List of Works & Timings
Underlined items link to the score at Associated Music Publishers / Wise Music Classical.
MUSIC FOR STRING ENSEMBLES
string quartets and string trios (sometimes in combinations with other instruments)
String Quartet 1960 – string quartet – 17:40 – score — played from score
String Trio 1961 – string trio – 11:56 – score — played from score
G Song 1980 – string quartet – 11:03 – score and parts
Sunrise of the Planetary Dream Collector 1980 – string quartet – 10:16 – score and parts
Cadenza on the Night Plain 1983 – string quartet – 37:10 – score and parts
The Wheel & Mythic Birds Waltz 1983 – string quartet – 16:08 – score and parts
Salome Dances for Peace (complete cycle) 1985-86 – string quartet – ca. 1 hr 55 min – score and parts
Anthem of the Great Spirit – string quartet – 33:00 – score and parts
Conquest of the War Demons – string quartet – 34:47 – score and parts
The Gift – string quartet – 15:24 – score and parts
The Ecstasy – string quartet – 18:21 – score and parts
Good Medicine (String Quartet No. 10) – string quartet – 13:25 – score and parts
The Crow's Rosary 1987-88 – string quartet and synthesizers – ca. 30:00 – score
Cry of a Lady 1990 – string quartet and women's choir – 5:09 – score and parts
(Written for the Kronos Quartet with Le Mystère des Voix Bulgares, conducted by Dora Hristova. Written and recorded by Nonesuch in 1990. – Terry Riley)
The Sands 1990 – string quartet and orchestra – 30:30 – score and parts
The Sands · Mirage · Rubberlady's Theme Music · Ebony Horns
El Hombre 1993 – piano and string quartet – 11:33 – score and parts
Lacrymosa (Remembering Kevin) 1998 – string quartet – 9:17 – score and parts
Mario in Cielo 1998 – string quartet – 10:12
Requiem for Adam 1999 – string quartet and audio CD – 21:18 – score and parts
Ascending the Heaven Ladder – string quartet – 41:49 – score and parts
Cortejo Fúnebre en el Monte Diablo – string quartet and audio CD – 7:05 – score and parts
Sun Rings 2001 – string quartet, choir, pre-recorded NASA space sounds – 79:58 – score and parts
Overture · Hero Danger · BeeBopterismo · Planet Elf Sindoori · Earth Whistlers · Earth/Jupiter Kiss · The Electron Cyclotron Frequency Parlour · Prayer Central · Venus Upstream · One Earth, One People, One Love
The Cusp of Magic 2003-04 – string quartet, pipa and tape – ca. 41 min – score and parts
The Cusp of Magic (10:04) · Buddha's Bedroom (10:33) · The Nursery (5:10) · Royal Wedding (6:14) · Emily and Alice (4:09) · Prayer Circle (6:41)
Transylvanian Horn Courtship 2008-09 – string quartet using custom Stroh instruments and real-time looping devices – ca. 43 min – score and parts
(Using custom-designed Stroh stringed instruments created by Walter Kitundu, and real-time looping devices.)
The Welcoming Baptism of Sweet Daisy Grace – string quartet – ca. 13 min – score and parts
The Serquent Risadome 2014 – string quartet – ca. 14 min – score and parts
Dark Queen Mantra 2015 – guitar (or electric guitar) and string quartet – 26:00 – score and parts
This Assortment of Atoms - One Time Only! 2016 – 2 violins, viola, cello (with spoken text) – ca. 25 min – score and parts, free from Kronos' Fifty for the Future
Lunch in Chinatown · A Gentle Rain · This Assortment of Atoms - One Time Only!
