Bob Clendenen's List of Compositions

TITLE INSTRUMENTS DURATION DATE

Textures

  • four percussion
  • 8'44" '86, '87,'91

    Trio

  • violin
  • viola
  • cello
  • 5'30" '87, '89

    5 Bagatelles

  • oboe doubling english horn
  • piccolo doubling alto flute
  • 7 - 81/2' '87

    Collabaduet written with Paul Lansky

  • two pianos
  • 6'30" '87

    New Hori"zens" jazz ballad

  • variable
  • variable '88, '98

    For John Cage

  • one percussion
  • 2'15" '88, '96

    Textures 2

  • three percussion
  • 10' '88, '89

    Listening to Eno at 10:26

  • flute doubling alto flute
  • violin
  • cello
  • piano
  • percussion
  • 9' '89

    Fantasies After an Image

  • violin
  • horn
  • piano
  • 4' '89

    As Sound Fades Into Beauty

  • horn
  • two violins
  • viola
  • two cellos
  • double bass
  • marimba/vibes
  • second marimba
  • 10' '89, '90, '94

    Affirmation

  • violin
  • 5'40" '90

    Second try

    used to be "This Is How I Feel" a chamber orch. piece for 15 players originally commissioned by the Pittsburgh New Music Ensemble

  • flute
  • oboe
  • english horn
  • clarinet
  • bassoon
  • horn
  • trumpet
  • trombone
  • piano
  • harp
  • percussion
  • solo violin
  • violin 1
  • violin 2
  • viola
  • cello
  • bass
  • 17' '90, '91, '99, '00

    Without Prejudice

  • piano
  • 11' '91

    Textures 3

  • three percussion
  • 4' '92

    Suddenly

  • string quartet
  • 6'15" '92

    Rivulets

  • tuba
  • percussion
  • 6'30" '92

    Shapes

      • I. Arches
      • II. Callings
      • III. Variations
      • IV. Relations
  • violin
  • cello
  • piano
  • 11 - 13' '92 - '96

    Broken Machines

  • flute
  • 1' '93

    Not Without Fault

  • string quintet
  • 19' 30" '93

    The Observed

  • tuba (4 lines, studio) + 1 (live)
  • 20' '93, '98

    4 Pages

  • piano
  • 5' '94, '97

    Tendencies & Traffic

  • flute doubling piccolo
  • violin
  • 10' 54" '94 , '95, '97

    Tread

  • piano
  • 6'30" '94

    Textures 4

  • four percussion
  • 5'15" '95, '98

    Space is Calling

  • vln. 1-4
  • vla. 1&2
  • vc. 1&2
  • d.b. 1&2
  • 16' '95, '96

    An Odd and Invisible Music Box

  • violin (in four parts, pre-recorded for playback only)
  • 2'32 '96

    Locusts

    written w/ Charles Morogiello

  • percussion
  • wind chimes (recorded at different speeds)
  • electric guitars
  • pre-recorded for playback only
  • 3'45" '96

    Street

    written w/ Charles Morogiello

    words by Bob Clendenen

  • processed voice
  • harmonica
  • electric guitar
  • drums
  • pre-recorded to CD
  • 3'20" '96

    The Great Filled Head

    written w/ Charles Morogiello

  • electric guitars
  • synthesizer
  • fr. hn.
  • drums
  • pre-recorded to CD
  • 14'00 '97

    Textures 5

  • three percussion
  • 6'40" '98

    Mountain Shack Blues Part 2

  • trumpet
  • drums
  • variable '98

    Trying to Understand

  • soprano
  • tenor
  • piano
  • 2'30 '98, '99

    Dancing Shadows

  • for amplified piano through a speaker mounted above another piano's strings
  • 5'41" '99

    Colored Water

  • for harp or electric harp
  • 2'35" '99

    Figs

    6 short movements

  • viola
  • tuba
  • 10'42" '99

    Blues Away

    music & lyrics by Bob C.

  • instrumentation variable
  • variable '99

    Love

    music & lyrics by Bob C.

  • instrumentation variable
  • variable '99,'01

    Rip It (or) Ripinit'

    music & lyrics by Bob C. & FOOD

  • instrumentation variable
  • variable '99,'00

    Summer Variations

  • violin or viola
  • 6'35" '00

    3 Preludes for cello

      • I. Prelude
      • II. Prelude #2
      • III. Prelude #3
  • cello
  • 12' '89 - '00

    Tree Music

      • I. for Randy
      • II. Fad Music
      • III. Interlude: Piano Sleepwalks
      • IV. Clanging Music
  • piano
  • 12' '00,'01,'02

    Music from Planet Trumpet: No. 7

  • trumpet
  • oboe
  • bass cl.
  • bassoon
  • violin
  • cello
  • double bass
  • var. 18' - 24' '00

    Almost 4:20

  • oboe
  • 4'30" '00

    for Ona

  • double bass
  • 5'26" '01

    Bartok and Satie Sitting Under the Banyan Tree

  • piano
  • 2'13" '01

    Whistlin' Dreams

    music & lyrics by Bob C.

