List of compositions by Swan Hennessy
This is a list of compositions by Swan Hennessy.
Hennessy was an American composer of Irish family background who studied in Germany, lived in England and Italy, but spent most of his career in France.
He was a most accomplished composer of chamber music in many diverse instrumentations and of piano music. The following is a list of compositions in a table sorted by opus number. This is followed by a list sorted by genre.
List of compositions by opus number
The following table shows a chronological list, based on Klein. Dates given are for publication, not composition.| Genre | Opus | Date | Title | Scoring | Notes |
| Piano | 1 | 1885 | Ländliche Skizzen | piano | Published Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, plate no. 17120. Dedication: "Seinem Freund und Lehrer Herrn Professor Percy Goetschius gewidmet". |
| Piano | 2 | 1886 | Ein Spinnerliedchen | piano | Published Stuttgart: G. A. Zumsteeg, plate no. G.A.Z. 564. |
| Vocal | 3 | 1886 | Vier Lieder | voice and piano | Words by Heinrich Heine. Published Stuttgart: G. A. Zumsteeg, plate no. G.A.Z. 562. Dedication: "Fräulein Lucy Roper gewidmet". |
| Piano | 4 | 1890 | Two Studies: Staccato and Legato | piano | Published London: Augener & Co., revised edition, 1902. No. 2 also published New York: G. Schirmer, plate no. 7241; also in The Monthly Musical Record vol. 22 no. 253, pp. 11–14. |
| Vocal | 5 | 1887 | The Blackbird Has a Golden Bill | mezzo-soprano and piano | Words by the composer; designated as "Op. 5 No. 1", but no other numbers are extant. Published Stuttgart: G. A. Zumsteeg, plate no. G.A.Z. 587. Dedication: "To Miss I. C. Ross". |
| Piano | 6 | 1886, 1887 | Carneval-Studien | piano | Vol. 1 published Stuttgart: G. A. Zumsteeg, plate no. G.A.Z. 591 ; vol. 2 ibid., plate no. G.A.Z. 617. Dedication: "Seinem Freunde Herrn Ernest Longley gewidmet". |
| Piano | 7 | 1887 | Im Gebirg, 4 Klavierstücke | piano | Published London: Augener & Co., plate no. 7671. Dedication: "An Herrn Theodor Kirchner". |
| Piano | 8 | 1887 | Albumblätter | piano | Published London: Augener & Co., plate no. 7672. Dedication: "To Frau Clara Schumann". |
| Piano | 9 | 1888 | Étude-Fantaisie | piano | Published London: Augener & Co., plate no. 7902. |
| Chamber | 10 | 1888 | Lieder an den Mond, Romantische Stücke | violin, cello and piano | Published London: Augener & Co., plate no. 7942. |
| Piano | 11 | 1889 | Miniatures, Cinq petites pièces | piano | Published Paris: Durand & Schoenewerk, plate no. D.S. 4043. Dedications: 1. "à Lucie"; 2. "à Lambert Zegers Veeckens"; 3. "à Miss Katie Lewis"; 4. à Gretchen Goetschius"; 5. "à William T. Scott Barber". |
| Piano | 12 | 1902 | Variations sur un thème original dans le style irlandais | piano | Published London: Augener & Co., plate no. 1287; revised edition, ibid., plate no. 1287α. Dedication: "To Miss Carrie Townshend". |
| Chamber | 13 | 1901 | Berceuse | violin and piano | Published Paris: Enoch & Cie., plate no. E. & C. 4658. Dedication: "à Madame Béatrice Langley". |
| Chamber | 14 | 1904 | Sonate en fa | violin and piano | Published London: Schott & Co., plate no. 27497; second edition: Mainz: B. Schott's Söhne, n. d., same plate no. Dedication: "à son ami A. Simonetti". |
