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Lou Harrison
Composer, theorist, performer
Books & Writings
Joys and Perplexities. A beautiful limited edition of Lou Harrison's poetry. Har14. $20.
Lou Harrison Music Primer. OUT OF STOCK. (English/Japanese edition). Translated by Toshei Kakinuma, in a beautiful dual-language Edition, with material not included in the original (now out of print). Har25. $25.
Instruction manual: The Colvig-Harrison Monochord. Har45. $10.
1/1 Microfest 2001 Keynote Address. Har46. $10.
A Lou Harrison Reader. Sou19. $100.
Scores
Frog Peak is proud to distribute Lou Harrison's own Hermes Beard Press editions. Scores for Lou Harrison's compositions for gamelan are also listed in the catalog of the American Gamelan Institute.
May Rain. Voice and accompaniment. Text by Elsa Gidlow. Har01. $15.
Mass for St. Cecilia. Unaccompanied chorus, with Latin text. Har02. $15.
Varied Trio (score and parts). Violin, piano and percussion. Har03. $50.
Varied Trio (score only). Violin, piano and percussion. Har04. $20.
Grand Duo (score only). Violin and piano. Har05. $30.
Grand Duo (score and parts). Score and violin part. Har20. $45.
Serenade in C. Arrangement for woodwind quintet by Robert Hughes. Score and parts. Har06. $18.
Pedal Sonata for Organ. Har07. $15.
Concerto for Piano with Javanese Gamelan. Har08. $15.
Clay's Quintet (score only). For Trumpet in B-flat, horn in F, mandolin, harp, and percussion. Har09s. $15.
Clay's Quintet (score and parts).Trumpet in B-flat, horn in F, mandolin, harp, and percussion. Har09. $45.
A Summerfield Set. Piano or harpsichord. Har10. $15.
Air from "The Scattered Remains of James Broughton". Chamber orchestra. Har11. $35.
Ariadne. Flute and percussion. Har12. $15.
Peace Piece One: From the Mettà Sutta. Chorus, trombone, percussion, 2 harps, reed organ and strings. Har13. $20.
Peace Piece Two: Passages by Robert Duncan. Dramatic tenor, three percussionists, two harps, two violins, viola, cello and bass. Har15. $15.
Peace Piece Three: Little Song on the Atom Bomb. Voice, viola, harp and two violins. Har16. $15.
Sanctus. Contralto and piano. Har17. $15.
Elegy, to the Memory of Calvin Simmons. Chamber ensemble. Har18. $15.
Holly & Ivy. Tenor, two violins, cello, bass and harp. In just intonation. Har19. $15.
Piano Trio (score and parts). Piano, violin, and cello. Har23. $40.
Piano Trio (score only). Piano, violin, and cello. Har24. $25.
Vestiunt Silve (score only). Mezzo-soprano, flute/piccolo, 2 violas and harp. Har26. $15.
Vestiunt Silve (score and parts). Mezzo-soprano, flute/piccolo, 2 violas and harp. Har27. $45.
In Memory of Victor Jowers. Clarinet and accompaniment. Har28. $15.
Third Piano Sonata. Har31. $15.
Largo Ostinato. Solo piano. Har32. $15.
Strict Songs. SATB. Har33. $15.
Festival Dance. Two pianos. Har34. $20.
Sonata for Psaltery. Har36. $15.
The garden at one & a quarter moons. For psaltery or cheng. Har37. $15.
Suite for Sangen. Solo piece for Japanese plucked lute. Har38. $20.
Sonata for Harpsichord or Fortepiano. Har39. $15.
Music for Remy. For oboe and percussion. Har47. $15.
Fantasìa a 4. Flute, clarinet, horn in F, bassoon, and piano. Har48. $15.
Scenes from Nek Chand. Solo guitar. Edited by John Schneider. Har49. $15.
New York Waltzes. Includes "Waltz in C", "Hesitation Waltz", and "Waltz in A". Har51. $15.
Nova Odo. Male chorus, reciting chorus, occidental orchestra, percussion and assimilated Oriental instruments. Har52. $60.
Music for Gamelan with Western Instruments. Har53. $20.
New Moon. Clarinet, trombone, violin, bass, and percussion. Har54. $15.
CDs
Lou Harrison/Carl Ruggles. Harrison: Symphony on G; Ruggles: Organum; Men & Mountains. Har40. $15.
Gay American Composers. Music by gay American composers, incl. Harrison, et al. Har41. $15.
New Music for Early Instruments. Works by Harrison, Felciano, Jones, Mumma, Strizich. Har42. $15.
Set of Five. Music by Cage, Cowell, Harrison, Hovhaness, Satoh. Har43. $15.
Wizards & Wildmen. Anthony de Mare plays Ives, Cowell, Harrison. Har44. $15.
Night of the Living Composers. 2 CD set of works by Harrison, Body and others. Presented by New Music Works; Philip Collins, conductor. Har50. $25.
LPs
Music from Mills. OUT OF STOCK. 3-record set. Music by Braxton Reich, Brubeck, Riley, Oliveros, Rosenboom, Payne, Polansky, Harrison (Summerfield Set), and others. Only a few copies remaining. Mil01. $35.
Editions
The Federal Music Project. Chorus. 1936. Copied and edited by Margaret Fisher/Lou Harrison. FP/JB#4.This is an edition of Johanna Beyer's choral work assisted by Lou Harrison. Bey04. $15.
Lou Harrison Font Collection
A number of beautiful fonts designed by Harrison and implemented by Carter Scholz. Available on CD or floppy disc (please specify).
The Lou Harrison Font Collection (IBM). Har21i. $100.
The Lou Harrison Font Collection (Mac). Har21m. $100.