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Composition date dur. performance medium publishing data

Sonata in D 1962, rev. 1994 4' harp solo engraved*

Sonata in E 1962, rev. 1994 5' harp solo engraved*
Sonata in G
(m) 1963, rev. 1994 5' harp solo engraved*

Hototogisu 1964 11' two pianos engraved*

Frondescence 1965, rev. 1971 5' flute and piano autograph*

Syzygy for Orchestra 1966 14' 3/3/3/3/4/3/3/1/3/ pn./strings autograph*

Sangita '67 1967 2'-15' any flutes, string instruments, and/or percussion instruments autograph*

Tusk 1967 3' piano solo autograph*

Night Vapors 1967 4' piano solo engraved*

Forgotten Vibrations 1967 10' al. ft., cl., bass cl., two perc., hp., pn., string quartet engraved*

...Versus... 1968 20' double bass solo, autograph*

Cairn 1968 6' piano solo autograph*

Continua for Orchestra 1969 15' 3/3/3/3/4/3/3/1/4/ pn./strings autograph*

Phases 1970 18' two pianos and photo cell mixers autograph*

Head 1970 10'-30' piano solo autograph*

Lorelei 1971 20' four sopranos, four basses, four flutes, four cellos, piano four hands autograph*

Reservoir 1971 8' mixed chorus, a capella Walton Music

...Delay... 1971 10'-25' string trio and tape-delay-system autograph*

Rapport 1971, rev. 1973 and 2010 30' original version: electronic music synthesizer, pre-recorded tapes, and tape-delay-system. new version: DSP software played in real time. engraved*

Lissajous 1971 10' oscilloscope and pre-recorded tape autograph*

Streams and Willows: A Concerto for Flute and Orchestra 1972 18' flute solo 3/3/3/3/4/3/3/1/3/ pn./strings autograph*

Varnam for Five Melody Instruments and Percussion (s) 1972 12'- 2,2 and 1 of flutes, obs., clarinets, saxophones, violins, viola, guitars, pianos, finger cymbals, drums, drone autograph*

Motet on Doo-Dah 1973 8' alto flute, bass, piano, Asterisk*

Thunder of Spring over Distant Mountains 1973 45' quadraphonic electronic music (stereo version available) (no score)

Not Lilacs 1974 15' alto sax, trumpet in Bb, piano, drum set. autograph*

Strata for Twelve Instrumentalists 1974 15' flute, ob, cl, bn, trp, piano, perc., 2 vns., vla., v'c., bass. engraved*

Variations on the Variation of the Quadran Pavan and the Quadran Pavan by Bull and Byrd 1974 13' two pianos autograph*

In Different Voices 1975 60' symphonic band divided into five wind ensembles. autograph*

Bob's Plain Bobs 1975 15' four percussionists and tape autograph*

Throughout (Anyway) (s)(m) 1975 6' four flutes autograph*

The Dreamer Once Removed 1976 10' four trumpets and carillon autograph*

Curtains 1976 15' pipe organ and tape autograph*

Radif I, II, III 1976 10-60' any number of instruments arranged in groups of four autograph*

Tapestries for Chamber Orchestra 1976 20' instruments distributed in four ensembles engraved*

Three Encores: On-off, Bhairavi, Intermezzo. 1976 10' piano solo engraved*

Raudra (m) 1976 4' flute solo engraved*

Bhayanaka 1977 10' piano, four hands autograph*

Hagoromo 1977 30' soprano and bass voices, 2 flutes, 3 violins, bass and bells (with dancer) engraved*

3/4/5 1977 15' rhythmic music to be realized for at least three players, any instruments autograph*

Interiors for Orchestra 1977 15' 2/2/2/2/2/1/1/0/2/pn., four hands/ strings autograph*

Vibhatsa 1978 8' sop. and alto saxophones engraved*

Haiku Cycle 1978 14' soprano and piano autograph*

Plexus for Woodwind Quartet 1978 18' fl./picc./al. fl., ob./c.a., cl./bs. cl., bassoon engraved*

Flux Mandala 1978 20' quadraphonic electronic music (no score)

