List of compositions by Swan Hennessy
This is a list of compositions by Swan Hennessy (1866–1929).
Hennessy was an American composer of Irish family background who spent most of his career (from about 1905) in France.
He was a most accomplished composer of chamber music in many diverse instrumentations and of piano music. The following is a list of compositions in a table sorted by opus number. This is followed by a list sorted by genre.
List of compositions by opus number
The following table shows a chronological list, with all known opus numbers in the second column. Opus 1, most likely, is Ländliche Skizzen, Hennessy's first published work (published without opus number). All the works below have been published, the location of any manuscripts is not known. There are three potential explanations for the missing opus numbers (numbers 1, 13, 15, 16, 20, 22, 26, 29, 30, 31, 33, 37, 38, 73, 76, 77, 78, 79):
- these works remained in manuscript, i.e. were not published
- some of the published works below without an opus number may originally have had one in Hennessy's own numbering
- some may have been (unpublished) orchestral scores (see section 'Music' in article about Swan Hennessy)
| Genre | Opus | Date | Title | Scoring | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Piano | 1885 | Landliche SkizzenLändliche Skizzen
| piano | ||
| Piano | 02 | 1886 | Ein Spinnerliedchen | piano | |
| Vocal | 03 | 1886 | Lieder4 Lieder
| voice and piano | 1.~3. words by Heinrich Heine |
| Piano | 04 | 1890 | Studies: Staccato and Legato2 Studies: Staccato and Legato | piano | published 1902 in London |
| Vocal | 05 | 1887 | Blackbird HasThe Blackbird Has a Golden Bill, Song, Op. 5 No. 1 | voice and piano | words by the composer |
| Piano | 06 | 1887 | Carneval-Studien | piano | in 2 books |
| Piano | 07 | 1887 | Im Gebirg (In the Mountains), 4 Klavierstücke | piano | |
| Piano | 08 | 1887 | Albumblätter (Album Leaves) | piano | |
| Piano | 09 | 1888 | Etude-Fantaisie | piano | |
| Chamber music | 10 | 1888 | Lieder an den Mond, Romantische Stücke
| violin, cello and piano | |
| Piano | 11 | 1889 | Miniatures, 5 Petites pièces | piano | |
| Chamber music | 1901 | Berceuse | violin and piano | ||
| Piano | 12 | 1902 | Variations sur un thème original dans le style irlandais (Variations on an Original Theme in the Irish Style) | piano | revised 1903 |
| Chamber music | 14 | 1904 | Sonate en style irlandais in F major | violin and piano | |
| Piano | 17 | 1906 | Mazurka et Polonaise | piano | |
| Piano | 18 | Petit album
| piano | ||
| Piano | 19 | Aus dem Kinderleben, 6 Tonbilder
| piano | ||
| Piano | 21 | Au bord de la forêt | piano | ||
| Piano | 1906 | Etudes pour la main gauche seule2 Études pour la main gauche seule in C minor | piano left-hand | ||
| Fancy Ball | |||||
| Vocal | La Fille aux cheveux de lin, Chanson écossaise | baritone and piano | words by Leconte de Lisle | ||
| Vocal | 1907 | Annie!, Chanson écossaise | baritone and piano | words by Leconte de Lisle | |
| Ocean March | |||||
| Piano | Twilight Meditation | piano | |||
| Piano | 1907 | Au village, Petite suite charactéristique
| piano | ||
| Vocal | 23 | 1906–1908 | Melodies 44 Mélodies
| voice and piano | 1. words by Leconte de Lisle 2. words by José-Maria de Heredia 3. words by Joséphin Soulary 4. words by Charles Baudelaire |
| Piano | 24 | 1908 | Eaux-fortes
| piano | |
| Piano | 25 | 1907 | Etude 1Étude | piano | |
| Piano | 1909 | Petite suite irlandaise d'après des airs anciens de la collection Petrie (Bláithfhleasg bheag d'fhonnaibh Arsa Gaedhealacha as leabhar Petrie)
|
piano 4-hands | material taken from the Collection of Irish Music compiled by George Petrie | |
