List of compositions by Lou Harrison

Lou Harrison composed in a wide array of musical styles and for various ensembles. The following list is all of his compositions sorted by both genre and chronology.

Chamber works

 * Adagio (c. 1934-36) for flute, harmonium, strings, and piano
 * Adagio (c. 1934-36) for flute, two mandolins, guitar, and cello
 * Aubade for Gabriel (c. 1934-36) for chorus, strings, and percussion
 * The Geography of Heaven (1935) for 4 violins, 2 violas, 2 celli, 2 basses, and quarter-tone organ
 * Waterfront - 1934 (1935) for percussion ensemble
 * Midnoon (1936) for strings and harp
 * Concerto for Flute and Percussion (1939) for flute and percussion ensemble
 * Suite for Percussion (1942) for five percussionists
 * The Perilous Chapel (1948), mixed quartet
 * Solstice (1949), octet (flute, oboe, trumpet, 2 cellos, string bass, celesta, tack piano)
 * Suite for Cello and Harp (1949)
 * Seven Pastorales (1949 - 1951) for chamber orchestra
 * Songs in the Forest (1951), mixed quartet
 * Praise for the Beauty of Hummingbirds (1951) for mixed quintet
 * Serenado Por Gitaro (1952) for guitar solo
 * Concerto for Violin and Percussion Orchestra (1959)
 * Concerto in Slendro (1961)
 * At the Tomb of Charles Ives (1963) for chamber orchestra
 * Pacifika Rondo (1963) for chamber orchestra
 * Concerto for Organ with Percussion Orchestra (1972-3) for organ with ten person ensemble of celesta, piano, glockenspiel, vibraphone, tubular chimes, and percussion quintet on various unpitched standard and "found" percussion instruments.
 * Serenade for Guitar with optional Percussion (1978) for mixed duo, guitar solo
 * String Quartet Set (1978)
 * Suites for Cello and String Orchestra (1984, rev. 1990)
 * Varied Trio (1986) for rice bowls, violin, vibraphone, and piano (written for the Abel-Steinberg-Winant Trio)
 * Ariadne (1987), flute and percussion
 * Grand Duo (1988) for violin and piano
 * Suite for Violoncello and Piano (1995)
 * New First Suite for Strings (1995) for string orchestra
 * Rhymes with Silver (1996) for violoncello, ensemble and mixed quintet
 * Concerto for Pipa with String Orchestra (1997) for pipa and string orchestra
 * Suite for Violin with String Orchestra (1997)
 * Scenes from Nek Chand (2002) for guitar solo

Orchestral works

 * Fore-piece to St. George or After the Dragon (1934-36) for orchestra
 * [untitled] (1936) for orchestra
 * Overture for a Tragic, Heroic Drama (1936) for orchestra
 * Fugue (1937) for orchestra
 * Symphony No. 2 'Elegiac' (1942)
 * Canticle #6 (1942)
 * Symphony On G (No. 1) (1947)
 * Political Primer (1947) for solo baritone, choir and orchestra
 * Suite from Marriage at the Eiffel Tower (1961)
 * Music for Violin with Various Instruments, European, Asian, and African (1967), string solo and orchestra
 * Symphony No. 3 (1982) For the Cabrillo Music Festival
 * Piano Concerto (1983–85), for piano tuned in Kirnberger #2 (a form of well temperament) and orchestra
 * Last Symphony (No. 4) (1990, rev. 1995)
 * A Parade for MTT (1995)

Vocal works

 * May Rain (1931) poem by Elsa Gidlow, for female voice
 * Mass to Saint Anthony (1939), mixed chorus and ensemble
 * Alma Redemptoris Mater (1949–51), low voice and ensemble
 * Vestiunt Silve (1951), for soprano and four instruments
 * Air from Rapunzel (1952-3), high voice and ensemble
 * Strict Songs (1955), baritone solo, chorus and chamber orchestra
 * Orpheus (1969), soloists, mixed chorus and ensemble
 * La Koro Sutro (1970), mixed chorus and gamelan, mixed chorus and ensemble
 * The Foreman's Song Tune (1983) for chorus and Javanese gamelan
 * Ketawang Wellington (1983) for voice and Javanese gamelan
 * Three Songs (1985), men's chorus and ensemble

