John Adams

Singstimme und Klavier - englisch.

An 'earthquake-romance' in the style of a Shakespeare comedy. Libretto and lyrics by June Jordan.

Adams' father played alto saxophone in swing bands in the 1930s, and he credits this life-long exposure to the music of the jazz greats with the creation of his Saxophone Concerto, composed in 2013.

This is one of the most frequently requested and performed encores in American concert-halls.

Composed in 1986, this fast-paced and dynamic work took the symphonic world by storm. Available here in a playable setting for school ensembles; Richard Saucedo has transposed the key down a third fro...

Composed in 1986, this fast-paced and dynamic work took the symphonic world by storm. Available here in a playable setting for school ensembles; Richard Saucedo has transposed the key down a third fro...

Klavier und Kammerorchester - Dirigierpartitur

Note by Christina & Michelle Naughton, to whom the piece is dedicated and who recorded it for Warner Classics:'In addition to being a brilliant adaption of the orchestral piece, the four-hand version...

Influenced by American jazz, this brief piano piece uses disjunct rhythms at break-neck speed. American Berserk was composed in 2001 for the virtuoso Garrick Ohlsson.

John Luther Adams' Strange Birds Passing for Dorli McWayne and The Fairbanks Flutists. Composed in 1983. Duration: 6 minutes 30 seconds. Instrumentation: Piccolo (2) Flute (3) Alto Flute (2) Bass Flu...

Published for the first time is the complete piano/vocal score for John Adams's widely acclaimed nativity oratorio El Niño. This significant contemporary large-scale work features a libretto based on...

Phrygian Gates shows a strong influence of Minimalist procedures, and it is Adams' first work to be based on the idea of repetitive cell structure. Phrygian Gates requires a pianist capable of conside...

Delightful small songs, echoing rare moments and places where the voices of birds have been clear. Scored for piccolo(s) and percussion, with optional additional parts included.

Although in its own way an example of 'continuous' music, Shaker Loops differs from most other works of its kind because it sees so much change within a relatively short amount of time. Also it avoids...

John Luther Adams' Qilyaun for four Bass Drums. Composed in 1998. Score and parts. 'Qilyaun' is the Iñupiaq word for the shaman's drum. Translated literally, it means 'device of power'. The drum is t...

John Luther Adams' Dreams Of The Canyon Wren for String Quartet. Player score.

John Luther Adams' Untouched for String Quartet. Player score. Over the years my large ensemble works have sometimes included String Quartet. However, I didn't write my first piece for String Quartet...