Music

COLLECTED WORKS

Works found here, not included on the main page, have been WITHDRAWN, are IN REVISION, or MAY BE PERFORMED WITH SPECIAL PERMISSION.

Black Earth
ENS.2025.3
Solo Soprano & Brass Ensemble
WITH PERMISSION

After Agnes Martin
ENS.2025.1
Orchestra
WITHDRAWN

Threadsuns
ENS.2023.4
Orchestra
WITHDRAWN

Optic Nerve
ENS.2019.3
Orchestra
WITH PERMISSION

Concerto for Double Orchestra
ENS.2019.2
Orchestra
WITH PERMISSION

Eventyr
ENS.2018.3
Orchestra
WITH PERMISSION

Six Debussy Sonatas
ENS.2018.1
Sinfonietta
WITH PERMISSION

Oboe Quartet
ENS.2017.4b
Oboe, String Trio
WITH PERMISSION

Toward No Earthly Pole
ENS.2017.3
Mezzo-soprano, Tenor & 4 Flutes, 4 Percussion, String Quartet
(REVISED, SEE ENS.2023.1)

Chamber Symphony
ENS.2017.1
Chamber Orchestra
WITHDRAWN

Once More, With Feeling
ENS.2016.8
Soprano & Percussion, Piano
WITHDRAWN

The Death of Sir John Franklin
ENS.2016.2
Tenor & Bass Clarinet, Baritone Sax, Bassoon, Horn, Cello, Bass
WITH PERMISSION

Octet
ENS.2015.4
2 String Quartets
WITH PERMISSION

Trio
ENS.2015.3b
Clarinet, Violin, Piano
WITHDRAWN

Septet
ENS.2015.3a
Clarinet, Bassoon, Trumpet, Trombone, Bass Drum, Violin, Contrabass
WITH PERMISSION

Sextet
ENS.2015.2
Percussion, Piano, String Quartet
WITH PERMISSION

Sonnets to Edward Snowden
ENS.2015.1
Soprano & 2 Violins
WITH PERMISSION

Symphony for Richard Serra
ENS.2014.6
4 Sopranos
WITHDRAWN

The Mouth Harness
ENS.2014.5
Soprano & Percussion
WITHDRAWN

Divide These
ENS.2014.4
Soprano & Vibraphone
WITH PERMISSION

Violin Sonata
ENS.2014.3
Violin, Piano
WITH PERMISSION

The Ten Year Old World
ENS.2014.2
Soprano & Contrabass
WITH PERMISSION

What Is Amazing
ENS.2013.10
Soprano & Tuba, 2 Violins or Soprano & 2 Violins, Bass
WITH PERMISSION

The Inexhaustible Surface of Things
ENS.2013.8
Percussion Trio
WITHDRAWN

The Grave Was Too Small So We Had to Take the Horse Out
ENS.2013.6
2 Mezzo-sopranos & Violin
WITH PERMISSION

Arctic Symphony
ENS.2013.3
4 Flutes/2 Piccolos, 2 Tubas, 4 Cellos
WITHDRAWN

Les Règles ont déjà pensé à tout
ENS.2013.2
Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, 2 Harps, Violin, Viola, Cello
WITHDRAWN

Vanishing Points
ENS.2012.6
Alto & Euphonium, Percussion, Cello
WITH PERMISSION

Clarinet Quintet
ENS.2012.5
Bb Clarinet, String Quartet
WITH PERMISSION

Utopia Parkway
ENS.2012.4
Solo Piano
WITH PERMISSION

Fuck the Astronauts
ENS.2012.3
Mezzo-soprano & Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Bass Clarinet, Horn, Bassoon
WITH PERMISSION

Sechs Kleine Orchesterstucke (Arnold Schoenberg)
ENS.2012.2
Orchestra
WITH PERMISSION

hamsters are heads with little characteristics on the head
ENS.2011.4
Tenor & 4 Cellosor Soprano & Violin
WITHDRAWN

Mike Tyson Will Eat Your Children
ENS.2011.3
Voice & Piano
WITH PERMISSION

Symphony for Steven Millhauser
ENS.2011.1
4 Oboes, 4 Trumpets, 4 Violins
WITHDRAWN

Body Through Which the Dream Flows
ENS.2010.6r
Soprano & Vibraphone
WITHDRAWN

Dr. Farnsworth, A Chiropodist, Lived In Ohio, Where He Wrote Only The First Lines Of Poems
ENS.2010.5
Bass & Euphonium, Timpani, Harp, Cello
WITHDRAWN

Very Black Sonnets
ENS.2010.4
Mezzo-Soprano & English Horn, Bb Clarinet, Bassoon, F Horn, Tenor Trombone, Tuba, Harp, Viola, Cello, Bass
WITHDRAWN

Symphony for Susan Logoreci
ENS.2010.3
2 Flutes, 2 Oboes, 2 Trumpets, Harp, Piano, 2 Cellos, 2 Basses
WITHDRAWN

Cycle of Dust
ENS.2010.2
Baritone & Cello
WITH PERMISSION

Dear Man on Fire,
ENS.2010.1
Soprano & Alto Flute, English Horn, Clarinet, Bassoon, 2 Percussion, 2 Violas
WITH PERMISSION

Spiral Jetty
ENS.2009.8r
2 Vibraphones, Drum Set
WITHDRAWN

Symphony for Ammi Phillips
ENS.2009.7
4 Piccolos, 4 Violins
WITHDRAWN

Sky god girl
ENS.2009.5
Soprano & Piccolo, Oboe, Marimba, Violin, Viola
WITH PERMISSION

