Jonathan Elliott (1962- )
Jonathan
Elliott, a native of Philadelphia, is a composer, pianist and sound
designer. His music has been heard internationally in concert and
broadcasts. He has received numerous awards and honors for his
music, including fellowships from the MacDowell Colony,Yaddo, the
Ragdale Foundation, the New State Council on the Arts, the
International Festival of New Music at Darmstadt, Centre Acanthes, the
Aspen Music Festival, and the W.K. Rose Trust. He he has won
prizes from BMI, ASCAP, the Chicago Symphony, the American
Composers Forum, Forum 91/UNESCO, and has been a nominee for the
American Academy of Arts and Letters music awards.
Elliott has been a visiting artist at Bard College, Vassar
College, Queens College CUNY, and the University of Florida
and has been commissioned by leading concert artists and
presenting organizations including PS122, the Poetry Project at Saint
Marks, the American Liszt Society, American Composers Forum, the
Monadnock Music Festival, and the Center for Experimental Theater at
Vassar College. His music is published by Lux Nova Press and PBP Music
and recorded on Koch International Classics and Centaur Records.COMPOSITIONS Elliott Links ~ ~ ~ Works by Genre
Immersion, 3 flutes, vibraphone and piano (1982)
Three Pieces for Flute (1982)
Twelve Strings, violin, viola and cello (1983)
String Quartet (1984)
Five Pieces for Piano (1984)
Three Songs, voice, flute and piano (1984)
Fura Libre, flute (1985)
Night Prayer, soprano, fl(alto), cl, va, vc, pf and 2 perc (1985)
Epiphany, alto saxophone and piano (1986)
Mirrors, oboe, trumpet, piano and 3 percussionists (1987)
Piano Sonata No. 1 (1987)
Epilougue, medium voice, cello and piano (1988)
Klagelied, soprano, alto fl, cl, va and vc (1988)
In Silence, orchestra (1989)
Duo, flute and piano (1989)
Round, trumpet, piano, marimba and vibraphone (1989)
A Garden, chorus and piano (1990)
Braver Than the Other, electroacoustic (1990)
A History of Sensation, piano and electronics (1990, ongoing)
Piano Sonata No. 2 (1990)
Tableux, chamber orchestra (1991)
Vidi Aquam, chorus (1991)
Mangia Mangia, electroacoustic (1991)
Six Motions, clarinet and piano (1992)
Fertile, piano and electronics (1992)
Three Madrigals, chorus (1993)
Revolve: Seven Views, alto saxphone and piano (1994)
Landscapes/Geometries, chorus, fl, ob, cl, hn, pf, vln and vc (1995)
Field Music: Rock in Place Echoing, piano 4-hands (1995)
Sanctus, female chorus, piano and percussion (1996)
Field Music: Return, violin and piano (1996)
I See I See/Rain Coming, electroacoustic (1996)
The Miraculous Doctor Who Cures the World, electroacoustic (1996)
Field Music: Screens, electroacoustic (1996)
Folk Song, chorus and piano (1997)
Field Music: Spiral, flute, viola and harp (1997)
Hommage a B.B., soprano, alto flute and viola (1997)
Three Views One Scene, oboe (or clarinet) and piano (1998)
Given Fish, electroacoustic (1999)
Odd Preludes, alto saxophone and piano (2000)
Circle, piano and electronics (2000)
A Joyful Noise, chorus, fl, cl, pf, perc and 2 vc (2001)
Friss, flute and guitar (2001)
I Dream (I Hear) Nefertiti, piano and electronics (2001)
Ono Yoko Ono, electroacoustic (2002, in progress)
Six Preludes, piano (2003)
And On and On, chorus, fl, ob, cl, bsn, hn, vib, vln, va and vc (2004)
Field Music: Ash, alto saxophone and cello (2005; arr. for violin and cello, 2006)
The Space Between, chorus, tabla, vibraphone and 2 cellos (2008)
Rain, electroacoustic (2008)
Sand, electroacoustic (2008)
Spelunker, electroacoustic (2008)
Lee Eel, electroacoustic (2008)
Honor, processional, organ (2009)
Then, soprano, flute and cello (2009)
Field Music: Ganges, piano and electronics (2010)
Between the Blossom - and the Fruit - Time, soprano, flute, viola and harp (2010)
Five, flute and piano (2010)
Quartet for Saxophones (2010)
WORKS BY GENRE Elliott Links ~ top of page ~
Orchestra
In Silence, orchestra (1989)
Tableux, chamber orchestra (1991)
Chorus w/Orchestra or Ensemble
Landscapes/Geometries, chorus, fl, ob, cl, hn, pf, vln and vc (1995)
Sanctus, female chorus, piano and percussion (1996)