| Piano | 27 | 1908 | Nouvelles feuilles d'album
| piano | |
| Piano | 28 | 1908 | Variations sur un air irlandais ancien in F major | piano | |
| Piano | 32 | 1909 | Valses | piano | |
| Piano | 1910 | Introduction, XII variations et fugue sur un thème obligé | piano | published as Diverses pièces et variations pour piano sur un thème obligé collaborative composition with Hugo Rasch, Georges Loth, Auguste Delacroix, and Herbert Fryer The "thème obligé" is Chopsticks.[1] | |
| Piano | 34 | 1911 | Petite suite | piano | |
| Piano | 35 | 1910 | Kinder-Album, 24 kleine Präludien in verschiedenen Ton- und Taktarten | piano | |
| Piano | 36 | 1911 | Fêtes, 2 Morceaux descriptifs
| piano | |
| Piano | 1911 | Croquis de femmes
| piano | ||
| Piano | 39 | 1912 | Incunabula
| piano | |
| Piano | 40 | 1912 | En passant, Études d'après nature
| piano | |
| Piano | 41 | 1912 | Valses caprices
| piano | |
| Vocal | 42 | 1923 | Chansons espagnoles3 Chansons espagnoles
|
voice and string quartet | French words by the composer after Heinrich Heine and Emanuel Geibel 2.~3. words by Heinrich Heine |
| Piano | 42 | 1912 | Gitaneries | piano | |
| Piano | 43 | 1912 | Sonatine | piano | |
| Piano | 44 | 1912 | Sentes et chemins, Nouvelles études d'après nature
| piano | |
| Piano | 45 | 1912 | Pieces celtiques3 Pièces celtiques | piano | |
| Chamber music | 46 | 1912 | Suite, String Quartet No. 1 in G minor | violins2 violins, viola and cello | |
| Piano | 46b | 1912 | Adagio et allegretto | piano | transcription by the composer from the String Quartet, Op. 46 |
| Piano | 47 | 1913 | Croquis parisiens
| piano | |
| Piano | 48 | 1913 | Impressions humoristiques
| piano | |
| Chamber music | 49 | String Quartet No. 2 in C minor | violins2 violins, viola and cello | published 1920 | |
| Chamber music | 50 | 1915 | Rhapsodie celtique | violin and piano | |
| Piano | 51 | Pieces celtiques8 Pièces celtiques | piano | ||
| Chamber music | 52 | 1921 | Petit trio celtique in F major | violin, viola and cello | |
| Piano | 53 | Sonatine celtique | piano | ||
| Chamber music | 54 | 1921 | Trio in G major | clarinets2 clarinets and bassoon | |
| Piano | 55 | 1924 | Epigrammes d'un solitaire
| piano | |
| Piano | 57 | 1924 | Pieces exotiques3 Pièces exotiques
| piano | |
| Chamber music | 58 | 1924 | Variations sur un thème de six notes (H.B., E.B., C.H.) | flute, violin, viola and cello | |
| Chamber music | 59 | 1925 | Pieces celtiques4 Pièces celtiques | English horn, violin, viola and cello | |
| Piano | 60 | 1924 | Etude de concertÉtude de concert | piano | |
| Chamber music | 61 | 1927 | String Quartet No. 3 | violins2 violins, viola and cello | |
| Chamber music | 62 | 1924 | Sonatine celtique in C minor | viola (or violin) and piano | also published with the title Sonate celtique |
| Chamber music | 63 | 1925 | Rhapsodie gaélique | cello and piano | |
| Piano | 64 | 1926 | Canons a deux voix12 Canons à deux voix à tous les intervalles | piano | |
| Chamber music | 65 | 1925 | SerenadeSérénade in G major | violins2 violins, viola and cello | |
| Vocal | 66 | 1926 | Melodies 3 sur des poesies d'Andre Delacour3 Mélodies sur des poésies d'André Delacour et de Leconte de Lisle
| voice and piano | 1.~2. words by André Delacour 3. words by Leconte de Lisle |
| Piano | 67 | Rapsodie irlandais | piano | ||
| Chamber music | 68 | 1926 | Morceaux2 Morceaux
| alto saxophone and piano | |
| Piano | 69 | 1926 | Banlieues, 3 Petites pièces | piano | |
| Chamber music | 70 | 1926 | Trio in A♭ major | violin, flute and bassoon | |
| Chamber music | 71 | 1929 | Morceaux4 Morceaux
| alto saxophone or viola and piano | |
| Vocal | 72 | 1927 | Chansons celtiques3 Chansons celtiques
|
voice and piano | 2. words by Leconte de Lisle |
