Roy Harris

Roy Ellsworth Harris (February 12, 1898 – October 1, 1979) was an American composer. He wrote music on American subjects, and is best known for his Symphony No. 3.

Birth and Death Data: Born February 12, 1898 (Lincoln County), Died October 1, 1979 (Santa Monica)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1930 - 1958

Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, choral director, session supervisor, director, vocalist, arranger

= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	CVE-59780	12-in.	5/8/1930	Piano sonata	Harry Cumpson	Piano solo	composer
Victor	CVE-59781	12-in.	5/8/1930	Piano sonata	Harry Cumpson	Piano solo	composer
Victor	CVE-59782	12-in.	5/8/1930	Piano sonata	Harry Cumpson	Piano solo	composer
Victor	CS-82524	12-in.	5/16/1934	Three variations on a theme	Roth Quartet	String quartet	composer
Victor	CS-82525	12-in.	5/16/1934	Three variations on a theme	Roth Quartet	String quartet	composer
Victor	CS-82535	12-in.	5/18/1934	Three variations on a theme	Roth Quartet	String quartet	composer
Victor	CS-82536	12-in.	5/18/1934	Three variations on a theme	Roth Quartet	String quartet	composer
Victor	CS-83200	12-in.	5/14/1934	Three variations on a theme	Roth Quartet	String quartet	composer
Victor	CS-83201	12-in.	5/14/1934	Three variations on a theme	Roth Quartet	String quartet	composer
Victor	CVE-87567	12-in.	1/12/1935	When Johnny comes marching home	Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra ; Eugene Ormandy	Orchestra	composer, session supervisor
Victor	CVE-87568	12-in.	1/12/1935	When Johnny comes marching home	Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra ; Eugene Ormandy	Orchestra	composer, session supervisor
Victor	BS-98109	10-in.	11/12/1935	Prelude (Ballad) 1935	André Benoist ; Albert Spalding	Violin and piano duet	composer
Victor	BS-98110	10-in.	11/12/1935	Prelude (Ballad) 1935	André Benoist ; Albert Spalding	Violin and piano duet	composer
Victor	CS-98111	12-in.	11/12/1935	Prelude (Ballad) 1935	André Benoist ; Albert Spalding	Violin and piano duet	composer
Victor	CS-98112	12-in.	11/12/1935	Prelude (Ballad) 1935	André Benoist ; Albert Spalding	Violin and piano duet	composer
Victor	CS-98689	12-in.	1/28/1936	Poem	André Benoist ; Albert Spalding	Violin and piano duet	composer
Victor	CS-98690	12-in.	1/28/1936	Poem	André Benoist ; Albert Spalding	Violin and piano duet	composer
Victor	BS-010300	10-in.	5/20/1937	Motet for double choir	Westminster Choir ; John Finley Williamson	Mixed vocal chorus, unaccompanied	choral director
Victor	BS-010301	10-in.	5/20/1937	Motet for double choir	Westminster Choir ; John Finley Williamson	Mixed vocal chorus, unaccompanied	choral director
Victor	CS-010302	12-in.	5/20/1937	Symphony for voices on poems of Walt Whitman	Westminster Choir ; John Finley Williamson	Mixed vocal chorus, unaccompanied	choral director, composer
Victor	CS-010303	12-in.	5/20/1937	Symphony for voices on poems of Walt Whitman	Westminster Choir ; John Finley Williamson	Mixed vocal chorus, unaccompanied	choral director, composer
Victor	CS-010304	12-in.	5/20/1937	Symphony for voices on poems of Walt Whitman	Westminster Choir ; John Finley Williamson	Mixed vocal chorus, unaccompanied	choral director, composer
Victor	CS-010305	12-in.	5/20/1937	Symphony for voices on poems of Walt Whitman	Westminster Choir ; John Finley Williamson	Mixed vocal chorus, unaccompanied	choral director, composer
Victor	CS-010306	12-in.	5/20/1937	Motet for double choir	Westminster Choir ; John Finley Williamson	Mixed vocal chorus, unaccompanied	choral director
Victor	CS-010307	12-in.	5/20/1937	Motet for double choir	Westminster Choir ; John Finley Williamson	Mixed vocal chorus, unaccompanied	choral director
Victor	CS-011720	12-in.	8/14/1937	Chorale for string sextette	Kreiner Sextette	String sextet	composer, director
Victor	CS-011721	12-in.	8/14/1937	Chorale for string sextette	Kreiner Sextette	String sextet	composer, director
Victor	BS-017721	10-in.	12/15/1937	When Johnny comes marching home	Dayton Westminster Choir ; John Finley Williamson	Mixed vocal chorus	choral director, arranger
Victor	BS-017722	10-in.	12/15/1937	Water boy	Dayton Westminster Choir ; John Finley Williamson	Mixed vocal chorus	choral director
Victor	CS-017804	12-in.	12/15/1937	Sonata for piano	Johanna Harris	Piano solo	session supervisor, composer
Victor	CS-017805	12-in.	12/15/1937	Sonata for piano	Johanna Harris	Piano solo	session supervisor, composer
Victor	CS-017806	12-in.	12/15/1937	Sonata for piano	Johanna Harris	Piano solo	session supervisor, composer
Victor	CS-023628	12-in.	6/24/1938	Chaconne	Johanna Harris	Piano solo	session supervisor
Victor	CS-023629	12-in.	6/24/1938	Chaconne	Johanna Harris	Piano solo	session supervisor
Victor	CS-023630	12-in.	6/24/1938	Chaconne	Johanna Harris	Piano solo	session supervisor
Victor	CS-023631	12-in.	6/24/1938	Chaconne	Johanna Harris	Piano solo	session supervisor
Victor	CS-045772	12-in.	12/19/1939	Soliloquy and dance	Johanna Harris ; William Primrose	Viola and piano duet	composer
Victor	CS-045773	12-in.	12/19/1939	Soliloquy and dance	Johanna Harris ; William Primrose	Viola and piano duet	composer
Victor	CS-045774	12-in.	12/19/1939	Soliloquy and dance	Johanna Harris ; William Primrose	Viola and piano duet	composer
Victor	CS-045775	12-in.	12/19/1939	Soliloquy and dance	Johanna Harris ; William Primrose	Viola and piano duet	composer
Victor	CS-071210	12-in.	10/25/1941	Three pieces for orchestra	Eugene Ormandy ; Philadelphia Orchestra	Orchestra	composer
Victor	CS-071211	12-in.	10/25/1941	Three pieces for orchestra	Eugene Ormandy ; Philadelphia Orchestra	Orchestra	composer
Decca	L 11059		7/24/1958	Cut 'n shoot (Texas - U.S.A.)	Roy Harris		vocalist
Decca	L 11060		7/24/1958	Desert in the sky	Roy Harris		vocalist

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Harris, Roy," accessed November 1, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/102946.

Harris, Roy. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 1, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/102946.

"Harris, Roy." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 1 November 2024.