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Born: December 18, 1860
WORKS
PUBLISHED COMPOSITIONS FOR PIANOS: (a complete listing)
Op. 10. First Modern Suite (1883) I. Praeludium - II. Presto - III. Andantino and Allegretto - IV. Intermezzo - V. Rhapsody - VI. Fugue
Op. 13. Prelude and Fugue (1883) I. Prelude - II. Fugue
Op. 14. Second Modern Suite (1883) I. Praeludium - II. Fugato - III. Rhapsody - IV. Scherzino - V. March - VI. Fantastic Dance
Op. 15. First Concerto (1885) I. Maestoso - II. Andante tranquillo - III. Presto
Op. 16. Serenata (1883)
Op. 17. Two Fantastic Pieces (1884) I. A Legend - II. Witches' Dance
Op. 18 Two Compositions (1884) I. Barcarolle - II. Humoreske
Op. 19. Forest Idyls (1884) I. Forest Stillness - II. Play of the Nymphs - III. Revery - IV. Dance of the Dryads
Op. 20. Three Poems (1886) duets I. Night at Sea - II. A Tale of the Knights - III. Ballad
Op. 21. Moon Pictures (1886) duets I. The Hindoo Maiden - II. Stork's Story - III. In Tyrol - IV. The Swan - V. Visit of the Bear
Op. 23. Second Concerto (1890) I. Larghetto calmato - II. Presto giocoso - III. Largo
Op. 24. Four Compositions (1887) I. Humoreske - II. March - III. Cradle Song - IV. Czardas
Op. 28. Six Idyls after Goethe (1887) I. In the Woods - II. Siesta - III. To the Moonlight - IV. Silver Clouds - V. Flute Idyl - VI. The Bluebell
Op. 31. Six Poems after Heine (1887,1901) I. From a Fisherman's Hut - II. Scotch Poem - III. From Long Ago - IV. The Postwaggon - V. The Shepherd Boy - VI. Monologue
Op. 32. Four Little Poems (1888) I. The Eagle - II. The Brook - III. Moonshine - IV. Winter
Op. 36. Etude de Concert (1889)
Op. 37. Les Orientales (1889) I. Clair de lune - II. Dans le hamac - III. Danse Andalouse
Op. 38. Marionettes (1888,1901) I. Prologue - II. Soubrette - III. Lover - IV. Witch - V. Clown - VI. Villain - VII. Sweetheart - VIII. Epilogue
Op. 39. Twelve Studies (1890) I. Hunting Song - II. Alla Tarantella - III. Romance - IV. Arabesque - V. In the Forest - VI. Dance of the Gnomes - VII. Idyl - VIII. Shadow Dance - IX. Intermezzo - X. Melody - XI. Scherzino - XII. Hungarian
Op. 45. Sonata Tragica (1893) I. Largo maestoso - II. Molto allegro, vivace - III. Largo con maesta - IV. Allegro eroica
Op. 46. Twelve Virtuoso Studies (1894) I. Novelette - II. Moto Perpetuo - III. Wild Chase - IV. Improvisation - V. Elfin Dance - VI. Valse Triste - VII. Burlesque - VIII. Bluette - IX. Traumerei - X. March Wind - XI. Impromptu - XII. Polonaise
Op. 49. Air and Rigaudon (1894) I. Air - II. Rigaudon
Op. 50. Sonata Eroica (1895) "Flos regum Arthurus" I. Slow, with nobility - II. Elf-like, as light and swift as possible - III. Tenderly, longingly, yet with passion - IV. Fiercely, very fast
Op. 51. Woodland Sketches (1896) I. To a Wild Rose - II. Will o' the Wisp - III. At an Old Trysting Place - IV. In Autumn - V. From an Indian Lodge - VI. To a Water-lily - VII. From Uncle Remus - VIII. A Deserted Farm - IX. By a Meadow Brook - X. Told at Sunset
Amourette (1896) by Edgar Thorn
In Lilting Rhythm (1897) two pieces by Edgar Thorn
Forgotten Fairy Tales (1897) by Edgar Thorn I. Sung outside the Prince's door - II. Of a Tailor and a Bear - III. Beauty in the Rose-Garden - IV. From Dwarf-land
Six Fancies (1898) by Edgar Thorn I. A Tin Soldier's Love - II. To a Humming Bird - III. Summer Song - IV. Across Fields - V. Bluette - VI. An Elfin Round
Op. 55. Sea Pieces (1898) I. To the Sea - II. From a Wandering Iceberg - III. A. D. 1620 - IV. Starlight - V. Song - VI. From the Depths - VII. Nautilus - VIII. In Mid-Ocean
Op. 57. Third Sonata (1900) I. Mesto, ma con passione - II. Tristamente, ma con tenerezza - III. Allegro con fuoco