Karuna 1978 8' cello and piano engraved*

Either Ether 1978 17' piano solo autograph*

Tigers and Lilies 1979 15' 12 saxophones
(three sax. quartets) engraved*

Hamiltonian Cycle: Saxophone 1979 10' alto saxophone autograph*

Shanti 1979 9' three clarinets in A, or cl. in A and tape autograph*

Arabesque 1979 14' harpsichord solo autograph*

Allies 1979 10' piano, four hands engraved*

Variations on a Theme of Steve Reich 1980 15' keyboard solo engraved*

Inter Alia (m) 1980 11' fl., ob., cello engraved*

Vira 1980 10' flute, tuba, crotales, and gongs autograph*

Bhakti 1981 8' guitar, harp, and harpsichord. autograph*

Tournament 1981 20' trombone choir (12 or 24 trombones) engraved*

In Variations 1981 15' violin and piano engraved*

Passim 1981 12' fl., ob., cl., bn., pn., vn., vla., v'c. autograph*

Exchanges 1982, rev. 1989 15' piano and computer generated tape engraved*

Suggetto Cavato 1982 10' piano solo engraved*

Ordre 1983 12' harpsichord solo autograph*

Four Voices in Three Voices 1983 10' piano solo engraved*

Cuts 1984 18' wind ensemble 4/4/4/sax quart./4/4/4/3/1/4/pn. autograph*

Four-Fold Heart Sutra 1984 10' Baritone solo, men 's chorus, vibs., piano engraved*

Night Sky Scroll 1985, rev. 1992 15' computer generated tape engraved*

Wang River Cycle 1985 40' mezzo soprano, fl (alto), ob.(c.a.), cl.(b. cl.), bn., harp, perc., vn., vla., cello autograph*

Amid Flock and Flume 1986 17' flute and computer generated tape engraved*

Clash 1987 7' orchestra 2/2/2/2/2/2/1/1/2/strings autograph*

A Time 1988 13' soprano fl., ob., cl., bn., pn., vn, cello, bass autograph*

Concerto for Piano and Winds (s) 1988 20' piano and wind ensemble 3/3/3/sax quart./3/4/3/3/1/3 engraved*

Arc 1988 20' string quartet engraved*

Pari Passu 1988 14' violin and percussion (vibs/marim) autograph*

Clear Sounds Among Hills and Water 1989 11' piano solo engraved*

Out and Out (s) 1989 14' clarinet and piano autograph*

Three Musicians

Three Musicians 1989

rev. 2000 10' cor anglais, horn, bass

cor anglais, bass clarinet, cello autograph*

engraved*

Terrane 1989 14' piano solo autograph*

Traces (m) 1990 10' flute and piano engraved*

Four or Five Mirrors 1990 15' quadraphonic computer tape (also in stereo) autograph*

A Fabric of Seams 1990 13' fl., cl., bn., horn, pn., vn., vla., cello autograph*

Badlands: A Concerto for Flute and Wind Ensemble 1991 17' 3/3/3/sax quart./3/4/3/3/1/3/pn. engraved*

To the Nine 1991 11' guitar and tape engraved*

MA 1992 15' computer generated tape engraved*

Along a Rocky Path 1993 15' clarinet, violin, piano engraved*

Cold Mountain Songs 1993 25' soprano and piano engraved*

Radif IV (misc. ensemble) 1994

2000 4'-60'

60' misc. four-part pieces for (groups of)
four instruments

electronic version engraved*

Broken Consort in Three Parts (m) 1994 19' al.fl/fl/picc., cl./b.cl., perc., pn., vn, v'c. engraved*

Airs 1995 14' 6 fls., 2 fl./picc., 2 fl/al.fl. engraved*

Refrains 1995 11' cello and piano engraved*

Zöe 1996 4' piano solo engraved*

Abuh Abuh Tenun 1996 11' flute and marimba engraved*

Cora Chorus 1996 9' three harps or any multiple thereof engraved*

Odds and Ends 1996 7' piano solo engraved*
Perspectives of New Music 35/2

Inscape 1996 30' basso and orchestra 3/3/3/3/4/3/3/1/3/basso/strings engraved*

Out of Inscape 1996 16' basso and orchestra 3/3/3/3/4/3/3/1/3/basso/strings engraved*

