老司机传媒

Blythe Owen
1898 - 2000

Catalog of Compositions

The following list of compositions has been compiled from a variety of sources by the staff of the James White Library, 老司机传媒. It is still a work in progress. Additional works without opus will be added.
The library seeks to acquire copies of all the works, and to discover additional compositions.

The works the library does not currently own are indicated by the * symbol. If you have a copy of any of the works, or know of other pieces not on this list please contact:

Marianne Kordas, Music Librarian, Music Materials Center

老司机传媒 Berrien Springs MI 49104-0230

e-mail: mack@andrews.edu Phone: (269) 471 3114

Orchestral

1941	Suite for Strings	Op. 4
1942	Pastorale & Dance for Chamber Orchestra	Op. 7
1946	Suite - "State Street" 2nd place Henry P. Lytton Award 1946	Op. 11
1947	Symphony No. 1	Op. 13
1953	Concerto for Piano and Orchestra Mu Phi Epsilon Biennial Award 1955	Op. 24
1954	Elegiac Poem	Op. 19
1957	I Heard Emmanuel Singing - Chorus and Orchestra	Op. 20
1961	Concerto Grosso for Strings, Oboes, Horns, and Bassoons Mu Phi Epsilon Biennial Award 1961	Op. 29
1964	Elizabethan Suite	Op. 32
	Fantasy for Orchestra (Lift High the Cross)	Op. 76

Band

1966

Chorale and Fugue

Op. 38

Chamber Music

1940	Sonata Fantaisie for Cello and Piano Mu Phi Epsilon Biennial Award	Op. 3
1944	Quintet for Piano and String Quartet Delta Omicron Award	Op. 8, No. 1
1944	Quartet for Strings, No. 1	Op. 8, No. 2
* 1944	Ballad for Organ and Strings	Op. 10
1946	Sonata for Violin and Piano Mu Phi Epsilon Biennial Award 1951	Op. 12
1950	Trio for Oboe, Clarinet, and Bassoon Mu Phi Epsilon Biennial Award 1951 Honorable Mention Gedok Competition Germany 1961 Published by Hall-Orion 1972	Op. 18
1951	Quartet for Strings, No. 2 Mu Phi Epsilon Biennial Award 1951	Op. 15
1959	Trio for Flute, Clarinet, and Piano 1st prize - Musicians Club of Women, Chicago 1959	Op. 28, No. 1
1962	Trio for Violin, Cello, and Piano Special Merit Citation - Mu Phi Epsilon 1967	Op. 28, No. 2
1963	Quartet for Piano, Violin, Viola, and Cello	Op. 28, No. 3
1964	Two Inventions for Woodwinds Special Merit Citation - Mu Phi Epsilon 1967 Published by Hall-Orion 1972	Op. 35, No. 1
1967	Diversion for Bassoon and Harpsichord	Op. 42, No. 2
1969	Sarabande and Gigue for Four Tubas	Op. 43
* 1973	Diversion for Alto Sax and Piano	Op. 42, No. 3
1978	Ein Feste Burg for Trumpet Trio with Piano	Op. 52, No.1
1980	Trio for Clarinet, Cello and Piano	Op. 57

Piano

1939	Sonata in A 2nd prize - Mu Phi Epsilon Biennial Contest 1942	Op. 2
1948	Sonata No. 1 1st prize - Lakeview Musical Society, Chicago 1950	Op. 14
1950	Toccata Published by Orion Music Press 1977 Mu Phi Epsilon Biennial Award 1957	Op. 21, No. 1
1955	A Little Game Published by Summy Birchard in Album of Contemporary Music	Op. 25, No. 1
1955	March of the Plastic Soldiers	Op. 25, No. 2
1956	Whirly Skirts	Op. 25, No. 3
1956	The Dorian Dude Published by Rochester Music	Op. 26, No. 1
1959	Variations on American Folk Song "Old Texas"	Op. 27, No. 1
1959	Variations on American Folk Song "Sacramento"	Op. 27, No. 2
1962	Black Key Jig	Op. 30, No. 1
1962	Over the Telephone	Op. 30, No. 2
1962	Two Little Trumpeters	Op. 30, No. 3
1962	Ring Dance	Op. 30, No. 4
1963	The Phrygian Flirt	Op. 26, No. 2
1964	The Lydian Lady	Op. 26, No. 3
1964	Nativity Suite	Op. 34, Nos.1-5
* 1964	Good-Morning	Op. 36, No. 1
* 1964	Playing Games	Op. 36, No. 2
* 1964	Swinging Published by Summy Birchard	Op. 36, No. 3
1965 -66	Three Little Preludes and Fughettas	Op. 40, Nos.1-3
1966 -67	Two Nocturnes	Op. 41, Nos.1-2
1971	Serially Serious (Three pieces) Published by Hall-Orion	Op. 46, Nos.1-3
1979	The Mixolydian Maiden	Op. 58, No.1
* 1979	The Aeolian Acrobat	Op. 58, No.2
1979	Sonatina for Piano or Harpsichord	Op. 56, No.1
* 1979	Wigwam	Op. 56, No.2
1980	The Ionian Imp	Op. 58, No.3
1982	Fairest Lord Jesus	Op. 64, No.2
1982	A Little Ballad/Five Friends	Op. 65, No.1
1982	Mysterious Waltz/Six Equal Steps Waltz	Op. 65, No.2
1982	Pasde Deux	Op. 65, No.3
1983	Shining Waters	Op. 65, No.4
1983	A Sunny Day	Op. 65, No.5
1983	Sonatinetta	Op. 69, No.1, 2
1984	Clowns	Op. 73, No.2

