. Allegro moderato - Classical Music in the 1920s -
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Chôros No. 1, W161 - Classical Music in the 1920s -
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String Quartet No. 4, Sz. 91: IV. Allegretto pizzicato - Classical Music in the 1920s -
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Piano Sonata No. 2 "The Airplane": I. As Fast As Possible - Classical Music in the 1920s -
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String Quartet No. 1 in E Minor, JB 1:105 "From my Life": I. Allegro vivo appassionato - Classical Music in the 1920s -
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Symphony No. 6 in D Minor, Op. 104: I. Allegro molto moderato - Classical Music in the 1920s -
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3 Pieces from Cinderella, Op. 95: No. 2, Gavotte - Prokofiev: Cinderella -
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6 Pieces from Cinderella, Op. 102: No. 3, Querelle - Prokofiev: Cinderella -
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Aeolian Harp, HC 370 - Prokofiev: Cinderella -
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10 Pieces from Cinderella, Op. 97: No. 1, The Spring Fairy - Prokofiev: Cinderella -
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10 Pieces from Cinderella, Op. 97: No. 2, The Summer Fairy - Prokofiev: Cinderella -
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10 Pieces from Cinderella, Op. 97: No. 5, Grasshoppers and Dragonflies - Prokofiev: Cinderella -
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10 Pieces from Cinderella, Op. 97: No. 3, The Autumn Fairy - Prokofiev: Cinderella -
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10 Pieces from Cinderella, Op. 97: No. 4, The Winter Fairy - Prokofiev: Cinderella -
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6 Pieces from Cinderella, Op. 102: No. 4, Waltz. Cinderella Goes to the Ball - Prokofiev: Cinderella -
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3 Irish Legends, HC 354: No. 1, The Tides of Manaunaun - Prokofiev: Cinderella -
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10 Pieces from Cinderella, Op. 97: No. 7, Passepied - Prokofiev: Cinderella -
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10 Pieces from Cinderella, Op. 97: No. 9, Bourrée - Prokofiev: Cinderella -
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6 Pieces from Cinderella, Op. 102: No. 1, Waltz. Cinderella and the Prince - Prokofiev: Cinderella -
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6 Pieces from Cinderella, Op. 102: No. 5, Pas de Châle - Prokofiev: Cinderella -
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10 Pieces from Cinderella, Op. 97: No. 10, Adagio. Cinderella and the Prince - Prokofiev: Cinderella -
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6 Pieces from Cinderella, Op. 102: No. 2, Cinderella's Variation - Prokofiev: Cinderella -
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The Banshee, HC 405 - Prokofiev: Cinderella -
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3 Pieces from Cinderella, Op. 95: No. 1, Intermezzo - Prokofiev: Cinderella -
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10 Pieces from Cinderella, Op. 97: No. 6, Orientale - Prokofiev: Cinderella -
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10 Pieces from Cinderella, Op. 97: No. 8, Capriccio - Prokofiev: Cinderella -
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3 Pieces from Cinderella, Op. 95: No. 3, Valse lente - Prokofiev: Cinderella -
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6 Pieces from Cinderella, Op. 102: No. 6, Amoroso - Prokofiev: Cinderella -
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The Fairy Bells - Prokofiev: Cinderella -
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Jeux d'eau
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Jeux d'eau, Op. 30 - Jeux d'eau -
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Improvisation über den Walzer 'an der schönen blauen Donau' - Jeux d'eau -
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Lieder ohne Worte, Venetianisches Gondellied, Op. 19: VI - Jeux d'eau -
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Lieder ohne Worte, Venetianisches Gondellied, Op. 30: VI - Jeux d'eau -
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Estampes, Jardins sous la plui: III - Jeux d'eau -
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Préludes livre I, la cathédrale: X - Jeux d'eau -
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Années de pèlerinage III S.163, les jeux d'eaux à la villa d'este: IIII - Jeux d'eau -
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2 Légendes, S. 175, St. François de Paule: II. Marchant sur les flots - Jeux d'eau -
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Prélude, Op. 31: VIII la chanson de la folle au bord de la mer - Jeux d'eau -
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3 Irish Legends: I, The Tides of Manaunaun - Jeux d'eau -
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Prélude, Op. 28: XV, goutte d'eau - Jeux d'eau -
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Étude, Op. 25: XII, océan - Jeux d'eau -
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Bado blu nui, Op. 46 - Jeux d'eau -
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Giochi d'acqua a villa magni - Jeux d'eau -
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The Immovable Do "Ciphering C" (Version for Saxophone Ensemble) - Cowell & Grainger: Works for Saxophones -
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Lisbon "Dublin Bay": I. Lisbon (July, Low Key with 3 Altos) - Cowell & Grainger: Works for Saxophones -
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Air & Scherzo: Air - Cowell & Grainger: Works for Saxophones -
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Air & Scherzo: Scherzo - Cowell & Grainger: Works for Saxophones -
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Ye Banks & Braes o' Bonnie Doon (Version for Chamber Ensemble) - Cowell & Grainger: Works for Saxophones -
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Sailor's Hornpipe - Cowell & Grainger: Works for Saxophones -
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Hymn & Fuguing Tune No. 18 - Cowell & Grainger: Works for Saxophones -
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Lisbon "Dublin Bay": I. Lisbon - Cowell & Grainger: Works for Saxophones -
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The Lonely Desert-Man Sees the Tents of the Happy Tribes (Arr. U. Krieger for Saxophone & Orchestra) - Cowell & Grainger: Works for Saxophones -
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Celtic Set: No. 2, Caoine (Arr. P. Grainger, Version A) - Cowell & Grainger: Works for Saxophones -
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Celtic Set: No. 2, Caoine (Arr. P. Grainger, Version B) - Cowell & Grainger: Works for Saxophones -
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Celtic Set: No. 2, Caoine (Arr. P. Grainger, Version C) - Cowell & Grainger: Works for Saxophones -
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Celtic Set: No. 2, Caoine (Arr. P. Grainger, Version D) - Cowell & Grainger: Works for Saxophones -
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Celtic Set: No. 2, Caoine (Arr. P. Grainger, Version E) - Cowell & Grainger: Works for Saxophones -
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The Merry King - Cowell & Grainger: Works for Saxophones -
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Saxophone Quartet - Cowell & Grainger: Works for Saxophones -
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Molly on the Shore (Arr. for alto Saxophone & Piano) - Cowell & Grainger: Works for Saxophones -
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Chrysanthemums - Cowell & Grainger: Works for Saxophones -
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Lisbon "Dublin Bay": I. Lisbon (July - Low Key with Soprano) - Cowell & Grainger: Works for Saxophones -
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The Lonely Desert-Man Sees the Tents of the Happy Tribes (Version for Alto Saxophone & Piano) - Cowell & Grainger: Works for Saxophones -
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Air & Scherzo (Arr. for Saxophone & Orchestra): Air - Cowell & Grainger: Works for Saxophones -
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Air & Scherzo (Arr. for Saxophone & Orchestra): Scherzo - Cowell & Grainger: Works for Saxophones -
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Random Round - Cowell & Grainger: Works for Saxophones -
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