| Piano | 1927–1928 | A la maniere deÀ la manière de ..., 30 Pastiches
|
piano | Books 1~4 (1927) Book 5 (1928) | |
| Chamber music | 74 | 1928 | Piece celtiquePièce celtique | cello (or bassoon) and piano | |
| Chamber music | 75 | 1929 | String Quartet No. 4 | violins2 violins, viola and cello | |
| Chamber music | 80 | 1929 | Sonatine No. 2 (Deuxième sonatine) | violin or viola and piano | |
| Chamber music | 81 | 1929 | Sonatine | cello and piano | |
| Vocal | Il était une fois, Chansonnette | voice and piano | published 1934; words by Jean Ajalbert | ||
| Vocal | Le Mort joyeux, Mélodie | baritone and piano | published 1934; words by Charles Baudelaire | ||
| Vocal | Melodies 22 Mélodies
| soprano and piano | published 1934 1. words by Paul Verlaine 2. words by Prosper Blanchemain |
List of compositions by genre
Piano music
- Ländliche Skizzen [op. 1?]. Contains: 1. Am Bache; 2. Waldvöglein; 3. Ländler; 4. Ringellied; 5. Legende; 6. Die Sägemühle (1885)
- Ein Spinnerliedchen op. 2 (1886)
- Two Studies: Staccato and Legato op. 4 (c.1886–7)
- Carneval-Studien op. 6 (1887)
- Im Gebirg (In the Mountains) op. 7. 4 Klavierstücke (1887)
- Album-Blätter op. 8 (1887)
- Étude-Fantaisie op. 9 (1888)
- Miniatures. Cinq petites pièces op. 11 (1889)
- Study (1890)
- Variations sur un thème original dans le style irlandais op. 12 (1902)
- Deux Études pour la main gauche seule (1906)
- Mazurka et Polonaise op. 17 (1906)
- Petit album op. 18 (1907). Contains: 1. En route (On the Road); 2. L'Auberge (The Inn); 3. Enfants qui passent (Passing Children); 4. Aux temps passés (From Old Times); 5. Danseuse sur la scène (Ballet Girl on the Stage); 6. Sonatine; 7. Scherzette.
- Aus dem Kinderleben. 6 Tonbilder op. 19 (c.1907–8). Contains: 1. Puppenwiegenlied; 2. Puppentanz; 3. Im Wald; 4. Erster Walzer; 5. Schläfriges Kind; 6. Auf Wiedersehen.
- Au village. Petite suite caractéristique (1907). Contains: 1. Noce campagnarde; 2. Fillettes; 3. Basse-Cour; 4. Sur l'herbe; 5. Au bord du ruisseau.
- Au bord de la forêt op. 21 (c.1907–8)
- Eaux fortes op. 24 (1908). Contains: 1. Sérénade espagnole; 2. Bergérie; 3. Petite mazurka.
- Étude op. 25 (1907)
- Nouvelles feuilles d'album op. 27 (1908). Contains: 1. Madrigal; 2. Canon; 3. Style irlandais; 4. Petites scènes parisiennes.
- Variations sur un air irlandais ancien op. 28 (1908)
- Valses op. 32 (1903)
- Petite suite irlandaise, d'après les airs anciens de la collection Petrie (1909), for piano 4-hands
- Petite suite op. 34 (1911)
- Kinder-Album. 24 kleine Präludien in verschiedenen Ton- und Taktarten op. 35 (1910)
- Fêtes. Deux Morceaux descriptifs op. 36 (1911). Contains: 1. Fête de village au XVIIIme siècle; 2. Fête populaire dans la banlieue de Paris au XXme siècle.
- Croquis de femmes (1911). Contains: 1. Au couvent: 2. Bavardes; 3. La Vieille tante; 4. Mondaine; 5. Jeunes anglaises; 6. Dans les jardins du sérail; 7. Charmeuse de serpents.
- Incunabula op. 39 (1912). Contains: 1. Berceuse; 2. Bébé dort; 3. Croquemitaine.
- En passant ... (études d'après nature) op. 40 (1912). Contains: 1. Petit pâtre sur les hauts pâturages; 2. Champ de blé au clair de lune; 3. Dans une petite ville flamande le dimanche; 4. Cimes neigeuses; 5. Sieste en chemin de fer.
- Valses caprices op. 41 (1912). Contains: 1. Valse rustique; 2. Valse canaille; 3. Valse distraite; 4. Valse boiteuse; 5. Valse érotique; 6. À la Reger; 7. Encore une valse.
- Gitaneries op. 42 (1912)
- Sonatine op. 43 (1912)
- Sentes et chemins (Nouvelles études d'après nature) op. 44 (1912). Contains: 1. Ouvriers allants à l'usine; 2. Promenades du philosophie; 3. A travers bois; 4. Cornemuse en têt; 5. Sur la route d'Amalfi; 6. Sentier de Meudon au printemps; 6. Par la pluie.