ORCHESTRAL
Half Wolf Dances Mad in Moonlight 1985 – string orchestra – 9:18 – score and parts
Jade Palace 1990 – large orchestra with synthesizers – 50:38 – not available — undergoing revision
June Buddhas 1990 – SATB chorus and orchestra – ca. 24 min – score and parts, and includes a rehearsal score for choir
224th Chorus (6:23) · 204th Chorus (10:15) · 216th Chorus (7:25)
Remember This, O Mind 1997 – version 1: string quintet, wind quintet, voice. Version 2: string orchestra, synthesizer, voice – ca. 29:30 – score and parts
Remember This O Mind (10:18) · Only a Day (8:23) · Even Your Beloved Wife (10:51)
Deep Chandi 1998 – string orchestra and electronic backing track (with dancer) – 15:07 – score, parts and pre-recorded backing track
She's So Heavy Variations 2001 – string orchestra and harpsichord – 11:23 – score and parts
Archangels 2003 – 8 cellos – 19:12 – score and parts
SolTierraLuna 2007 – violin, 2 guitars and orchestra – ca. 40 min – score and parts
Sol (the Royal 88) (12:36) · Moonwaves (5:25) · Tierra (9:35) · Sarabande for Iraq (12:40)
Zephir 2009 – violin and orchestra – 17:40 – score and parts
The Palmian Chord Ryddle 2011 – electric violin and orchestra – ca. 35 min – score and parts
At the Royal Majestic 2013 – organ and orchestra – ca. 30 min – score and parts
Negro Hall · Circle of Wolves · Dervish
Bell Station III 2015 – Boy choir, 2 trumpets (doubling flugelhorn), bass trombone, 3 percussion, piano, 2 toy pianos – score and parts
WORKS FOR PIANO (fully notated)
Two Pieces for Piano 1958-59 – piano – 12:00 – score
Concert for Two Pianists and Five Tape Recorders 1960/61 – 2 pianos (live) + 5 tape recorders – 7:46 – score exists; the tape reels have been lost but could be recreated
(The pianos are live in this version.)
Keyboard Studies Nos. 1 & 2 1963-66 – keyboard (any) – Indeterminate; usually 10-20 min – score
Keyboard Study No. 1 · Keyboard Study No. 2
(Coulé was the first title used for Keyboard Study 1. – Terry Riley)
The Walrus in Memoriam 1991-93 – piano – 7:35 – score
Simone's Lullaby 1994 – piano – score
The Heaven Ladder, Book 5 1994/96 – piano 4 hands – ca. 43 min – score
Cinco de Mayo (13:31) · Jaztine (8:48) · Waltz for Charismas (5:42) · Tango Doble Ladeado (3:57) · Etude from the Old Country (11:30)
The Heaven Ladder, Book 7 1994 – piano – ca. 25 min – score
Misha's Bear Dance (2:32) · Venus in 94 (3:55) · Ragtempus Fugatis (6:28) · Fandango on the Heaven Ladder (11:16) · Simone's Lullaby
Banana Humberto 2000 2000 – piano and electro-acoustic band – ca. 55 min – score and parts
Washed Ashore (18:15) · The Maze (7:25) · Goodbye Goodtimes Blues for Millennium's Child (15:33) · Danzero (13:20)
Be Kind to One Another (Rag) 2007 – piano – 13:40 – score
Praying Mantis Rag 2014 – piano 4 hands – ca. 3 min – score
Cheng Tiger Growl Roar 2018 – 2 pianists at one piano (one part written out, the other improvised)
Growl · Cheng · Tiger · Roar
The Crown of Brotherhood Rag 2021 – piano – 9:00 – score
Six 'varieties': Spacious Majesties · Blue America · Crown of Brotherhood Rag · Shining Seas · Chromatic Kafka · The Grace Shed
The Piano Works (published collection) – piano – available from Associated Music Publishers
Be Kind to One Another (Rag) · The Heaven Ladder Book 7 (Misha's Bear Dance · Venus in 94 · Ragtempus Fugatis · Fandango on the Heaven Ladder · Simone's Lullaby) · Keyboard Study No. 1 · Keyboard Study No. 2 · Two Pieces for Piano · The Philosopher's Hand · The Walrus in Memoriam
THE FOLLOWING PIANO WORKS DO NOT HAVE SCORES, OR DO NOT HAVE FULLY NOTATED SCORES
Song from the Old Country 1979-89 – voice, piano, sitar, tabla, string quartet, synthesizer – Indeterminate – no complete notation
The Harp of New Albion 1983-85 – piano tuned in just intonation – 110:05 – minimal handwritten sketches only
The New Albion Chorale / The Discovery (21:31) · The Orchestra of the Tao (15:30) · Riding the Westerleys (16:40) · Cadence on the Wind (5:02) · Premonition Rag (6:37) · Return of the Ancestors (10:00) · Ascending Whale Dreams (8:30) · The Magic Knot Waltz (9:25) · Circle of Wolves (9:40) · Lands End (6:51)
(The Harp of New Albion has very minimal handwritten sketches that I played from — not much use to another pianist as they are. It could be scored out as a chart, however, from the recordings.)
