PATRICK
GRANT
Catalog of Works
Last updated February 2013
Current and complete catalog available at ASCAP.com
www.patrickgrant.com
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BIG BANG - one act chamber opera (2013) 85' [in progress]
5 piece electro-acoustic chamber ensemble w/ video projection
w/ SATB & baritone soloist, libretto in collaboration with
astronomer Charles Liu & physicist Brian Schwartz
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New Piece for Multiple Guitars (2012)
movements for large guitar ensemble
This piece is made possible through Exploring the Metropolis'
2012-13 Con Edison Musicians' Residency: Composition Program
Cranberry Source - variations for chamber orchestra & rock band (2012)
for processed voice, 4 trumpets, 2 electric guitars, swordmandel, piano,
mellotron, timpani, guiro, maracas, tambourine, 4 cellos, bass guitar, & drums
based on Strawberry Fields Forever
Words and Music by John Lennon and Paul McCartney
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Velcro Variations (2012)
for keyboards, guitars, percussion, & synthesizers
Prog Gnosis 1, 2, & 3 (2012)
for keyboards, guitars, percussion, & synthesizers
To Find a Form That Accommodates the Mess (2012) 6'
for piano & electronic track
131
Dude - Where's My Band? (2012) 4'
for solo guitar in NST tuning
created for The Guitar Circle of North America
directed by Robert Fripp
Two Songs (2012) 9'
for solo voice and chamber ensemble
Breaking Butterflies Upon a Wheel (2012) '5
created for the "Composers Marathon" concert
part of the Composers Concordance Festival 2012
electric guitar & live electronics
Primary Blue(s) (2012) '7
created for the "New Blues" concert
part of the Composers Concordance Festival 2012
violin, cello, e. guitar, keyboard, e. bass, & drums
The Emperor Responds to Mozart's Request for a Raise (2011) 6'
created for "The Mozart Influence," at the Austrian Cultural Forum
text: Anthony Burgess, music: Patrick Grant
Baritone solo, singing actor, French horn, bass trombone, violin, cello, & electric bass
TILTED AXES - music for mobile electric guitars (2011) indetermintate
created for the 1st Annual MAKE MUSIC WINTER NYC
16 electric guitars & optional percussion
"ce n'est pas un piano" (2011) 5'
for keyboard & electronics
Opening the Cage: 14 Variations on 14 Words (2011) 3'
text: Edwin Morgan, music: Patrick Grant
Soprano, Alto, Tenor, & Baritone
Pestilence, War, Famine, & Death (2011) 11'
for four cellos
Alcohol, Tobacco, & Firearms (2011) 9'
for violin, cello, electric guitar, electric bass, & piano
One Note Sampla for Tom Jobim (2011) 5 min.
Created for the WKCR-FM Jobim Festival
for guitars, keyboards, & electronics
Thou Art Translated (Knot) (2010) 4'
text: Haroldo de Campos, the ending of "Circuladô de fulô" from "Galáxias"
translation: A.S. Bessa
for Patricia Sonego
soprano, e. piano, & hand percussion
original choreography and dance by Megan Sipe
H2Opus: Fluid Soundscapes for Multiple Composers (2010) 90'
in collaboration with Dan Cooper, Joseph Pehrson, Gene Pritsker & Kamala Sankaram
More info at http://www.patrickgrant.com/H2Opus.html
Download the press release HERE
LUCID INTERVALS (2010) 4'
keyboard & laptop w/ video
created for Composers Concordance
Composers Play Composers Festival
January 31, NYC
A REFERENDUM OF RIFFS (2009) 19'
for electric guitar, keyboard, and laptop
created for Music with a View - New Music Series
The Flea Theater - curated by Kathleen Supove
December 13, NYC
DIRTY MARTINI & The New Burlesque (2009) 60'
a documentary film by Gary Beeber
for chamber ensemble & popular instruments
THE BRIG: Another Glorious Day (2008/2009) 96'
musical score for a feature film
by Karin Kaper & Dirk Szuszies
NEITHER by Morton Feldman
Words by Samuel Beckett
an opera for soprano and orchestra (1977)
Realization of the orchestra for keyboard, electronics, and piano by Patrick Grant (2009) 50'
Created for the Center for Contemporary Opera for a workshop stagings in NYC & Vienna
by
director Thomas Desi / Zoon Theater
TURTLE TUNES:
Five (Relatively) Easy Pieces for Orff Instrumentarium (2009) 15'
Commissioned by the Turtle Bay Music School NYC
BAIT MAN - a theater piece by Gerald Thomas (2008)
starring Marcelo Olinto of the Cia. dos Atores
original music & sound design by Patrick Grant
sponsored by Petrobras and SESC Rio de Janeiro
Complexo Sistema... (2008) 85'
original music for a theater piece by Ruy Filho
Cia. de Teatro Antro Exposto, São Paolo, Brazil
featuring Diego Torraca & Guilherme Gorski,
with Giuliana Rocha, Gabriela Rosas, Raini Teichmann, e Tiago Torraca.
