Canon
Where to start with Hanson
Essential works to know this composer by — spread across their styles-
OrchestralSymphony no. 2, op. 30, "Romantic"
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VocalA Prayer of the Middle Ages, for chorus
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ChamberConcerto da camera, for string quartet, op. 7
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KeyboardEnchantment, for piano
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StageMerry Mount, suite from the opera, op. 31
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OrchestralCentennial March
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VocalChorale and Alleluia, for chorus and orchestra
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OrchestralConcerto for organ, harp and strings in C major, op. 22/3
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OrchestralConcerto for piano and orchestra in G major, op. 36
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OrchestralDies Natalis II, for wind ensemble
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OrchestralDies Natalis no. 1, for orchestra
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OrchestralElegy in Memory of Serge Koussevitsky, op. 44
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OrchestralFantasy Variations on a Theme of Youth, for piano and orchestra, op. 40
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KeyboardFor the First Time, for piano
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OrchestralFor the First Time, suite for orchestra
Listening guide
Hand-curated paths into Hanson's catalogueMost Popular
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Symphony No. 2 ”Romantic”
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Elegy in Memory of Serge Koussevitzky
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Piano Concerto
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Serenade for Flute, Harp and Strings
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Fantasy Variations on a Theme of Youth
Most Acclaimed
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Symphony No. 3
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String Quartet in one movement
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Nenia
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Symphony No. 2 ”Romantic”
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Merry Mount (opera)
Most Weird
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Lament for Beowulfchoral — Anglo-Saxon text
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Mosaicslate orchestral work — serial experiment; unlike all his other music
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Pan and the Priest (symphonic poem)
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Symphony No. 7 ”Sea Symphony”
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Merry Mount (opera)Puritan America + paganism — premiered at the Met in 1934 and was never revived
Similar composers
Same era, overlapping styles — by genre & period affinityWorks 47
- Orchestral
- Symphony no. 2, op. 30, "Romantic"
- Centennial March
- Concerto for organ, harp and strings in C major, op. 22/3
- Concerto for piano and orchestra in G major, op. 36
- Dies Natalis II, for wind ensemble
- Dies Natalis no. 1, for orchestra
- Elegy in Memory of Serge Koussevitsky, op. 44
- Fantasy Variations on a Theme of Youth, for piano and orchestra, op. 40
- For the First Time, suite for orchestra
- Harp Christmas, for wind ensemble
- Laude, Chorale, Variations, and Metamorphoses, for band
- Lux aeterna, for viola and orchestra, op. 24
- Mosaics, for orchestra
- Pan and the Priest, symphonic poem op. 26
- Pastorale, for oboe and piano, op. 38
- Rhythmic Variations on 2 Ancient Hymns, for orchestra
- Serenade for flute, harp and strings, op. 35
- Symphony no. 1 in E minor, op. 22, "Nordic"
- Symphony no. 3, op. 33
- Symphony no. 4, op. 34, "The Requiem"
- Symphony no. 6
- Symphony no. 7, "A Sea Symphony"
- Vocal
- A Prayer of the Middle Ages, for chorus
- Chorale and Alleluia, for chorus and orchestra
- How Excellent Thy Name, for chorus and organ, op. 41
- Lament for Beowulf, for chorus and orchestra, op. 25
- Lumen in Christo, for chorus and orchestra
- Song of Democracy, for chorus and orchestra, op. 44
- The Cherubic Hymn, for chorus, op. 37
- Chamber
- Concerto da camera, for string quartet, op. 7
- String Quartet, op. 23
- Summer Seascape no. 2, for viola and strings
- Keyboard
- Enchantment, for piano
- For the First Time, for piano
- Miniatures for piano, No 3, Longing, op. 12, no. 3
- Miniatures for piano, no. 1, Reminiscence, op. 12, no. 1
- Miniatures for piano, no. 2, Lullaby, op. 12, no. 2
- Poèmes érotiques, for piano, no. 1, "Peace", op. 9, no. 1
- Poèmes érotiques, for piano, no. 2, Joy, op. 9, no. 2
- Poèmes érotiques, for piano, no. 3, Desire, op. 9, no. 3
- Slumber Song, for piano
- Études for piano, no. 1, Studio ritmico, op. 18, no. 1
- Études for piano, no. 2, Studio melodico, op. 18, no. 2
- Études for piano, no. 3, Poema Idillico, op. 18, no. 3
- Stage
- Merry Mount, suite from the opera, op. 31
- Merry Mount,, op. 31 — Opera
- Nymphs and Satyr, ballet