Wabi 1996 15' piano solo engraved*

Halfway up to the Minute (s)(m) 1996 30" piano solo engraved*

Panorama of Music Theory, 1987-97 1997 15' computer generated tape engraved*

Pilgrimage 1997 8' orchestra 2/2/2/2/4/2/2/1/3/harp/strings engraved*

Scraps 1998 7' piano solo engraved*

Sabi 1998 9' piano solo engraved*

Yügen 1998 15' piano solo engraved*

Something New 1998 5' piano duet engraved*

Entanglements
1998 10' viola and computer generated sounds engraved*

Tête-à-Tête 1999 7' two guitars engraved*

About the Same 1999 15' computer generated sounds engraved*

On the Go 1999 15' clarinet and computer generated sounds engraved*

Nine Piano Pieces
(Between, Rising Early,
Had, Kids, Figurine,
Loose Canon, To Wit,
Fever, Glimpse) 1999 25' piano solo engraved*

Vignette 1999 2' marimba solo Sonic Arts Editions

In Concert 2000 12' al. fl., c.a., cl., bsn., hn., pn., vn., vla., v'c., bass engraved*

Still 2000 5' piano solo engraved*

Around Chimney Bluffs 2001 6' piano solo engraved*

Meandering River 2001 15' piano solo engraved*

Playing Outside 2001 100' improvisors, orchestra, chorus, gamelan engraved*

Safety in Numbers
2002 23' wind ensemble 4/4/4/sax quart./4/4/4/3/1/4/pn/cel. engraved*

Bob's Bop
2002 20' saxophone quartet engraved*

Struck Sound
2002 10' piano and percussion engraved*

Coming down to Earth (m) 2002 50' improvisation ensemble played outdoors engraved*

Sung Song (m)
2002 5' solo voice engraved*

Fourteen Little Piano Pieces 2002 12' solo piano engraved*

Wye 2003 30' solo soprano and computer generated sounds engraved*

Clearing 2003 10' piano solo engraved*

Après vous (m) 2003 12' guitar solo engraved*

Lyra 2004 10' harp solo engraved*

Twelve Bell Canons 2004 2' each orchestral bells solo engraved*

Ode 2004 9' piano solo engraved*
Perspectives of New Music, 41/2

Old Forest 2005 23' 3/3/3/3/4/3/3/1/5 perc/piano solo/strings engraved*

Oracle 2005 64' large mixed ensemble played outdoors engraved*

Quaerere et Invenire 2005 10' 2/1/2/1/2/2/1/1/2 perc/piano solo engraved*

microtunes 2005 2' orchestral bells solo engraved*

Each Time 2006 12' piano solo engraved*

SOUND/PATH/FIELD 2006 90' multiple ensembles played outdoors engraved*

Canonical Minutes 2006 8' pipe organ engraved*

Society Sound 2006 11'' fl., ob., cl., pn., vn., v'c. engraved*

Knot Lilacs 2006 11'' alto saxophone solo engraved*

Simple Stars 2007 11'' two pianos engraved*

Roundelay 2007 17'' fl., cl., perc., pn., vn., v'c. engraved*

Arboretum 2007-8 58'' mixed ensemble with or without recorded sounds played outside or inside engraved*

Stream Runner 2007 12'' marimba with or without percussion ensemble engraved*

Beautiful Beast 2007 7'' solo double bass engraved*

This Bubble of a Heart 2008 22'' contralto and string quartet engraved*

The Eight-Hand Way 2008 10'' two pianos, eight hands engraved*

Four Tangled Groves 2008 16' vl., trp., vla., Eng. hn., trom., vn., fl., alto sax., v'c., sop. sax., bsn., c.bs. engraved*

strange flowers, occasional storms 2008 11' piano solo engraved*

Allegro Appassionata 2009 20' string quartet engraved*

Mountain Streams 2009 17' electroacoustic soundfile*

Channing Fragments 2009 14' soprano and fl., cl., hp., pn., string quart. engraved*

Vynes 2010 12' flute and piano engraved*

...gradually... 2010 11' violin and piano engraved*

Thirty-Nine Webern Variations 2010 22' piano solo engraved*

Quattro per Quattro 2011 16' string quartet engraved*

Marian Antiphons 2012 75' mixed choir, piano and miscellaneous instruments engraved*

