Martin Bresnick

List of Works

ORCHESTRA AND CHAMBER ORCHESTRA

Angelus Novus (1991) 9' *
3/3 (eng. hn.)2/b. cl./3; 4/3/3/0; timp., perc.; str.

Falling (1994) 20'
Solo mezzo-soprano; 2 (a. fl.)/2 (eng. hn.)/2 (b. cl.)/2; 2/2/2/0; perc., pno., hp.; str.

Grace (2000) 18'
Solo Mar. (2); 0/2/2/2; 2/0/0/0; str.

On an Overgrown Path, Leos Janacek (arr. 1996) 25'
1 (a. fl.)/1/1/1; 2/1/0/0; str.

One (1986) 10'
2 (a. fl.)/2 (eng. hn.)/2 (b. cl.)/2; 2/2 (flg. hn.)/2/0; vib.; str.

Pontoosuc (1989) 15'
picc./2/2/eng. hn./2/b. cl./2/cbn.; 4/3/3/1; timp., perc., pno.; str.

Sinfonia (1992) 15' *
3 (picc.)/3 (eng. hn.)/3 (b. cl.)/3; 4/3/3/0; timp., perc.; str.

STRING ORCHESTRA

Little Suite (1987) 20'
for Amateur String Orchestra

Wir Weben, Wir Weben (1978) 22'
(12-3-3-3)
see also Small Chamber Ensembles

LARGE CHAMBER ENSEMBLES

Ants (1976) 15'
Solo soprano, mezzo-soprano, tenor, baritone voices; actors/mimes (5); fl., ob., cl., bn.; hn.; perc., hp.; vln.

Bread and Salt (1984) 7'
fl. (2), ob. (2), cl. (2), bn. (2), a. sax. (2); hn. (2); vlc., cb.

B. 's Garlands (1973) 10'
vlc. (8)

Fanfare (2001) 5'
brass ensemble (4 trmpts, 4 hrns, 4 trombns)

Fantasia on a Theme of Willie Dixon (2001) 10'
bass clarinet in b-flat,electric guitar,drum set,vibraphone,violin, piano,electric organ

Introit (1969) 7'
Fl. (2), ob. (2), cl. (2), bn. (2); hn. (4), trp. (2), trb. (2)

Musica (1972) 7'30" - 22'30"
fl., cl., bn.; hn., trp., trb.; vln., vla., vlc.

Der Signál (1982) 15'
Solo soprano, mezzo-soprano, tenor, baritone voice; narrator (or tape); fl., cl., a. sax.; cor., trb.; vla., vlc., cb.

SMALL CHAMBER ENSEMBLES

* * * (1997) 11' *
cl.; vla.; pno.

BE JUST! (1995) 4' *
cl.; vlc., cb.; gtr., pno., perc.

Bird as Prophet (1999) 15'
vln.; pno.

The Bucket Rider (1995) 11' *
b. cl.; vlc., cb.; gtr., pno., perc.

Conspiracies (1979) 14'
Solo flute; fl. (4)
See also Solo Instrumental

Falling (1994) 20'
Solo mezzo-soprano voice; pno.

Follow Your Leader (1994) 3' *
b. cl. (cl.), bn., bar. sax.; vln.; pno., synth.
or
b. cl. (cl.), bn.; vln., vla., vlc.; perc., pno.

High Art (1983) 8'
Solo piccolo; toy pno. (opt.)

Just Time (1985) 15'
Woodwind quintet

La Gaya Scienza (1998) 3'
Brass quintet; timp.

Pigs & Fishes (1993) 5' *
b. cl. (cl.), bn., bar. sax.; vln.; pno., synth.
or
b. cl. (cl.), bn.; vln., vla., vlc.; perc., pno.

Pine Eyes (1998) 20'
Narrator; cl. (b. cl.); pno., perc. (2)

Songs of the Mouse People (1999) 11'
vlc.; vib.

String Quartet No. 1 (1968) 16'

String Quartet No. 2 ("Bucephalus") (1984) 20'

String Quartet No. 3 (1992) 20'

Tent of Miracles (1984) 12'
Solo baritone saxophone; b. sax. (3)
or
Solo bass clarinet; b. cl. (3)
or
Solo bassoon; bn. (3)
see also Solo Instrumental

Trio
vln., vlc; pno.

Tucket (1991) 3' *
b. cl., bn., bar. sax.; vln.; synth.
or
b. cl., bn.; vln., vla., vlc.
or
Brass quintet

Wir Weben, Wir Weben (1978) 22'
vln. (3), vla., vlc., cb.

My Twentieth Century (2002)
flute, clarinet, piano, violin, viola, cello

SOLO INSTRUMENTAL

Bag O' Tells (1984) 12'
Solo mandolin

Conspiracies (1979) 14'
Solo flute; tape

The Dream of the Lost Traveller (1997) 13' *
Solo piano

For the Sexes: The Gates of Paradise (2001) 30'
For piano solo
DVD available for use in performance. Contact the composer directly by visiting www.commonmuse.com.

Four Short Piano Pieces (1964-1968) 8'
Solo piano

High Art (1983) 8'
Solo piccolo; toy pno. (opt.)

Lady Neil's Dumpe (1987) 12'
DX7 digital synthesizer; TX816 driven by Mac computer

On an Overgrown Path, Leos Janacek (arr. 1996) 25'
Solo guitar

Tent of Miracles (1984) 12'
Solo baritone saxophone; tape
or
Solo bass clarinet; tape
or
Solo bassoon; tape

Theme and Variations (1964) 5'
Solo oboe

CHORAL WORKS

New Haven (1933) 2'*
SATB chorus, a cappella
(text: Psalm 82)

Three Choral Songs (1986) 10'
SATB chorus, a cappella

Where Is the Way (1970) 5'
SATB chorus, a cappella

Woodstock (1933) 3' *
SATB chorus, a cappella
(text: Psalm 131)

(* Pieces belonging to the Opera della Musica Povera series)

OPERE DELLA MUSICA POVERA (Works of a Poor Music) - The Opere della Musica Povera pieces were written between 1990 and 1999. Despite the range of instrumentation, all the compositions have similar formal plans and structural strategies. Each "Opera" is in a different "key" and has a title that evokes a sense of poverty: poverty of means, of spirit, of wit.