Larry Bell complete works list (May 2021)
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Op. 1 Novelette, string quartet
Op. 1a Novelette, string orchestra
Op. 2 Domination of Black, five solo voices SSATB (text: Wallace Stevens)
Op. 3 Continuum, orchestra
Op. 4 Mirage, flute and piano
Op. 5 Eclogue, saxophone quartet AATB
Op. 6 String Quartet no. 1
Op. 7 Variations, piano
Op. 8 Reality is an Activity of the Most August Imagination, mezzo-soprano and piano (text:
Wallace Stevens)
(No. Opus 9)
Op. 10 Grand Sonata, piano four hands
Op. 11 Three Movements for Solo Cello
Op. 12 Caprice for solo cello
Op. 13 The Idea of Order at Key West, soprano, violin, large string orchestra, and percussion
(text: Wallace Stevens)
Op. 14 Prologue and The End of the World, chorus SATB (texts: Archibald MacLeish)
Op. 15 Miniature Diversions, piano solo
Op. 16 String Quartet no. 2
Op. 17 Fantasia on an Imaginary Hymn, cello and viola
Op. 18 Sleep Song, violin and piano
Op. 19 Incident, baritone voice and piano (text: Countee Cullen)
Op. 20 Four Sacred Songs, soprano and piano, also version for mezzo-soprano (old hymn tune
texts: “There is a Fountain,” “Take the Name of Jesus With You,” “Stand Up, Stand Up
for Jesus,” “Spirit of Love Descend Upon My Heart”)
Op. 21 Revivals, solo piano
Op. 22 First Tango in London, solo piano
Op. 23 Sacred Symphonies (Symphony no. 1), orchestra
Op. 24 Celestial Refrain, guitar solo
Op. 25 River of Ponds, cello and piano
Op. 26 The Evangelical, two pianos
Op. 27 A Sacred Harp, harp solo
Op. 28 The Black Cat, narrator, cello, and piano (text: Edgar Allan Poe)
Op. 29 In Memory of Roger Sessions, violin solo
Op. 30 The Parable of the Parabola, piano solo
Op. 31 The Book of Moonlight, violin and piano
Op. 32 Concerto for Oboe and Five Instruments, oboe solo, violin, viola, cello, double bass, and
piano
Op. 33 Piano Concerto, piano solo, and chamber orchestra
Op. 34 Piano Sonata no. 1, piano solo
Op. 35 Late Night Thoughts on Listening to Mahler’s Ninth Symphony, narrator/violin and piano
(text: Lewis Thomas)
Op. 36 Piano Quartet, piano, violin, viola, and cello
Op. 37 Blues Theme with Variations, two pianos
Op. 38a What Goes Around Comes Around, flute, oboe, clarinet, viola, cello, and piano
Op. 38b What Goes Around Comes Around, orchestra (last movement of Op. 40)
Op. 39 Quintessence, woodwind quintet
Op. 40 Idumea Symphony: Symphony no. 2, orchestra
Op. 41 Four Pieces in Familiar Style, two violins
Op. 42 A Cry Against the Twilight, madrigal for 5 voices, SSATB (text: Wallace Stevens)
Op. 43 Mahler in Blue Light, alto saxophone, cello, and piano
Op. 44 Song and Dance, divertimento for chamber orchestra
Op. 45 Sentimental Muse, concerto for bassoon and orchestra
Op. 46 Reminiscences and Reflections, 12 preludes and fugues, solo piano
Op. 47 Short Symphony for Band (Symphony no. 3), for wind ensemble
Op. 48 Harmonium, brass quintet
Op. 49 Two Haiku, soprano, flute, clarinet, violin, cello, and piano (texts: Santoka and Issa)
Op. 50 Immortal Beloved, mezzo-soprano and piano (text: letters by Beethoven)
Op. 51 Caprice no. 2, solo flute
Op. 52 Harmony in Blue and Silver, orchestra
Op. 53 Ten Poems of William Blake, soprano and piano (text: William Blake)
Op. 54 Caprice no. 3, alto recorder solo
Op. 55 Songs of Innocence and Experience, children’s chorus and orchestra (text: William
Blake)
Op. 56 Caprice no. 4, marimba solo
Op. 57 Caprice no. 5 alto saxophone solo
Op. 58 Shakespeare Sonnets, tenor or soprano and piano
Op. 59 Hansel and Gretel, narrator and orchestra (text: Grimm fairy tale)
Op. 60 Four Lyrics, trumpet and piano
Op. 61 Piano Sonata no. 2, Tala, piano solo
