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Frederic Rzewski Frederic Anthony Rzewski ( ; April 13, 1938 – June 26, 2021) was an American composer and pianist, considered to be one of the most important American composer-pianists of his time. His major compositions, which often incorporate social an ...

Stage

* ''The Persians'' (1985) * ''The Triumph of Death'' (1987–88)

Orchestral

* ''Nature Morte'', for small orchestra (1964) * ''A Long Time Man'', for piano and orchestra (1979) * ''Satyrica'', for guitar, double bass, piano, synthesizer, vibraphone, percussion, and symphony band (1983) * ''Una Breve Storia d'Estate'', for three flutes and orchestra (1983) * ''Scratch Symphony'' (1997) * ''Movable Types'' (1999) * ''Bring Them Home!'', for two percussion, two pianos and orchestra (2004), arranged for two percussion and two pianos * ''Piano Concerto'', for piano and orchestra (2013) * ''A Dog's Life'', for piano and orchestra (2014)

Chamber

* ''String Quartet'' (1955) * ''Trio'', for flute, trumpet and piano (1956) * ''Pfi'', for 2 flutes, percussion, cello and piano (1963) * ''Speculum Dianae'', for any eight improvisational players (1964) * ''Prose Pieces'', for improvisational ensemble (1967–68) * ''Les Moutons de Panurge'', for any number of melody instruments (1968) * ''Last Judgment'', for trombone or any number of unison trombones (1969) * ''Second Structure'', for improvisational ensemble (1972) * ''Song and Dance'', for flute, bass clarinet, double bass and vibraphone (1976) * ''Thirteen Instrumental Studies'', for a variable ensemble (1972–77) * ''Moonrise with Memories'', for bass trombone and ensemble (1978) * ''Three Pieces'', for soprano saxophone, trombone and piano (1978-81) * ''Wails'', for bass clarinet, piano and two percussion (1984) * ''Spots'', for any four players (1986) * ''Don't Have it Today'', for any player and double bass (1986) * ''The Lost Melody'', for clarinet, piano and two percussion (1989) * ''Roses'', for flute, clarinet, trumpet, tuba, violin, cello, accordion and percussion (1989) * ''Aerial Tarts'', for flute, clarinet, violin, cello, piano and two percussion (1990) * ''Whangdoodles'', for hammer dulcimer, violin and piano (1990) * ''Holes'', for any four to eight players (1993) * ''Crusoe'', for any four to twelve players (1993) * ''Histories'', for four saxophones (1993) * ''Whimwhams'', for marimba and string quartet (1993) * ''Family Scenes'', for flute, three saxophones, French horn, three trumpets, two trombones, bass trombone, double bass and piano (1995) * ''When the Wind Blows'', for flute, soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone, flügelhorn, trombone, guitar, double bass and piano (1996) * ''Spiritus'', for four recorders and percussion (1997) * ''For Hanns'', for flute, clarinet, cello and piano (1998) * ''Trio'', for violin, cello and piano (1998) * ''Main Drag'', for percussion and eight or more players (1999) * ''Cradle Rock'', for flute, soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone, flügelhorn, trombone, guitar, double bass and piano (1999) * ''Pocket Symphony'', for flute, clarinet, violin, cello, piano and percussion (2000) * ''96'', for five players (2003) * ''Bring Them Home!'', for two percussion and two pianos (2004), arranged from two percussion, two pianos and orchestra version * ''Fortune'', for four speaking violists (2005) * ''Snaps'', for piano and string quartet (2005) * ''Spoils'', for various instrumentations (2005) * ''Natural Things'', for clarinet, saxophone, 2 percussion, violin, cello and piano (2007) * ''Knight, Death, and Devil'', for alto flute, bass clarinet, percussion, three violins, viola, two cellos and piano (2007-08) * ''Blah!'', for eight wind players (2009) * ''Flowers 2'', for alto saxophone, xylophone and piano (2009) * ''Reeds'', for oboe, clarinet, bass clarinet, alto saxophone and bassoon (2009) * ''Brussels Diary'', for flute, clarinet, violin, cello and piano (2010) * ''Hard Cuts'', for piano and ensemble (2011) * ''16 Sneakers'', for several violas (2012), or for viola * ''Notasonata'', for violin and piano (2015) * ''Satires'', for violin and piano (2015) * ''Demons'', for violin and piano (2017) * ''Words'', for string quartet (2018)

Instrumental

* ''Selfportrait'', for any player (1964) * ''Last Judgement'', for trombone (1969) * ''Aria'', for flute (1981) * ''Pennywhistlers'', for recorder (1981) * ''Lost and Found'', for speaking percussionist (1985) * ''To the Earth'', for speaking percussionist (1985) * ''Shtick'', for clarinet (1990) * ''Knight'', for cello (1992) * ''Honk'', for tuba (2004) * ''Mollitude'', for flute (2006) * ''Fall of the Empire'', for solo percussionist, spoken word and multi percussion (2007) * ''16 Sneakers'', for violas (2012), or for several viola

