John Harbison
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About John Harbison
John Harris Harbison (born December 20, 1938 in Orange, New Jersey) is a composer, best known for his operas and large choral works. Harbison won the prestigious BMI Foundation's Student Composer Awards for composition at the age of sixteen in 1954. He studied music at Harvard University, where he sang with the Harvard Glee Club, and later at Princeton. He is an Institute Professor of music at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He is a former student of Walter Piston and Roger Sessions.
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Symphony No. 4: I. Fanfare
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I. Affetuoso, poco inquieto
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Mirabai Songs: I. It's True, I Went to the Market
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Variations: Piano Alone
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Variations: Fughetta
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Variations: Violin And Clarinet Alone
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Mirabai Songs: III. Why Mira Can't Go Back to Her Old House
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Mirabai Songs: IV. Where Did You Go?
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Mirabai Songs: V. The Clouds
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Mirabai Songs: VI. Don't Go, Don't Go
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Requiem, Pt. 2: IX. Sanctus
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Variations: Clarinet, With Piano
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Variations: Violin, With Piano
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Mirabai Songs: II. All I Was Doing Was Breathe
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Variations: All Three
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Mirabai Songs: V. Clouds
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String Quartet No. 5: Ripensamento
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Variations: Passacaglia
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Variations: Waltz
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4 Songs of Solitude: Song 1
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Symphony No. 1: I. Drammatico
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Rubies (After Thelonius Monk's Ruby, My Dear)
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Variations: Symbol
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Variations: Piano, With Violin And Clarinet
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Remembering Gatsby
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Symphony No. 1: II. Allegro sfumato
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4 Songs Of Solitude: Song 3
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Variations: Aria
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Words from Paterson, Part I
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Symphony No. 1: IV. Tempo giusto
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Twilight Music: Ossessivo
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Concerto for Viola and Orchestra: I. Con moto, rubato
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4 Songs of Solitude: Song 2
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Piano Sonata No. 1
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4 Songs of Solitude: Song 4
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Twilight Music: Antiphon: Tempo Giusto
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Mirabai Songs: II. All I Was Doing Was Breathing
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Twilight Music: Con Moto, Flessibile
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Variations: Finale and Epilogue
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Twilight Music: Adagio, Cantabile
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Piano Trio No. 1
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Symphony No. 4: II. Intermezzo
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Symphony No. 4: V. Finale
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John Harbison-Duo for flute and piano- Fanfare
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Symphony No. 4: IV. Threnody
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Symphony No. 4: III. Scherzo
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Wind Quintet: I. Intrada: Moderato
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Symphony No. 3: III. Militante
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Simple Daylight, Simple Daylight
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