Alan Hovhaness, Composer
Alan Hovhaness (March 8, 1911–June 21, 2000) was an American composer of Armenian and Scottish ancestry. His music is accessible to the lay listener and often evokes a mood of mystery or contemplation. The Boston Globe music critic Richard Buell wrote: "Although he has been stereotyped as a self-consciously Armenian composer, his output assimilates the music of many cultures. What may be most American about all of it is the way it turns its materials into a kind of exoticism. The atmosphere...
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Prelude and Quadruple Fugue, Op. 128 (8:03)
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I - Andante (5:08)
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II - Largo (6:38)
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III - Allegro (4:06)
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IV - Adagio (8:20)
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Prayer of Saint Gregory, Op. 62b (5:16)
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Prayer of St. Gregory (6:32)
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