EUREKA! (2008) 75'
original music for a stage production based on
the prose poem by Edgar Allan Poe
Directed by Judith Malina and performed by The Living Theatre
featuring Anthony Sisco as Edgar Allan Poe & Silas Inches as Alexander von Humboldt,
with Gene Ardor, Yasemin Ozumerzifon, Eric Olson, Maia Larraz, Erin Downhour, Kennedy
Yanko, Enoch Wu, Katherine Nook, Isaac Scranton, Eitan Brigantonelli, and you the audience.
The World Stage (2008) 7'
music for a Kehinde Wiley video
for an art opening at the Studio Museum in Harlem
edited by Joe Nanashe
Too Late for Tears (2008) 49'
Music & Sound Design for a Radio Play
for the Whitney Biennial
Produced by Transistor Radio Theater
Three
Choral Pieces (2007/2008) 35'
Latin text by Bruce Barrett
soprano, alto,
tenor, bass
PDF Score
1. Hymnus
2. Cantus
3. Motetus
4. Hymnus - alt. vers.
The Aspern Papers (2008) 28'
Music & Sound Design for a Play
Adapted by Martin Zuckerman
Based on the Novella by Henry James
Turtle Shell Productions
Piece
in Harmony (2008) 5'
gamelan & microtonal piano solo
FOCUS: FORT WORTH (2008) 21'
Hip-Hop Experience VI
music for an art opening
a co-commision of the Modern Museum of Fort Worth, Kehinde Wiley Studio, & Deitch Projects
2 flutes, 2 clarinets, 2 alto saxes, tenor sax, baritone sax, 2 trumpets, 2 trombines, tuba & marching percussion
Kehinde
Wiley's Musical Clock (2008) various timings on multiple re-mixes
with SHEQUIDA* -
coloratura soprano solo
A commission of Artware
Editions for Kehinde
Wiley Studio
6 vocal tracks
1 whistle sound for the main riff
1 synth with vocal sound
1 high strings on the verses
1 mid-range strings
2 tracks of the "classical string flourish" on the end
1 acoustic guitar
1 electric guitar
1 distorted guitar
1 rhythmical percolating synth on the verses
1 synth bass
1 timpani
1 orchestral bass drum
2 tracks of drums (1 “clean” & 1 “crunchy”)
1 “chug-chug” electronica sound on the choruses
1 orchestral chimes
Feet
in 2 Worlds (2007) 5'
e. guitar, bass, keyboards & drums
Artaud
& the Balinese Theater (2003/2007) 9'
text by A. Artaud
gamelan
& narrator
Maudie
and Jane (2007) 25'
Incidental Music for Theater
flute & oboe, harp
& strings, electric guitar & bass, drums & percussion, female chorus
New
York, NY
Third
Swan form the End (2007) 15'
with Amber Lewis a.k.a.