Cadenza for Daniel Pesca 2012 6' piano solo engraved*

Four Play Nine 2012 11' piccolo, flute, alto flute, oboe, English horn, clarinet, bass clarinet, bassoon, and contra bassoon engraved*

Mysterious Landscape 2012 30' prerecorded natural sounds, synthesizer and digital delay system engraved*

Quanta 2012 variable up to 7' piano solo engraved*

Singularity 2012 4' piano solo engraved*

Sun, Moon, Earth 2012 45' variable instrumentation including singers featuring percussion engraved*

Entelechy 2012 2012 10' piano with electronic modification engraved*

Three-Braided River 2013 15' piano solo engraved*

Forty Fingers 2013 16' two pianos, eight hands engraved*

Doubles and Pairs 2013 5' oboe and piano engraved*

Soliloquy 2013 7' guitar solo engraved*

Secret Passages 2013 11' fl, alto fl, sop sax, bs clar, vibs, marimb, perc., pn., 2 v'c engraved*

Wright Song Book 2014 2'-25' soprano and piano engraved*

Drawn Onward: Fantasy for Violin and Piano 2014 15' violin and piano engraved*

Four Gardens 2014 30' at least 20 performers played outdoors engraved*

Winter Constellations 2014 15' fl/picc, ob, cl, bsn, horn, trp, trb, harp, pn, two vns, vla, v’c, bass engraved*

Baryons 2015 6' euphonium and piano engraved*

Lichen 2015 4' piano solo engraved*

Birds Soaring over Mountain Paths 2016 10' fl.,cl.,hrn.,vn.,vla.,v'c engraved*

Lake 2016 4' piano solo engraved*

Three Rhythmic Studies 2016 8' one to four percussionists engraved*

Variations with Aria 2016 9' violin solo engraved*

Inner Voices 2016 8' piano solo engraved*

Septet 2017' 25' 2 cls, bs. cl., vn, vla, v'c, pn. engraved*

Twenty-Four Fragments 2017 1-2' each diverse instrument solos engraved*

Nadasonata 2018 3' piano four hands engraved*

Multiplicities and Then Some 2018 14' chamber orchestra engraved*

Notable Harmonies 2018 9' clarinet and string trio engraved*

Nanovariations 2018 2' piano solo engraved*

Elegy 2018 1' piano solo engraved*

Primitive Roots part 1 2019 5' soprano saxophone and piano engraved*

Primitive Roots part 2 2019 5' alto saxophone and piano engraved*

Sappho Cycle 2019 20' mezzo-soprano and violin engraved*

from here on out 2019 80' piano solo and piano four hands engraved*

Polymora 2019 14' percussion ensemble engraved*

Landscape Greeting 2020 12' fl., two horns, harp, vn., via., v'c. engraved*

Carnatic String Quartet 2020 45' string quartet engraved*

Canonical Minutes (sinfonia version) 2020 12' chamber orchestra 1/1/1/1/1/1/1/0/2/pn/strings engraved*

Aubade (sinfonia version) 2020 11' fl, ob, 2 cls, bin, 2 hns, vis, harp, pno, 2 vns, vla v’c, bass engraved*

All Tonics 2021 12' fl, alto fl, oboe, English horn, Cl, Bass Cl, piano. Vn I, Vn II, viola, cello, bass printed*

Grave per se(i) 2021 8' fl, cl, pn, vn, vla, vc engraved*

Giocoso per se(i) 2021 5' fl, cl, pn, vn, vla, vc engraved*

Percussion Overlay for Arboretum 2021 60' four percussions engraved*

sound, trees, meadows 2021-2 57' wind ensemble plaed outdoors engraved*

Musics of the Sphere 2022-3 50' six-track electro-acoustic composition sound file*