Duo Piano

1949	On the Lake (Barcarolle)	Op. 21, No. 2
1950	Sprites (Scherzo)	Op. 21, No. 6
1957	Sonatina from "God's Time is Best" - Bach Published by Summy Birchard	Op. 21, No. 3
1957	Largo - from Clavier Concerto No. V	Op. 21, No. 4
1960	Air - Handel (Recital Duos) Published by Summy Birchard	Op. 21, No. 5
1978	Pieces for Harpsichord with 2 Rows of Keys, (Sonata) - Handel	Op. 70, No. 1
1978	Pieces for Harpsichord with 2 Rows of Keys, (Chaconne) - Handel	Op. 70, No. 2
1984	Sonata Op. 71, No. 1 by G. F. Handel	Op. 71, No.1

Choral

1942	Easter - 4 part anthem Published by University of Miami Press	Op. 5, No. 1
1942	Victimae Paschale - 4 part anthem	Op. 5, No. 2
1944	Song of the Oppressed - 4 part anthem	Op. 6, No. 1
1944	Let God Arise - 4 part anthem with organ Published by Summy Birchard (out of print)	Op. 6, No. 2
1944	My Soul is an Enchanted Boat - 4 part women's chorus	Op. 9, No. 1
1944	Go, Lovely Rose - madrigal, 4 part Published by University of Miami Press	Op. 9, No. 2
1944	O Lord, I Will Praise Thee - 5 part a cappella	Op. 9, No. 3
1947	Fairest Lord Jesus - SAB and Organ	Op. 9 , No.4
1950	Blessed be the God and Father - 4 part - soprano and instruments 1st Honorable Mention - Friends of Harvey GaulContest 1951	Op. 23, No. 4
1950	The Trinity - 4 part with organ	Op. 17, No. 3
1951	Festival Te Deum - 4 part with organ	Op. 17, No. 2
1952	Awake, O Zion - women's trio with piano and trumpet 1st Prize - American Pen Women Chicago Chapter 1953 University of Maryland Award 1957 Published by Lake State	Op. 17, No. 1
1954	The Rock/O Light Invisible - male chorus	Op. 23, No. 2
1955	The Little Jesus Come to Town - 4 part with piano	Op. 23, No. 3
* 1957	Hearken Unto Me - 4 part with organ Composers Press Award 1957 Published by Composers Press Opus Publishing Company	Op. 17, No. 4
1958	We Wish You a Merry Christmas - SAB with piano (arr.)
1959	Praise the Lord - 4 part with organ	Op. 23, No. 1
1960	Whispering Willows	Op. 31, No. 2
1963 -66 -69	11 Choral Responses Published by Hall Orion 1974	Op. 33, No. 1-11
1964	This is the Gate of the Lord - chorus, organ, brass, percussion	Op. 43, No. 1
1966	Antiphon No. 1	Op. 39, No. 1
1970	The Man on the White Horse - chorus, narrator, brass, percussion	Op. 43, No. 2
1970	An Indian Prayer - women's voices, SSAA, flute, drum, Honorable Mention - Harvey Gaul 1970	Op. 43, No. 3
1970	Song of Infinitude - SATB with piano	Op. 43, No. 4
1972	How Shall I Sing the Majesty - 4 part male chorus or quartet	Op. 47, No. 1
1973	Amen I & II	Op. 31, No.9, 10
1974	Home of the Soul - chorus with organ	Op. 49, No. 1
1975	God of Eagles, God of Sparrows - hymn	Op. 47, No. 4
1975	Centennial Anthem (Prophetic Song) - chorus, organ,brass, percussion	Op. 50, No. 1
1975	Almighty God, Who Made the Things - hymn	Op. 47, No. 5
1975	With Trust in God - hymn	Op. 47, No. 6
1975	Dear God of All Creation - hymn	Op. 47, No. 7
1975	Centennial Anthem (Prophetic Song) - chorus, organ, brass, percussion	Op. 50, No. 1
1976	Jesus Passed Within the Veil - hymn-anthem	Op. 47, No. 9
1976	Lo, He Comes - 2 choirs, orchestra, brass, organ (arr.)	Op. 49, No. 2
1976	Peace Hymn of the Republic - organ, brass, chorus, Bicentennial Commission Published by Lake State	Op. 50, No. 2
1977	Of the Father's Love Begotten - chorus and organ Anthem	Op. 49, No. 3
1979	Blessed Be the Lord	Op. 53, No. 1
1981	Rejoice and Sing	Op. 53, No.2
1981	La Mayor Necessidad	Op. 61, No.1
1981	Trilogy: The Three Angels of Annunciation Comissioned by McGill University	Op. 61, No.2
1982	Rejoice and Sing	Op. 62, No.2
1982	Sleep Baby, Sleep	Op. 53, No.3
1984	Shelter of Voices	Op. 53, No.5
1984	For Your Holy Book We Thank You	Op. 71, No.9
1985	All Nations of the Earth	Op. 72, No.3, 4
1985	Fanfare for "Lift up the Trumpet"	Op. 72, No.5
1986	Praise the Lord (for Junior Choir)	Op. 74, No.1
1993	Gentle Chains	Op. 74, No. 9