15/16 – piano – 5:30 – no complete notation
Arica – piano – 11:43 – no complete notation
Ebony Horns 1990 – piano – Indeterminate – no complete notation
Havana Man 1966-90 – piano – ca. 7 min – no complete notation
Island of Never Anger – piano – 8:33 – no complete notation
Mongolian Winds – piano – 6:49 – no complete notation
Negro Hall – piano – 14:40 – no complete notation
Peace Dance – piano – 5:47 – no complete notation
The Ecstacy (piano version) – piano – 4:46 – no complete notation
The Lake – piano – 4:16 – no complete notation
Underworld Arising – piano – 2:43 – no complete notation
The Heaven Ladder, Book 6 (Night Music) 1996 – piano 4 hands – Indeterminate – minimal sketches only
Night Music · Waltz of the Insomniacs · Black Knight · Requiem for Wally
(There only exist minimal sketches for The Heaven Ladder Book 6.)
Requiem for Wally 1997 – piano
The Dream 1999 – piano in just intonation – ca. 108:00 – no complete notation
The Philosopher's Hand 1999 – piano – Indeterminate – no complete notation
The Melodious Junkyard 2004 – prepared piano – ca. 40 min – no score
Simply M… 2007 – piano
Ballade for Sara & Tadashi 2020 – piano; also a synthesizer version
Pasha Rag 2020 – piano
WORKS FOR PIPE ORGAN
The Universal Bridge 2008 – pipe organ – ca. 60 min – manuscript score in piano staves
Anthem for Disney Hall · The Bull · The Shape of Flames · Hurricane Mama Blues
(Notated in the composer's hand as a piano chart, to include improvisation.)
Organum for Stefano 2013 – Tamburini pipe organ
(A tribute concert in honour of my long-time collaborator Stefano Scodanibbio. The concert was basically improvised on the organ of the Basilica di Santa Maria dei Servi (the Tamburini pipe organ) as part of Bologna's Angelica Festival, 7 May 2013. – Terry Riley)
SAXOPHONE QUARTETS
Chanting the Light of Foresight 1987 – soprano, alto, tenor and baritone sax in just intonation – 52:00 – score and parts
The Tuning Path (17:12) · The Pipes of Medb and Medb's Blues (7:01) · Song Announcing Dawn's Combat (8:49) · The Chord of War (5:36) · Ferdia's Death Chant (4:11) · Chanting the Light of Foresight (8:49)
(The Chord of War was composed by the Rova Saxophone Quartet, not by Terry.)
Mandala Miniatures 1998-99 – soprano, alto, tenor, baritone sax – ca. 26 min – score and parts
16 miniatures: Fanfare · Dead Ants · Urbanocity · Fog in Frisco · Sardophonia · Maid in Old Mexico · Senor Fast Tracks · Onda Verde · Circling You · Urbanotica · Song of the Earth · Leonid's Logic Link · Korus with Koda · Papa Haydn's Music Room · Right Turn in Gyor · Tea with the Raj
Uncle Jard 1998 – saxophone quartet, voice, piano, harpsichord – 19:38 – score and parts
Part 1 (5:17) · Part 2 (8:36) · Part 3 (5:32)
Assassin Reverie 2001 – saxophone quartet and electronic backing track – 18:43 – score and parts
MISC. COMPOSITIONS
Dorian Reeds 1964/65 – saxophone with tape-delay processing – 15-20 min – score
(This score is a reconstruction of the 1966 recording made on the Mass Art label, done by Ulrich Krieger in 2001.)
