Canon
Where to start with Harris
Essential works to know this composer by — spread across their styles-
OrchestralSymphony no. 3, in 1 movement
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KeyboardA Happy Piece for Shirley
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VocalAbraham Lincoln Walks at Midnight, for mezzo-soprano and orchestra
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ChamberDuo for cello and piano
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OrchestralAcceleration, for orchestra
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KeyboardAmerican Ballads I
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KeyboardAmerican Ballads II
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OrchestralAmerican Creed, for orchestra
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OrchestralEpilogue To Profiles in Courage ., for orchestra
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KeyboardLittle Suite
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VocalMi Khamokha, for tenor, chorus and organ
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KeyboardOrchestrations
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KeyboardPiano Piece
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KeyboardPiano Sonata, op. 1
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KeyboardSuite in 3 Movements
Listening guide
Hand-curated paths into Harris's catalogueMost Popular
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Symphony No. 3
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Violin Sonata
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String Quartet No. 3
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Piano Quintet
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When Johnny Comes Marching Home (overture)
Most Acclaimed
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Symphony No. 3Copland called it the first great American symphony
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String Quartet No. 3
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Piano Quintet
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Symphony No. 7
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Concerto for Piano and Band
Most Weird
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Symphony No. 10 for chorus and orchestra
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Concerto for Piano, Clarinet and String Quartet
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Violin Concerto No. 2
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Symphony No. 4 ”Folk Song Symphony”soprano + orchestra — each movement uses a different American folk song
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American Ballads for piano
Similar composers
Same era, overlapping styles — by genre & period affinityIn your library
| Defense Mechanizms | 1991 | Heavy Metal | |
| Ego Decimation Profile | 1996 | ||
| Distorted Views | 1999 | ||
| Sketches From the Thought Chamber | 2001 | Rock | |
| Hurricane X | 2003 | ||
| Words Collide | 2003 | ||
| Orchestrate II: Rage & Restraint | 2019 | ||
| Chemical Compositions | 2021 | ||
| Early Mercy | 2025 | Rock |
Works 23
- Orchestral
- ● Symphony no. 3, in 1 movement
- Acceleration, for orchestra
- American Creed, for orchestra
- Epilogue To Profiles in Courage ., for orchestra
- Symphony no. 4
- Symphony no. 5
- Symphony no. 6
- Symphony no. 7
- Symphony no. 9
- When Johnny Comes Marching Home, overture for orchestra
- Keyboard
- A Happy Piece for Shirley
- American Ballads I
- American Ballads II
- Little Suite
- Orchestrations
- Piano Piece
- Piano Sonata, op. 1
- Suite in 3 Movements
- Toccata
- True Love Don't Weep
- Vocal
- Abraham Lincoln Walks at Midnight, for mezzo-soprano and orchestra
- Mi Khamokha, for tenor, chorus and organ
- Chamber
- Duo for cello and piano