Roy Harris

American composer

Roy Ellsworth Harris (February 12, 1898 – October 1, 1979) was an American composer. He wrote music on American subjects, and is best known for his Symphony No. 3.

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Works

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  • Symphony no. 3, in 1 movement 1938 Orchestral
  • Abraham Lincoln Walks at Midnight
  • Acceleration
  • American Ballads, Set II
  • American Ballads, Set II: No. 1. Li'l Boy Named David
  • American Ballads, Set II: No. 2. When Johnny Comes Marching Home
  • American Creed
  • American Creed: I. Free to Dream
  • American Creed: II. Free to Build
  • Chorale for Brass and String Orchestra
  • Chorale for Organ and Brass
  • Concerto for Violin and Orchestra
  • Epilogue to Profiles in Courage - J.F.K.
  • Memories of a Child's Sunday
  • Memories of a Child's Sunday: I. Bells
  • Memories of a Child's Sunday: II. Imagining Things
  • Memories of a Child's Sunday: III. Play
  • Sonata for Violin and Piano
  • Sonata for Violin and Piano: I. Maestoso (♩ = 60-66)
  • Sonata for Violin and Piano: II. (♩. = 72)
  • Sonata for Violin and Piano: III. Sustained (♩ = 60)
  • Sonata for Violin and Piano: IV. (♩. = 100-110)
  • Symphony no. 4 "Folk Song Symphony"
  • Symphony no. 4 "Folk Song Symphony": I. The Girl I Left Behind Me
  • Symphony no. 4 "Folk Song Symphony": II. Western Cowboy
  • Symphony no. 4 "Folk Song Symphony": III. Interlude: Dance Tunes for Strings and Percussion
  • Symphony no. 4 "Folk Song Symphony": IV. Mountaineer Love Song
  • Symphony no. 4 "Folk Song Symphony": V. Interlude: Dance Tunes for Full Orchestra
  • Symphony no. 4 "Folk Song Symphony": VI. Negro Fantasy
  • Symphony no. 4 "Folk Song Symphony": VII. Johnny Comes Marching Home
  • Symphony no. 5
  • Symphony no. 5: I.
  • Symphony no. 5: II.
  • Symphony no. 5: III.
  • Symphony no. 6 ''Gettysburg''
  • Symphony no. 6 ''Gettysburg'': I. Awakening
  • Symphony no. 6 ''Gettysburg'': II. Conflict
  • Symphony no. 6 ''Gettysburg'': III. Dedication
  • Symphony no. 6 ''Gettysburg'': IV. Affirmation
  • Symphony no. 7
  • Symphony no. 8
  • Symphony no. 8: I. Childhood and Youth
  • Symphony no. 8: II. Renunciation
  • Symphony no. 8: III. The Building of the Chapel
  • Symphony no. 8: IV. The Joy of Pantheistic Beauty as a Gift of God
  • Symphony no. 8: V. Ecstasy After the Premonition of Death
  • Symphony no. 9
  • Symphony no. 9: I. "We, the people"
  • Symphony no. 9: II. "...to form a more perfect Union"
  • Symphony no. 9: III. ''...to promote the general welfare"
  • Symphony “1933”
  • Symphony “1933”: I. Allegro
  • Symphony “1933”: II. Andante
  • Symphony “1933”: III. Finale. Maestoso
  • When Johnny Comes Marching Home