# List of compositions by Frederic Rzewski

This is a list of compositions by Frederic Rzewski.

## Stage

* The Persians (1985)
* The Triumph of Death (1987–88)

## Orchestral

* Nature Morte, for small orchestra (1964)
* A Long Time Man, for piano and orchestra (1979)
* Satyrica, for guitar, double bass, piano, synthesizer, vibraphone, percussion, and symphony band (1983)
* Una Breve Storia d'Estate, for three flutes and orchestra (1983)
* Scratch Symphony (1997)
* Movable Types (1999)
* Bring Them Home!, for two percussion, two pianos and orchestra (2004), arranged for two percussion and two pianos
* Piano Concerto, for piano and orchestra (2013)
* A Dog's Life, for piano and orchestra (2014)

## Chamber

* String Quartet (1955)
* Trio, for flute, trumpet and piano (1956)
* Pfi, for 2 flutes, percussion, cello and piano (1963)
* Speculum Dianae, for any eight improvisational players (1964)
* Prose Pieces, for improvisational ensemble (1967–68)
* Les Moutons de Panurge, for any number of melody instruments (1968)
* Last Judgment, for trombone or any number of unison trombones (1969)
* Second Structure, for improvisational ensemble (1972)
* Song and Dance, for flute, bass clarinet, double bass and vibraphone (1976)
* Thirteen Instrumental Studies, for a variable ensemble (1972–77)
* Moonrise with Memories, for bass trombone and ensemble (1978)
* Three Pieces, for soprano saxophone, trombone and piano (1978-81)
* Wails, for bass clarinet, piano and two percussion (1984)
* Spots, for any four players (1986)
* Don't Have it Today, for any player and double bass (1986)
* The Lost Melody, for clarinet, piano and two percussion (1989)
* Roses, for flute, clarinet, trumpet, tuba, violin, cello, accordion and percussion (1989)
* Aerial Tarts, for flute, clarinet, violin, cello, piano and two percussion (1990)
* Whangdoodles, for hammer dulcimer, violin and piano (1990)
* Holes, for any four to eight players (1993)
* Crusoe, for any four to twelve players (1993)
* Histories, for four saxophones (1993)
* Whimwhams, for marimba and string quartet (1993)
* Family Scenes, for flute, three saxophones, French horn, three trumpets, two trombones, bass trombone, double bass and piano (1995)
* When the Wind Blows, for flute, soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone, flügelhorn, trombone, guitar, double bass and piano (1996)
* Spiritus, for four recorders and percussion (1997)
* For Hanns, for flute, clarinet, cello and piano (1998)
* Trio, for violin, cello and piano (1998)
* Main Drag, for percussion and eight or more players (1999)
* Cradle Rock, for flute, soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone, flügelhorn, trombone, guitar, double bass and piano (1999)
* Pocket Symphony, for flute, clarinet, violin, cello, piano and percussion (2000)
* 96, for five players (2003)
* Bring Them Home!, for two percussion and two pianos (2004), arranged from two percussion, two pianos and orchestra version
* Fortune, for four speaking violists (2005)
* Snaps, for piano and string quartet (2005)
* Spoils, for various instrumentations (2005)
* Natural Things, for clarinet, saxophone, 2 percussion, violin, cello and piano (2007)
* Knight, Death, and Devil, for alto flute, bass clarinet, percussion, three violins, viola, two cellos and piano (2007-08)
* Blah!, for eight wind players (2009)
* Flowers 2, for alto saxophone, xylophone and piano (2009)
* Reeds, for oboe, clarinet, bass clarinet, alto saxophone and bassoon (2009)
* Brussels Diary, for flute, clarinet, violin, cello and piano (2010)
* Hard Cuts, for piano and ensemble (2011)
* 16 Sneakers, for several violas (2012), or for viola
* Notasonata, for violin and piano (2015)
* Satires, for violin and piano (2015)
* Demons, for violin and piano (2017)
* Words, for string quartet (2018)

## Instrumental

* Selfportrait, for any player (1964)
* Last Judgement, for trombone (1969)
* Aria, for flute (1981)
* Pennywhistlers, for recorder (1981)
* Lost and Found, for speaking percussionist (1985)
* To the Earth, for speaking percussionist (1985)
* Shtick, for clarinet (1990)
* Knight, for cello (1992)
* Honk, for tuba (2004)
* Mollitude, for flute (2006)
* Fall of the Empire, for solo percussionist, spoken word and multi percussion (2007)
* 16 Sneakers, for violas (2012), or for several viola