gAdGeT gIrL
Music for a dance/performanceproduced by Darrell Jones
electronic
orchestral score w/ drums & bass
Chicago, IL
Satchidananda (2007) 60'
Original Soundtrack for "Living Yoga"
A
video by Stories to Remember
based on the life & teachings of
Swami
Satchidananda
various instrumentation & FX
w/ John
Ferrari, Steve Murphy,
Godfrey Townsend,
& Don Vitsentzos
Rainha Mentira / Queen Liar (2007) 45'
music for a play by Gerald
Thomas
with Edson Secco
various instrumentation & FX
Orion
Rides the Desert Mountain (2007) 4'42"
music
for orchestra
The
Medication Waltz (2007) 3'21"
piano solo
New
Science (2006) 20'
music for a play by Jessica Slote
soprano, alto,
tenor & acoustic jazz bass
13,515
- A Conceptual Birthday Piece for JG (2006) 45'
electronic score w/FX
Historical
Black Music Roller Coaster Part 2 (2006) 25'
Hip-Hop Experience V
Created
through co-commissions of
Kehinde Wiley Studio,
The
Columbus Museum of
Art, Roberts
& Tilton Gallery & Deitch
Projects
flute,
2 violins, viola, cello, double bass & harpsichord
Historical
Black Music Roller Coaster Part 1 (2006) 25'
Hip-Hop Experience IV
Created
through co-commissions of
Kehinde Wiley Studio,
The
Columbus Museum of
Art, Roberts
& Tilton Gallery & Deitch
Projects
soprano
solo, tenor, baritone, bass, flute, 2 violins, viola, cello, double bass &
harpsichord
featuring Shequida*
Two
Songs for Two Cats (2006)
vocals with rock band
1. Get Better Oliver 1'12"
2. Pinky (Yer So Stinky) 1'54"
Three
Poems by Martin Reckhaus (2006) 3'21"
2 sopranos, alto, countertenor
& baritone
hIP-hOP
eXPERIENCE (2006) 20'
Hip-Hop Experience III
Created
through co-commissions of
Kehinde
Wiley Studio, Roberts
& Tilton Gallery, & Deitch
Projects
for
string quartet+ (& opt. flute, harpsichord & double bass - rev. July 2006)
BIG
BANG - a new work for multimedia
(2006) 37'09"
for the CUNY Graduate Center Science & the Arts Performance
Series
Written and Directed by Patrick Grant
Text
by Patrick Grant & Charles Liu
with input from Brian Schwartz
narrator,
3 keyboards, percussion & video projection
Water
Behind the Veil (2005) 3'10"
music
for a video by Jessica Lutz
electronic score
Rumors
of War (2005) 30'
Hip-Hop Experience II
commissioned
by Kehinde Wiley Studio
& Deitch Projects
military
marching band
Lonely
Ride Coney Island (2005) 7'09"
music
for a video by Gary Beeber
epic groove
Music
for the Art Parade (2005) 15'
Hip-Hop Experience I
commissioned
by Kehinde Wiley Studio
& Deitch Projects
coloratura
soprano & string quartet
featuring Shequida*
Victoriana (2005) 4'41"
music for a video by Gary Beeber
classical soprano
& hip-hop beats
Happy
Ride Coney Island (2005) 6'58"
music for a video by Gary Beeber
carnival
instrumentation
sTRANGE
LOOPS (2004)
live electronics
selected loops:
Piano
Dance - 9'29"
Gameloop 2 - 17'36
Hispanicorn - 11'17"
Vintage
Whines - 15'24"
19 NOV 04 - 10'00"
Public
Playgrounds - The Case of Two (2004) 7'37"
for Ayako Kurakake / Dirk
Szuszies & Karin Kaper
live electronics for film and/or music for dance
Points
of Reflection (2004) 13'31"
music for an installation by Diane Tuft
flute,
harp, strings and gamelan
Dedication
Music for SACRED SISTER (2003) 30'
music for an installation by Bettina
Witteveen & Robert Wilson
Balinese gamelan
SYSTOLE
& DIASTOLE: Chambers of the Heart (2004) 45'
music for a theater piece
by Maria Pessino & Oddfellows Playhouse
various ensembles
Some
ASSEMBLY(2003) 8'44"
for the Cadillac String Association (MI)
music
for string orchestra, 2 pianos & 3 percussion
cLAVE
mOLINO (2003) 28'
Music for the Knee Space
for an installation
by Tania Bruguera & Robert Wilson
6 percussion soli and clave trio
Bright
Ether (2003) 3'
for David Simons & Lisa Karrer
keyboard
solo 
tHE
pHILOSOPHER'S sTONE (2002/2003) 23'
for the Cornell Gamelan Ensemble
a tone poem after Antonin Artaud
Javanese gamelan, string trio, and 2 synthesizers
GENOME:
the autobiography of a species (2002/2003)
) 75'
after the book by Matt Ridley with
video projection
3 keyboards
and percussion
Musique
du Quai Branly (2002) 20'
for
Stephane Martin
a.
