Karel Husa: Karel Husa Visiting Professor of Composition
October 2007
Ithaca College School of Music
A selected bibliography of the holdings of the Ithaca College Library.
Works by the Composer: Band
Al Fresco: for concert band (1974)
Recording: Compact disc 7054 CORE
Recording: Compact disc 8728 CORE
Recording: Phonodisc 10330
Score: M1245 .H8 A4
Score: M1245 .H8 A4 2000
Apotheosis of this Earth: for chorus and band (1976)
Recording: Compact disc 5690
Recording: Compact disc 7054 CORE
Recording: Compact disc 9901 CORE
Recording: Compact disc 9869 CORE
Recording: Phonodisc 4373
Score: M1245 .H8 A5
Concertino: for piano and wind ensemble (1983)
Recording: Compact disc 10273 CORE
Recording: Compact disc 9043 CORE
Score: M1257 .H8 C5 ++
Score: M1257 .H8 C6
Concerto for alto saxophone and concert band (1967)
Recording: Compact disc 8092
Recording: Compact disc 7054 CORE
Recording: Compact disc 10218
Recording: Compact disc 9901 CORE
Recording: Phonodisc 10330 CORE
Recording: Phonodisc 3328 CORE
Recording: Phonodisc 5549 CORE
Concerto for alto saxophone and concert band (arranged for saxophone and piano 1972)
Recording: Phonodisc 10431 CORE
Recording: Phonodisc 3760 CORE
Score: M1206.H8
Concerto for percussion and wind ensemble (1971)
Recording: Compact disc 2550
Recording: Compact disc 8098
Recording: Compact disc 8862 CORE
Recording: Compact disc 10055 CORE
Recording: Phonodisc 10330 CORE
Recording: Compact disc 7054 CORE
Score: M1205.H88
Concerto for trumpet and wind orchestra (1973)
Recording: Compact disc 9016 CORE
Recording: Compact disc 9835
Score: M1257.H8 C7
Concerto for wind ensemble (1971)
Recording: Compact disc 9041 CORE
Recording: Compact disc 3910
Recording: Compact disc 4497 v.2
Recording: Compact disc 8834 CORE
Recording: Phonodisc 10300
Score: M1203.H8 C5 ++
Les Couleurs Fauves: for wind ensemble (1995)
Recording: Compact disc 9050 CORE
Recording: Compact disc 8081 CORE
Recording: Compact disc 7994
Recording: Compact disc 5749
Recording: Compact disc 8206 CORE
Score: M1245.H8 C6 1999
Score: M1245.H8 C6
Divertimento for symphonic winds and percussion (1974/95)
Recording: Compact disc 3788
Recording: Compact disc 5374
Music for Prague, 1968: for concert band (1968)
Listen: I. Introduction and Fanfare
Listen: II. Aria
Listen: III. Interlude
Listen: IV. Toccata and Chorale
Recording: Compact disc 10210 CORE
Recording: Compact disc 816
Recording: Compact disc 4525
Recording: Compact disc 8894 CORE
Recording: Compact disc 8831 CORE
Recording: Compact disc 10210 CORE
Recording: Compact disc 8728 CORE
Recording: Compact disc 8199 CORE
Recording: Phonodisc 3328 CORE
Recording: Phonodisc 4373
Recording: Phonodisc 8701 v.4
Score: M1203.H8 M8
Smetana fanfare: for band (1984)
Recording: Compact disc 7054 CORE
Recording: Compact disc 10048 CORE
Recording: Compact disc 3910
Recording: Compact disc 9031 CORE
Recording: Compact disc 9678 CORE
Score: M1245.H8 S57 ++
Works by the Composer: Chamber Works
Cayuga Lake (Memories) (1992)
Recording: Compact disc 9003 V.4 CORE
Recording: Compact disc 1841 CORE
Recording: Compact disc 9901 CORE
Concerto for Violoncello and Orchestra, arranged for Violoncello and Piano
Score: M1017.H87 C6
Divertimento: for brass ensemble and percussion (1958)
Recording: Compact disc 4175
