Hewitt, Harry, 1921-2003

Variant names

Dates:

Birth 1921-03-04

Death 2003-03-26

Biographical notes:

Composed 1956.--Cf. Fleisher Collection.

From the description of The golden door, op. 279, no. 2 / Harry Hewitt. [1956]. (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 176632290

First performance 22 May, 1972 at Tennessee Tech Tuba Exchange, R. Winston Morris, conductor.--Cf. Fleisher Collection.

From the description of In the shadows : 4 tubas & celeste, op. 376b / Harry Hewitt. c1971. (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 232576129

Composed 1955 for piano; arranged for string orchestra in 1980.--Cf. Fleisher Collection.

From the description of The sad snowman, op. 170B / Harry Hewitt. c1955. (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 183632624

Originally composed 1938 in a longer version to underscore the reading of a radio drama entitled The Hill. Readings selected from the poems by Edgar Lee Masters, Spoon River Anthology. This version for chamber orchestra first performed at Carnegie Recital Hall, New York, 1 December 1944, New York Little Symphony, Joseph Barone conductor.--Cf. Fleisher Collection.

From the description of Prelude to Spoon River / Hewitt. [19--] (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 52297426

Composed 1974. This is no. 3 of a group of compositions delineating Zen states. Haven, from the Japanese, means "the very eye of God."--Fleisher Collection.

From the description of Haven, opus 426, no. 3 / transcription by Harry Hewitt. c1975. (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 52289410

Composed 1986.--Cf. Fleisher Collection.

From the description of The good samaritan, op. 275, no. 2 / Harry Hewitt. [1986]. (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 174145235

Composed 1951-58.--Cf. Fleisher Collection.

From the description of The wheel, op. 294, no. 1 / Harry Hewitt. c1958. (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 182865579

The title refers to "an Omaha secret ceremonial society."--Cf. Fleisher Collection.

From the description of Ma-wa'-da-ni : an Amerindian rhapsody, op. 61, no. 2 / Harry Hewitt. c1953. (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 174145233

First performance 12 April, 1980 by Concerto Soloists, Harrisburg, PA.--Cf. Fleisher Collection.

From the description of Fantasia on old Welsh airs, op. 327, no. 1 / Harry Hewitt. c1979. (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 173686451

Composed 1960. Revised 1980.--Cf. Fleisher Collection.

From the description of In other gardens, op. 203 / Harry Hewitt. [1980]. (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 181335471

Composed 1972; revised 1986.--Cf. Fleisher Collection.

From the description of Entering, op. 156, no. 1 / Harry Hewitt. [1986]. (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 180122736

No. 3 originally composed 1977. All revised 1987-8.--Cf. Fleisher Collection.

From the description of Quiet music / Harry Hewitt. [19--] (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 52297436

Composed 1980-1985.--Cf. Fleisher Collection.

From the description of Fantasia for oboe, horns and strings, op. 213, no. 4 / Harry Hewitt. [1985]. (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 181335456

Composed 1951.--Cf. Fleisher Collection.

From the description of Sinfonia no. 2, op. 40, no. 2 / Harry Hewitt. [1951]. (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 174145143

From the description of To a green soul, op. 279, no. 1 : (W.H. Hudson) / Harry Hewitt. [1951]. (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 176632289

Composed 1951-1954.--Cf. Fleisher Collection.

From the description of Seven : an evocation for orchestra, op. 196, no. 1 / Harry Hewitt. [1954]. (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 181335465

Composed 1978-82 and influenced by the words "the whole world in one bite" from a deathbed poem by Brad Keryan.--Cf. Fleisher Collection.

From the description of Symphony no. 26, op. 466 / Harry Hewitt. c1982. (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 182573705

Composed April--May 1976.--Cf. Fleisher Collection.

From the description of Morning of the moss roses, op. 449 : for string orchestra / Harry Hewitt. c1976. (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 182866165

Composed 1978-1981.--Cf. Fleisher Collection.

From the description of Symphony no. 23, op. 450 / Harry Hewitt. c1981. (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 182865598

Composed 1957-1969.--Cf. Fleisher Collection.