Vif 2023 7' piano solo engraved*

Claire 2023 5' piano solo engraved*

Composition	date	dur.	performance medium	publishing data
Sonata in D	1962, rev. 1994	4'	harp solo	engraved*
Sonata in E	1962, rev. 1994	5'	harp solo	engraved*
Sonata in G (m)	1963, rev. 1994	5'	harp solo	engraved*
Hototogisu	1964	11'	two pianos	engraved*
Frondescence	1965, rev. 1971	5'	flute and piano	autograph*
Syzygy for Orchestra	1966	14'	3/3/3/3/4/3/3/1/3/ pn./strings	autograph*
Sangita '67	1967	2'-15'	any flutes, string instruments, and/or percussion instruments	autograph*
Tusk	1967	3'	piano solo	autograph*
Night Vapors	1967	4'	piano solo	engraved*
Forgotten Vibrations	1967	10'	al. ft., cl., bass cl., two perc., hp., pn., string quartet	engraved*
...Versus...	1968	20'	double bass solo,	autograph*
Cairn	1968	6'	piano solo	autograph*
Continua for Orchestra	1969	15'	3/3/3/3/4/3/3/1/4/ pn./strings	autograph*
Phases	1970	18'	two pianos and photo cell mixers	autograph*
Head	1970	10'-30'	piano solo	autograph*
Lorelei	1971	20'	four sopranos, four basses, four flutes, four cellos, piano four hands	autograph*
Reservoir	1971	8'	mixed chorus, a capella	Walton Music
...Delay...	1971	10'-25'	string trio and tape-delay-system	autograph*
Rapport	1971, rev. 1973 and 2010	30'	original version: electronic music synthesizer, pre-recorded tapes, and tape-delay-system. new version: DSP software played in real time.	engraved*
Lissajous	1971	10'	oscilloscope and pre-recorded tape	autograph*
Streams and Willows: A Concerto for Flute and Orchestra	1972	18'	flute solo 3/3/3/3/4/3/3/1/3/ pn./strings	autograph*
Varnam for Five Melody Instruments and Percussion (s)	1972	12'-	2,2 and 1 of flutes, obs., clarinets, saxophones, violins, viola, guitars, pianos, finger cymbals, drums, drone	autograph*
Motet on Doo-Dah	1973	8'	alto flute, bass, piano,	Asterisk*
Thunder of Spring over Distant Mountains	1973	45'	quadraphonic electronic music (stereo version available)	(no score)
Not Lilacs	1974	15'	alto sax, trumpet in Bb, piano, drum set.	autograph*
Strata for Twelve Instrumentalists	1974	15'	flute, ob, cl, bn, trp, piano, perc., 2 vns., vla., v'c., bass.	engraved*
Variations on the Variation of the Quadran Pavan and the Quadran Pavan by Bull and Byrd	1974	13'	two pianos	autograph*
In Different Voices	1975	60'	symphonic band divided into five wind ensembles.	autograph*
Bob's Plain Bobs	1975	15'	four percussionists and tape	autograph*
Throughout (Anyway) (s)(m)	1975	6'	four flutes	autograph*
The Dreamer Once Removed	1976	10'	four trumpets and carillon	autograph*
Curtains	1976	15'	pipe organ and tape	autograph*
Radif I, II, III	1976	10-60'	any number of instruments arranged in groups of four	autograph*
Tapestries for Chamber Orchestra	1976	20'	instruments distributed in four ensembles	engraved*
Three Encores: On-off, Bhairavi, Intermezzo.	1976	10'	piano solo	engraved*
Raudra (m)	1976	4'	flute solo	engraved*
Bhayanaka	1977	10'	piano, four hands	autograph*
Hagoromo	1977	30'	soprano and bass voices, 2 flutes, 3 violins, bass and bells (with dancer)	engraved*
3/4/5	1977	15'	rhythmic music to be realized for at least three players, any instruments	autograph*
Interiors for Orchestra	1977	15'	2/2/2/2/2/1/1/0/2/pn., four hands/ strings	autograph*
Vibhatsa	1978	8'	sop. and alto saxophones	engraved*
Haiku Cycle	1978	14'	soprano and piano	autograph*
Plexus for Woodwind Quartet	1978	18'	fl./picc./al. fl., ob./c.a., cl./bs. cl., bassoon	engraved*