Recording: Compact disc 8894 CORE
Recording: Compact disc 7054 CORE
Recording: Compact disc 8240 CORE
Recording: Compact disc 9352 CORE
Recording: Compact disc 9838 CORE
Score: M957 .H85 D5
Divertimento: for brass quintet (1968)
Recording: Phonodisc 6068 CORE
Recording: Phonodisc 10347
Score: M559 .H87
Elegie et Rondeau: for alto saxophone and piano (1960)
Recording: Compact disc 1461
Recording: Compact disc 5748
Recording: Phonodisc 10334 CORE
Recording: Compact disc 6017
Recording: Compact disc 10181
Score: M1035 .S4 H8
Evocations de Slovaquie: for clarinet, viola, and violoncello (1951)
Recording: Compact disc 1367
Recording: Compact disc 8908 CORE
Recording: Phonodisc 9386
Score: M362 .H85 E9
Fanfare: for brass ensemble and percussion (1981)
Recording: Compact disc 9031 CORE
Recording: Compact disc 9467
Score: M1270 .H88 F3 1984
Five poems: for wind quintet (1994)
Recording: Compact disc 9049 CORE
Recording: Compact disc 7582 CORE
Recording: Compact disc 5743
Score: M557 .H87 P6 1994
Score: M557 .H87 P6 1999
Intradas and Interludes: for trumpets and percussion (1980)
Recording: Compact disc 9016 CORE
Recording: Compact disc 9835
Recording: Compact disc 8831 CORE
Score: M885 .H8 I5
Landscapes: for brass quintet (1977)
Recording: Compact disc 9028 CORE
Recording: Compact disc 5744
Recording: Phonodisc 7403
Score: M557.4 .H87 L3 1984
Midwest celebration (fanfare): for brass and percussion (1996)
Recording: Compact disc 9014 CORE
Score: M1245 .H8 M5 ++
Postcard from home: for alto saxophone and piano (1997)
Recording: Compact disc 6017
Score: M269 .H87 P6
Recollections: for woodwind quintet and piano (1982)
Recording: Compact disc 9051 CORE
Recording: Compact disc 4161
Recording: Compact disc 7582
Score: M617 .H9 R4 1990
Sonata a tre: for violin, clarinet, and piano (1981)
Recording: Compact disc 9052 CORE
Recording: Compact disc 6557
Recording: Compact disc 4035
Recording: Phonodisc 10736
Score: M322 .H8 S6
Score: M322 .H8 S6 1987
Sonata: for violin and piano (1973)
Recording: Compact disc 3403
Recording: Phonodisc 7271
Score: M219 .H87 S6
Sonatina: for violin and piano (1945)
Score: M219 .H87 S7
Score: M219 .H87 S7 1999
String quartet no. 1 (1948)
Recording: Compact disc 5743
Recording: Phonodisc 9697
Score: M452 .H8 no.1
Score: M452 .H8 no.1 parts
String quartet no. 2 (1953)
Recording: Compact disc 1367
Recording: Phonodisc 3327
Score: M452 .H8 no.2
String quartet no. 3 (1968)
Recording: Compact disc 1367
Recording: Phonodisc 3327
Score: M452 .H8 no.3
Score: M452 .H8 no.3 Mini Score
String quartet no. 4 ("Poems") (1990)
Recording: Compact disc 9048 CORE
Recording: Compact disc 5746
Score: M452 .H8 no.4
Suite: for viola and piano (1945)
Score: M226 .H87 S8
Three dance sketches: for 4 percussionists (1979)
Recording: Compact disc 9030 CORE
Score: M485 .H8 D3
Two preludes: for flute, clarinet, and bassoon (1966)
Recording: Phonodisc 7512
Recording: Compact disc 7582
Score: M357.2 .H96 P7
Score: M357.2 .H96 P7 Mini Score
Variations: for violin, viola, violoncello, and piano (1984)
Recording: Compact disc 9053 CORE
Recording: Compact disc 9048 CORE
Recording: Compact disc 5743
Recording: Phonodisc 1337
Score: M412 .H8 V2
Works by the Composer: Solo Instrumental
Eight Czech Duets or Bohemische Duette: for piano 4 hands (1955)