Journey from the Death of a Friend 1972 – instrumentation not specified – ca. 12 min
What the River Said 1997 – baroque violin, baroque cello, surbahar, mridangam, two voices, synthesizer – ca. 35:00 – score and parts
Atlantis Nath 2002 – voice, strings, synthesizer, piano and loops recorded in India; Nice Opera String Quintet; guitar – 74:00
Crucifixion Voices · Mosque · Derveshum Carnivalis · Wedding Song · Emerald Runner · Gha Ten in Darbari · Ascension · Ascension Final Chord Rising · Remember This · Only a Day · Even Your Beloved Wife · Crucifixion of My Humble Self
(A studio album recorded at the CIRM studios in Nice, France, produced by Luc Martinez. Limited edition of 1000 signed by the composer. – Terry Riley)
Olde English 2003 – solo cello – 14:09 – score
Three Songs on poems by Michael McClure 2004 – voice and piano
Bruce's Traveling Machine 2005 – solo cello and backing tracks – Indeterminate – score and parts
The Hook 2006 – piano improvisations and voice
(Piano improvisations and voice, premiered in Sydney, Australia, 29 April 2006. The Hook Lecture was written very quickly by Terry just a few hours before it was to be basically improvised before a live audience. Released on the Tzadik label, Autodreamographical Tales, 2010. – Terry Riley)
The Slaving Wheel of Meat Conception 2007 – violin, cello, bass, voice, piano, flute, bass clarinet, percussion – ca. 40:00 – score and parts
(This work is based on Keyboard Study No. 2.)
Spirit 2021 – voices, keyboards, drumset, vocal ensemble and taiko ensemble – Evening-length
(Commissioned by the Galaxy Art Festival and premiered on 21 September 2021 at Fractal Camp. An evening-length work. – Terry Riley)
The Barbary Coast 2022 – solo 5-string violin – 12:21
(Commissioned, performed and recorded by Johnny Gandelsman. – Terry Riley)
Ki 2023 – multiple clarinets – score
(For multiple clarinets, commissioned and performed by Evan Ziporyn. The score consists of colourful drawings, with unconventional notations threaded through them. Ziporyn then created an arrangement from these pages. It is left to the performer to organise the materials to his or her liking. – Terry Riley)
Komal Reshab Asavari 2025 – two voices and tanpura – ca. 11 min
SONGS COMPOSED FOR TERRY'S BANDS, KHAYAL, THE VIGIL BAND AND THE TERRY RILEY ALL STARS
these all involve improvisation so durations vary from performance to performance
Chorale of the Blessed Day 1980 – voice and 2 synthesizers, or voice, piano and sitar – Indeterminate
Eastern Man 1980 – voice and 2 synthesizers – Indeterminate – no score
Embroidery 1980 – voice and two Prophet V synthesizers – 22:00
(For voice and two Prophet V synths. The Celestial Harmonies recording is 22 minutes. Various solo and ensemble performances followed, but this was the first. – Terry Riley)
Emerald Runner 1980 – khayal ensemble – Indeterminate
Remember This, O Mind (song version) 1981 – voice and synthesizer – Indeterminate
The Ethernal Time Shadow 1982 – voice and 2 synthesizers – Indeterminate
The Traveling Machine 1982 – voice, piano, soprano sax, percussion – Indeterminate – no chart