multitrack recording
b. 3 keyboards & percussion
CHANNELS:
Canals in Winter (2002/1992)
) 20'
3
keyboards & backing track from 1992
Gamelambience
(2001) 45’
Balinese
Semar Pengulingan Gamelan
Monogram
for Gamelan (2001) 05’
for
the wedding of
Asher Edelman & Michelle Vrebalovich
Balinese
Semar Pengulingan Gamelan
5ØUSA:
1Ø deconstructed Marches and 5Ø Micro-Variations on
the
music of jOHN pHILIP soUSA (2000) 25'
for the Knitting Factory
a. 4
synthesizers and percussion
b. 3 synthesizers and percussion
tHE
wEIGHTS oF nUMBERS (2000)
09'
3
electronic keyboards & percussion 
Steptime
(1999) 7'
for Mitchell Sundet
a. French horn & electronics
b.
3 electronic keyboards & percussion 
Imaginary
Horror Film (1998-2000) 17'
for Ricardo Oliveira
a. flute, clarinet,
viola, cello, e.guitar, e.bass, percussion, drums, piano, & 2 electronic keyboards
b.
3 electronic keyboards & percussion 
If
One Should Happen to Fall (1998) 04'
text by Patrick Grant and Roget's
Thesaurus
voice and synths and rock band
INFLUX
(The Ladder of Red) (1998-2000 rev. 2002) 29'
a. flute, clarinet, viola,
cello, e.bass, percussion, drums, piano, & 2 electronic keyboards
b. 3
electronic keyboards & percussion 
Bop
Hockets (1998) 04'
2 keyboards and percussion
Tingklik Toccata
(1998) 05'
a. gamelan & microtonal piano solo
Tingklik
Piece in Slendro (1998) 03'
a. gamelan ensemble
b. 2 keyboards and percussion
Puzzle
Dust (1997) 08'
for Marija Ilic
piano solo 
Fields
Amaze (1997) 9'
a. gamelan & microtonal piano solo
b. 3 keyboards
& percussion
Relative
Segments (1997) 14'
attack - decay - sustain - release
flute,
clarinet, viola, cello, piano, & 2 electric pianos 
Paradiddle
(1997) 06'
flute, clarinet, viola, cello, & piano 4 hands
40
Note Swing (1997) 08'
for Jed Distler
piano solo
A
Visible Track of Turbulence (1996) 10'
flute, clarinet, & piano 4 hands
Switchcraft
(1996) indeterminate
any combination of 2 to 9 possible performers
Tertian
Circles for Strings (1996) 12'
string quartet
Seven
Sculptures Sounding (1996) indeterminate loop
for Daniel Rothbart
seven
chime-like sculptures of various pitch 
6
PIECES FOR GAMELAN
Trompe
l'Oreille (1995) 06'
a.
gamelan ensemble
b. 3 electronic keyboards and percussion
Short
List (1995) 04'
a.
gamelan ensemble
b. open score
SRO
(1995) 04'
a.
gamelan ensemble
b. open score
51
Pegasi (1995) 06'
a.
gamelan ensemble
b. open score
Raisin
Detrimental (1995)
04'
a.
gamelan ensemble
b. open score
Lion
Corps 321 (1995) 25'
in
collaboration with Gamelan Son of Lion
gamelan sextet with synthesizer and
three percussionists
Dazeyness
(1995) 01'
for the Prix
de Lausanne
piano solo
Dazey
Chain (1995) 10'
variations
for piano solo
Four
Fragments for Piano (1994)
04'
piano solo
The
Serenity Prayer (1994) 03'
text
attributed to St. Francis of Assisi
SATB Chorus
3
PIECES FOR GAMELAN
Marblehead
(1994) 08'
for Gerald & Claire Shea
music
for gamelan in slendro and pelog
a. extended peking, 2 sarons, demung, slentem,
key-gong, finger cymbals and 1 gong
b. 4 synths and percussion
Balirondo
(1994) 06'
for I Wayan
Lantir
music
for gamelan in slendro
peking, 2 sarons, demung, sientem, key-gong and 2 gongs
Everything
Distinct: Everything the Same (1994)
13'
a.
peking, 2 sarons, demung, sientem, key-gong, hub-cap, drummer and 3 gongs
b.
