The table below gives the following information for works by Henry Cowell (where applicable):
HC No. | Title | Tempo | Key | Date | Scoring | Genre | Notes |
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1 | The Waves | 1907 | Melodic line only | Songs | Pencil draft incomplete. Unpublished. | ||
2 | The Golden Legend | Sustained | 1908-9 | Piano | Pieces | Unpublished | |
3 | Lullaby | Largo - "Running lightly" | 1910 | Piano | Lullabies | Notes ran into another page, which is now lost | |
4 | Fragments for Piano | Cantabile | 1910 | Piano | Pieces | Unpublished | |
5 | Waltz | Dreamily - Poco lento | 1910 | Piano | Waltzes | Unpublished and unfinished | |
6 | Dirge | Adageo | 1910-11 | Piano | Pieces | Adagio misspelled and sharps are in the wrong order in the key signature. Unpublished. | |
7 | Dirge | Adageo non troppe | 1910-11 | Piano | Pieces | Pencil sketch, very sparse. Unpublished. | |
8 | Fragments | Vivace/Presto ; Allegro agitato ; Maestoso ; Allegro | 1910-11 | Piano | Pieces | Unpublished | |
9 | The Weird Night | Presto ; Adagio ; Andante tranquil ; Legato e dolciss | 1910-11 | Piano | Pieces | Unpublished | |
10 | The Night Sound | Adagio | 1910-11 | Piano | Sonatas | Unpublished | |
11 | The Dinosaur's Skirt Dance | Molto allegro | 1911 | Piano | Pieces | Large note-heads suggest a possible earlier dating of this piece. Unpublished. | |
12 | Funeral March | Adagio | 1911 | Piano | Funeral marches | Measure 16 completes the theme. Unpublished. | |
13 | Lento | Lento quasi Andantino | D major | 1910-11 | Piano | Lentos | Unpublished |
14 | March | 1911 | Piano | Marches | Unpublished | ||
15 | Rippling Waters | Presto | 1911 | Piano | Waltzes | 3 miniature waltzes written on large orchestral paper. Unpublished | |
16 | Sonata | Largo ; Adageo ; Allegro ; Adageo | 1911 | Piano | Sonatas | Unfinished after measure 31. Unpublished | |
17 | Waltzes and other sketches | 1911 | Piano | Waltzes | Continues the pattern of No.15. Unpublished | ||
18 | Andantino | Andantino | B♭ major | 1911-12 | Piano | Andantinos | Unpublished |
19 | Etude | Moderate | C major | 1911-12 | Piano | Studies | Dating uncertain; it could be earlier. Unpublished |
20 | The Moonlight Forest | Andantino con expressive | 1911-12 | Piano | Pieces | Various fragments. Unpublished | |
21 | The Rag Waltz | Allegro | 1911-12 | Piano | Waltzes | Pencil sketch. Unpublished | |
22 | Ghoul's Gallop | Allegretto | 1912 | Piano | Pieces | Many rests, and static repetitions. Unpublished. | |
23 | Lento | Lento | E major | 1912 | Piano | Lentos | Unpublished |
24 | Piano Quartet | Allegro | 1912 | 3 Violins, piano | Pieces | Pencil draft on large orchestral score paper. Unpublished | |
25 | Quasi Fuga | Allegretto con moto | 1912 | Piano | Fugues | Dedicated to Mrs. Robinson. Unpublished | |
26 | Sonata | Allegro | 1912 | 2 Pianos | Sonatas | Pencil draft incomplete on page 3. Unpublished | |
27 | Opus I | Allegretto con moto | 1912 | Piano | Pieces | Only nos. 27/2 and 27/4 are known from surviving copies | |
28 | Spring Song | 1912 | Piano | Pieces | Unpublished | ||
29 | Nocturne | Andante con moto | 1913 | Piano | Fugues | Complete on page 4. Unpublished | |
30 | Freak de concert | Allegro | 1913 | Piano | Pieces | Dedicated to Dr. Jaime De Angulo. Unpublished | |
31 | Polish Dance | Presto | 1913 | Piano | Dances | Pencil draft complete on page 4 | |
32 | Prelude No.2 | Lento | 1913 | Piano | Preludes | Unpublished | |
33 | Prelude No.1 after the Style of Bach | Andante | 1913 | Piano | Preludes | Dedicated to Dr. Blodgett | |
34 | Valse lente | Andante | 1913 | Piano | Waltzes | Pencil draft incomplete after measure 31 | |
35 | Bersuse [sic] | Lento | 1913 | Piano | Berceuses | Pencil draft complete. It was dedicated to Clara Malcolm. A description can be found at Worldcat. | |
36 | Fairys Dance No.3 in a Popular Style | Presto e delicato sempre | 1913 | Piano | Dances | This was Cowell's first work to be mentioned in a review. (35 may be a sketch for 36?) | |
37 | Invention quasi Bach, a tre voce | Andante con moto | 1913 | Piano | Inventions | See Worldcat listing as per 35 (same work as 35 or manuscript convolute? Unclear!) | |
38 | Brownie's Dance | Molto allegro | 1913 | Piano | Dances | See WorldCat listing. | |
39 | Romance | Presto e delicato sempre | 1913 | Piano | Romances | No copy known | |
40 | Savage Suite | Presto e delicato sempre | 1913 | Piano | Suites |