## Choral

* Requiem, Part 1, for speaker, male chorus, Jew's harp, piano, organ, tubular bells, bull-roarer, woodblock, and radio (1963–67)
* Struggle Song, for mixed chorus (1973)
* Le silence des Espaces Infinis, for female chorus, any player, seven orchestral groups, and tape (1980)
* Stop the War!, for mixed chorus (1995)
* Stop the Testing!, for mixed chorus (1995)
* Ode to the Deserter, for mixed chorus and accompaniment (2013)

## Vocal

* Jefferson, for voice and piano (1970)
* Freud, for voice (1970)
* Coming Together, for speaker and variable ensemble (1971)
* Attica, for speaker and variable ensemble (1972)
* Struggle Song, for voice and variable ensemble (1973)
* Nothing Changes, for voice and piano (1976)
* The Price of Oil, for two voices, eight amplified pipe ensembles and any two similar ensembles (1980)
* Snacks, for voice, mixed chorus ad libitum, and any ensemble ad libitum (1981)
* Antigone-Legend, for voice and piano (1982)
* Egyptian Songs, for voice and piano (1982)
* Songs, for voice and piano (1973–83)
* The Liar, for voice and piano (1983)
* Mayakovsky, for speaker, piano, and string quartet (1984)
* Mary's Dream, for soprano, contrabass clarinet, cello, piano, and percussion (1984)
* Force, for two speakers, any two wind instruments, any two plucked instruments, two noisemakers and weigher ad libitum (1985)
* Chains, for speaker and 3 - 4 players (1986)
* Love Song, for voice and any player (1987)
* The Waves, for speaker and variable ensemble (1988)
* Tinkleberries, for voice and any number of players (1980–90)
* The Burghers of Rostock, for voice and piano (1992)
* The Love of Money, for voice and piano (1993)
* Snippets No. 1, for speaker and piano (1994)
* Logique, for voice, flute, cello, and piano (1997)
* Happy Birthday, for voice (1999)
* No More War, for eight voices (2005)
* Snippets No. 2, for speaker and piano (1994-2006)

## Piano

* Chain of Thought (1953)
* Tabakrauch (1954)
* Preludes (1957)
* Poem (1958)
* Introduction and Sonata, for two pianos (1959)
* Study I (1961)
* Study II (1961)
* Falling Music (1971)
* No Place to Go but around (1974)
* 36 Variations on 'The People United Will Never Be Defeated!' (1975)
* Four Pieces (1977)
* Squares (1978)
* North American Ballads (1978–79)
** Dreadful Memories
** Which Side are You on?
** Down by the Riverside
** Winnsboro Cotton Mill Blues, also for two pianos (1980)
* The Housewife's Lament, (originally for harpsichord rewritten for piano) (1980)
* A Machine, for two pianos (1984)
* Eggs (1986)
* Steptangle (1986)
* The Turtle and the Crane (1988)
* Mayn Yingele (1988)
* To His Coy Mistress, for singing or speaking pianist (1988)
* Fantasia (1989)
* Bumps (1990)
* Ludes (1990–91)
* Sonata (1991)
* De Profundis (1991–92)
* Andante con Moto (1992)
* A Life (1992)
* Night Crossing with Fisherman, for two pianos (1994)
* Fougues (1994)
* It Makes A Long Time Man Feel Bad, Ballade No.5 (1997, revised 2004, adapted from A Long Time Man)
* Michael Bakunin, Rentier, for speaking pianist (2000)
* When the Wind Blows, for two pianos (1996-2002)
* The Road (1995–2003)
** Turns (1995)
** Tracks (1996)
** Tramps (1997)
** Stops (1998)
** A Few (1999)
** Travelling with Children (1999)
** Final Preparations (1999–2002)
** The Big Day Arrives (2002–03)
* Johnny Has Gone for a Soldier (2003)
* Cadenza (2003), for Piano Concerto No.4, Op.58 by Beethoven
* Dust (2003)
* Spells (2004)
* Second Hand, for piano left hand (2005)
* Rubinstein in Berlin, for speaking pianist (2008)
* 10 War Songs (2008)
* Flowers 1, for speaking pianist (2009)
* Nanosonatas (2006-10)
* Etude (2010)
* 3 Piano Pieces (2011)
* Dear Diary, for speaking pianist (2014)
* Winter Nights (2014)
* Dreams, Part I (2014)
* Dreams, Part II (2015)
* Songs of Insurrection (2016)
* Saints and Sinners (2016)
* Ages (2017)
* 8 Nocturnes (2017)
* 6 Movements (2019)
* America: A Poem (2020)
* The Naked Truth (2021)

## Other

* Zoologischer Garten, for tape (1965)