3 synths, 3 percussion
c. 3 synths, 1 percussion
Nice,
Nice, Very Nice (1994) 03'
text
by Kurt Vonnegut
baritone solo, SATB chorus and piano
Divisi
(1994) 04'
string
orchestra
2
FRACTAL INSPIRED PIECES
Krissmaskara
(1993) 04'
a.
flute, english horn and pizzicato strings
b. pan flute (recorder), english
horn and 3 marimbas
Gems
(1994) 06'
a.
2 e.mandolin, 2 e. six string guitars, 2 e. twelve string guitars
b. 2 player
piano, 4 twelve string guitars
Music
from "The NAKED TRUTH" (1993)
13'
a
film by Nadia Leonelli
synthesized tape score
Music
from "ANARCHIA" (1993) 45'
a
play by Hanon Reznikov
with additional arrangements and orchestrations by
Robert Hieger
synths, sequencer and tape
Funerale
(1993) 04'
2
trumpets, horn, trombone, tuba and 3 perc.
Song
for Passover (1993) 03'
text
by Joanie Fritz
a. mezzo soprano and 2 tenors
b. mezzo soprano and piano
On
Cage (1992) 03'
text
by Joanie Fritz
mezzo soprano and piano
Workshop
for Seven - a Sextet (1992)
09'
a.
2 amplified desktops and 4 perc.
b. any possible ensemble
My
Sister's Wedding March (1992)
04'
for Gael
piano
solo
J.O.H.N.
(1992) 04'
in
memoriam John W. Wilson
mezzo soprano, male chorus, finger cymbals, toy xylophone
and taped drone
The
Life of the Rose [sic] (1992)
indeterminate
piano solo
7
PIECES FOR DANCE
Nublia
Latrare (1992) 09'
for
Patricia Winter
a.
sequencer, piano-guts and opt. perc.
b. flute, clarinet, piano and 3 perc.
Keeping Still - music for
dance (1992) 04'
for Judi
Rymer Rimerman
4
hand piano-guts and 3 perc.
Ice
Charge (1992) 04'
for
Johnson Anthony
a.
percussionist and sequencer
b. any possible ensemble
Barkelot
- music for dance (1992)
07'
for Patricia Winter & John Farris
piano solo
Untitled
- music for dance (1992)
08'
for Patricia Winter
melodica,
synths and piano-guts
Untitled
Too - music for dance (1992)
09'
for Patricia Winter
melodica,
synths and piano-guts
Untitled 3
- (H2Opus) music for dance (1992)
indeterminate
for
Patricia Winter
2
radios, synth, sequencer, found percussion and the kitchen sink
2
PIECES FROM ITALY
Modena
Market Place (1992) 03'
open
score for chamber ensemble
Maurizio
(1992) 03'
violin
solo
Music
from "The ZERO METHOD" (1992)
65'
a
play by Hanon Reznikov
synths, sequencer and tape
Kiel
Monolog (1992) 03'
flute,
clarinet, bassoon, violin, viola and cello
Living Theatre Score (1991) 70'
in collaboration with Plipill
violin,
piano, synths, piano-guts, sequencer and percussion
Nine
Fragments (1991) 09'
clarinet
and piano
The
RULES OF CIVILITY - A One Act Opera (1991-1993
rev. 2004) 75'
A One-Act Opera
text
by George Washington adapted by Hanon Reznikov and Patrick Grant for the stage
a.
mezzo soprano, alto, baritone soloists, SATB chorus, 2 speakers, flute, violin,
viola, 2 clarinets, alto sax, perc., synths, sequencer and piano
b. voices
and piano
Marchmutations
(1990) 09'
after
a theme by John Stickney
string quartet
F
Train Memory (1990) 05'
2
flutes, 2 clarinets, string quartet, piano and perc.