Scenes from the Life of Boullee, Book 1
ENS.2009.4
Soprano & Electric Organ
WITH PERMISSION

From the Realm of Morpheus<
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2 Piccolos/Alto Flutes, 2 Oboes/Cor Anglais, Percussion, Piano, String Quintet
WITHDRAWN

Amulet
ENS.2009.2
Mezzo-soprano, Alto Flute, Clarinet, Horn, Tenor Trombone, Viola, Cello
WITH PERMISSION

In the Realms of the Unreal
ENS.2009.1
3 Trumpets, 3 Pianos, 3 String Quartets
WITH PERMISSION

F-111
ENS.2008.12
Marimba, Piano, Cello
WITHDRAWN

Songswarm
ENS.2008.10
Baritone & Chamber Orchestra
WITHDRAWN

Players
ENS.2008.9
Tenor & Piano, Violin, Viola, Cello
WITHDRAWN

From the Land of the Farther Suns
ENS.2008.8
Soprano & 2 Trumpets
WITHDRAWN

On the Natural History of Destruction
ENS.2008.7
Baritone, 2 Violas
WITH PERMISSION

Girls on the Run
ENS.2008.6
Baritone & 3 Baritone Saxophones, Percussion
WITHDRAWN (REVISED, SEE ENS.2025.2)

Upside Dances
ENS.2008.5
Solo Piano
WITH PERMISSION

Casper Hauser Songs
ENS.2008.4
Baritone & 2 Bass Clarinets, Bassoon, 2 Cellos, Bass
WITH PERMISSION

Embryodel
ENS.2008.3
Mezzo-soprano & Oboe, Clarinet, 2 Violins
WITH PERMISSION

Surely I Shall Go On Living
ENS.2008.2
Mezzo-Soprano & Clarinet, Bass Clarinet, String Quartet
WITHDRAWN

En Route
ENS.2008.1
Soprano & Glockenspiel
WITHDRAWN

Because it is bitter, and because it is my heart
ENS.2007.14
Alto & Percussion, Mandolin, Cello
WITH PERMISSION

In Part
ENS.2007.13
Tenor & 3 Piccolos, Vibraphone, Piano
WITHDRAWN (REVISED, SEE ENS.2024.5)

If Not, Winter
ENS.2007.12
Soprano & Piccolo, Bass Clarinet, Baritone Sax, Horn, Trumpet, Tuba, 2 Percussion,
Piano, Violin, Cello, Bass

WITHDRAWN (REVISED, SEE ENS.2025.3)

Badlands
ENS.2007.11
Baritone & 2 Bass Clarinets
WITHDRAWN (REVISED, SEE ENS.2024.14)

World Enough
ENS.2007.10
Baritone, 2 Cellos
WITHDRAWN (REVISION PLANNED)

Codex Atlantic’s
ENS.2007.9
Sinfonietta
WITHDRAWN

Orfordness
ENS.2007.8
Baritone & 2 Violins
WITHDRAWN (REVISED, SEE ENS.2021.4)

Postcards
ENS.2007.7
Soprano & Brass Quintet
WITH PERMISSION

Breathcrystal
ENS.2007.5
Soprano & Clarinet, Piano, Viola
WITHDRAWN (REVISION PLANNED)

Wideawake
ENS.2007.3
Soprano & Alto Clarinet, Trumpet, Viola
WITH PERMISSION

The Dong With A Luminous Nose
ENS.2007.2
Voice & Piano 4-Hands
WITHDRAWN (REVISION PLANNED)

Star Dust
ENS.2006.10r
SATB Chorus
WITH PERMISSION

Off the Deep End
ENS.2006.8
Soprano, Pierrot Ensemble
WITH PERMISSION

About Grace
ENS.2006.7
Tenor & 2 Bass Clarinets, 2 Violins
WITHDRAWN

Two Songs of Saul Wheeler
ENS.2006.6
Soprano & Marimba
WITH PERMISSION

Night
ENS.2006.5
Baritone & Viola
WITHDRAWN (REVISION PLANNED)

Sea Change, or, The Tempest in a Teacup
ENS.2006.4r
Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass & String Quartet
WITHDRAWN (REVISED, SEE ENS.2022.3)

Untitled (Sand Fountain)
ENS.2006.2
Flute, Violin, Cello
WITHDRAWN

Sad Little Breathing Machine
ENS.2005.1
2 Clarinets, 2 Marimbas, 2 Violas
WITHDRAWN

Inflatable World
ENS.2004.3r
Soprano & Piano
WITHDRAWN

Seascape, With Frieze Of Girls
ENS.2004.2
Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Violin
WITHDRAWN

Little Kingdoms
ENS.2003.3
Clarinet Trio
WITH PERMISSION

Late Sun
ENS.2003.2
Baritone & String Quartet
WITH PERMISSION

Urn Burial
ENS.2003.1
Soprano Sax/Bass Clarinet, Horn, String Quintet
WITHDRAWN

The Vile Rainbow
ENS.2001.1
String Quartet
WITH PERMISSION

Happy Little Trees
ENS.2000.1
Flute, Oboe, Bass Clarinet, Bassoon, Horn, Trumpet, Trombone, Violin, Viola, Cello, Bass
WITHDRAWN

Cities of the Plain
ENS.1998.5
String Quartet
WITH PERMISSION

His Name is an Adverb
ENS.1998.3
Trumpet, Horn, Trombone
WITH PERMISSION

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