Do You Know How It Sounds? 1983 – voice, piano, tabla – Indeterminate
Song of the Emerald Runner 1983 – voice, piano, string quartet, sitar, tabla, synthesizer – Indeterminate
A Dervish in the Nursery 1990 – khayal ensemble – Indeterminate – incomplete score
Ebony Horns (band arrangement) 1990 – khayal / All Stars band – Indeterminate – no score
Reading the Signs 1990 – voice, piano, soprano sax, bass – Indeterminate – score exists
Shades of White 1990 – voice, piano, soprano sax, bass – Indeterminate – score exists
Turning 1990 – khayal / All Stars – Indeterminate – chart exists
Work Song 2003 – guitar and piano/synthesizer duo – Indeterminate – chart exists
Amina 2005 – the All Stars – Indeterminate – chart exists
Curse of the 7 Generations Blues 2005 – Terry Riley and the All Stars with John Zorn – Indeterminate – chart exists
Pictures and Stories 2005 – all-star ensemble with voice – chart exists
(A setting of a Michael McClure poem. Premiered with an all-star ensemble for Riley's 70th birthday at Hertz Hall, UC Berkeley. Performers included Michael McClure, Antonia Minnecola, Zakir Hussain, Gyan Riley, George Brooks, Tracy Silverman and Paul Hanson. – Terry Riley)
Real 2005 – all-star ensemble with voice – chart exists
(A setting of a Michael McClure poem, premiered with Pictures and Stories at Hertz Hall, UC Berkeley, for Riley's 70th birthday. – Terry Riley)
The Lion's Throne 2005 – the All Stars – Indeterminate – chart exists
The Royal 2005 – Terry Riley All Stars – Indeterminate
Crazy World 2006 – two voices and piano
(The 2019 recording is from a live concert in Udine, Italy in 2006, with Amelia Cuni, voice, and Terry, voice and piano. – Terry Riley)
Way Out Yonder 2018 – piano, voice, melodica, electronics and guitar – 77:00
Way Out Yonder (Terry and Gyan) · Melismantra (Gyan) · The Lake (Terry) · Folk Song (Gyan) · Garden of Earthly Delights (Terry and Gyan) · Dark Queen (Terry) · Deep Night (Terry and Gyan)
(Album of live concert recordings. Song credits: Way Out Yonder — Terry and Gyan; Melismantra — Gyan; The Lake — Terry; Folk Song — Gyan; Garden of Earthly Delights — Terry and Gyan; Dark Queen — Terry; Deep Night — Terry and Gyan. – Terry Riley)
CHAMBER WORKS
Trio for Violin, Clarinet and Piano 1957 – violin, clarinet, piano
Spectra 1959 – violin, viola, cello, flute, clarinet, bassoon (sextet) – ca. 10:00 – score and parts
Envelope 1960 – piano, soprano sax, French horn, violin – ca. 8:00 – no score — played from the four parts
Olson III 1963 (prem. 1967) – any sized vocal and instrumental combination – ca. 25 min – score
(Like In C — everybody plays from the same page.)
Autumn Leaves 1964/65 – any instruments – ca. 30 min – available from Associated Music Publishers
(Autumn Leaves is like In C. One page of music and everybody plays from the same page.)
In C 1964 – any instruments; any number of players – 45 min - 1 hr 45 min (variable) – score, which is the part for all players
Tread on the Trail 1965 – big jazz-oriented band – 15-35 min – score
(Like In C — everybody plays from the same page.)