Songs Op.42, No.1

1940	Pierrot - high voice and piano	Op. 1, No. 1
1941	I Know Not Why - high voice and piano	Op. 1, No. 2
1942	My Heart Shall Bear No Burden - high voice and piano	Op. 1, No.3
1942	Out of the Depths - high/medium voice and organ	Op. 10, No. 1
1942	Rise, O My Soul - high voice and organ	Op. 10, No. 2
1948	Make a Joyful Noise - high/medium voice and organ	Op. 10, No. 3
1951	Rain - high voice and piano	Op. 16, No. 1
1951	Morning Glories at My Window - high voice and piano	Op. 16, No. 2
1956	Blessed be the God and Father - high voice and organ	Op. 10, No. 4
1956	A Daughter's Prayer on Mother's Day	Op. 10, No. 5
1958	Songs of the Night - medium voice and piano Autumn Dusk - No. 1 The Fountain - No. 2 Night Plane - No. 3	Op. 22
1958	The Cloud - high voice and piano	Op. 16, No. 3
1969	My Heart Shall Bear No Burden - high voice with violin (or clarinet) and piano Pedro Pay Award 1969	Op. 42, No. 1
1970	Song Cycle for Solo Voice - high voice and piano (may not have been completed)	Op. 45
1979	O Lord, I Have Heard the Report of Thee - high voice and piano	Op. 55, No.1
1980	O Lord, Thou Hast Searched Me - with cello and organ	Op. 55, No.2

Organ

1966	Festal Prelude	Op. 37, No. 1
1967	Fantasia on "Of the Father's Love Begotten"	Op. 37, No. 2
1969	Fanfare and Processional with Brass Quartet Published by Hall-Orion	Op. 44, No. 1
* 1973	Praeludium	Op. 44, No. 2
1973	Processional	Op. 48, No. 1
1975	Chorale Prelude on "Rothwell"	Op. 51, No. 1
1975	Variations on "Herr Jesu Christ, ich weiss gar wohl"	Op. 51, No. 2
1980	Passacaglia on Prout's Impossible Theme	Op. 56
1981	Processional on an Austrian Hymn	Op. 60, No. 1
1982	The King of Love My Sheperd Is (Organ & Piano)	Op. 64, No. 1
1982	Sonatina Michiana/Sonatina for Organ	Op. 67, No. 1
1983	Praise to the Lord	Op. 70, No. 1

Christmas Carols

1958	We Wish You a Merry Christmas - SAB
1973	The Carpenter of Galilee Text by Hilda W. Smith	Op. 47, No. 2
1974	Though Christ a Thousand Times be Born Text by Angelus Silesius	Op. 47, No. 3
1975	The Coming Child Text by Richard Crashaw	Op. 47, No. 8
1976	Christ is Born Anew Text by Elizabeth Stuart Philip	Op. 47, No. 10
1977	I Saw a Stable Text by Mary Elizabeth Coleridge	Op. 47, No. 11
1978	Shall I Be Silent Text by George Herbert	Op. 47, No. 12
1979	O Wondrous Night Text by Nancy Byrd Turner	Op. 47, No. 13
1980	Christmas Eve Author unknown	Op. 47, No. 14
1981	Far Trumpets Blowing Text by Louis F. Benson	Op. 47, No. 15
1982	Christmas Antiphon Text by Algernon Charles Swinburne	Op. 47, No. 16
1983	A Christmas Carmen Text by John Greenleaf Whittier	Op. 47, No. 16b
1984	The Star of Bethlehem Text by William Cullen Bryant	Op. 47, No. 17
1985	Go Little Poem Text by Alice Hansche Mortinson	Op. 47, No. 18
1986	Consecration Text by Roxie Lusk Smith	Op. 74, No. 2
1987	Christmas Day Text by Edgar Quest	Op. 74, No. 3
1988	For All My Friends Text by Alice Hanshe Mortinson	Op. 74, No. 4
1989	Behold I Come Quickly	Op. 62, No. 3
* 1989	The Wondrous Star Text by Roxie Lusk Smith	Op. 74, No. 5
1990	Our Savior King Text by Fanny Crosby	Op. 74, No. 6
1992	I Do Not Know, I Cannot See Text anonymous	Op. 74, No. 7
1992	Love Incarnate Text by Christina G. Rossetti	Op. 74, No. 8
1994	A Christmas Carol Text by Robert Herrick	Op. 74, No. 10
1995	A Christmas Prayer	Op.74, No. 11

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