  • instrumentation variable
  • variable '99,'01,'02

    Backwards

    music by Bob C. & Barry Newton, lyrics by Bob C.

  • instrumentation variable
  • variable '01

    Broken Bottles

    music & lyrics by Bob C.

  • instrumentation variable
  • variable '01, '04

    Rather

    music & lyrics by Bob C.

  • instrumentation variable
  • variable '01

    Since When

  • trumpet
  • keyboard
  • variable but short '01

    Air Meets Waltz

  • keyboard
  • 2'07" '01

    Shining Forth

    music & lyrics by Bob C.

  • instrumentation variable
  • variable '01

    Find the Spot

    music & lyrics by Bob C.

  • instrumentation variable
  • variable '01

    Music from Planet Trumpet: No. 6

  • trumpet
  • 4'31" '02

    for Mona Lisa

    music & lyrics by Bob C.

  • instrumentation variable
  • variable '02

    Wounded Knee

    music & lyrics by Bob C.

  • instrumentation variable
  • variable '02

    Good Dogs

    music & lyrics by Bob C.

  • instrumentation variable
  • variable '02

    Lullaby (Spinning to the Moon)

    music & lyrics by Bob C.

  • instrumentation variable
  • variable '02

    Hop Up

    music & lyrics by Bob C.

  • instrumentation variable
  • variable '02

    Have You Seen John

    music & lyrics by Bob C.

  • instrumentation variable
  • variable '02

    Standin' Tall

    music & lyrics by Bob C.

  • instrumentation variable
  • variable '02

    Scat Tribute

    music & lyrics by Bob C.

  • instrumentation variable
  • variable '02

    Passin' By

    music & lyrics by Bob C.

  • instrumentation variable
  • variable '02

    Listen To The Waves

    music & lyrics by Bob C.

  • instrumentation variable
  • variable '02

    Who seez' Who

    music by Bob C.

  • instrumentation variable
  • variable '02

    All I Can Do

    music & lyrics by Bob C.

  • instrumentation variable
  • variable '02

    Life Like Wine

    music & lyrics by Bob C.

  • instrumentation variable
  • variable '02

    Healin' Blues

    music & lyrics by Bob C.

  • instrumentation variable
  • variable '03

    Prelude & Fugue

  • piano
  • 4'03" '03

    Music from Planet Trumpet: No. 5 (ver. 1 & 2)

  • CD playback flugelhorn & electronics
  • 3'04" '03

    Right About Now

    music & lyrics by Bob C.

  • instrumentation variable
  • variable '03, '04

    Lines & Alterations

  • solo Bassoon
  • 2'47" '03

    Shine Bright

    music & lyrics by Bob C.

  • instrumentation variable
  • variable '03

    I might

    music & lyrics by Bob C.

  • instrumentation variable
  • variable '03

    Short Song

    music & lyrics by Bob C.

  • instrumentation variable
  • variable '03

    Some Other Mountain

    music & lyrics by Bob C.

  • instrumentation variable
  • variable '03, '04

    Sunshine

    music & lyrics by Bob C.

  • instrumentation variable
  • variable '04

    Cool Wind

    music & lyrics by Bob C.

  • instrumentation variable
  • variable '04

    One Eyed Crocodile

    music by Bob C., lyrics by Douglass Roy Darby

  • instrumentation variable
  • variable '04

    Dreams Unbound/the excitable triad

  • string quartet
  • 6'05 '04

    Music from Planet Trumpet: No. 4

  • trumpet and numerous electronics/cd playback
  • 4'53 '04

    3 Miniatures for vln. & vc.

  • violin
  • cello
  • 1'31 '04, '05

    Fall for You

    music & lyrics by Bob C.

  • instrumentation variable
  • variable '05

    Travels

  • pre-recorded keyboards, perc., & electronics
  • 4'55 '05

    Rain

    music & lyrics by Bob C.

  • instrumentation variable
  • variable '05

    I Want

    music & lyrics by Bob C.

  • instrumentation variable
  • variable '05

    Jericho

    music & lyrics by Bob C.

  • instrumentation variable
  • variable '05

    too young for me

    music & lyrics by Bob C.