(For big jazz-oriented band. The structure upon which the musicians improvise is comprised of 5 lines. Each line is 43 beats long. It has been recorded by the ARTE Saxophone Quartet, Jon Gibson and Fabrizio Ottaviucci. – Terry Riley)
The Room of Remembrance 1987 – vibraphone, marimba, soprano saxophone, piano – 31:59 – score and parts
The Bowed Rosary 1988 – bowed piano ensemble and synthesizers – score
Cactus Rosary 1990 – peyote rattle, clarinet, narrator, piano, trumpet, percussion, double bass and synthesizer tuned in just intonation – 33:00 – everyone plays from the handwritten score
(Commissioned, performed and recorded by Array Music of Toronto. Inspired by an interview with Bruce Conner by Robert Dean. New World Records. – Terry Riley)
Salome's Excellent Extension 1990 – vibraphone, marimba, soprano saxophone, piano – 37:42 – no score — played from parts
Four Woelfli Portraits 1992 – narrator, flute, clarinets, saxophones, cello, piano, violin, 2 percussion – ca. 40 min – score and parts
Ritmos and Melos 1993 – violin, piano, percussion – 21:27 – score and parts
Autodreamographical Tales 1997 – narrator and instruments (radio piece) – ca. 30 min – available from Associated Music Publishers
Dwarf · Long Bus Ride · See Them Out There · The Miracle · Zucchini · Black Woman · The Faquir · The War on the Poor
Diamond Fiddle Language 1998 – synthesizer and double bass
(One of two works created and performed with long-time collaborator Stefano Scodanibbio; released on Wergo in 2005. The recording features two different performances — Huddersfield, 28 November 1998, and Lanzarote, Canary Islands, 8 October 1999. – Terry Riley)
Tritono 1998 – synthesizer and double bass
(Created and performed with Stefano Scodanibbio; performed and recorded in San Sebastián, Spain. Released on Wergo in 2005 alongside Diamond Fiddle Language. – Terry Riley)
MissiGono 2003 – guitar and piano – ca. 12 min
Crazy World (scored version) 2006 – baritone, pipa (or guitar), 2 violins, viola, cello – 9:00 – score and parts
Loops for Ancient-Giant-Nude-Hairy-Warriors Racing Down the Slopes of Battle 2006 – chamber orchestra – 23:53 – score and parts
Damage to Babylon (12:02) · The Descendifying Spiral (5:30) · Loops for Ancient-Giant-Nude-Hairy-Warriors... (6:21)
Autodreamographical Tales (2008 version) 2008 – narrator, voice, clarinet, synthesizers, piano, guitar, cello, bass, percussion – ca. 30 min – score and parts
Science Fiction 2008 – narrator, voice, clarinet, synthesizers, piano, guitar, cello, bass, percussion – ca. 30 min – score and parts
Dance to the End 2023 – music Future Band
(The companion piece to Lago Passacaglia and, in contrast, fully composed. Joe Hisaishi conducted this premiere with the Music Future Band. – Terry Riley)
Lago Passacaglia 2023 – chamber ensemble with two keyboards
(Premiered by Joe Hisaishi with the Music Future Band, with Terry and Sara Miyamoto, keyboards. The situation was significant as the score asks the Music Future Band to improvise in sections — something they are not used to, but they turned out an inspired performance. Lago Passacaglia is part of the Aquatic Park Mix. – Terry Riley)
Pulsefield (long version) 2024-25 – open instrumentation for 15+ players – 22:30 – score and parts
Pulsefield 1 · Pulsefield 2 · Pulsefield 3
Pulsefield (short version) 2024 – open instrumentation for 15+ players – score and parts
Pulsefield 1
Pulsing Lifters 2024 – 2 pianos, harpsichord and droning electronics (arr. Alex Peh)
The Holy Liftoff 2024 – multiple flutes, string quartet and recording – 61:58 – score and parts