| Piano | 15 | 1906 | Deux Études pour la main gauche seul | piano | Published Paris: J. Hamelle, plate no. J. 5405 H. |
| Piano | 16 | 1906 | Praeludium & Fuga | piano | Published Paris: J. Hamelle, plate no. J. 5340 H. |
| Piano | 17 | 1906 | Mazurka et Polonaise | piano | Published London: Augener & Co., plate no. 1360α. Dedication: "à Mlle. Claire Przybyszewska". |
| Piano | 18 | 1907 | Petit album | piano | Published London: Schott & Co., plate no. 27919. |
| Piano | 19 | 1905 | Aus dem Kinderleben, 6 kleine Tonbilder | piano | Published Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, plate no. 24931. |
| Chamber | 20 | Tarantelle | violin and piano | Unpublished. | |
| Piano | 21 | 1907 | Au bord de la forêt | piano | Published Paris: E. Demets, plate no. E. 1267 D. Dedication: "à Mademoiselle Claire Przybyszewska". |
| Piano | 22 | 1907 | Au village, Petite suite charactéristique | piano | Published Paris: E. Demets, plate nos E. 1293 D. to E. 1297 D. Dedication: "à Max Reger". |
| Vocal | 23 | 1906 | Lydia | high voice and string quartet | Words by Leconte de Lisle. String quartet original unpublished. Piano version published Paris: J. Hamelle, plate no. J. 5489 H.; second edition as no. 1 of Quatre Mélodies, same plate no., see below; third edition Paris: E. Demets, plate no. E. 1244 D. Dedication: "à mon ami Hugo Rasch". |
| Piano | 24 | 1908 | Eaux fortes | piano | Published Paris: E. Demets, plate no. E. 1387 D. |
| Piano | 25 | 1907 | Étude | piano | Published Paris: E. Demets, plate no. E. 1271 D. Dedication: "A Monsieur E. Demets". |
| Vocal | 26 | 1907 | Épiphanie | high voice and piano or organ | Words by José-Maria de Heredia. Published Paris: J. Hamelle, plate no. J. 5501 H.; second edition as no. 2 of Quatre Mélodies, same plate no., see below; third edition Paris: E. Demets, plate no. E. 1245 D. Dedication: "à Mademoiselle Marie Stark". |
| Vocal | 1907 | Annie, Chanson écossaise | high voice and piano | Words by Leconte de Lisle. Published Paris: J. Hamelle, plate no. J. 5505 H.; second edition Paris: E. Demets, plate no. E. 1286 D. ; also as music supplement to La Revue musicale no. 52 ; later listed as no. 1 of Trois Chansons écossaises, Op. 31. Dedication: "à son ami Hugo Rasch". | |
| Piano | 27 | 1908 | Nouvelles feuilles d'album | piano | Published Paris: E. Demets, plate no. E. 1346 D. Dedication: "À mon ami Auguste Delacroix". |
| Piano | 28 | 1908 | Variations sur un air irlandais ancien | piano | Published Mainz: B. Schott's Söhne, plate no. 28388. |
| Piano | 29 | 1909 | Petite suite irlandaise d'après des airs anciens de la collection Petrie | piano 4-hands | Published Paris: E. Demets, plate no. E. 1409 D.; material taken from the Petrie Collection of Irish Music, compiled by George Petrie and edited by Charles V. Stanford |
| Vocal | 30 | 1907 | Deux Mélodies | voice and piano | 1. Words by Joséphin Soulary 2. words by Charles Baudelaire Published Paris: E. Demets, plate nos E. 1246 D. and E. 1247 D.; second editions as nos 3 and 4 of Quatre Mélodies, see below. Dedications: 1. "à mon Ami Gino Sartoni", 2. . |