From the description of Anglesley Abbey, op. 380 / Harry Hewitt. c1969. (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 182865727

From the incidental music to Shakespeare's play. First performance Wynnewood, Pennsylvania, 12 June 1948, the composer conducting.--Cf. Fleisher Collection.

From the description of Overture : Taming of the shrew / Hewitt. [19--] (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 52297491

Composed 1958.--Cf. Fleisher Collection.

From the description of Haunted house, op. 329, no. 1 / Harry Hewitt. [1978]. (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 181335554

Originally composed 1938 in a longer version to underscore the reading of a radio drama entitled The Hill. Readings selected from the poems by Edgar Lee Masters, Spoon River Anthology. For the chamber orchestra version, see callno.: 4786.--Cf. Fleisher Collection.

From the description of Prelude to Spoon River, op. 26, no. 3 ; Elegy : Spoon river, op. 26, no. 4 / Hewitt. [1959]. (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 180122578

Composed 1968.--Cf. Fleisher Collection.

From the description of Wizard's eggs, op. 425, no. 1 / Harry Hewitt. [1968]. (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 180122839

Composed 1936-46. First performance of nos. 1-6 Chicago, November 1948, Egerinsky Symphonietta, Leopold Egerinsky conductor. Awarded the Leopold Egerinsky prize, 1948.--Cf. Fleisher Collection.

From the description of Twenty four preludes : for string orchestra, op. 19 / Harry Hewitt. 1946. (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 52297432

Composed 1950-1960; this composition is described by the composer as "Amerindian flavored." --Cf. Fleisher Collection.

From the description of Under the birches, op. 242 / Harry Hewitt. [1960]. (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 181335463

Suggested by the annual migratory return of the white-throated sparrow to the Delaware Valley. Composed 1969-71. Revised 1979. First performance Philadelphia, 13 April 1980, Orchestra Society of Philadelphia, William Smith conductor.--Cf. Fleisher Collection.

From the description of The return of the white-throat, op. 433, no. 1 / Harry Hewitt. [19--] (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 52297439

Composed: 1955-82.--Cf. Fleisher Collection.

From the description of Symphony no. 24, op. 462 / Harry Hewitt. [1982]. (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 183630718

Composed 1978.--Cf. Fleisher Collection.

From the description of Now that I am God, op. 156, no. 2 / Harry Hewitt. [19--] (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 181163747

Composed 1942-43.--Cf. Fleisher Collection.

From the description of The good people : scherzo for small orchestra, op. 53, no. 2 / Harry Hewitt. [1943]. (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 174145152

Composed 1947-1950.--Cf. Fleisher Collection.

From the description of Metalophone [sic] concerto, op. 132A / Harry Hewitt. [1950]. (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 176632305

Inspired by the novella by Abraham Merritt (1882-1943). Composed 1942. This and "Shadow out of time" are two parts of a larger work, "Music for the Neocronomicon."--Cf. Fleisher Collection.

From the description of Dwellers in the mirage / Harry Hewitt. 1942. (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 42676877

Composed 1969-70.--Cf. Fleisher Collection.

From the description of Concerto no. 2 for piano and orchestra, opus 435 / Harry Hewitt. c1970. (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 182866191

Composed 1948-1950.--Cf. Fleisher Collection.

From the description of Symphony no. 13, op. 150 / Harry Hewitt. [1950]. (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 181335454

Composed 1975-87.--Cf. Fleisher Collection.

From the description of The loveliness of Longwood, op. 389 / Harry Hewitt. [1987]. (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 174145150

Composed 1941-43.--Cf. Fleisher Collection.

From the description of The Stars are with the voyager, op. 53, no. 4 / Harry Hewitt. c1953. (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 174145219

Composed in 1976 as one of a trilogy of "Zen-accented pieces." The composer describes Satori as "the world in a nutshell--the one moment of revelation that holds an infinity of moments--a time free from time that embodies all time." The other two pieces in the trilogy are "Yugen" (see callno.: 7154) and "Haven" (see callno.: 7138).--Cf. Fleisher Collection.--Cf. Fleisher Collection.

From the description of Satori, op. 426, no. 2 / Harry Hewitt. [1976]. (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 182865648

Composed 1953.--Cf. Fleisher Collection.