Choral

* ''Requiem, Part 1'', for speaker, male chorus, Jew's harp, piano, organ, tubular bells, bull-roarer, woodblock, and radio (1963–67) * ''Struggle Song'', for mixed chorus (1973) * ''Le silence des Espaces Infinis'', for female chorus, any player, seven orchestral groups, and tape (1980) * ''Stop the War!'', for mixed chorus (1995) * ''Stop the Testing!'', for mixed chorus (1995) * ''Ode to the Deserter'', for mixed chorus and accompaniment (2013)

Vocal

* ''Jefferson'', for voice and piano (1970) * ''Freud'', for voice (1970) * ''Coming Together'', for speaker and variable ensemble (1971) * ''Attica'', for speaker and variable ensemble (1972) * ''Struggle Song'', for voice and variable ensemble (1973) * ''Nothing Changes'', for voice and piano (1976) * ''The Price of Oil'', for two voices, eight amplified pipe ensembles and any two similar ensembles (1980) * ''Snacks'', for voice, mixed chorus ad libitum, and any ensemble ad libitum (1981) * ''Antigone-Legend'', for voice and piano (1982) * ''Egyptian Songs'', for voice and piano (1982) * ''Songs'', for voice and piano (1973–83) * ''The Liar'', for voice and piano (1983) * ''Mayakovsky'', for speaker, piano, and string quartet (1984) * ''Mary's Dream'', for soprano, contrabass clarinet, cello, piano, and percussion (1984) * ''Force'', for two speakers, any two wind instruments, any two plucked instruments, two noisemakers and weigher ad libitum (1985) * ''Chains'', for speaker and 3 - 4 players (1986) * ''Love Song'', for voice and any player (1987) * ''The Waves'', for speaker and variable ensemble (1988) * ''Tinkleberries'', for voice and any number of players (1980–90) * ''The Burghers of Rostock'', for voice and piano (1992) * ''The Love of Money'', for voice and piano (1993) * ''Snippets No. 1'', for speaker and piano (1994) * ''Logique'', for voice, flute, cello, and piano (1997) * ''Happy Birthday'', for voice (1999) * ''No More War'', for eight voices (2005) * ''Snippets No. 2'', for speaker and piano (1994-2006)

Piano

* ''Chain of Thought'' (1953) * ''Tabakrauch'' (1954) * ''Preludes'' (1957) * ''Poem'' (1958) * ''Introduction and Sonata'', for two pianos (1959) * ''Study I'' (1961) * ''Study II'' (1961) * ''Falling Music'' (1971) * ''No Place to Go but around'' (1974) * '' 36 Variations on 'The People United Will Never Be Defeated!''' (1975) * ''Four Pieces'' (1977) * ''Squares'' (1978) * ''North American Ballads'' (1978–79) ** ''Dreadful Memories'' ** ''Which Side are You on?'' ** ''Down by the Riverside'' ** ''Winnsboro Cotton Mill Blues'', also for two pianos (1980) * ''The Housewife's Lament'', (originally for harpsichord rewritten for piano) (1980) * ''A Machine'', for two pianos (1984) * ''Eggs'' (1986) * ''Steptangle'' (1986) * ''The Turtle and the Crane'' (1988) * ''Mayn Yingele'' (1988) * ''To His Coy Mistress'', for singing or speaking pianist (1988) * ''Fantasia'' (1989) * ''Bumps'' (1990) * ''Ludes'' (1990–91) * ''Sonata'' (1991) * ''De Profundis'' (1991–92) * ''Andante con Moto'' (1992) * ''A Life'' (1992) * ''Night Crossing with Fisherman'', for two pianos (1994) * ''Fougues'' (1994) * ''It Makes A Long Time Man Feel Bad'', Ballade No.5 (1997, revised 2004, adapted from ''A Long Time Man'') * ''Michael Bakunin, Rentier'', for speaking pianist (2000) * ''When the Wind Blows'', for two pianos (1996-2002) * ''The Road'' (1995–2003) ** ''Turns'' (1995) ** ''Tracks'' (1996) ** ''Tramps'' (1997) ** ''Stops'' (1998) ** ''A Few'' (1999) ** ''Travelling with Children'' (1999) ** ''Final Preparations'' (1999–2002) ** ''The Big Day Arrives'' (2002–03) * ''Johnny Has Gone for a Soldier'' (2003) * ''Cadenza'' (2003), for Piano Concerto No.4, Op.58 by Beethoven * ''Dust'' (2003) * ''Spells'' (2004) * ''Second Hand'', for piano left hand (2005) * ''Rubinstein in Berlin'', for speaking pianist (2008) * ''10 War Songs'' (2008) * ''Flowers 1'', for speaking pianist (2009) * '' Nanosonatas'' (2006-10) * ''Etude'' (2010) * ''3 Piano Pieces'' (2011) * ''Dear Diary'', for speaking pianist (2014) * ''Winter Nights'' (2014) * ''Dreams, Part I'' (2014) * ''Dreams, Part II'' (2015) * ''Songs of Insurrection'' (2016) * ''Saints and Sinners'' (2016) * ''Ages'' (2017) * ''8 Nocturnes'' (2017) * ''6 Movements'' (2019) * ''America: A Poem'' (2020) * ''The Naked Truth'' (2021)

Other

* ''Zoologischer Garten'', for tape (1965) Rzewski, Frederic *