- Pièces celtiques op. 45 (1912)
- Croquis parisiens op. 47 (1913). Contains: 1. Promenade matinale au Jardin du Luxembourg; 2. L'Américain qui a bien diné; 3. Dans un atelier de couturières.
- Impressions humoristiques op. 48 (1913). Contains: 1. Tupae. Polka; 2. Das Fräulein stand am Meere und seufzte lang und bang; 3. Napolitains; 4. En regardant une ronde de jeunes filles; 5. Chanteuse de beuglant; 6. Bébé prend sa médecine.
- Huit Pièces celtiques op. 51 (date uncertain)
- Sonatine celtique op. 53 (date uncertain)
- Epigrammes d'un solitaire op. 55 (1924). Contains: 1. La Forêt de Clamart à l'aube; 2. Un Jardin arabe; 3. Une Pagode indochinoise; 4. Un Berceau; 5. Un vieux cimetière; 6. Un Souvenir lointain.
- Trois Pièces exotiques op. 57 (1924). Contains: 1. Fillettes brunes; 2. Le Goût de la cannelle; 3. Nègre endimanché.
- Étude de concert op. 60 (1924)
- Douze Canons à deux voix à tous les intervalles op. 64 (1926)
- Rapsodie irlandaise op. 67 (c.1926)
- Banlieues. Six Petites pièces op. 69 (1926)
- À la manière de ... 18 Pastiches, 3 volumes (1927)
- À la manière de ... Six Nouveaux pastiches, 4th volume to above (1927)
Vocal music
- Vier Lieder op. 3 (1886). Contains: 1. Leise zieht durch mein Gemüth; 2. Die blauen Frühlingsaugen; 3. Mädchen mit dem rothen Mündchen; 4. Zum Schluß: "Sag, wo ist dein schönes Liebchen".
- [songs] op. 5 (1887), title unknown. The only published movement is no. 1: The Blackbird has a Golden Bill.
- Annie. Chanson écossaise (1907)
- Quatre Mélodies op. 23 (1908). Contains: 1. Lydia; 2. Epiphanie; 3. Là-bas!; 4. Le Revenant.
- La Fille aux cheveux de lin. Chanson écossaise (1913)
- Trois Chansons espagnoles op. 42bis (1923). Contains: 1. [unknown]; 2. Auf den Wällen Salamankas; 3. Neben mir wohnt Don Henriquez.
- Le Mort joyeux op. 56a (1924)
- Trois Mélodies op. 66 (1925). Contains: 1. Si la distance qui nous séparé; 2. Paysage; 3. Chanson écossaise.
- Trois Chansons celtiques op. 72 (1927). Contains: 1. [unknown]; 2. Le Chanson du rouet; 3. [unknown].
- Deux Mélodies (published 1934). Contains: 1. La Lune; 2. À deux.
Chamber music
Duos
- Berceuse (1901) for violin and piano
- Sonate en style irlandais op. 14 (1904) for violin and piano
- Rapsodie celtique op. 50 (1915) for violin and piano
- Sonate celtique op. 62 (1924) for viola and piano; as Sonatine celtique op. 62 arrangement by the composer for violin and piano
- Rapsodie gaélique op. 63 (1925) for cello and piano
- Deux Morceaux op. 68 (1926) for saxophone and piano
- Quatre Morceaux op. 71 (1929) for alto-saxophone or viola and piano
- Pièce celtique op. 74 (1928) for cello or bassoon and piano
- Deuxième Sonatine op. 80 (1929) for violin and piano
- Sonatine op. 81 (1929) for cello and piano
Trios
- Lieder an den Mond op. 10 (1888) for violin, cello, piano
- Petit trio celtique op. 52 (1921) for violin, viola, cello
- Trio op. 54 (1921) for 2 clarinets and bassoon
- Trio op. 70 (1926) for flute, violin, bassoon
Quartets
- Prémier Quatuor (Suite) op. 46 (1912) for string quartet
- Deuxième Quatuor op. 49 (1920) for string quartet
- Variations sur un thème de six notes op. 58 (1924) for flute, violin, viola, cello
- Quatre Pièces celtiques op. 59 (1925) for cor anglais, violin, viola, cello
- Troisième Quatuor op. 61 (1927) for string quartet
- Sérénade op. 65 (1925) for string quartet
- Quatrième Quatuor op. 75 (1930) for string quartet