  • instrumentation variable
  • variable '05

    Lake Music

  • flute
  • oboe
  • clarinet
  • harp
  • violin 1
  • violin 2
  • viola
  • cello
  • 7' '05

    New Love

    music & lyrics by Bob C.

  • instrumentation variable
  • variable '05

    Southern Man

    music & lyrics by Bob C.

  • instrumentation variable
  • variable '05

    They Said

    music & lyrics by Bob C.

  • instrumentation variable
  • variable '05

    for Lucky

  • piano
  • 4' '06

    God Loves You

    music & lyrics by Bob C.

  • instrumentation variable
  • variable '06

    Cool Clear Water

    music & lyrics by Bob C.

  • instrumentation variable
  • variable '06

    Running Blind

    music & lyrics by Bob C.

  • instrumentation variable
  • variable '06

    5 Impressions for vln. & vc.

  • violin
  • cello
  • 11' '06

    Space Wars

  • pre-recorded electro-acoustic
  • 4'52 '06,'07

    Somedays

    music & lyrics by Bob C.

  • instrumentation variable
  • variable '07

    Don't Be Alarmed

  • pre-recorded electro-acoustic
  • 1'43 '07

    Spring & Summer

  • vibes
  • piano
  • violin 1
  • violin 2
  • viola
  • cello
  • bass
  • 8' '07

    Living & Dying

    music & lyrics by Bob C.

  • instrumentation variable
  • variable '07

    Noise-Scape #1

  • pre-recorded electronic
  • 8'03" '07

    Freeway Tunnel

  • pre-recorded electronic
  • 2'51" '07.'08

    Frog Music

  • pre-recorded electronic
  • 2'11" '07.'08

    14 Simple Pieces for Piano

  • piano
  • 10' '08

    7 Snapshots for cello

  • cello
  • 6'41" '08

    Zones (in 3 movements for trombone)

  • trombone
  • 3'21" '08

    Enoch

    music & lyrics by Bob C.

  • instrumentation variable
  • variable '08

    Here & Gone

    music & lyrics by Bob C.

  • instrumentation variable
  • variable '08

    Bells of Heaven

    music & lyrics by Bob C.

  • instrumentation variable
  • variable '08

    Sunset

  • pre-recorded electronic
  • 7'19" '07.'09

    Swivel - 5 variations for solo vibraphone

  • vibraphone
  • 9'12" '08.'09

    River Music

  • bass clarinet
  • percussion
  • 7'37" '09

    Guiding Light

    music & lyrics by Bob C.

  • instrumentation variable
  • variable '09

    Three American Landscapes

      • I. For Harry Smith
      • II. Slow Folk
      • III. The Scenic Route
  • trumpet
  • trombone
  • percussion
  • piano
  • violin
  • cello
  • 13' '09

    One Fine Day

    music & lyrics by Bob C.

  • instrumentation variable
  • variable '09

    7 Verses of Psalms

  • choir: S.T.B.
  • 5'19" '09.'10

    A Story about Love

    music & lyrics by Bob C.

  • instrumentation variable
  • variable '10

    Daily Prayer

    music & lyrics by Bob C.

  • instrumentation variable
  • variable '10

    The next 3 miles...

      • I. A Joyful Noise
      • II. Inspired by Friends
      • III. Signals
  • percussion
  • percussion
  • 11' '10

    Your Love Gets Me

    music & lyrics by Bob C.

  • instrumentation variable
  • variable '10

    Anyway

    music & lyrics by Bob C.

  • instrumentation variable
  • variable '10

    Three Reflections for Piano

      • I. Peace for Israel
      • II. From the Elders
      • III. Inheritance
  • piano
  • 11' '10

    It's Allright With Me

    music & lyrics by Bob C.

  • instrumentation variable
  • variable '10

    Autumn's Change

      • I. September
      • II. October
      • III. November
  • cello ensemble
  • 12:35 '10

    Blue Waltz

    music & lyrics by Bob C.

  • instrumentation variable
  • variable '11

    Sonatina for violin & cello

      • I. The Golden State
      • II. Fanfares
      • III. Variations
  • violin
  • cello
  • 10:50 '11

    Shine On

    music & lyrics by Bob C.

  • instrumentation variable
  • variable '11

    Three Short Pieces for oboe & bassoon

  • oboe
  • bassoon
  • 6:35 '11

    No More

    music & lyrics by Bob C.

  • instrumentation variable
  • variable '11

    Four Children's Pieces for Piano

      • One
      • Two
      • Three
      • Four
  • piano
  • 11' '11

    drive me crazy

    music & lyrics by Bob C.

  • instrumentation variable
  • variable '11




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