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Many of Roy Harris' piano pieces were inspired by his wife, the pianist Johana Harris, and demonstrate his wide-ranging musical influences, from Medieval chant and Baroque counterpoint to 20th-century French composers and American and Irish folk music. Album Tracks 1. I. Prelude Maestoso, Con Bravura 2. II. Andante Ostinato Misterioso 3. III. Scherzo Vivace 4. IV. Postlude Maestoso, Con Bravura 5. I. Bells 6. II. Sad News 7. III. Children at Play 8. IV. Slumber 9. I. Streets of Laredo 10. II. Wayfaring Stranger 11. III. the Bird 12. IV. Black Is the Color of My True Love's Hair 13. V. Cod Liver Lle 14. I. Occupation 15. II. Contemplation 16. III. Recreation 17. Toccata for Piano 18. I. Li'l Boy Named David 19. II. When Johnny Comes Marching Home 20. Variations on An American Folk Song, True Love Don't Weep 21. Untitled Piano Piece (1926) 22. Piano Sonata III. Scherzo (Original Version) 23. A Happy Piece for Shirley 24. Orchestrations