Op. 62 Just As I Am, violin and piano
(no Op. 63)
Op. 64 Songs of Time and Eternity, soprano and piano (text: Emily Dickinson)
Op. 65 Suite from Hansel and Gretel, piano solo
Op. 66 Tarab, double cello quartet
Op. 67 Four Chorale Preludes, piano solo
Op. 68 Spirituals, chamber symphony for ten players
Op. 69 Liturgical Suite, organ solo
Op. 70 The Triumph of Lightness, concerto for cello and orchestra
Op. 71 String Quartet no. 3
Op. 72 Elegy, piano solo
Op. 73 Caprice no. 6 for clarinet, solo clarinet (optional percussion)
Op. 74 Pop Set, double bass and piano
Op. 75 Caprice no. 7, vibraphone/narrator (text: Echo and Narcissus from Ovid)
Op. 76 Dark Orange Partita, viola solo
Op. 77 Dark Orange Concerto, concerto for viola and winds
Op. 78 Encores, for double cello quartet
Op. 79 Dream Within a Dream, soprano and piano (texts: Whitman, Blake, Poe, Dickinson,
Arnold), high voice and mezzo versions
Op. 80 Chorale Prelude: Holy Ghosts, wind ensemble
(no. Op. 81)
Op. 82 Music of the Spheres, piano solo
Op. 83 Piano Sonata no. 3, piano solo
Op. 84 Serenade no. 1, guitar trio
Op. 85 Poems, trumpet and piano
Op. 86 Autumnal Raptures, tenor and harp (text: Elisabeth Kirshner)
Op. 87 Chorale Fantasia on Unchanging Love, soprano, alto, tenor, and bass soli, chorus and
piano (text: Romulus Linney)
Op. 88 Unchanging Love, organ and brass quintet
Op. 89 David and Old Ironsides, narrator and orchestra (text: Constance Leeds)
Op. 90 Holy Ghosts, opera in two acts, 24 singers and five-piece electric ensemble (libretto by
Andrea Olmstead based on the play by Romulus Linney)
Op. 91 Remembering Al, piano solo
Op. 92 Exaltations of Snowy Stars, mezzo-soprano and piano (text: Elisabeth Kirshner)
Op. 93 Duet from Holy Ghosts, soprano, tenor, and piano
Op. 94 Contempo, 10 pieces for piano duet
Op. 95 Caprice no. 8, trumpet solo
Op. 96 Fifteen Two-Part Inventions, solo piano
Op. 97 Partita no. 1, harpsichord solo
Op. 98 Serenade no. 2, alto recorder, cello, and harpsichord
Op. 99 In a Garden of Dreamers, baritone voice and harpsichord (text: Elisabeth Kirshner)
Op. 100 The Fragrant Pathway of Eternity, soprano and guitar (text: Elisabeth Kirshner)
Op. 101 The Seasons, a cantata for soprano, mezzo-soprano, tenor, baritone, harp, piano,
harpsichord, and guitar
N.B. Op. 101 is a combination of opp. 86, 92, 99, 100, 108
Op. 102 Partita no. 2, harpsichord solo
Op. 103 Psalm 1, SATB chorus and organ (Psalm texts: King James Version)
Op. 104 Psalm 23, tenor and baritone soloists and organ
Op. 105 Psalm 150, soprano and organ
Op. 106 Psalm 96, SATB chorus and organ
Op. 107 Baroque Concerto, alto recorder, harpsichord, cello soloists, and strings
Op. 108 The Echolocations of Cellos, for soprano, mezzo-soprano, tenor, and baritone voices,
harp, piano, harpsichord, and guitar (text: Elizabeth Kirshner)
Op. 109 Piano Etudes Book 1, piano solo
Op. 110 Cello Suite, cello and harpsichord figured bass
Op. 111 Serenade no. 3, trumpet, tenor saxophone, and piano
Op. 112 Serenade no. 4, clarinet, violin, and piano
Op. 113 Emersonia, SATB a capella chorus (text: Ralph Waldo Emerson)
Op. 114 Revels, 10 songs, baritone voice and piano (text: Ben Johnson)
Op. 115 INGS, piano solo
Op. 116 Lyric Preludes, piano solo
Op. 117 Fancies, tenor voice and piano (text: Thomas Campion)
Op. 118 Preludes sans Mesurés avec Fugues, harpsichord solo
Op. 119 The Book of Blues, baritone voice and piano (text: Larry Bell)
Op. 120 Songs of Reconciliation, soprano and orchestra (also for soprano and piano) (text: Tran
Nhan Tong and Walt Whitman)
Op. 121 Invocation, congregational singers and piano
Op. 122 Dazzling Duo, tenor saxophone and piano
Op. 123 First Piano Sonatina