| Vocal | 23, 26, 30 | 1908 | Quatre Mélodies | voice and piano | 1. words by Leconte de Lisle 2. words by José-Maria de Heredia 3. words by Joséphin Soulary 4. words by Charles Baudelaire Published Paris: J. Hamelle, plate nos J. 5489 H.; J. 5501 H.; J. 5506 H.; J. 5656 H. |
| Vocal | 31 | 1907 | Trois Chansons écossaises | high voice and piano | Words by Leconte de Lisle. No collective print; no. 1, see above; no. 2 published Paris: E. Demets, plate no. E. 2006 D.; no. 3 published Paris: E. Demets, plate no. E. 2037 D. Dedications: 1. "à son ami Hugo Rasch"; 2. "à Madame Delorme Jules Simon"; 3. "à Charles Hubbard". |
| Piano | 32 | 1909 | Valses | piano | Published Paris: E. Demets, plate no. E. 1448 D. Dedication: "à Mlle. Claire Przybyszewska". |
| Piano | 33 | 1911 | Croquis de femmes | piano | Published Paris: F. Durdilly, Ch. Hayet, successeur, plate no. C. 6254 H. Dedication: "à Monsieur Jules Combarieu, Hommage sympathique et reconnaissant". |
| Piano | 34 | 1911 | Petite suite sur les notes Mi Do Mi Fa Si Mi | piano | Published Mainz: B. Schott's Söhne, plate no. 29378. Dedication: "à mon cher ami E. Demets". |
| Piano | 35 | 1910 | Kinder-Album, 24 kleine Präludien in verschiedenen Ton- und Taktarten | piano | Published Mainz: B. Schott's Söhne, plate no. 28824. Dedication: "Meinem lieben Vater gewidmet". |
| Piano | 36 | 1911 | Fêtes, 2 Morceaux descriptifs | piano | Published Mainz: B. Schott's Söhne, plate no. 29379. Dedication: "à Madame Betty Heffner, Hommage sympathique". |
| Piano | 37 | 1913 | Les Noces du soldat de bois, Ballet en un acte | piano | Unpublished. |
| Piano | 38 | 1910 | Introduction, XII variations et fugue | piano | collaborative publication with works on the same theme by Hugo Rasch, Georges Loth, Auguste Delacroix, and Herbert Fryer, Paris: E. Demets, plate no. E. 1487 D. Dedication: "à mon ami Hugo Rasch". |
| Piano | 39 | 1912 | Incunabula | piano | Published Paris: E. Demets, plate no. E. 1614 D. Dedication: "à Tupac". |
| Piano | 40 | 1912 | En passant... Études d'après nature | piano | Published Paris: E. Demets, plate no. E. 1615 D. |
| Piano | 41 | 1912 | Valses caprices | piano | Published Paris: E. Demets, plate no. E. 1664 D. |
| Piano | 42 | 1912 | Gitaneries | piano | Published Paris: E. Demets, plate no. E. 1678 D. Dedication: "à la mémoire de Bizet". |
| Vocal | 42bis | 1921 | Trois Chansons espagnoles | piano | Books 1–4 Book 5 Published Paris: Éditions Max Eschig, plate no. M.E. 1781, M.E. 1782; M.E. 1783, M.E. 1986, M.E. 2251. Dedications: Books I–III "à Marthe Le Breton", Books IV–V "à Richard Byk". |
| Vocal | 73 | 1928 | Deux Mélodies | medium voice and piano | 1. Words by Paul Gérardy 2. words by Anatole Le Braz Published Paris: Éditions Max Eschig, plate no. M.E. 2249 & M.E. 2250. |
| Chamber | 74 | 1928 | Pièce celtique | cello and piano | Published Paris: Éditions Max Eschig, plate no. M.E. 2252. Dedication: "à Madame Fernande Kufferath". |
| Chamber | 75 | 1930 | Quatrième quatuor | 2 violins, viola and cello | Published Paris: Éditions Max Eschig, plate no. M.E. 2463 & M.E. 2464. |
| Vocal | 76 | 1928 | Trois Petits trios pour voix de femmes | soprano, mezzo-soprano and alto | 1. Words by Jean Ajalbert 2. words by St Thomas Aquinas 3. words by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, translated by Louis de Ronchaud Unpublished. |
