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Arthur Honegger

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Best-known for one unusual work -- Pacific 231 -- Honegger was a composer who imbued the traditional European styles with his own originality.
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Composition Highlights

Title Year Avg. Duration Genre
Symphony No. 3 ("Liturgique"), H. 186 1945 Symphony
Symphony No. 2, for strings & trumpet ad lib in D major, H. 153 1940 Symphony
Pacific 231, symphonic movement for orchestra (Mouvement symphonique No. 1), H. 53 1923 Orchestral
Le roi David, oratorio (Psaume symphonique) for narrator, 3 solo voices, 2 choruses & chamber orchestra, H. 37b 1921 Choral
Rugby, tone poem for orchestra (Mouvement symphonique No. 2), H. 67 1928 Orchestral
Jeanne d'Arc au bûcher, dramatic oratorio for various speakers & vocal soloists, chorus & orchestra, H. 99 1935 Choral
Pastorale d'été, symphonic poem for chamber orchestra, H. 31 1920 Orchestral
Danse de la chèvre, for solo flute, H. 39 1921 Chamber Music
Sonatine, for clarinet (or cello) & piano, H. 42 1921 Chamber Music
Symphony No. 4 ("Deliciae Basiliensis"), H. 191 1946 Symphony
Symphony No. 5 in D major ("Di Tre Re"), H. 202 1950 Symphony
Intrada, for trumpet & piano in C major, H. 193 1947 Chamber Music
Sonatine, for 2 violins in G major, H. 29 1920 Chamber Music
Horace victorieux, "mimed symphony" for orchestra ("Symphonie mimée"), H. 38 1921 Symphony Orchestral
Cello Concerto in C major, H. 72 1929 Concerto
Concerto da camera, for flute, english horn & string orchestra, H. 196 1948 Concerto
Symphony No. 1 in C major, H. 75 1929 Symphony
Prélude, Arioso & Fughette sur le nom de Bach, for piano, H. 81 1932 Keyboard
Sonatine, for violin & cello in E minor, H. 80 1932 Chamber Music
Romance, for flute & piano in G minor, H. 211 1952 Chamber Music
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