A Joyful Noise, chorus, fl, cl, pf, perc and 2 vc (2001)
And On and On, chorus, fl, ob, cl, bsn, hn, vib, vln, va and vc (2004)
The Space Between, chorus, tabla, vibraphone and 2 cellos (2008)
Choral
A Garden, chorus and piano (1990)
Vidi Aquam, chorus (1991)
Three Madrigals, chorus (1993)
Folk Song, chorus and piano (1997)
Field Music
Field Music: Rock in Place Echoing, piano 4-hands (1995)
Field Music: Return, violin and piano (1996)
Field Music: Screens, electroacoustic (1996)
Field Music: Spiral, flute, viola and harp (1997)
Field Music: Ash, alto saxophone and cello (2005; arr. for violin and cello, 2006)
Field Music: Ganges, piano and electronics (2010)
Chamber
Immersion, 3 flutes, vibraphone and piano (1982)
Twelve Strings, violin, viola and cello (1983)
String Quartet (1984)
Epiphany, alto saxophone and piano (1986)
Mirrors, oboe, trumpet, piano and 3 percussionists (1987)
Duo, flute and piano (1989)
Round, trumpet, piano, marimba and vibraphone (1989)
Six Motions, clarinet and piano (1992)
Revolve: Seven Views, alto saxphone and piano (1994)
Field Music: Return, violin and piano (1996)
Field Music: Spiral, flute, viola and harp (1997)
Three Views One Scene, oboe (or clarinet) and piano (1998)
Odd Preludes, alto saxophone and piano (2000)
Friss, flute and guitar (2001)
Field Music: Ash, alto saxophone and cello (2005; arr. for violin and cello, 2006)
Quartet for Saxophones (2010)
Solo Instrument
Three Pieces for Flute (1982)
Fura Libre, flute (1985)
Five, flute and piano (2010)
Piano/Organ
Five Pieces for Piano (1984)
Piano Sonata No. 1 (1987)
Piano Sonata No. 2 (1990)
A History of Sensation, piano and electronics (1990, ongoing)
Fertile, piano and electronics (1992)
Field Music: Rock in Place Echoing, piano 4-hands (1995)
Circle, piano and electronics (2000)
I Dream (I Hear) Nefertiti, piano and electronics (2001)
Six Preludes, piano (2003)
Honor, processional, organ (2009)
Field Music: Ganges, piano and electronics (2010)
Vocal
Three Songs, voice, flute and piano (1984)
Night Prayer, soprano, fl(alto), cl, va, vc, pf and 2 perc (1985)
Epilougue, medium voice, cello and piano (1988)
Klagelied, soprano, alto fl, cl, va and vc (1988)
Hommage a B.B., soprano, alto flute and viola (1997)
Then, soprano, flute and cello (2009)
Between the Blossom - and the Fruit - Time, soprano, flute, viola and harp (2010)
Electronic
Braver Than the Other, electroacoustic (1990)
A History of Sensation, piano and electronics (1990, ongoing)
Mangia Mangia, electroacoustic (1991)
Fertile, piano and electronics (1992)
I See I See/Rain Coming, electroacoustic (1996)
The Miraculous Doctor Who Cures the World, electroacoustic (1996)
Field Music: Screens, electroacoustic (1996)
Given Fish, electroacoustic (1999)
Circle, piano and electronics (2000)
I Dream (I Hear) Nefertiti, piano and electronics (2001)
Ono Yoko Ono, electroacoustic (2002, in progress)
Rain, electroacoustic (2008)
Sand, electroacoustic (2008)
Spelunker, electroacoustic (2008)
Lee Eel, electroacoustic (2008)
Field Music: Ganges, piano and electronics (2010)
ELLIOTT LINKS Works by Genre ~ top of page ~
Composer's website . . . contact Jonathan Elliott: jelliottcomposer(at)gmail.com
Composer's website (Old version)
OKOYOKONO (composer's blog)
Elliott @ American Composers Forum
Elliott @ Classical Composers Database
Elliott @ Facebook
Elliott @ Helton-Thomas
Elliott @ LinkedIn
Elliott @ machine based reasoning
Elliott @ mindspring.com
Elliott @ MulesRasch (Bernard Savoie)
Elliott @ MySpaceMusic
Elliott @ Vox Novus
Publisher
Elliott @ PBP Music email: PBPMusic@earthlink.net
Elliott @ Lux Nova Press
Streaming Audio
Elliott @ Composer's website
Elliott @ mindspring.com
Elliott @ MySpaceMusic
Recordings
"Hommage à B.B." - on "Dreamscape" (Koch International Classics, 1998) - Amazon.com
"Odd Preludes" - on "New American Music for Saxophone and Piano" (Centaur, 2010)
Arrangements on "Suenos d'Amor" (Auréole and Guests, Koch International, 2007) - Amazon.com
Video
Elliott @ YouTube
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