| Chamber | 77 | 1928 | Deux Pièces celtiques | viola and piano | Unpublished. |
| Chamber | 78 | 1929 | Sonatine | two violins | Unpublished. |
| Vocal | 79 | 1932 | Deux Mélodies | soprano and piano | 1. Words by Paul Verlaine 2. words by Prosper Blanchemain Published Paris: Éditions Max Eschig, plate no. M.E. 3694. Dedication: "A Mlle. Marguerite Breitner". |
| Chamber | 80 | 1929 | Deuxième sonatine | violin or viola and piano | Published Paris: Proprieté de l'auteur. Dedication: "A Suzanne Chevaillier". |
| Chamber | 81 | 1929 | Sonatine | cello and piano | Published Paris: Proprieté de l'auteur. Dedication: "À Madeleine Monnier". |
List of compositions by genre
Piano music
- Ländliche Skizzen . Contains: 1. Am Bache; 2. Waldvöglein; 3. Ländler; 4. Ringellied; 5. Legende; 6. Die Sägemühle
- Ein Spinnerliedchen op. 2
- Two Studies: Staccato and Legato op. 4
- Carneval-Studien op. 6
- Im Gebirg op. 7. 4 Klavierstücke
- Album-Blätter op. 8
- Étude-Fantaisie op. 9
- Miniatures. Cinq petites pièces op. 11
- Study
- Variations sur un thème original dans le style irlandais op. 12
- Deux Études pour la main gauche seule
- Mazurka et Polonaise op. 17
- Petit album op. 18. Contains: 1. En route ; 2. L'Auberge ; 3. Enfants qui passent ; 4. Aux temps passés ; 5. Danseuse sur la scène ; 6. Sonatine; 7. Scherzette.
- Aus dem Kinderleben. 6 Tonbilder op. 19. Contains: 1. Puppenwiegenlied; 2. Puppentanz; 3. Im Wald; 4. Erster Walzer; 5. Schläfriges Kind; 6. Auf Wiedersehen.
- Au village. Petite suite caractéristique. Contains: 1. Noce campagnarde; 2. Fillettes; 3. Basse-Cour; 4. Sur l'herbe; 5. Au bord du ruisseau.
- Au bord de la forêt op. 21
- Eaux fortes op. 24. Contains: 1. Sérénade espagnole; 2. Bergérie; 3. Petite mazurka.
- Étude op. 25
- Nouvelles feuilles d'album op. 27. Contains: 1. Madrigal; 2. Canon; 3. Style irlandais; 4. Petites scènes parisiennes.
- Variations sur un air irlandais ancien op. 28
- Valses op. 32
- Petite suite irlandaise, d'après les airs anciens de la collection Petrie, for piano 4-hands
- Croquis de femmes op. 33. Contains: 1. Au couvent: 2. Bavardes; 3. La Vieille tante; 4. Mondaine; 5. Jeunes anglaises; 6. Dans les jardins du sérail; 7. Charmeuse de serpents.
- Petite suite op. 34
- Kinder-Album. 24 kleine Präludien in verschiedenen Ton- und Taktarten op. 35
- Fêtes. Deux Morceaux descriptifs op. 36. Contains: 1. Fête de village au XVIIIme siècle; 2. Fête populaire dans la banlieue de Paris au XXme siècle.
- Incunabula op. 39. Contains: 1. Berceuse; 2. Bébé dort; 3. Croquemitaine.
- En passant... op. 40. Contains: 1. Petit pâtre sur les hauts pâturages; 2. Champ de blé au clair de lune; 3. Dans une petite ville flamande le dimanche; 4. Cimes neigeuses; 5. Sieste en chemin de fer.
- Valses caprices op. 41. Contains: 1. Valse rustique; 2. Valse canaille; 3. Valse distraite; 4. Valse boiteuse; 5. Valse érotique; 6. À la Reger; 7. Encore une valse.
- Gitaneries op. 42
- Sonatine op. 43
- Sentes et chemins op. 44. Contains: 1. Ouvriers allants à l'usine; 2. Promenades du philosophie; 3. A travers bois; 4. Cornemuse en têt; 5. Sur la route d'Amalfi; 6. Sentier de Meudon au printemps; 6. Par la pluie.