The Holy Liftoff Chorale · Chorale March · Hymn · Chorale March 2 · Lift Off Harmony · Pastorale · Parked Between Two Clouds · Chorale 2 (cameo) · Pastorale Hymn · C Major Ishi · Interlude · E-flat minor Ishi · Ishi Dream · Pastorale Hymn (Reprise) · Flying Snakes · The Realm of the Silver Balloons · The Tragedy of What We Lost · Angels in the Snooker Parlor · Horizon Streakers Rag · All Arise · Pulsing Liftors · Escape
(Commissioned and performed on multiple flutes by Claire Chase as part of her Density 2036 project. For the recording Chase enlisted the JACK Quartet and Samuel Clay Birmaher, who created, arranged and newly composed materials inspired and derived from Terry's drawings and graphic notations. Sono Luminus released the recording on 17 July 2026. – Terry Riley)
CHORAL WORKS
The Mexico City Blues Chorus 193 1993 – SSATBB a cappella – ca. 9:00 – score
Earth Whistlers (from Sun Rings) 2001 – 12 women's voices, string quartet, NASA sounds – 10:05 – score and parts
Prayer Central (from Sun Rings) 2001 – large SATB choir, string quartet, NASA sounds – 15:13 – score and parts
FairyTale #1: A Big Hand for Dr. Seuss, Please! 2006 – narrator, SATB-Bar chorus, flugelhorn, bassoon, bass trombone, tuba, 2 percussion – 9:41 – score and parts
Another Secret eQuation 2010 – sAT children's chorus and string quartet – ca. 17 min – score and parts
Children of Gaza 2014 – SA children's chorus, harp, accordion – ca. 20 min – score and parts
Madrigal 2015 – mixed choir a cappella – ca. 8 min – score
WORKS FOR GUITAR, SOLO AND WITH ENSEMBLE
Ascención 1993 – solo guitar – 13:36 – score
Cancion Desierto 1993 – violin and guitar – 6:30
Cantos Desiertos 1993 – flute and guitar (alternate violin version) – 23:56 – score and parts
Dias de los Muertos 1993 – guitar and percussion – 13:30 – score and parts
Francesco en Paraiso 1993 – violin and guitar – 5:00
Inocencia: Se Aparece la Muerte Inocentemente por la Tarde 1993 – guitar and percussion – ca. 7:30
La Muerte en Medias Caladas Negras 1993 – guitar and percussion – ca. 6:00
Las Puertas 1993 – guitar and piano – 10:20 – score and parts
Llanto 1993 – violin and guitar – 4:35
Piedad 1993 – solo guitar – ca. 8:00 – score
Quijote 1993 – violin and guitar – 4:30
Tango Ladeado (Tango Off-Center) 1993 – flute and guitar – 3:20
The Book of Abbeyozzud (complete collection) 1993- – guitar solo and guitar with ensemble – Full cycle ca. 2 hrs
See individual pieces below
Zamorra 1993 – 2 guitars – 9:46 – score and parts
Barabas 1995 – solo guitar – 4:48 – score
Y Bolanzero 2001 – 7 guitars (also listed for 20 guitars) – 12:54 – score and parts
Quando Cosas Malas Caen del Cielo 2003 – National steel guitar in just intonation – 14:50 – score
National Broadstreet March (6:44) · Corriente Directo (2:48) · Quando Cosas Malas Caen del Cielo (5:18)
Taboo Danzas 2003 – bass clarinet and guitar – 21:32 – score and parts
Taboo Danza Osamiana (11:03) · Sadamiana Muy Taboo (10:29)
Moonshine Sonata 2006 – National steel guitar in just intonation and Korg Triton synthesizer – ca. 25:00 – score
WORKS FOR THEATER
none of these works are scored but there are audio recordings of all
The Three-Legged Stool / The Four-Legged Stool 1960 – tape (Mescalin Mix material)
(For the Anna Halprin Dance Co. Mescalin Mix is the music used for this dance.)
The Gift 1963 – incidental music / tape – ca. 40:00
(A play by Kenneth Dewey.)
The Saint Adolf Ring 1992-93 – multimedia chamber opera in two acts – ca. 2 hrs
(There is a two-hour archive recording and low-quality videos from various performances.)
Incidental Music for Josephine the Mouse Singer 2000 – synthesizer, piano, guitar and computer-realized orchestra – 74:09
(There are audio recordings of all the incidental music used in this play.)