Flux Mandala	1978	20'	quadraphonic electronic music	(no score)
Karuna	1978	8'	cello and piano	engraved*
Either Ether	1978	17'	piano solo	autograph*
Tigers and Lilies	1979	15'	12 saxophones (three sax. quartets)	engraved*
Hamiltonian Cycle: Saxophone	1979	10'	alto saxophone	autograph*
Shanti	1979	9'	three clarinets in A, or cl. in A and tape	autograph*
Arabesque	1979	14'	harpsichord solo	autograph*
Allies	1979	10'	piano, four hands	engraved*
Variations on a Theme of Steve Reich	1980	15'	keyboard solo	engraved*
Inter Alia (m)	1980	11'	fl., ob., cello	engraved*
Vira	1980	10'	flute, tuba, crotales, and gongs	autograph*
Bhakti	1981	8'	guitar, harp, and harpsichord.	autograph*
Tournament	1981	20'	trombone choir (12 or 24 trombones)	engraved*
In Variations	1981	15'	violin and piano	engraved*
Passim	1981	12'	fl., ob., cl., bn., pn., vn., vla., v'c.	autograph*
Exchanges	1982, rev. 1989	15'	piano and computer generated tape	engraved*
Suggetto Cavato	1982	10'	piano solo	engraved*
Ordre	1983	12'	harpsichord solo	autograph*
Four Voices in Three Voices	1983	10'	piano solo	engraved*
Cuts	1984	18'	wind ensemble 4/4/4/sax quart./4/4/4/3/1/4/pn.	autograph*
Four-Fold Heart Sutra	1984	10'	Baritone solo, men 's chorus, vibs., piano	engraved*
Night Sky Scroll	1985, rev. 1992	15'	computer generated tape	engraved*
Wang River Cycle	1985	40'	mezzo soprano, fl (alto), ob.(c.a.), cl.(b. cl.), bn., harp, perc., vn., vla., cello	autograph*
Amid Flock and Flume	1986	17'	flute and computer generated tape	engraved*
Clash	1987	7'	orchestra 2/2/2/2/2/2/1/1/2/strings	autograph*
A Time	1988	13'	soprano fl., ob., cl., bn., pn., vn, cello, bass	autograph*
Concerto for Piano and Winds (s)	1988	20'	piano and wind ensemble 3/3/3/sax quart./3/4/3/3/1/3	engraved*
Arc	1988	20'	string quartet	engraved*
Pari Passu	1988	14'	violin and percussion (vibs/marim)	autograph*
Clear Sounds Among Hills and Water	1989	11'	piano solo	engraved*
Out and Out (s)	1989	14'	clarinet and piano	autograph*
Three Musicians Three Musicians	1989 rev. 2000	10'	cor anglais, horn, bass cor anglais, bass clarinet, cello	autograph* engraved*
Terrane	1989	14'	piano solo	autograph*
Traces (m)	1990	10'	flute and piano	engraved*
Four or Five Mirrors	1990	15'	quadraphonic computer tape (also in stereo)	autograph*
A Fabric of Seams	1990	13'	fl., cl., bn., horn, pn., vn., vla., cello	autograph*
Badlands: A Concerto for Flute and Wind Ensemble	1991	17'	3/3/3/sax quart./3/4/3/3/1/3/pn.	engraved*
To the Nine	1991	11'	guitar and tape	engraved*
MA	1992	15'	computer generated tape	engraved*
Along a Rocky Path	1993	15'	clarinet, violin, piano	engraved*
Cold Mountain Songs	1993	25'	soprano and piano	engraved*
Radif IV (misc. ensemble)	1994 2000	4'-60' 60'	misc. four-part pieces for (groups of) four instruments electronic version	engraved*
Broken Consort in Three Parts (m)	1994	19'	al.fl/fl/picc., cl./b.cl., perc., pn., vn, v'c.	engraved*
Airs	1995	14'	6 fls., 2 fl./picc., 2 fl/al.fl.	engraved*
Refrains	1995	11'	cello and piano	engraved*
Zöe	1996	4'	piano solo	engraved*
Abuh Abuh Tenun	1996	11'	flute and marimba	engraved*
Cora Chorus	1996	9'	three harps or any multiple thereof	engraved*
Odds and Ends	1996	7'	piano solo	engraved* Perspectives of New Music 35/2
Inscape	1996	30'	basso and orchestra 3/3/3/3/4/3/3/1/3/basso/strings	engraved*
Out of Inscape	1996	16'	basso and orchestra 3/3/3/3/4/3/3/1/3/basso/strings	engraved*
