Vivien Harvey Slater Compositions
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Box of Toys, ‘Children’s Suite’ for Orchestra: Prologue, The Four Grotesque Soldiers, The Sweetheart Doll, The Lonesome Jack-in-the-box, The Calliope, Carnival of the Toys [1938]. (performed by the Rochester Philharmonic, José Iturbi conducting, in: Rochester on 12/1/1938; Troy 12/5/1938; Saratoga Springs 12/7/1938; Albany, and NYC. Also performed by the Cleveland Orchestra 11/21/1943 at Severance Hall conducted by Rudolf Ringwall. (see review on 'News Articles' link).
“Summer”. Student piece written at Cincinnati Conservatory and performed on radio (NBC Red Network) Sat. May 13, 1939. (Same as Summer: Chorus for mixed voices. copyright 1947?).
Capriccio, pastorale, strathspey & air : for piano.
An old-fashioned dance.
The old mill.
Let’s play tag.
Chinese temple gongs
Author: Vivien Harvey Slater
Publisher: New York City : G. Ricordi & Co., 1948.
Tunes for everybody; favorite pieces for the piano (some with words). 65 favorite melodies, Publisher: New York, Ricordi [1951] Pl. no. N.Y. 1454-94. (96 pages).
Ale Song; from Gammer Gurton’s needle, 1566, song for tenor, by Vivien Harvey [words by Stevenson]. G. Ricordi & Co. New York. 1951.
Rip Van Winkle Suite for Orchestra. Publisher: New York : Ricordi, 1951, miniature score (34 pages). Performed by the Rochester Philharmonic, José Iturbi conducting.
Variations on Greensleeves (English folk song) : for piano solo. Publisher: Belwin Mills, Melville, NY 1953 (also Ricordi).
Review from Notes, Dec. 1953
Tanglewood tales : thirteen recital etudes for piano based on Greek myths as retold by Nathaniel Hawthorne. Publisher: G. Ricordi, New York, 1961 (32 pages)
Birds of a feather : for one piano, four hands : ten easy duets for beginners of all ages / by Vivien Harvey Slater ; poems by Joseph Slater. Publisher: Belwin Mills, 1989
Requiescat, for soprano and piano (premiered by Lauralyn Kolb and VHS, 2/26/2002). Published??
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