Op. 124 Gathering Music, organ solo
Op. 125 At the River, soprano solo and orchestra (also for soprano and piano)
Op. 126 Spirit of Love, congregational singers and piano
Op. 127 Fifteen Three-Part Sinfonias, piano solo
Op. 128 Now Shall My Inward Voice Arise, SATB choir (text: Isaac Watts)
Op. 129 And Am I Born to Die? SATB choir (text: Charles Wesley)
Op. 130 Second Elegy, trumpet and piano
Op. 131 I’m Just a Poor Wayfaring Stranger, SATB choir
Op. 132 Nine Variations on We Shall Overcome, piano solo
Op. 132a Nine Variations on We Shall Overcome, organ solo
Op. 133 Remembering Fay, trumpet and orchestra
Op. 134 Song of the Open Road, alto saxophone and strings
Op. 135 First Book of Prayers, piano solo
Op. 136 Response No. 1: The Oversoul, tenor and baritone voices and organ (text: Ralph Waldo
Emerson)
Op. 137 Water Music, baritone voice, double bass, and piano (text: Langston Hughes)
Op. 138 Newtown Variations, viola and piano
Op. 139 Response No. 2: The Idea of Democracy, tenor and baritone voices and organ (text:
Abraham Lincoln)
Op. 140 Response No. 3: Is not this the fast that I have chosen? tenor & baritone voices and
organ (text: Isaiah 58: 6–12 King James Version)
Op. 141 Serenade no. 5, clarinet choir
Op. 142 Hymn arrangements: no. 1 Come, Ye Thankful People Come; no. 2 Wake Now My
Senses, and no. 3 We Sing Now Together, arr. congregational singers, brass quintet, organ
Op. 143 First Harpsichord Sonata, harpsichord solo
Op. 144 Once to Every Soul and Nation, SSA women’s choir (text: James Russell Lowell)
Op. 145 Canons for the Young, piano solo
Op. 146 Piano Etudes Book 2: 12 Polyrhythmic Studies, piano solo
Op. 147 Mass A6, six female voices
Op. 148 Prelude and Fugue in f minor, organ solo
Op. 149 Gaslight, baritone voice and piano (text: Larry Bell)
Op. 150 Prelude and Fugue in d minor, organ
Op. 151 Sonata Sacre, baroque flute and harpsichord
(no Op. 152)
Op. 153 Harmony in Blue and Silver, wind ensemble
Op. 154 The Lone Wild Bird, alto voice and piano (text and melody adapted from William
Walker’s tune “Prospect” from Southern Harmony, 1835)
Op. 155 Dona Nobis Pacem, string quartet
Op. 156 Twenty-Four Preludes and Fugues, piano solo
Op. 157 Clearing the Clouds from Our Minds, 5 percussion instruments, 6 players
Op. 158 Domenica a Filicudi, soprano, viola, and piano (text: Deborah Collins)
Op. 159 Halcyon Song, voice, cello, and piano (text: Larry Bell)
Op. 160 Awake Our Souls, Away our Fears, congregational singers, brass quintet, and organ
(Watts)
Op. 161 Thou God of Love, SATB choir (text: Isaac Watts)
Op. 162 O God, Our Help in Ages Past, SATB choir (text: Isaac Watts)
Op. 163 Blest Are the Sons of Peace, SATB choir (text: Isaac Watts)
Op. 164 Thou God of Love, Thou Ever Blessed (second version), SATB choir (text: Isaac Watts)
N.B. Opp. Nos. 160, 161, 162, 163, 164, and 167 are combined as Op. 169.
Op. 165 Piano Sonata no. 4, piano solo
Op. 166 Piano Sonata no. 5, A Landscape of Small Ruins, piano solo
Op. 167 The Harp at Nature’s Advent, SATB chorus (text: John Greenleaf Whittier)
Op. 168 Terza Rima, 12 Variations on “Awake our Souls, Away our Fears,” piano solo
Op. 169 A Hymnbook for Congregational Singing ( = opp. 160, 161, 162, 163, 164, and 167)
Op. 170 Symphony No. 4, soprano, tenor, baritone soloists, SATB chorus, organ (Psalm 96,
Psalm 1, Psalm 23, Psalm 150 KJV)
Op. 171 Piano Sonata no. 6, piano solo
Op. 172 The Bell, cantata for soprano solo, SATB chorus, violin, flute, and cello (text: R. W.
Emerson)
Op. 173 Parables of Love and Death, song cycle for alto and tenor soloists, piano (text: Emily
Dickinson)
Op. 174 Piano Sonata no. 7 Southern Meditations, piano solo