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Bryan Christian, composer

Compositions

Large Ensemble    Chamber Ensemble    Solo Instrumental    Choral

Large Ensemble

2009–10

Sancta memoria   |view score

 commissioned by Ohio Northern University
 four solo singers and orchestra:
 2-1-2-2  2-1-1-1  4 perc.  S-A-Bar-BBar  strings(div:3-3-2-2-2)
 12:30

2008–09

Vespers   |view score   |listen

 orchestra:
 2-2-3-2  4-2-2-1  4 perc.(timp.)  pno.  hp.  strings(div:3-3-2-2-2)
 21:00

2005–06

The Lake, -to-   |view score

 solo violin, eight solo singers, alto flute, bass clarinet, percussion, double bass
 13:00

Chamber Ensemble

2011

Contrapunctus

 commissioned by the Aurora Borealis Duo
 soprano, percussion
 ca. 20:00

2011

Walk

 commissioned by the Fromm Music Foundation at Harvard University
 in consortium with Ensemble U:
 flute, clarinet, violin, cello, piano, percussion
 ca. 11:00

2011

Airs no Oceans keep   |listen
 commissioned by 2011 Monadnock Music Festival in consortium with Duke University
 version for soprano, violin
 version for soprano, flute, violin, viola, cello
 7:00

2011

North
 revised version

 violin, cello, piano
 15:00

2010–11

A Fountain Unseen   |listen
 commissioned by 59th Festival Les Musicales (Colmar, France)
 clarinet, bass clarinet, bassoon, three cellos
 21:00

2010

Marées   |listen

 commissioned by 20th Juventus Festival (Cambrai, France)
 flute, oboe, piano, violin, viola, cello
 13:15

2010

Oriemur, we will rise   |listen

 commissioned by Sirje Mõttus and Triin Ella, with support from the U.S. Embassy in Estonia
 accordion, mezzo-soprano, and actor
 12:00

2009

Aquae fontes   |listen

 commissioned by 19th Juventus Festival (Cambrai, France), Liana Gourdjia, Marc Coppey
 violin, cello
 17:15

2009

Ego dormio, et cor meum vigilat   |view score   |listen

 commissioned by IP “Crossing Borders” Festival (Tallinn, Estonia)
 accordion, countertenor
 12:00

2007

North   |view score

 commissioned by Liana Gourdjia, Atlas Trio
 violin, cello, piano
 24:00

2007

Sonata da Chiesa   |view score

 violin, viola, piano, conductor (or actor)
 5:00

2007

Sonata da Sabbia Dorata   |view score   |listen

 commissioned by Liana Gourdjia and Megan McCulloch Li
 violin, harp
 11:00

2004
(rev. 2006)

Nuclear Winter   |view score   |listen

 clarinet, violin (or viola), cello
 6:30

2005–06

Two Etudes of Consonance   |view score

 two pianos (one detuned 15 cents)
 7:00

Solo Instrumental

2011

Watercolor

 commissioned by Julien Libeer
 piano
 8:00

2010

Three Bartolino Madrigals
 [transcription of Bartolino da Padova (1365–1405) madrigals]

 commissioned by Colin McAllister
 guitar
 7:00

2008

Yet Somehow Comes Emptiness   |view score

 commissioned by Stanislav Pronin
 violin
 23:00

2007

Alone, for violin solo   |view score   |listen

 commissioned by Stanislav Pronin
 violin
 6:00

Choral

2009

Domus   |view score

 commissioned by Karol Kisiel
 SSAATTBB
 11:00

2007

Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland   |view score

 SATB
 5:00