List of compositions by Thomas Adès

This is a list of compositions by the composer Thomas Adès[1][2] sorted by genre, date of composition, opus number, title and scoring.

Genre Date Title Scoring Notes Opus
Vocal1989The Lover in Winter, 4 Songsfor countertenor and piano
Vocal1990Five Eliot Landscapesfor soprano and pianowords by T. S. EliotOp. 1
Vocal1990Aubadefor soprano solowords by Philip Larkin
Orchestral1990Chamber Symphonyfor chamber ensemble of 15 playersOp. 2
Choral1990O thou who didst with pitfall and ginanthem for male voiceswords from Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam translated by Edward FitzGeraldOp. 3a
Choral1990Gefriolsae Meanthem for male voices and organwords from Psalm 51Op. 3b
Chamber1991Catchfor clarinet, violin, cello and pianoOp. 4
Choral1992Fool's Rhymesfor mixed chorus, harp, prepared piano, organ and percussionwords from sermons of John Donne, anonymous Elizabethian and 14th-century poetryOp. 5
Keyboard: organ1992Under Hamelin Hillfor organ (1–3 players)Op. 6
Keyboard: piano1992Darknesse Visiblefor pianoafter John Dowland
Chamber1992Le Diable au Corpsfor oboe, bassoon and pianowithdrawn
Keyboard: piano1992Still Sorrowingfor piano
Vocal1993Life Storyfor soprano, 2 bass clarinets and double basswords by Tennessee Williams
also arranged for soprano and piano
Orchestral1993Living Toysfor chamber ensemble of 14 players
Orchestral1993...but all shall be wellfor orchestra2nd version for reduced orchestra
Chamber1993Sonata da Cacciafor baroque oboe (or oboe), horn, harpsichord
Orchestral1994The Origin of the Harpfor chamber ensemble of 10 players
Chamber1994Les baricades mistérieusesfor clarinet, bass clarinet, viola, cello and double bassarrangement of music by François Couperin
Chamber1995Cardiac Arrestfor clarinet, bass clarinet, viola, cello, double bass and piano 4-hands
Chamber1994Arcadianafor 2 violins, viola and cello
Opera1995Powder Her Facefor soloists and ensemble of 15 playerslibretto by Philip Hensher; in 2 acts and 8 scenes
Keyboard: piano1996Traced Overheadfor piano
Keyboard: piano1996Etudefor pianowithdrawn
Orchestral1996These Premises Are Alarmedfor orchestra
Orchestral1997Asylafor orchestrawinner of the 2000 Grawemeyer Award for Music Composition
Concertante1997Concerto Concisofor piano and 10 players
Choral1997The Fayrfax Carolfor mixed chorus with optional organwords by 15th-century anonymous poets
Vocal1999America: A Prophecyfor mezzo-soprano and orchestra with chorus ad libitumwords adapted from Chilam Balam, and La Guerra by Matteo Flexa
Choral1999January Writfor mixed chorus and organ
Chamber2000Piano Quintetfor 2 violins, viola, cello and piano
Vocal2001Brahmsfor baritone and orchestrawords by Alfred Brendel
Opera2004The Tempestfor soloists, chorus and orchestralibretto by Meredith Oakes based on the play by William Shakespeare; in 3 acts
Concertante2005Concerto Concentric Pathsfor violin and chamber orchestra
Chamber2005Court Studies from The Tempestfor clarinet, violin, cello and piano
Orchestral20063 Studies from Couperinfor chamber orchestraafter music by François Couperin
Orchestral2007Tevotfor orchestra
Orchestral2007Dances from Powder Her Facefor orchestraorchestral enhancement of selections from the opera Powder Her Face
former title: Overture, Waltz and Finale from Powder Her Face
Concertante2008In Seven Daysfor piano and orchestrawith moving image by Tal Rosner
Keyboard: piano2009Concert Paraphrase on Powder Her Facefor pianoalso arranged for 2 pianos
Chamber2009Lieux Retrouvésfor cello and piano
Keyboard: piano20093 Mazurkasfor piano
Choral2009Singvereinfor chorus and orchestra
Chamber2010The Four Quarters for 2 violins, viola and cello
Orchestral2010Polarisfor orchestrawith moving image by Tal Rosner[3][4]
Chamber2011Reveillesfor trumpet and piano
Keyboard: piano2012Thriftfor piano
Orchestral2013Totentanzfor mezzo-soprano, baritone and orchestra
Keyboard: piano2015Blanca Variationsfor piano
Concertante2016Lieux Retrouvésfor cello and small orchestra
Opera2016The Exterminating Angel after Luis Buñuel's 1962 film El ángel exterminador
Orchestral2017Powder Her Face Suitefor orchestrasuite from the opera Powder Her Face
Vocal2017Purcell Realizationsfor voice and piano
Film2018Colette  

References

  1. Thomas Adès List of Works at Faber Music
  2. Thomas Adès web site
  3. http://www.laphil.com/tickets/performance-detail.cfm?id=4420
  4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-07-16. Retrieved 2010-10-27.
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