Recording: Phonodisc 9476
Score: M204.H86 B6 1986
Score: M204 .H86 C8
Elegie: for piano (1957)
Listen: Elegie
Recording: Phonodisc 7649
Score: M25 .H8 E4
Frammenti: for organ (1987)
Score: M11 .H87 F7
Sonata, no. 1: for piano (1943)
Listen: Movement I
Listen: Movement II
Listen: Movement III
Recording: Phonodisc 7649
Score: M23 .H84 no.1
Sonata, no. 2: for piano (1975)
Listen: Movement I
Listen: Movement II
Listen: Movement III
Recording: Compact disc 3403
Recording: Phonodisc 7549
Recording: Phonodisc 7649
Score: M23 .H84 no.2
Sonatina: for piano (1943)
Listen: Movement I
Listen: Movement II
Listen: Movement III
Recording: Phonodisc 7649
Score: M23.H84 S6
Stéle: for solo violin
Recording: Compact disc 6087
Works by the Composer: Orchestral
Celebración para orquestra (1997)
Recording: Compact disc 10077 CORE
Score: M1045 .H96 C4++
Celebration Fanfare (1996)
Score: M1045 .H96 C5++
Concertino: for piano and orchestra (1949)
Recording: Compact disc 10273 CORE
Concerto for brass quintet and string orchestra (1965)
Recording: Compact disc 9018 CORE
Score: M1140 .H86 C6
Concerto for brass quintet and string orchestra (arranged for quintet and piano)
Score: M1141 .H87 C6
Concerto for orchestra (1986)
Recording: Compact disc 9037 CORE
Recording: Compact disc 3851 v.2
Score: M1042.H8 C6 1994
Score: M1042 .H8++
Concerto for trumpet and orchestra (1987)
Score: M1030 .H87 C6
Concerto for violin and orchestra
Recording: Compact disc 9038 CORE
Score: M1012 .H84
Concerto for violoncello and orchestra (1988)
Recording: Compact disc 9040 CORE
Score: M1016 .H87 C6 1988
Score: M1016 .H87 C6 1989
Divertimento: for string orchestra (1948)
Recording: Compact disc 10273 CORE
Recording: Compact disc 8834 CORE
Recording: Compact disc 9911 CORE
Recording: Compact disc 9901 CORE
Score: M1145 .H881 D5
Elegie et rondeau for Saxophone and Orchestra
Recording: Compact disc 8350 CORE
Fantasies: for orchestra (1956)
(see also Nocturne)
Recording: Compact disc 4175
Recording: Phonodisc 954
Score: M1045 .H96 F3
Four little pieces: for strings (1955)
Recording: Phonodisc 9502
Score: M1103 .H84 K5
Fresque: for orchestra (1963)
Listen: Fresque
Recording: Compact disc 9031 CORE
Recording: Compact disc 5745
Score: M1045 .H96 F7
Monodrama: portrait of an artist: ballet for orchestra (1976)
Recording: Compact disc 9042 CORE
Recording: Compact disc 1253
Score: M1520 .H93 M6
Mosaïques: for orchestra (1961)
Recording: Compact disc 5744
Recording: Phonodisc 1215
Score: M1045 .H96 M62 ++
Music for Prague, 1968: for orchestra (1969)
Listen: I. Introduction and Fanfare
Listen: II. Aria
Listen: III. Interlude
Listen: IV. Toccata and Chorale
Recording: Compact disc 5745
Recording: Phonodisc 5742
Score: M1060 .H85 M8
Musique d'amateurs: for oboe, trumpet, percussion, and strings (1953)
Score: M1045.H96 M8
Nocturne from Fantasies for Orchestra (1956)
Recording: Compact disc 4175
Recording: Phonodisc 2894
Overtura: per gran orchestra (1944)
Score: M1004 .H86 O9
Overture ("Youth"): for orchestra (1991)
Recording: Compact disc 9039 CORE
Score: M1004 .H86 Y6
Pastoral: for string orchestra (1979)
Score: M1145 .H881 P381
Poem: for viola and chamber orchestra (1959)
Recording: Compact disc 9031 CORE
Recording: Compact disc 5689
Recording: Compact disc 8834 CORE
