Roger Hecht wrote:
>Eric Schissel wrote:
>
>>Well- as to Sowerby's 2nd symphony having the first passacaglia by an
>>American composer- how does it compare in date with Barber's first
>>symphony? (Or Harris' 7th, my favorite Harris symphony, at that?)
>
>Sowerby wins, datewise. 1927-28.
The first piece of Copland I ever played was his Passacaglia for Piano
from 1922.
Karl