American Symphonists

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lordlance

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February 07, 2025, 04:56:40 PM
Quote from: Cato on February 07, 2025, 05:36:39 AMConnected to the American Composers topic (q.v.):

Henry Cowell: 15 symphonies!

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Of the 15, which do you recommend as a starting point?

If you are interested in listening to orchestrations of solo/chamber music, you might be interested in this thread.
Also looking for recommendations on neglected conductors thread.

Cato

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February 07, 2025, 06:16:50 PM
Quote from: lordlance on February 07, 2025, 04:56:40 PMOf the 15, which do you recommend as a starting point?



As far as I know right now, there is no recording of the First Symphony.

YouTube has a recording of the Second Symphony: it has an "American" sound, which his early, experimental works with tone clusters do not have.

Start there and work your way through!  Most of the symphonies are short, but highly inventive.



YouTube also offers a Sixteenth Symphony called "Icelandic," which was completely unknown to me!

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lordlance

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February 08, 2025, 06:24:42 PM
Quote from: Cato on February 07, 2025, 06:16:50 PMAs far as I know right now, there is no recording of the First Symphony.

YouTube has a recording of the Second Symphony: it has an "American" sound, which his early, experimental works with tone clusters do not have.

Start there and work your way through!  Most of the symphonies are short, but highly inventive.



YouTube also offers a Sixteenth Symphony called "Icelandic," which was completely unknown to me!

IMSLP listed symphonies numbering up to 17 but there were only fifteen symphonies. Did he withdrew two like Schuman 1/2?
If you are interested in listening to orchestrations of solo/chamber music, you might be interested in this thread.
Also looking for recommendations on neglected conductors thread.

Roy Bland

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February 08, 2025, 07:51:14 PM
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