Op. 59. Fourth Sonata (1901) I. With great power and dignity - II. With naive tenderness - III. Very swift and fierce
Op. 61. Fireside Tales (1902) I. An Old Love Story - II. Of Br'er Rabbit - III. From a German Forest - IV. Of Salamanders - V. A Haunted House - VI. By Smouldering Embers
Op. 62. New England Idyls (1902) I. An Old Garden - II. Mid-Summer - III. Mid-Winter - IV. With Sweet Lavender - V. In Deep Woods - VI. Indian Idyl - VII. To an Old White Pine - VIII. From Puritan Days - IX. From a Log Cabin - X. The Joy of Autumn
PUBLISHED COMPOSITIONS FOR ORCHESTRA: (a complete listing)
Op. 15. First Concerto (1885)
Op. 22. Hamlet and Ophelia (1885)
Op. 23. Second Concerto (1890)
Op. 25. Lancelot and Elaine (1888)
Op. 29. Lamia (1908)
Op. 30. Two Fragments after the Song of Roland (1891) I. The Saracens - II. The Lovely Alda
Op. 35. Romance for Violoncello and Orchestra (1888)
Op. 42. First Suite (1891-1893) I. In a Haunted Forest - II. Summer Idyl - III. In October - IV. The Shepherdess' Song - V. Forest Spirits
Op. 48. Second Suite (1897) I. Legend - II. Love Song - III. In War-time - IV. Dirge - V. Village Festival
PUBLISHED SONGS:
Op. 11. and 12. An Album of Five Songs, for voice and piano (1883) I. My Love and I - II. You Love Me Not - III. In the Skies - IV. Night-Song - V. Bands of Roses
Op. 26. From an Old Garden, for voice and piano (1887) I. The Pansy - II. The Myrtle - III. The Clover - IV. The Yellow Daisy - V. The Blue Bell - VI. The Mignonette
Op. 27. Three Songs, for male chorus (1890) I. In the Starry Sky Above Us - II. Springtime - III. The Fisherboy
Op. 33. Three Songs, for voice and piano (1894) I. Prayer - II. Cradle Hymn - III. Idyl
Op. 34. Two Songs, for voice and piano (1889) I. Menie - II. My Jean
Op. 40. Six Love Songs, for voice and piano (1890) I. Sweet, Blue-eyed Maid - II. Sweetheart, Tell Me - III. Thy Beaming Eyes - IV. For Love's Sweet Sake - V. O Lovely Rose - VI. I Ask but This
Op. 41. Two Songs, for male chorus (1890) I. Cradle Song - II. Dance of the Gnomes
Op. 43. Two Northern Songs, for mixed chorus (1891) I. The Brook - II. Slumber Song
Op. 44. Barcarolle, for mixed chorus with four-hand piano accompaniment (1892)
Op. 47. Eight Songs, for voice and piano (1893) I. The Robin Sings in the Apple Tree - II. Midsummer Lullaby - III. Folk Song - IV. Confidence - V. The West Wind Croons in the Cedar Trees - VI. In the Woods - VII. The Sea - VIII. Through the Meadow
Op. 11. Two Old Songs, for voice and piano (1894) I. Deserted - II. Slumber Song
Two Songs from the Thirteenth Century, for male chorus (1897) I. Winter Wraps his Grimmest Spell - II. As the Gloaming Shadows Creep
Op. 52. Three Choruses, for male voices (1897) I. Hush, hush! - II. From the Sea - III. The Crusaders
Part-Songs Published under the Pseudonym of Edgar Thorn: Love and Time (1897), The Rose and the Gardener (1897), The Witch (1898), War Song (1898)
Op. 53. Two Choruses, for male voices (1898) I. Bonnie Ann - II. The Collier Lassie
Op. 54. Two Choruses, for male voices (1898) I. A Ballad of Charles the Bold - II. Midsummer Clouds
Op. 56. Four Songs, for voice and piano (1898) I. Long Ago - II. The Swan Bent Low to the Lily - III. A Maid Sings Light - IV. As the Gloaming Shadows Creep
Op. 58. Three Songs, for voice and piano (1899) I. Constancy - II. Sunrise - III. Merry Maiden Spring
Op. 60. Three Songs, for voice and piano (1902) I. Tyrant Love - II. Fair Springtide - III. To the Golden Rod
Summer Wind, for women's voices (1902)
Two College Songs, for women's voices (1907) I. Alma Mater - II. At Parting
