Alan Hovhaness wrote pieces about many mountains, mountain ranges, and volcanoes (including individual ones for Mount St. Helens, Glacier Peak, the Appalachians, and more). WQED’s airing his 2nd symphony, Mysterious Mountain, which I was fortunate enough to perform with a past orchestra.

He also wrote pieces honoring Indian and Korean instruments and even religions.

His work is so lush, multifaceted, and atmospheric.

#AlanHovhaness #Hovhaness #ClassicalMusic #geology #volcano #volcanoes

Musical Interlude: Here's a nice piece to play in the background as you do whatever it is you do on Tuesdays. I'll be fixing dinner...

"Symphony No. 2, Op. 132, 'The Mysterious Mountain'", by Alan Hovhaness, performed by the Bob Cole Conservatory Orchestra, California State University Long Beach.

#MusicalInterlude #ModernClassicalMusic #ArmenianAmericanComposer #Hovhaness #MysteriousMountain

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mV4H9Ds-dts

Khrimian Hairig, Op. 49 https://youtu.be/cltP8OODSzI via @YouTube

#Hovhaness

Some cute facts about #Hovhaness . In his wallet, he kept photos of every cat he ever owned, along with an image if Jean Sibelius. They only met a few times, but wrote to each other frequently. #Funfacts #Music #Composer #History

https://m.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_lRS1YvaOw_e9_i_LOoAS95HpVBamAUZX0&playnext=1&index=1
A CD that never left my car for at least two years.
#piano #classicalmusic #Hovhaness
..and another work by Hovhaness worth looking for is 'Sonata Fred The Cat'.

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#Bartok
#Ligeti
#Ustvolskaya
#Takemitsu
#Hovhaness
#Dufay
#Monteverdi
Off the top of my head..