Texts by A. Hovhaness set in Art Songs and Choral Works
Texts set in art song or choral works (not necessarily comprehensive):
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- A friendly mountain () - A. Hovhaness [x] *
- And I came out of these remote darknesses to less remote - A. Hovhaness *
- And I was riding on a mighty, swift-borne sledge - A. Hovhaness *
- And there is great strength, but a kindly strength - A. Hovhaness *
- Before one comes to the places where the - A. Hovhaness *
- Beloved, you looked into space, saying - A. Hovhaness *
- Day of Hafiz' vision, her face in rainbow clouds - A. Hovhaness *
- Day of Hafiz' vision (Day of Hafiz' vision, her face in rainbow clouds) - A. Hovhaness *
- Distant lake of sighs, lost in dreams - A. Hovhaness *
- Distant Lake of Sighs (Distant lake of sighs, lost in dreams) - A. Hovhaness *
- From high Armenia mountains (Sing aloud, call out, call far out) - A. Hovhaness *
- Giant globe () - A. Hovhaness [x] *
- Hafiz is a Merry Old Thief (Hafiz is a merry old thief) - A. Hovhaness *
- Hafiz is a merry old thief - A. Hovhaness *
- Hafiz, like Lord Krishna, darting (Hafiz, like Lord Krishna, darting) - A. Hovhaness *
- Hafiz, like Lord Krishna, darting - A. Hovhaness *
- Hafiz wanders, weeping amid tombs - A. Hovhaness *
- Hafiz wanders, weeping (Hafiz wanders, weeping amid tombs) - A. Hovhaness *
- Harp of Saturn () - A. Hovhaness [x] *
- Hercules () - A. Hovhaness [x] *
- In early dawn time, in early sun time, in early life time - A. Hovhaness *
- In early dawn time (In early dawn time, in early sun time, in early life time) - A. Hovhaness *
- Intermezzo () - A. Hovhaness [x] *
- Live in the sun, O flames of a burning soul - A. Hovhaness *
- Live in the Sun (Live in the sun, O flames of a burning soul) - A. Hovhaness *
- Love for the soul", strange Hafiz cries - A. Hovhaness *
- Love for the soul (Love for the soul", strange Hafiz cries) - A. Hovhaness *
- Motionless breath (And I came out of these remote darknesses to less remote) - A. Hovhaness *
- My hymn () - A. Hovhaness [x] *
- O flowing of my tears (Beloved, you looked into space, saying) - A. Hovhaness *
- Old Dome of Ararat () - A. Hovhaness [x] ⊗ *
- O lost note () - A. Hovhaness [x] *
- O love, hear my cry beyond death's door - A. Hovhaness *
- O Love, hear my cry (O love, hear my cry beyond death's door) - A. Hovhaness *
- On wings of a soundless note () - A. Hovhaness [x] *
- Orb mysterious () - A. Hovhaness [x] *
- Prelude (Before one comes to the places where the) - A. Hovhaness *
- Prelude () - A. Hovhaness [x] *
- Saturn, celestial globe () - A. Hovhaness [x] *
- Sing aloud, call out, call far out - A. Hovhaness *
- Starlight of Noon () - A. Hovhaness [x] *
- The hosts flew white (And I was riding on a mighty, swift-borne sledge) - A. Hovhaness *
- Titan, moon of Saturn () - A. Hovhaness [x] *
- Under a Byzantine dome, waiting, watching sullen sky - A. Hovhaness *
- Under a Byzantine Dome (Under a Byzantine dome, waiting, watching sullen sky) - A. Hovhaness *
- Vision of Dark Places (And there is great strength, but a kindly strength) - A. Hovhaness *
- Vision of Saturn () - A. Hovhaness [x] *
- What is universe? () - A. Hovhaness [x] *
- Where is my beloved? All is emptiness - A. Hovhaness *
- Where is my Beloved? (Where is my beloved? All is emptiness) - A. Hovhaness *
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