Elliot Cole
composer, performer, teacher



by instrumentation


percussion


Facets   4 players [ 2 vibes, 2 marimbas (5), glock, crotales, bass drum ]   9'  (2014)

Bloom Suite  solo marimba  13'  (2014)

Invitations   open form pieces for experimentation and collaboration   (2013-)

Hanuman's Leap   for 2+ players, prerecorded track + live Elliot   30'  (2013)

new year's day  for solo vibraphone  11' (2016)

Paths/Bells/Beehive/Bellwether  quartet for cajons, crotales and snares  17' (2015)


strings


Sea Concerto  third movement, string orchestra   5' (2016) other movements by Doug and Brad Balliett

How Deep is the Ocean?  string orchestra, piano, drums, electric bass, bassoon  15' (2016)

Vocalise   solo violin with optional singing   9'  (2013)

Night Music   string quintet (+bass)  8' (2012)

the music I wrote last winter   string quintet (+bass)  17' (2012)

O (Unknowable City no. 2)   2 string quartets, piano   35'   (2008)

Ouroboros   2 string quartets   6'  (2007)

String Quartet – "Birds"  10' (2005)

Ladies and Gentlemen   violin, prerecorded track   8'  (2010)

The Fisherman and His Wife   narrator, string quartet   20' (2010) text by Doug Balliett


winds


Unknowable City no. 6   shakuhachi ensemble   11' (2012)

Berceuse   clarinet, oboe, bassoon, horn   1'  (2011)

The Fisherman and His Wife   wind quintet   20' (2010) text by Doug Balliett


piano


Etudes 1-6   solo piano  22'  (2012-2013)


guitar


Bloom Suite  solo guitar  13'  (2014)


voice


Three Wells   chamber orchestra and soprano   19'  (2014)

Casanova: Two Seductions (Fiordispina, Lucie)   tenor, baritone, baroque oboe, 2 violins, viola, viola da gamba, cello, continuo  12'  (2014)

Hanuman's Leap   for 8 singers, each with a drum   30'  (2013)

Unburden Me Swiftly (on Machaut)   soprano, harp, koto, violin, cello, viola da gamba, bassoon   3'  (2012)

Roman de la Rose (on Stockhausen: Cancer)   soprano, bassoon, bass, clarinet, violin, percussion, trombone, trumpet  4' (2012)

Songs and Riddles   Seven Sons / The Road / The Ruin / Juniper / Faithful John / Riddles 1 & 2  various instrumentations  25' (2011)

Unknowable City no. 3   3 men's voices, flute, clarinet, percussion, piano, accordion, violin, cello   10-20' (2011)

Maggie's Farm   singer, bass clarinet, cello, contrabass, drums   4'  (2010)

Babinagar   harp, contrabass, harmonium, 2 singers / or / guitar, clarinet, cello, 2 singers   20' (2009)

Selkie, a Sea Tale   opera for soprano, cello, piano   50'   (2010)

Sappho: Translations and Fragments   mezzo-soprano, piano   6'  (2005)


actor / narrator / rapper


De Rerum  orchestra 2112, 1132, drum set / or / karaoke tracks with video  20'   (2011)

The Rake's Progress   chamber orchestra, 2 rappers   30'   (2009)

Billy Budd  sax, string quartet, rock band, narrators - co-written with Brad and Doug Balliett   45'   (2011)

The Fisherman and His Wife   narrator, string quartet or wind quintet   20' (2010) text by Doug Balliett


mixed ensemble


by size


11 +


Sea Concerto  third movement, string orchestra   5' (2016) other movements by Doug and Brad Balliett

How Deep is the Ocean?  string orchestra, piano, drums, electric bass, bassoon  15' (2016)

Three Wells   chamber orchestra and soprano   19'  (2014)

Bloom Suite  orchestra 2222, 4231, timp, 3 perc, harp   13'   (2013)

Billy Budd  sax, string quartet, rock band, narrators - co-written with Brad and Doug Balliett   45'   (2011)

De Rerum  orchestra 2112, 1132, drum set   20'   (2011)

The Rake's Progress   chamber orchestra, 2 rappers   30'   (2009)


4-10


Paths/Bells/Beehive/Bellwether  quartet for cajons, crotales and snares  17' (2015)

Casanova: Two Seductions (Fiordispina, Lucie)   tenor, baritone, baroque oboe, 2 violins, viola, viola da gamba, cello, continuo  12'  (2014)

Swamp Thing  solo drum set  5' (2014)

Facets   4 percussionists  9' (2014)

Hanuman's Leap   for 8 singers, each with a drum   30'  (2013)

Unburden Me Swiftly (on Machaut)   soprano, harp, koto, violin, cello, viola da gamba, bassoon   3'  (2012)

Unknowable City no. 6   shakuhachi ensemble   11' (2012)

Unknowable City no. 5   electric guitar quartet   10' (2012)

Postludes   4 percussionists  22' (2012)

Night Music   string quintet (+bass)  8' (2012)

the music I wrote last winter   string quintet (+bass)  17' (2012)

Roman de la Rose (on Stockhausen: Cancer)   soprano, bassoon, bass, clarinet, violin, percussion, trombone, trumpet  4' (2012)

Unknowable City no. 4   piano, harp, bassoon, viola da gamba   8'  (2012)

Songs and Riddles Seven Sons / The Road / The Ruin / Juniper / Faithful John   various instrumentations  20' (2011)

Unknowable City no. 3   3 men's voices, flute, clarinet, percussion, piano, accordion, violin, cello   10-20' (2011)

Berceuse   clarinet, oboe, bassoon, horn   1'  (2011)

Whiteout Sonnets   violin, cello, percussion + cimbalom, flute, clarinet   10'  (2010)

The Fisherman and His Wife   narrator, string quartet or wind quintet   20' (2010) text by Doug Balliett

Maggie's Farm   singer, bass clarinet, cello, contrabass, drums   4'  (2010)

Games in Pairs   violin, viola, bassoon, bass, piano, flute, horn   13'  (2010)

Babinagar   harp, contrabass, harmonium, 2 singers / or / guitar, clarinet, cello, 2 singers   20' (2009)

O (Unknowable City no. 2)   2 string quartets, piano   35'   (2008)

Endgame Study   clarinet, flute, violin, cello, piano, percussion   10'  (2008)

Ouroboros   2 string quartets   6'  (2007)

String Quartet – "Birds"  10' (2005)


2-3


Bloom Trio   guitar, cello, clarinet / or / marimba, cello, clarinet   13'  (2013)

Selkie, a Sea Tale   opera for soprano, cello, piano   50'   (2010)

Serenade   violin, piano   7'  (2008)

Sappho: Translations and Fragments   mezzo-soprano, piano   6'  (2005)


1


Vocalise   solo violin with optional singing   9'  (2013)

Bloom Suite  solo guitar / or / marimba   13'  (2013)

Etudes 1-6   solo piano  22'  (2012-2013)

De Rerum  karaoke with video  20'   (2011)

Ladies and Gentlemen   violin, prerecorded track   8'  (2010)

new year's day  for solo vibraphone  11' (2016)




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