Wabi	1996	15'	piano solo	engraved*
Halfway up to the Minute (s)(m)	1996	30"	piano solo	engraved*
Panorama of Music Theory, 1987-97	1997	15'	computer generated tape	engraved*
Pilgrimage	1997	8'	orchestra 2/2/2/2/4/2/2/1/3/harp/strings	engraved*
Scraps	1998	7'	piano solo	engraved*
Sabi	1998	9'	piano solo	engraved*
Yügen	1998	15'	piano solo	engraved*
Something New	1998	5'	piano duet	engraved*
Entanglements	1998	10'	viola and computer generated sounds	engraved*
Tête-à-Tête	1999	7'	two guitars	engraved*
About the Same	1999	15'	computer generated sounds	engraved*
On the Go	1999	15'	clarinet and computer generated sounds	engraved*
Nine Piano Pieces (Between, Rising Early, Had, Kids, Figurine, Loose Canon, To Wit, Fever, Glimpse)	1999	25'	piano solo	engraved*
Vignette	1999	2'	marimba solo	Sonic Arts Editions
In Concert	2000	12'	al. fl., c.a., cl., bsn., hn., pn., vn., vla., v'c., bass	engraved*
Still	2000	5'	piano solo	engraved*
Around Chimney Bluffs	2001	6'	piano solo	engraved*
Meandering River	2001	15'	piano solo	engraved*
Playing Outside	2001	100'	improvisors, orchestra, chorus, gamelan	engraved*
Safety in Numbers	2002	23'	wind ensemble 4/4/4/sax quart./4/4/4/3/1/4/pn/cel.	engraved*
Bob's Bop	2002	20'	saxophone quartet	engraved*
Struck Sound	2002	10'	piano and percussion	engraved*
Coming down to Earth (m)	2002	50'	improvisation ensemble played outdoors	engraved*
Sung Song (m)	2002	5'	solo voice	engraved*
Fourteen Little Piano Pieces	2002	12'	solo piano	engraved*
Wye	2003	30'	solo soprano and computer generated sounds	engraved*
Clearing	2003	10'	piano solo	engraved*
Après vous (m)	2003	12'	guitar solo	engraved*
Lyra	2004	10'	harp solo	engraved*
Twelve Bell Canons	2004	2' each	orchestral bells solo	engraved*
Ode	2004	9'	piano solo	engraved* Perspectives of New Music, 41/2
Old Forest	2005	23'	3/3/3/3/4/3/3/1/5 perc/piano solo/strings	engraved*
Oracle	2005	64'	large mixed ensemble played outdoors	engraved*
Quaerere et Invenire	2005	10'	2/1/2/1/2/2/1/1/2 perc/piano solo	engraved*
microtunes	2005	2'	orchestral bells solo	engraved*
Each Time	2006	12'	piano solo	engraved*
SOUND/PATH/FIELD	2006	90'	multiple ensembles played outdoors	engraved*
Canonical Minutes	2006	8'	pipe organ	engraved*
Society Sound	2006	11''	fl., ob., cl., pn., vn., v'c.	engraved*
Knot Lilacs	2006	11''	alto saxophone solo	engraved*
Simple Stars	2007	11''	two pianos	engraved*
Roundelay	2007	17''	fl., cl., perc., pn., vn., v'c.	engraved*
Arboretum	2007-8	58''	mixed ensemble with or without recorded sounds played outside or inside	engraved*
Stream Runner	2007	12''	marimba with or without percussion ensemble	engraved*
Beautiful Beast	2007	7''	solo double bass	engraved*
This Bubble of a Heart	2008	22''	contralto and string quartet	engraved*
The Eight-Hand Way	2008	10''	two pianos, eight hands	engraved*
Four Tangled Groves	2008	16'	vl., trp., vla., Eng. hn., trom., vn., fl., alto sax., v'c., sop. sax., bsn., c.bs.	engraved*
strange flowers, occasional storms	2008	11'	piano solo	engraved*
Allegro Appassionata	2009	20'	string quartet	engraved*
Mountain Streams	2009	17'	electroacoustic	soundfile*
Channing Fragments	2009	14'	soprano and fl., cl., hp., pn., string quart.	engraved*
Vynes	2010	12'	flute and piano	engraved*
...gradually...	2010	11'	violin and piano	engraved*
Thirty-Nine Webern Variations	2010	22'	piano solo	engraved*