- Pièces celtiques op. 45
- Croquis parisiens op. 47. Contains: 1. Promenade matinale au Jardin du Luxembourg; 2. L'Américain qui a bien diné; 3. Dans un atelier de couturières.
- Impressions humoristiques op. 48. Contains: 1. Tupae. Polka; 2. Das Fräulein stand am Meere und seufzte lang und bang; 3. Napolitains; 4. En regardant une ronde de jeunes filles; 5. Chanteuse de beuglant; 6. Bébé prend sa médecine.
- Huit Pièces celtiques op. 51
- Sonatine celtique op. 53
- Epigrammes d'un solitaire op. 55. Contains: 1. La Forêt de Clamart à l'aube; 2. Un Jardin arabe; 3. Une Pagode indochinoise; 4. Un Berceau; 5. Un vieux cimetière; 6. Un Souvenir lointain.
- Trois Pièces exotiques op. 57. Contains: 1. Fillettes brunes; 2. Le Goût de la cannelle; 3. Nègre endimanché.
- Étude de concert op. 60
- Douze Canons à deux voix à tous les intervalles op. 64
- Rapsodie irlandaise op. 67
- Banlieues. Six Petites pièces op. 69
- À la manière de... 18 Pastiches, 3 volumes
- À la manière de... Six Nouveaux pastiches, 4th volume to above
Vocal music
- Vier Lieder op. 3. Contains: 1. Leise zieht durch mein Gemüth; 2. Die blauen Frühlingsaugen; 3. Mädchen mit dem rothen Mündchen; 4. Zum Schluß: "Sag, wo ist dein schönes Liebchen".
- op. 5, title unknown. The only published movement is no. 1: The Blackbird has a Golden Bill.
- Annie. Chanson écossaise
- Quatre Mélodies op. 23. Contains: 1. Lydia; 2. Epiphanie; 3. Là-bas!; 4. Le Revenant.
- La Fille aux cheveux de lin. Chanson écossaise
- Trois Chansons espagnoles op. 42bis. Contains: 1. ; 2. Auf den Wällen Salamankas; 3. Neben mir wohnt Don Henriquez.
- Le Mort joyeux op. 56a
- Trois Mélodies op. 66. Contains: 1. Si la distance qui nous séparé; 2. Paysage; 3. Chanson écossaise.
- Trois Chansons celtiques op. 72. Contains: 1. ; 2. Le Chanson du rouet; 3. .
- Deux Mélodies. Contains: 1. La Lune; 2. À deux.
Chamber music
Duos
- Berceuse for violin and piano
- Sonate en style irlandais op. 14 for violin and piano
- Rapsodie celtique op. 50 for violin and piano
- Sonate celtique op. 62 for viola and piano; as Sonatine celtique op. 62 arrangement by the composer for violin and piano
- Rapsodie gaélique op. 63 for cello and piano
- Deux Morceaux op. 68 for saxophone and piano
- Quatre Morceaux op. 71 for alto-saxophone or viola and piano
- Pièce celtique op. 74 for cello or bassoon and piano
- Deuxième Sonatine op. 80 for violin and piano
- Sonatine op. 81 for cello and piano
Trios
- Lieder an den Mond op. 10 for violin, cello, piano
- Petit trio celtique op. 52 for violin, viola, cello
- Trio op. 54 for 2 clarinets and bassoon
- Trio op. 70 for flute, violin, bassoon
Quartets
- Prémier Quatuor op. 46 for string quartet
- Deuxième Quatuor op. 49 for string quartet
- Variations sur un thème de six notes op. 58 for flute, violin, viola, cello
- Quatre Pièces celtiques op. 59 for cor anglais, violin, viola, cello
- Troisième Quatuor op. 61 for string quartet
- Sérénade op. 65 for string quartet
- Quatrième Quatuor op. 75 for string quartet