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.
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.
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".
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".
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".
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
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.
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.
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.