Incidental music for The Beard 2006 – guitar, piano, harmonium, synthesizer orchestra – ca. 25 min
The Beard Theme - Guitar (2:32) · The Beard Progression - Guitar (3:02) · Cantina d'Amore (10:16) · The Kid (4:22) · The Beard Theme - Piano (4:32)
TAPE MUSIC WORKS
Mescalin Mix 1961-62 – stereo tape playback – 14:23
I Can't Stop / She Moves 1962-63 – magnetic tape collage
Music for The Gift 1963 – tape manipulation of the Chet Baker Quartet – 12:13 total
Part 1 (5:45) · Part 2 (1:52) · Part 3 (4:36)
(Tape is a looped manipulation of the Chet Baker Quartet performance.)
I 1964 – tape manipulation of the voice of John Graham – 5:18
(Tape manipulation of the voice of John Graham.)
In A Flat, or is it B Flat? 1964 – tenor saxophone and tape
Shoeshine 1964 – tape manipulation of Jimmy Smith's 'Walk on the Wild Side'
(Tape manipulation of the voice of organist Jimmy Smith's Walk on the Wild Side.)
The Bird of Paradise 1964 – tape manipulation of 'Shotgun' by Junior Walker – 27:00 (publisher); 26:46 as five parts – available from Associated Music Publishers
Parts 1-5 (5:01 · 6:35 · 4:37 · 6:49 · 3:44)
(Tape manipulation of Shotgun by Junior Walker.)
That's Not You! 1966 – tape manipulation of the voice of 8-year-old Colleen Riley – 19:21
(Tape manipulation of the voice of eight-year-old Colleen Riley.)
You're No Good 1967 – tape manipulation of 'You're Nogood' by the Harvey Averne Dozen – ca. 20 min
(Tape manipulation of You're Nogood by the Harvey Averne Dozen.)
SOLO KEYBOARD AND ELECTRONIC ORGAN WORKSTAPE MUSIC WORKS
Reed Streams 1965 – reed organ (with soprano sax)
Poppy Nogood and the Phantom Band 1967 – soprano saxophone, electric organ, Time-Lag Accumulator – Variable (all-night versions exist)
A Rainbow in Curved Air 1968 – electric organ, electric harpsichord, rocksichord, dumbek, tambourine – ca. 40 min – available from Associated Music Publishers
Poppy Nogood's All Night Flight 1968 – soprano saxophone, electric organ, Time-Lag Accumulator – All-night (ca. 5 hrs)
Persian Surgery Dervishes 1971 – electric organ in just intonation with tape delay – 42:45 – available from Associated Music Publishers
Descending Moonshine Dervishes 1975 – electronic keyboard in just intonation – ca. 70 min
Shri Camel 1976 – electronic organ in just intonation, modified by digital delay – ca. 60 min – available from Associated Music Publishers
Anthem of the Trinity · Across the Lake of the Ancient Word · Celestial Valley · Desert of Ice
Songs for the Ten Voices of the Two Prophets 1983 – 2 Prophet-5 synthesizers – ca. 45 min
Aleph 2011 – Korg Triton 88 synthesizer – ca. 2 hrs
Aleph Part One · Aleph Part Two
FILM, VIDEO AND INSTALLATION
Time-Lag Accumulator 1968 – sound installation – Continuous
Music with Balls 1969 – electric organ, tape delay, kinetic sculpture
Corridor 1970 – score for film by Standish Lawder
Les Yeux Fermés (Happy Ending) 1972 – solo electric organ / soprano sax / Time-Lag Accumulator
Le Secret de la Vie (Lifespan) 1975 – solo electric organ
Crossroads 1976 – score for film by Bruce Conner
No Man's Land 1984-85 – sitar, tabla, voice, piano and Prophet V synthesizer
Jewel Movement · Medusa's Refrain · A Spark from the Infinite · Return of the Dream Collector · Jaipur Local · Blue Anthem
(The album is a soundtrack of a movie of the same name by Alain Tanner. Recorded at Aquarius Studio in Switzerland. – Terry Riley)
Hochelaga, Land of Souls 2017 – film score (with Gyan Riley)