List of Compositions
Note: Some of these works are still "in progress," meaning they've been written, to at least a state of rough-draft-ed-ness, but I mean to revise them as soon as the oppurtunity presents itself. The best incentive to do that would be interest from an enthusiastic performer or group of performers. If you are one of these, please do drop me an e-mail at chris atdt music dottt columbia doughtt edu (the address is a bit obscured here to block spam. . but you'll figure it out).
©1994-2007, by Christopher Bailey. All rights reserved. Warning: Unauthorized reproduction, or commercial use, of these recordings is prohibited by Federal Law and subject to criminal prosecution.
| title | instrumentation | duration |
|---|---|---|
| Movement for String Orchestra | strings 44332 | 15' |
| Castrovalva | strings 44332 | 8' |
| Meditation by the Lake | strings 44332 | 7' |
| She | 2222, 2221, 2, harp, strings (66664) | 50' |
| Traumen-Symphonie | 4444, 4431, 8, harp, 2 pianos, strings (large complement) | 60' |
| title | instrumentation | duration |
|---|---|---|
| Aurora | 12 soprani, 12 altos, 6 tenors, 6 basses, 12 speaking voices, harp, 2 tubas, 2 trumpets, 2 marimbas, 2 vibes, jazz band, (el-guitar, el-bass, traps, 2 trumpets (also in main ensemble) | 30' |
| Motet for 6 Alti/mezzi | 6 alti or mezzi-soprani. All with more or less equal ranges. | 7' |
| title | instrumentation | duration |
|---|---|---|
| Mask of Mandragora - intro | percussion trio | 12' |
| Arc of Infinity | guitar and electronics | 15' |
| Ditty | 2 pianos tuned to 19-TET | 4' |
| Walking Down the Hillside at Cortona, and Seeing its Towers Rise Before Me | 2 pianos tuned to 19-TET | 10' |
| State of Emergency: MaKe Contact with 372 Myriad Galaxies | viola "obbligato", flute, clarinet, violin, 'cello, bass, trombone, interactive electronics | 45' |
| Timelash | violin, clarinet, cello, piano | 7' |
| Quiet Play of Pipes | violin, cello, flute, clarinet or guitar, piano, percussion, live electronics (MAX/MSP) | 15' |
| Waltz in 17 tone Equal Temperament | 2 pianos | 2' |
| Quiet Play of Lights on My Grandmother's Bedroom Ceiling | violin, cello, piano | 20' |
| 8 Terrains | 2 electric guitars, 2 saxophones, 2 pianos, bass, live electronics. | 8' |
| SL III: Trio | clarinet, cello, piano | 42' |
| Sands | piano, bass trombone, violin | 20' |
| 6 Songs on Poems of John Monroe | soprano, oboe, trombone, guitar | 25' |
| Orgasm a.k.a. Act | 2 'celli | 8' |
| Abstractions | ||
| 1 | violin | 2' |
| 2 | piano & violin | 8' |
| 3 | flute | 5' |
| 4 | piano | 5' |
| 5 | viola | 6' |
| 6 | saxophone | 7' |
| Improvisations, I and II | varying combinations, 5-10 players | varies |
| The Selfish Giant | ||
| Version 0 | flute, synthesizer or ondes, viola, trumpet, 2 harps | 16' |
| Version 1 | flute, oboe, viola, trumpet, 2 harps | 16' |
| Version 2 | flute, clarinet, viola, trumpet, percussion, guitar | 16' |
| Enchanted Quaaludes | flute, clarinet, percussion | 4' |
| 12 Angry Notes | 'cello | 3' |
| Duet Suite | oboe & bassoon | 13' |
| After the "Just Friends Speech" | oboe | 3' |
| Miniatures | bassoon | 4' |
| Miniature | Mandolin, Harp, Vibraphone | 3' |
| Meditation | Violin & Piano | 6' |
| title | accompaniment | duration |
|---|---|---|
| The Sacremento Mornings | piano | 60' |
| Array of Songs
Peach-Picking Scene: California Grandmother Grandad Mom & Dad Aunt Jane Scene:Princeton |
piano | 10' |
| Arrangement of Bob Dylan's "John Wesley Harding" | piano | 3' |
| 6 Songs on Poems of John Monroe | oboe, guitar, trombone | 25' |
| Winds | piano | 6' |
| 3 Haiku | piano | 8' |
| 2 Songs About Children | piano | 7' |
| 4 Love Songs | piano | 20' |
| Grandad's Orchard | piano (tuned in Just Intonation, if possible | 6' |
| title | duration |
|---|---|
| Meditation 3 | 10' |
| Leo's Music - for toy piano | 4' |
Balladei (excerpt)
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24' |
| Untitled 1994/6 | 8' |
| Abstraction 4 | 4' |
Sonata:
I,
II,
III,
IV (excerpts)
|
40' |
| Going Out of Whack (suite of 4 pieces) | 10' |
| 58 Pieces for Children | 30' |
| title | duration |
|---|---|
| composition written at Harvestworks | 17'30" |
| Sand | 25' |
| Nanosymph, (featured on 60X60 2005) | 1' |
Ooogaaah: Dungeony Specimen Spaceship (excerpt)
|
11' |
Ow, My Head. (excerpt)
|
8' |
Duude (excerpt)
|
11' |
SLI: Conceptual Study (excerpt)
|
9' |
| Aftermath | 11' |
| The Stuffed Ones | |
| 1 Goopy | 1.5' |
| 2 Ellie | 1' |
| 3 Ziggy | 1' |
| 4 Towelbear | 1' |
| Terabyte Breakfast | 7' |
| audio from Urban-Fountain | 3-?' |
| Little Tetrachordal Piece for Lou Harrison | 1' |
| title | duration | choreographer |
|---|---|---|
Ooogaaah: Dungeony Specimen Spaceship (excerpt)
|
11' | choreographed twice: Ania Majewska Julie Grinfeld |
| title | description |
|---|---|
| Urban Fountain | for MAX/MSP and Quicktime Movies. Made in collaboration with Kiichiro Muto. Read about it here. |
| An Interactive L-systems-based Computer Improvisor | for php, LISP, and RTCMIX. Currently not available (in development). |
| Sand | for MAX/MSP. Music with explorable architecture. |
| title | instrumentation | duration |
|---|---|---|
SLI: Conceptual Study (excerpt)
|
computer-music | 9' |
Ooogaaah: Dungeony Specimen Spaceship (excerpt)
|
computer-music | 12' |
| SL III: Trio | clarinet, cello, piano | 20' |
| Prelude to Southside | ambient computer-music | 65' |
| number | instrumentation |
|---|---|
| 1 | violin |
| 2 | violin & piano |
| 3 | flute (& drone) |
| 4 | piano |
| 5 | viola |
| 6 | alto saxophone |