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This is a list of compositions by Henry Cowell . Pieces by date of composition. 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) What's This?
Henry Dixon Cowell (/ ˈ k aʊ əl /; March 11, 1897 – December 10, 1965) was an American composer, writer, pianist, publisher, teacher and the husband of Sidney Robertson Cowell.
Category:Cowell, Henry. A list of works in the composer category that are not included here can be found on this page. Please consult the manual of style for creating composer work lists. The table below gives the following information for works by Henry Cowell (where applicable): HC number — From William Lichtenwanger's catalog
Compositions by: Cowell, Henry. The following 73 pages are in this category, out of 73 total.
Henry Cowell was an American composer who, along with Charles Ives, was among the most innovative American composers of the 20th century. Cowell grew up in poverty in San Francisco and on family farms in Kansas, Iowa, and Oklahoma.
Henry Cowell: Mellifluous Cacophony and Its Legacy. by Sorrel Doris Hays. Download Article →. Henry Cowell wrote hundreds of piano compositions in which he notated the use of extended technique, where the performer plays with their fists, forearms, and palms, in addition to fingers.
1. Aeolian Harp. The Aeolian Harp, composed by Henry Cowell in 1923, stands as a pioneering piece in the landscape of modern piano music. Utilizing innovative techniques, Cowell transformed the piano into a veritable orchestra, producing sounds reminiscent of the wind harp.