From the description of The quiet journey : from "Traveler's joy," op. 281, no. 28 / Harry Hewitt. [1953]. (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 174145145

Composed 1952, revised 1976.--Cf. Fleisher Collection.

From the description of Symphony no. 6, op. 82 / Harry Hewitt. c1975. (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 181163778

Composed 1966; revised 1986.--Cf. Fleisher Collection.

From the description of The magic fountain : suite from the ballet, op. 422 / Harry Hewitt. [1986]. (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 180122709

Composed 1944; revised 1948.--Cf. Fleisher Collection.

From the description of Symphony no. 8 (C major) / Harry Hewitt. [19--] (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 52297481

No. 1, Enku, refers to a Buddhist priest and master woodcarver. No. 2, Ryoanji, refers to a Japanese zen rock garden. No. 3, Ryōkan, refers to a Japanese Buddhist poet-priest. The composer prefers the three pieces to be played together as a group, but "they are complete of themselves" and each can stand alone.--Cf. Fleisher Collection.

From the description of Enku, op. 284, no. 1 ; Ryoanji, op. 284, no. 2 ; Ryōkan, op. 284, no. 3 / Harry Hewitt. c1983. (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 181335546

Composed 1941; revised 1951.--Cf. Fleisher Collection.

From the description of Symphony no. 3, op. 43 / Harry Hewitt. 1951. (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 52297475

Composed 1944-51.--Cf. Fleisher Collection.

From the description of Symphony no. 7, op. 91 / Harry Hewitt. c1953. (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 173973792

Composed 1943.--Cf. Fleisher Collection.

From the description of Puppets, op. 53, no. 1 / Harry Hewitt. [1943]. (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 174145148

From the description of Sinfonia no. 1, op. 40, no. 1 / Harry Hewitt. 1943. (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 52297472

Composed 1979.--Cf. Fleisher Collection.

From the description of The triumph of Flora : ballet phantasy, op. 431 / Harry Hewitt. c1979. (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 52297494

Composed 1942-1951.--Cf. Fleisher Collection.

From the description of Symphony no. 4, op. 59 / Harry Hewitt. c1951. (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 181163786

Composed 1948.--Cf. Fleisher Collection.

From the description of A good natured overture / Harry Hewitt. [19--] (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 52289408

Composed 1955; revised 1977.--Cf. Fleisher Collection.

From the description of Symphony no. 16, op. 180 / Harry Hewitt. c1977. (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 182573707

Composed 1940-50.--Cf. Fleisher Collection.

From the description of Twenty-four preludes for chamber orchestra, op. 44 / Harry Hewitt. [1950]. (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 173973795

Composed 1934-1950.--Cf. Fleisher Collection.

From the description of Bug on the leaf, op. 153-A / Harry Hewitt. [1950]. (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 181335457

Composed 1946. Revised 1987.--Cf. Fleisher Collection.

From the description of When spring is near, op. 281, no. 34 / Harry Hewitt. [1987]. (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 174145140

Composed 1939.--Cf. Fleisher Collection.

From the description of To any soldier, op. 135, no. 1 / Harry Hewitt. c1953. (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 174145226

Composed 1974-75.--Cf. Fleisher Collection.

From the description of Symphony no. 22, op. 446 / Harry Hewitt. c1975. (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 52297488

Inspired by the short horror tales of Howard Phillips Lovecraft (1890-1937). Composed 1942. This and Dwellers in the mirage are two parts of a larger work, Music for the Neocronomicon. Dedicated to Howard Phillips Lovecraft.--Cf. Fleisher Collection.

From the description of The Shadow out of time : nightmare for orchestra / Harry Hewitt. [19--] (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 52297444

First performance January 1950, Salt Lake City, Utah, Leopold Egerinsky, conductor.--Cf. Fleisher Collection.

From the description of Ode, opus 26, no. 1 / Harry Hewitt. [1949]. (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 180122641

Composed 1954. Composer assigned this op. 201-A (see questionnaire).--Cf. Fleisher Collection.

From the description of A summer in blue and green, op. 294, no. 1 [sic] / Harry Hewitt. c1954. (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 182865629

Composed 1944-46.--Cf. Fleisher Collection.

From the description of Symphony no. 5, op. 74 / Harry Hewitt. c1946. (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 181163782