German
Requiem (1990) 09'
music
for a play by Eric Bentley
flute,
oboe, clarinet, bassoon, trumpet, 2 horns, timp.,cymbal, piano and strings
b.string
orchestra
Flute
Dance a.k.a. CRWDPLSR (1989-1990)
03'
a.
flute, clarinet, bassoon, violin, viola and cello
b. flute, clarinet, bassoon,
2 e.guitars and e.bass
Octatonic
Fuque (1990) 05'
piano
solo
Settetto
Antico (1989 rev. 1991) 15'
after
music by Robert Schumann
flute,
clarinet, bassoon, violin, viola, cello and piano (or harp)
Exquisite
Corpse (1989) 05'
2
e.guitars, e.bass and synth
Tertian
Circles - Part 1 (1989) indeterminate
a.
2 e.guitars, e.bass and synth
b. any possible ensemble
Feast
of Fools March (1990) 09'
after
a theme by John Stickney
French Horn, 2 e. guitars, e. bass, and 3 synths
Idol
for the Mystery Gotham (1989)
indeterminate
for Sean Montgomery
cello
solo
Electric
Guitar Trio (1989) 09'
for
Larry Simon & Brian Jost
2
e. guitars and e. bass
Two
Songs (1989) 03'
for ABC
No Rio
text
by Matthew Courtney
a.
soprano and piano
b.
mezzo soprano and piano
Incidental
music from "12 Steps to Murder" (1989)
23'
a
play by Joanie Fritz
flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, trumpet, 2 horns, timp.,
cymbal, piano and strings
The Dark Trick (1989) 3'18"
overture
for orchestra
Anthem
for an Imaginary Nation (1989)
02'
text
by Joanie Fritz
SSA, 2 e. guitars, e. bass, 2 synths & percussion
Tomorrow
I Will Rise (1989) 04'
text
by Joanie Fritz
a. soprano, e.violin, 2 e.guitars, e.bass, 3 synths and 2 perc.
b.
soprano, flute, clarinet, string quartet, piano and perc.
c. voice and piano
3
PIECES FOR STRING QUARTET
Hymn
and Jig (1989) 04'
string
quartet
String
Fragments (1989) 09'
string
quartet
At
the Dada Cafe (1989) 03'
string
quartet
Atmospheres
(1988) indeterminate
1.
string quartet
Atmosphere 1 & 2 (1988-1989) indeterminate
2.
any possible ensemble
Children
at War (1988) 09'
a.
string quartet
b. string orchestra
c. synthesizer version
Wilhelm
Reich March (1988) 03'
a.
2 violins, cello and opt. perc.
b. flute, clarinet, bassoon and opt. perc.
c.
2 e.guitars, e.bass and opt. perc.
Variations
(1987) 20'
a.
flute, oboe, trumpet and violin soloists, strings and continuo
b. flute, oboe,
clarinet and trumpet soloists and 2 pianos
Soliloquy
(1987) 01'
clarinet
solo
Gaia's
Song (1987) 03'
text
by Joanie Fritz
a. mezzo soprano, flute, 2 clarinets, piano and strings
b.
voice and piano
Music
from "Visions of Paradise" (1987
rev.1994)
a
play by David Studer & Protean Forms Collective
clarinet, cello, synth,
percussion, sequencer and tape
The
Power of Light (1986) 05'
e.mandolin,
2 e.guitars, e.bass, 3 synths and 3 perc.
Popular
Songs and lnstrumentals (1978-1985)
varying
numerous
songs written for these bands:
a. The Millennium Accountants
b. The
Sinnics
c. The Reptiles
d. Victims of Circumstance
e. Walk Through Walls
f.
Walk Thru Walls
g. Changing Bodies
Cantata
for the Easter Mass (1978)
15'
for and performed at Our Lady of Victory, Northville, MI
soprano
and tenor soloists, SATB chorus, strings and organ
Toccata
in E minor (1977) 03'
piano
solo
15
Two-Part Inventions (1976
- 1988) 19'
piano
solo
Rejoice
- a Cantata from the Fourth Psalm (1976)
09'
soprano
and bass soloists, chorus, 2 flutes, piano and organ
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