Score: M1 .A437 v.14
Poem: for viola and chamber orchestra (arr. for viola and piano) (1963)
Score: M1015 .H84 P5
Portrait: for string orchestra (1953)
Recording: Compact disc 5691
Score: M1145 .H881 P6
Serenade: for woodwind quintet, strings, harp, and xylophone (1963)
Recording: Compact disc 7582
Recording: Compact disc 5744
Recording: Phonodisc 2894
Score: MINI M1140 .H86 S425
Serenade: for woodwind quintet, strings, harp, and xylophone (arr. for quintet and piano)
Score: M619 .H85 S4
Sinfonietta: for orchestra (1944)
Recording: Compact disc 9027
Score: M1001 .H85 S8
The steadfast tin soldier: for narrator and orchestra (1974)
Recording: Compact disc 9018 CORE
Score: M1045 .H96 S43
Symphonic suite: for orchestra (1984)
Recording: Compact disc 9039 CORE
Recording: Compact disc 9026
Recording: Compact disc 8834 CORE
Score: M1003 .H85 S8 ++
Symphony, no. 1: for orchestra (1953)
Recording: Compact disc 5744
Recording: Phonodisc 2894
Score: M1001 .H85 S9 no.1
Symphony, no. 2 "Reflections": for orchestra (1983)
Listen: I. Moderate
Listen: II. Very fast
Listen: III. Slow
Recording: Compact disc 9039 CORE
Recording: Compact disc 9055 CORE
Recording: Compact disc 5745
Recording: Compact disc 5747
Score: M1001 .H85 S9 no.2
Three frescoes for orchestra (1947)
Score: M1045 .H96 F6
The Trojan women: ballet for orchestra (1980)
Listen: Prologue and Scene I
Listen: Scene II
Listen: Interlude I
Listen: Scene III
Listen: Scene IV
Listen: Interlude II
Listen: Scene V and Epilogue
Recording: Phonodisc 8374
Recording: Compact disc 7762
Score: M1520 .H93 T73 ++
The Trojan women: suite for orchestra (1984)
Recording: Compact disc 4175
Two sonnets by Michelangelo: for orchestra (1971)
Listen: I. La Notte
Listen: II. A Dio
Recording: Compact disc 7762
Score: M1045 .H96 S6
Works by the Composer: Vocal & Choral
An American Te Deum: for baritone solo, mixed chorus, and wind ensemble (1976)
see also There are from time to time
Recording: Compact disc 9017 CORE
Score: M2021 .H8 A48 ++
An American Te Deum: for baritone solo, mixed chorus, and orchestra (1977)
Score: M2020 .H8 A48 ++
Score: M2023 .H96 A52
Apotheosis of this Earth: for mixed chorus and orchestra (1977)
Listen: I. Apotheosis
Listen: II. Tragedy of Destruction
Listen: III. Postscript
Recording: Compact disc 9042 CORE
Recording: Compact disc 1253
Score: M1530 .H8 A6
Cantata: for men's chorus and brass quintet (1982)
Recording: Compact disc 9023 CORE
Score: M1539 .H8 C25
Every Day: for mixed chorus (1981)
Recording: Compact disc 9054 CORE
Recording: Compact disc 8831 CORE
Score: M1582 .H88 E9
Festive ode: for mixed chorus and orchestra (1964)
Score: M1530 .H8 F4
Score: M1533 .H84 F4
There are from time to time mornings: for mixed chorus, baritone solo, and piano (1976)
Recording: Compact disc 9054 CORE
Score: M1533 .H84 T4
Three Moravian songs: for mixed voices a cappella (1981)
Recording: Compact disc 9054 CORE
Score: M1582 .H88 M6 1982
Twelve Moravian songs: for voice and piano (1956)
Recording: Compact disc 9013 CORE
Recording: Compact disc 9054 CORE
Recording: Compact disc 3403
Score: M1704 .H87 M7
Selected Writings about the Composer
One way or another: Karel Husa and the paths he might have taken from Strings, January 2007.
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