Keyboard works

 * Adagio (1934-36) for piano solo
 * Choral (1934-36) for organ solo
 * Choral Preludes (1934-36) for clavichord
 * Dance (1934-36) for two pianos
 * Dance for a Little Girl (1934-36) for piano solo
 * Feelingly (1934-36) for piano solo
 * Gothic Piece (1934-36) for harpsichord solo
 * Three Dances of Conflict for Carol Beals (1936) for piano solo
 * Project No. 2 (1936) for piano solo
 * Ground in E Minor (1936) for piano solo
 * Hill-Rise (1936) for piano solo
 * Tribunal (1936) for piano four-hands
 * Sonata #1 (1936) for piano solo
 * Sonata #2 (1937) for piano solo
 * Slow (1937) for organ solo
 * Simphony for Organ (1937) for organ solo
 * A Bit of Rotten Chopin on Order of J. Cleghorn (1937) for piano solo
 * Opening Dance (1937) for piano solo
 * R. A. H.'s Extatic Moment (1937) for piano solo
 * Third Sonata for Piano (1938) for piano solo
 * Usonian Set (1939) for piano solo
 * Reel (Homage to Henry Cowell) (1939) for piano solo
 * Exposition of a Cause (1941) for piano solo
 * Music for the River-Mechant's Wife (1942) for piano solo
 * Gigue and Musette (1943) for piano solo
 * Six Sonatas for Cembalo (1943) for piano (or harpsichord) solo
 * Serenade in C (1944) for piano solo
 * A 12-Tone Morning After to Amuse Henry (1944-45) for piano solo
 * Waltz in C (1945) for piano solo
 * Triphony (1945) for piano solo
 * Praises for Michael the Archangel (1946-47) for organ solo
 * Homage to Milhaud (1948) for piano solo
 * Little Suite for Piano (1949) for piano solo
 * Chorales for Spring (1951) for piano solo
 * Io and Prometheus (1951) for piano solo
 * Double Canon (to Carl Ruggles) (1951) for piano solo
 * Festival Dance (1951) for two pianos
 * A Thought on the Anniversary of Katherine Litz and Charles Oscar (1951) for piano solo
 * A Little Gamelon for Katherine Litz to Teach By (1952) for piano solo
 * Waltz for Evelyn Hinrichsen (1978) for piano (or harp) solo
 * Estampie (1981) for organ solo
 * A Summerfield Set (1988) for piano (or harpsichord) solo
 * Pedal Sonata (1989) for organ solo

Gamelan works

 * Suite for Violin with American Gamelan (1973)
 * Gending Samuel (1976) for Javanese gamelan
 * Gending Pak Cokro (1976) for Javanese gamelan
 * Buburan Robert (1976) for Javanese gamelan
 * Lancaran Daniel (1976) for Javanese gamelan
 * Lagu Sociseknum (1976) for Javanese gamelan
 * Gending Paul (1977) for Javanese gamelan
 * Gending Jody or Lancaran Jody (1977) for Javanese gamelan
 * Music for the Turning of a Sculpture by Pamela Boden (1977) for Javanese gamelan
 * Main Bersama-Sama (Playing Together) (1978) for Gamelan Degung and french horn
 * Serenade for Betty Freeman and Franco Asseto (1978) for Gamelan Degung and suling
 * Threnody for Carlos Chavez (1979) for Gamelan Degung and viola
 * Gending Bill or Gending William Colvig (1980) for Javanese gamelan
 * Lancaran Samuel (1981) for Javanese gamelan
 * Gending Alexander (1981) for Javanese gamelan
 * Ladrang Epikuros (1981) for Javanese gamelan
 * Gending Hephaestus (1981) for Javanese gamelan
 * Gending Hermes (1981) for Javanese gamelan
 * Gending Demeter (1981) for Javanese gamelan
 * Gending in Honor of the Poet Virgil (1981) for Javanese gamelan
 * Double Concerto (1981–82) for violin, cello and Javanese gamelan
 * Gending Claude (1982) for Javanese gamelan
 * Lancaran Molly (1982) for Javanese gamelan
 * Gending Dennis (1982) for Javanese gamelan
 * Gending Pindar (1982) for Javanese gamelan
 * Gending in Honor of Herakles (1982) for Javanese gamelan
 * Beyond the Far Blue Mountains (1983) for Javanese gamelan
 * Gending Vincent (1983) for Javanese gamelan
 * Gending in Honor of James and Joel (Devotions) (1983) for Javanese gamelan and two suling
 * Lagu Lagu Thomasan (1983) for Cirebon gamelan
 * Lagu Cirebon (1983) for Cirebon gamelan
 * Lagu Victoria (1983) for Cirebon gamelan
 * For the Pleasure of Ovid's Changes (1983) for Javanese gamelan
 * Gending in Honor of Sinan (1983) for Javanese gamelan
 * Gending in Honor of Palladio (1983) for Javanese gamelan
 * Lagu Elang Yusuf (1984) for Cirebon gamelan
 * Gending in Honor of Max Beckmann (1984) for Javanese gamelan
 * Gending Ptolemy (1984) for Javanese gamelan
 * Ladrang in Honor of Pak Daliyo (1984) for Javanese gamelan
 * Lagu Pa Undang (1985) for Gamelan degung
 * Concerto for Piano and Javanese Gamelan (1986–87)
 * Round for Jafran Jones (1991) for Balinese gamelan

Opera

 * Rapunzel (1952)
 * Young Caesar (1970)