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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