Harmonica Concerto, HC 908 (Cowell, Henry)

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Publisher. Info. New York: Edition Peters, 1962.
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Work Title Harmonica Concerto
Alternative. Title Concerto for Harmonica and Orchestra
Composer Cowell, Henry
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. HC 908
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. IHC 62
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 3 movements
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1962
First Performance. 1986/4/4
First Publication. 1962 ca.
Copyright Information
In the USA this work is most likely in the public domain because no renewal was found after a thorough search of the Catalog of Copyright Entries and it was ineligible for "restoration" under GATT/TRIPS.
Despite being registered for US copyright as an unpublished work in 1969, the full score was published by Peters with a c1962 copyright notice. No timely renewal was found corresponding to the c1962 publication. Likely available on rental at least from 1969 onwards.
Average DurationAvg. Duration 18 minutes
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Early 20th century
Piece Style Early 20th century
Instrumentation harmonica, orchestra
Extra Information Commissioned by John Sebastian.