John Adams

China Gates, a work minimalistic in nature, was written in 1977.

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...

Boosey & Hawkes is pleased to present a three-volume collection of John Adams's choruses from his world-renowned operas, edited by conductor Grant Gershon, featuring choral selections from six iconic...

Boosey & Hawkes is pleased to present a three-volume collection of John Adams's choruses from his world-renowned operas, edited by conductor Grant Gershon, featuring choral selections from six iconic...

Boosey & Hawkes is pleased to present a three-volume collection of John Adams's choruses from his world-renowned operas, edited by conductor Grant Gershon, featuring choral selections from six iconic...

John's Book of Alleged Dances est un recueil de dix danses brèves pour un quatuor à cordes et des éléments rythmiques déjà enregistrés sur CD. On a recours au CD pour six de ces dix pièces. Les danses...

The libretto of this opera was adapted by John Adams and Peter Sellars from a South Indian folktale and poems translated by A.K. Ramanujan. A Flowering Tree premiered in the MuseumsQuartier in Vienna...

Written in 2003 for the opening of Disney Hall in Los Angeles, The Dharma at Big Sur draws influence from Kerouac's novel Big Sur and the electric violin playing of Tracy Silverman, the violinist of t...

Modeled on Stravinsky's 'Le Chant du Rossignol,' this 14-minute work for orchestra is an homage to the work and wit of Nicholas Slonimsky, the Russian eccentric literary genius who wrote The Thesaurus...

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

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...

Komponiert im Jahr 1986, hat dieses rasante Stück die symphonische Welt im Sturm erobert. Bei der vorliegenden Ausgabe handelt es sich um eine vereinfachte Bearbeitung, die auch für Schulorchester gut...

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...

Influencée par le jazz américain, cette courte pièce pour piano seul se caractérise par des rythmes disjonctés et un tempo fou furieux. Elle a été composée en 2001 pour le pianiste Garrick Ohlsson.

Composé en 2007. Commande conjointe du Carnegie Hall, Stanford Lively Arts et du San Francisco Ballet. La première mondiale de Son of Chamber Symphony a eu lieu à New York le 28 février 2008 au Carneg...

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...

The libretto of this opera was adapted by John Adams and Peter Sellars from a South Indian folktale and poems translated by A.K.Ramanujan.