List of compositions by Frederic Rzewski


This is a list of compositions by Frederic Rzewski.

Stage

The Persians, opera The Triumph of Death, opera

Orchestral

Nature Morte, for small orchestra A Long Time Man, for piano and orchestra Satyrica, for guitar, double bass, piano, synthesizer, vibraphone, percussion, and symphony band Una Breve Storia d'Estate, for three flutes and orchestra Scratch Symphony Movable Types Bring Them Home!, for two percussion, two pianos and orchestra, arranged for two percussion and two pianosPiano Concerto, for piano and orchestra A Dog's Life, for piano and orchestra

Chamber

String Quartet Trio, for flute, trumpet and piano Pfi, for 2 flutes, percussion, cello and piano Speculum Dianae, for any eight improvisational players Prose Pieces, for improvisational ensemble Les Moutons de Panurge, for any number of melody instruments Last Judgment, for trombone or any number of unison trombones Second Structure, for improvisational ensemble Song and Dance, for flute, bass clarinet, double bass and vibraphone Thirteen Instrumental Studies, for a variable ensemble Moonrise with Memories, for bass trombone and ensemble Three Pieces, for soprano saxophone, trombone and piano Wails, for bass clarinet, piano and two percussion Spots, for any four players Don't Have it Today, for any player and double bass The Lost Melody, for clarinet, piano and two percussion Roses, for flute, clarinet, trumpet, tuba, violin, cello, accordion and percussion Aerial Tarts, for flute, clarinet, violin, cello, piano and two percussion Whangdoodles, for hammer dulcimer, violin and piano Holes, for any four to eight players Crusoe, for any four to twelve players Histories, for four saxophones Whimwhams, for marimba and string quartet Family Scenes, for flute, three saxophones, French horn, three trumpets, two trombones, bass trombone, double bass and piano When the Wind Blows, for flute, soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone, flügelhorn, trombone, guitar, double bass and piano Spiritus, for four recorders and percussion For Hanns, for flute, clarinet, cello and piano Trio, for violin, cello and piano Main Drag, for percussion and eight or more players Cradle Rock, for flute, soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone, flügelhorn, trombone, guitar, double bass and piano Pocket Symphony, for flute, clarinet, violin, cello, piano and percussion 96, for five players Bring Them Home!, for two percussion and two pianos, arranged from two percussion, two pianos and orchestra versionFortune, for four speaking violists Snaps, for piano and string quartet Spoils, for various instrumentations Natural Things, for clarinet, saxophone, 2 percussion, violin, cello and piano Knight, Death, and Devil, for alto flute, bass clarinet, percussion, three violins, viola, two cellos and piano Blah!, for eight wind players Flowers 2, for alto saxophone, xylophone and piano Reeds, for oboe, clarinet, bass clarinet, alto saxophone and bassoon Brussels Diary, for flute, clarinet, violin, cello and piano Hard Cuts, for piano and ensemble 16 Sneakers, for several violas, or for violaNotasonata, for violin and piano Satires, for violin and piano Demons, for violin and piano Words, for string quartet

Instrumental

Selfportrait, for any player Last Judgement, for trombone Aria, for flute Pennywhistlers, for recorder Lost and Found, for speaking percussionist To the Earth, for speaking percussionist Shtick, for clarinet Knight, for cello Honk, for tuba Mollitude, for flute Fall of the Empire, for solo percussionist, spoken word and multi percussion 16 Sneakers, for violas, or for several viola

Choral

Requiem, Part 1, for speaker, male chorus, Jew's harp, piano, organ, tubular bells, bull-roarer, woodblock, and radio Struggle Song, for mixed chorus Le silence des Espaces Infinis, for female chorus, any player, seven orchestral groups, and tape Stop the War!, for mixed chorus Stop the Testing!, for mixed chorus Ode to the Deserter, for mixed chorus and accompaniment

Vocal

Jefferson, for voice and piano Freud, for voice Coming Together, for speaker and variable ensemble Attica, for speaker and variable ensemble Struggle Song, for voice and variable ensemble Nothing Changes, for voice and piano The Price of Oil, for two voices, eight amplified pipe ensembles and any two similar ensembles Snacks, for voice, mixed chorus ad libitum, and any ensemble ad libitum Antigone-Legend, for voice and piano Egyptian Songs, for voice and piano Songs, for voice and piano The Liar, for voice and piano Mayakovsky, for speaker, piano, and string quartet Mary's Dream, for soprano, contrabass clarinet, cello, piano, and percussion Force, for two speakers, any two wind instruments, any two plucked instruments, two noisemakers and weigher ad libitum Chains, for speaker and 3 - 4 players Love Song, for voice and any player The Waves, for speaker and variable ensemble Tinkleberries, for voice and any number of players The Burghers of Rostock, for voice and piano The Love of Money, for voice and piano Snippets No. 1, for speaker and piano Logique, for voice, flute, cello, and piano Happy Birthday, for voice No More War, for eight voices Snippets No. 2, for speaker and piano

Piano

Chain of Thought Tabakrauch Preludes Poem Introduction and Sonata, for two pianos Study I Study II Falling Music No Place to Go but around 36 Variations on 'The People United Will Never Be Defeated!' Four Pieces Squares North American Ballads
  • * Dreadful Memories
  • * Which Side are You on?
  • * Down by the Riverside
  • * Winnsboro Cotton Mill Blues, also for two pianos The Housewife's Lament, A Machine, for two pianos Eggs Steptangle The Turtle and the Crane Mayn Yingele To His Coy Mistress, for singing or speaking pianist Fantasia Bumps Ludes Sonata De Profundis Andante con Moto A Life Night Crossing with Fisherman, for two pianos Fougues It Makes A Long Time Man Feel Bad, Ballade No.5 Michael Bakunin, Rentier, for speaking pianist When the Wind Blows, for two pianos The Road
  • * Turns
  • * Tracks
  • * Tramps
  • * Stops
  • * A Few
  • * Travelling with Children
  • * Final Preparations
  • * The Big Day Arrives Johnny Has Gone for a Soldier Cadenza, for Piano Concerto No.4, Op.58 by BeethovenDust Spells Second Hand, for piano left hand Rubinstein in Berlin, for speaking pianist 10 War Songs Flowers 1, for speaking pianist Nanosonatas Etude 3 Piano Pieces Dear Diary, for speaking pianist Winter Nights Dreams, Part I Dreams, Part II Songs of Insurrection Saints and Sinners Ages 8 Nocturnes 6 Movements America: A Poem
  • ''The Naked Truth''

Other

Zoologischer Garten, for tape