Quattro per Quattro	2011	16'	string quartet	engraved*
Marian Antiphons	2012	75'	mixed choir, piano and miscellaneous instruments	engraved*
Cadenza for Daniel Pesca	2012	6'	piano solo	engraved*
Four Play Nine	2012	11'	piccolo, flute, alto flute, oboe, English horn, clarinet, bass clarinet, bassoon, and contra bassoon	engraved*
Mysterious Landscape	2012	30'	prerecorded natural sounds, synthesizer and digital delay system	engraved*
Quanta	2012	variable up to 7'	piano solo	engraved*
Singularity	2012	4'	piano solo	engraved*
Sun, Moon, Earth	2012	45'	variable instrumentation including singers featuring percussion	engraved*
Entelechy 2012	2012	10'	piano with electronic modification	engraved*
Three-Braided River	2013	15'	piano solo	engraved*
Forty Fingers	2013	16'	two pianos, eight hands	engraved*
Doubles and Pairs	2013	5'	oboe and piano	engraved*
Soliloquy	2013	7'	guitar solo	engraved*
Secret Passages	2013	11'	fl, alto fl, sop sax, bs clar, vibs, marimb, perc., pn., 2 v'c	engraved*
Wright Song Book	2014	2'-25'	soprano and piano	engraved*
Drawn Onward: Fantasy for Violin and Piano	2014	15'	violin and piano	engraved*
Four Gardens	2014	30'	at least 20 performers played outdoors	engraved*
Winter Constellations	2014	15'	fl/picc, ob, cl, bsn, horn, trp, trb, harp, pn, two vns, vla, v’c, bass	engraved*
Baryons	2015	6'	euphonium and piano	engraved*
Lichen	2015	4'	piano solo	engraved*
Birds Soaring over Mountain Paths	2016	10'	fl.,cl.,hrn.,vn.,vla.,v'c	engraved*
Lake	2016	4'	piano solo	engraved*
Three Rhythmic Studies	2016	8'	one to four percussionists	engraved*
Variations with Aria	2016	9'	violin solo	engraved*
Inner Voices	2016	8'	piano solo	engraved*
Septet	2017'	25'	2 cls, bs. cl., vn, vla, v'c, pn.	engraved*
Twenty-Four Fragments	2017	1-2' each	diverse instrument solos	engraved*
Nadasonata	2018	3'	piano four hands	engraved*
Multiplicities and Then Some	2018	14'	chamber orchestra	engraved*
Notable Harmonies	2018	9'	clarinet and string trio	engraved*
Nanovariations	2018	2'	piano solo	engraved*
Elegy	2018	1'	piano solo	engraved*
Primitive Roots part 1	2019	5'	soprano saxophone and piano	engraved*
Primitive Roots part 2	2019	5'	alto saxophone and piano	engraved*
Sappho Cycle	2019	20'	mezzo-soprano and violin	engraved*
from here on out	2019	80'	piano solo and piano four hands	engraved*
Polymora	2019	14'	percussion ensemble	engraved*
Landscape Greeting	2020	12'	fl., two horns, harp, vn., via., v'c.	engraved*
Carnatic String Quartet	2020	45'	string quartet	engraved*
Canonical Minutes (sinfonia version)	2020	12'	chamber orchestra 1/1/1/1/1/1/1/0/2/pn/strings	engraved*
Aubade (sinfonia version)	2020	11'	fl, ob, 2 cls, bin, 2 hns, vis, harp, pno, 2 vns, vla v’c, bass	engraved*
All Tonics	2021	12'	fl, alto fl, oboe, English horn, Cl, Bass Cl, piano. Vn I, Vn II, viola, cello, bass	printed*
Grave per se(i)	2021	8'	fl, cl, pn, vn, vla, vc	engraved*
Giocoso per se(i)	2021	5'	fl, cl, pn, vn, vla, vc	engraved*
Percussion Overlay for Arboretum	2021	60'	four percussions	engraved*
sound, trees, meadows	2021-2	57'	wind ensemble plaed outdoors	engraved*
Musics of the Sphere	2022-3	50'	six-track electro-acoustic composition	sound file*
Vif	2023	7'	piano solo	engraved*
Claire	2023	5'	piano solo	engraved*

* Available from Morris Music
(Call 585-615-0231 or send e-mail).

Last update: December 25, 2020

Works by Robert Morris

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