Partition John Adams ensemble

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.

John Luther Adams' The Immeasurable Space Of Tones for Violin, Vibraphone, Piano, sustaining Keyboard and Contrabass. Duration: 30 minutes. 'Number 5, 1950 was Mark Rothko's last painting before the...

John Luther Adams' The Light That Fills The World for Chamber Ensemble (6 players). Score and parts. Duration: 13 minutes. 'The Light That Fills The World' was written in late winter and early spring...

Written and first performed in 1982, Grand Pianola Music is scored for brass, winds, percussion, 2 pianos and 3 amplified women's voices. The piece was inspired by the sounds created in the hallway jo...

John Luther Adams: Dark Waves for two Pianos and Electronics (included as a download). Duration: 12 minutes. 'As I composed this music, I pondered the ominous events of our times: terrorism and war,...

John Luther Adams' Dark Wind for instrumental quartet (Bass Clarinet, Piano, Marimba and Vibraphone). Score and parts. Dedicated to Marty Walker.

John Luther Adams' The Farthest Place for Vibraphone, Marimba, Piano, Violin and Double Bass. Score and parts. Duration: 11 minutes.

John Luther Adams' Five Athabascan Dances for Harp and Percussion. Duration: 16 minutes. 'These pieces are inspired by the music and spirit of the Athabascan people of Alaska's boreal forest. The fi...

John Luther Adams' Make Prayers To The Raven for Flute, Percussion, Harp, Violin and Cello. Approx. duration: 16 minutes 30 seconds. 'This little suite is drawn from the score of a music-theater work...

John Luther Adams' Night Peace for antiphonal chorus (SATB), solo Soprano, Harp and Percussion. 'Night Peace is based entirely on a single melodic line, which is heard only once, sung by the solo Sop...

John Luther Adams' Night Peace for antiphonal chorus (SATB), solo Soprano, Harp and Percussion. 'Night Peace is based entirely on a single melodic line, which is heard only once, sung by the solo Sop...

John Luther Adams' Four Thousand Holes for Piano, Percussion (Vibraphone and Orchestra Bells) and Electronic Aura. Composed in 2010 and dedicated to Stephen Drury. Duration: 32 minutes 30 seconds. 'F...

This work 3 Amplified Women's Voices, 2 Pianos, Percussion, Wind and Brass was premiered by the San Fransico Symphony in February 1982. Grand Pianola Music recalls the music of Charles Ives in its cre...