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 | Opus | Title | Scoring | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vocal | 1989 | Lover in WinterThe Lover in Winter, 4 Songs | for countertenor and piano | ||
| Vocal | 1990 | 01 | Five Eliot Landscapes | for soprano and piano | words by T. S. Eliot |
| Vocal | 1990 | Aubade | for soprano solo | words by Philip Larkin | |
| Orchestral | 1990 | 02 | Chamber Symphony | for chamber ensemble of 15 players | |
| Choral | 1990 | 03 | Anthems
| for male voices1. for male voices 2. for male voices and organ | words from Rubaiyat1. words from Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam translated by Edward FitzGerald 2. Psalm 51 |
| Chamber music | 1991 | 04 | Catch | for clarinet, violin, cello and piano | |
| Choral | 1992 | 05 | Fool's Rhymes | for mixed chorus, harp, prepared piano, organ and percussion | words from sermons of John Donne, anonymous Elizabethian and 14th-century poetry |
| Keyboard: organ | 1992 | 06 | Under Hamelin Hill | for organ (1–3 players) | |
| Keyboard: piano | 1992 | Darknesse Visible | for piano | after John Dowland | |
| Chamber music | 1992 | Le Diable au Corps | for oboe, bassoon and piano | withdrawn | |
| Keyboard: piano | 1991–1992 | 07 | Still Sorrowing | for piano | |
| Vocal | 1993 | 08 | Life Story | for soprano, 2 bass clarinets and double bass | words by Tennessee Williams arranged for soprano and piano as op. 8a |
| Orchestral | 1993 | 09 | Living Toys | for chamber ensemble of 14 players | |
| Orchestral | 1993 | 10 | but all shall be well...but all shall be well | for orchestra | 2nd version for reduced orchestra |
| Chamber music | 1993 | 11 | Sonata da Caccia | for baroque oboe (or oboe), horn, harpsichord | |
| Orchestral | 1994 | 13 | Origin of the HarpThe Origin of the Harp | for chamber ensemble of 10 players | |
| Chamber music | 1994 | Les baricades mistérieuses | for clarinet, bass clarinet, viola, cello and double bass | arrangement of music by François Couperin | |
| Chamber music | 1995 | Cardiac Arrest | for clarinet, bass clarinet, viola, cello, double bass and piano 4-hands | ||
| Chamber music | 1994 | 12 | Arcadiana | for violins2 violins, viola and cello | |
| Opera | 1995 | 14 | Powder Her Face | for soloists and ensemble of 15 players | libretto by Philip Hensher; in 2 acts and 8 scenes |
| Keyboard: piano | 1995–1996 | 15 | Traced Overhead | for piano | |
| Keyboard: piano | 1995–1996 | Etude | for piano | withdrawn | |
| Orchestral | 1996 | 16 | These Premises Are Alarmed | for orchestra | |
| Orchestral | 1997 | 17 | Asyla | for orchestra | winner of the 2000 Grawemeyer Award for Music Composition |
| Concertante | 1997 | 18 | Concerto Conciso | for piano and 10 players | |
| Choral | 1997 | Fayrfax CarolThe Fayrfax Carol | for mixed chorus with optional organ | words by 15th-century anonymous poets | |
| Vocal | 1999 | 19 | America, a Prophecy | for mezzo-soprano and orchestra with chorus ad libitum | words adapted from Chilam Balam, and La Guerra by Matteo Flexa |
| Choral | 1999 | January Writ | for mixed chorus and organ | ||
| Chamber music | 2000 | 20 | Piano Quintet | for violins2 violins, viola, cello and piano | |
| Vocal | 2001 | 21 | Brahms | for baritone and orchestra | words by Alfred Brendel |
| Opera | 2003–2004 | 22 | TempestThe Tempest | for soloists, chorus and orchestra | libretto by Meredith Oakes based on the play by William Shakespeare; in 3 acts |
| Vocal | 2004 | 22a | Scenes from The Tempest | for soloists and orchestra | words by Meredith Oakes after William Shakespeare |
| Concertante | 2005 | 24 | Concerto Concentric Paths | for violin and chamber orchestra | |
| Chamber music | 2005 | Court Studies from The Tempest | for clarinet, violin, cello and piano | ||
| Orchestral | 2006 | Studies from Couperin3 Studies from Couperin | for chamber orchestra | after music by François Couperin | |
| Orchestral | 2007 | Tevot | for orchestra | ||
| Orchestral | 2007 | Dances from Powder Her Face
| for orchestra | orchestral enhancement of selections from the opera Powder Her Face former title: Overture, Waltz and Finale from Powder Her Face | |
| Concertante | 2008 | In Seven Days | for piano and orchestra | with moving image by Tal Rosner | |
| Keyboard: piano | 2009 | Concert Paraphrase on Powder Her Face | for piano | ||
| Chamber music | 2009 | 26 | Lieux Retrouvés | for cello and piano | |
| Keyboard: piano | 2009 | 27 | Mazurkas3 Mazurkas | for piano | |
| Chamber music | 2010 | 28 | Four QuartersThe Four Quarters
| for violins2 violins, viola and cello | |
| Orchestral | 2010 | Polaris | for orchestra | with moving image by Tal Rosner[3][4] | |
| Keyboard: piano | 2012 | Thrift | for piano | ||
| Orchestral | 2013 | Totentanz | for mezzo-soprano, baritone and orchestra | ||
| Keyboard: piano | 2015 | Variations for Blanca | for piano |
References
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