Fred Frith - Compositions

Compositions

Since the late 1980s, Fred Frith has composed a number of longer works. Here is a selection, the year indicating when they were composed. For a complete list, see Compositions by Fred Frith.

  • The As Usual Dance Towards the Other Flight to What is Not (1989) – for four electric guitars
  • Helter Skelter (1990) – for two sopranos, contralto and a large electric ensemble
  • Stick Figures (1990) – for six guitars and two players
  • Lelekovice (1991) – (for Iva Bittová) string quartet no. 1
  • Stone, Brick, Glass, Wood, Wire (1992) – graphic scores for any number of players
  • Freedom in Fragments (1993) – a suite of 23 pieces for saxophone quartet
  • The Previous Evening (1993) – a tribute to John Cage for four clarinets, tapes, bass, footsteps, electric guitars, whirled objects and voice
  • Elegy for Elias (1993) – for piano, violin and marimba
  • Pacifica (1994) – a meditation for 21 musicians with texts by Pablo Neruda
  • Seven Circles (1995) – for piano
  • Impur (1996) – for 100 musicians, large building and mobile audience
  • Shortened Suite (1996) – for trumpet, oboe, cello and marimba
  • Back to Life (1997) – for trumpet, oboe, cello and marimba
  • Traffic Continues: Gusto (1998) – for large ensemble with improvising soloists
  • Landing for Choir (2001) – for Flamenco singer, cello, saxophone and samples
  • Allegory (2002) – for string quartet and electric guitar
  • Fell (2002) – for string quartet & electric guitar
  • The Happy End Problem (2003) – for flute, bassoon, gu zheng, percussion, violin and electronics
  • The Right Angel (2003) – for orchestra and electric guitar
  • Save As (2005) – for cello and percussion
  • Snakes and Ladders (2006) – for clarinet, electric guitar, piano, percussion, cello and double bass
  • Episodes (2007) – for Baroque orchestra
  • Water Stories (2007) – for clarinet, piano, percussion, violin, and cello
  • For Nothing (2008) – for contralto and Baroque string quartet

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