James Wood Catalogue: Chronological List of works
Chronological List of Works
Missa: In Memoriam Lili Boulanger (1976) for solo soprano, double choir, 4 trumpets, 4 trombones and organ
[chorus and ensemble]
Two Motets to Verses from the Prophet Isaiah (1981) for soprano, flute, oboe, viola and harp
[voice and ensemble]
Choroi kai Thaliai (Revels and Dances) (1982)
for solo percussion, solo soprano and tape
[voice and percussion]
Drama (1983)
for the Kings Singers (2 countertenors, tenor, 2 baritones, bass)
[unaccompanied voices]
Ho shang Yao (Songs by the River) (1983) for solo soprano and solo percussion
audio excerpts available
[voice and percussion]
String Quartet (1984)
[chamber]
Barong (1985) for two pianos and two percussion
[chamber]
Tien chung Yao (Songs from the Fields) (1985) for soprano, cimbalom and percussion instruments
[voice and percussion]
Phaedrus (1986)
for solo baritone, solo percussion, wind ensemble, percussion ensemble and chorus
[chorus and ensemble]
Usas (Dawn) (1986)
for Electric Phoenix (S, Ms, T, B, tape and live electronics)
[voices and electronics]
Rogosanti (1986) for solo percussion
[solo percussion]
Marsyapollonomachia (1987)
for solo oboe and percussion
[chamber]
Stoicheia (1988)
for two solo percussionists, two percussion ensembles, four keyboards and electronics
[percussion ensemble]
Oreion (1989)
for large orchestra
audio excerpt available
[orchestra]
Village Burial with Fire (1989)
for percussion quartet
audio excerpt available
[percussion ensemble]
Incantamenta (Incantations) (1991)
for twenty-four solo voices
audio excerpt available
[unaccompanied voices]
Phianomena (1992)
for eighteen voices, seventeen instruments and tape
[chorus and ensemble]
Spirit Festival with Lamentations (1992) for quartertone marimba and percussion quartet
[percussion ensemble]
Cart-wheels (1993)
for bass clarinet and percussion
[chamber]
Elanga N'Kake singing to his craft (1993) for solo percussion
[solo percussion]
Venancio Mbande talking with the trees (1994)
a concerto for quartertone marimba (and various wooden instruments) and fifteen instruments
[large ensemble]
Two men meet, each presuming the other to be from a distant planet (1995)
a concerto for percussionist and twenty-four instruments
[large ensemble]
The Parliament of Angels (1995) a concerto for eighteen musicians
audio excerpt available
[large ensemble]
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Children at a Funeral (1996)
for prepared piano
audio excerpt available
[instrumental]
Séance (1996)
for solo soprano, MIDI vibraphone, chorus and live electronics
audio excerpt available
[voices and electronics]
Shrine of Stored Incense (1997)
for solo percussion
[solo percussion]
Mountain Language (1998)
for alphorn, MIDI cowbells and electronics
[chamber]
Jodo (1999)
for solo percussion, high soprano and electronics
audio excerpts available
[chamber]
The Priest of Shiga Temple (Jodo - Part 4) (1999)
for solo marimba and electronics
audio excerpt available
[solo percussion]
The Great Imperial Concubine (Jodo - Part 3) (1999)
for solo soprano and electronics
audio excerpt available
[voice and electronics]
Journey of the Magi (2000)
for large ensemble
[large ensemble]
Déploration sur la mort de Gérard Grisey (2000)
for marimba and string quartet
[chamber]
Autumn Voices (2001)
for violin and electronics
audio excerpt available
[instrumental]
Tongues of Fire (2001)
for large chorus and percussion quartet
[chorus and ensemble]
Crying bird, echoing star (2002)
for five instrumnents
audio excerpt available
[chamber]
Hildegard (2002 - 2006)
for soprano and baritone soloists, chorus, large ensemble and electronics
[opera]
Le Petit Bossu (2007)
music theatre for reciter and percussion trio
[percussion ensemble]
De telarum mechanicae (2007)
for fifteen instruments
audio excerpt available
[large ensemble]
Gesualdo: Sacrae Cantiones Liber Secundus (Reconstruction) (2008-2011)
for six and seven voices
[early music editions/Gesualdo]
Cloud Polyphonies (2011)
for percussion sextet
audio excerpt available
[percussion ensemble]
Sea Dances (2012)
for percussion trio
[percussion ensemble]
Gulliver (2011-2014)
Opera in four parts - libretto by Paul Griffiths
for Baritone solo, vocal sextet and ensemble of fifteen players
[opera]
Secret Dialogues (2014)
for solo marimba
[solo percussion]
Lamentations (2015)
for twelve solo voices, two clarinets, viola da gamba and accordion
[chorus and ensemble]
Sufirafire (2015)
for soprano doubling recorders, mezzo-soprano doubling medieval fiddle, alto doubling recorders
Sei Canti (2016)
for four soprano saxophones
[chamber]
Khamush (2015-16)
for mixed chorus, percussion quartet, piano
[chorus and ensemble]
Danza de los voladores (2017)
for solo flute, violin, mandolin, guitar, piano
[chamber]
Kalavinka Duos (2017)
for percussion duo
[percussion ensemble]
Kalavinka Quartet (2017)
for percussion quartet
[percussion ensemble]
Apokalypsis (2019-22)
ORATORIUM
for singing soloists, speaking soloists, chamber choir,
seven saxophones and organ
[chorus and ensemble]
Panabuka (2022)
for panflute and darbuka
[chamber]
Elegeia (2023)
for viola and marimba
[chamber]
Tempestas in memoriam (2024)
for four organs
[chamber]
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