Marc Mellits (1966- )
Marc
Mellits is one of the
leading American composers of his generation, enjoying hundreds of
performances throughout the world every year. His unique musical style
is an eclectic combination of driving rhythms, soaring lyricism, and
colorful orchestrations that all combine to communicate directly with
the listener. Mellits' music is often described as being visceral,
making a deep connection with the audience. “This was music as sensual
as it was intelligent; I saw audience members swaying, nodding, making
little motions with their hands” (New York Press). He started composing
very early, and was writing piano music long before he started formal
piano lessons at age 6. He went on to study at the Eastman School of
Music, Yale School of Music, Cornell University, and Tanglewood.
Mellits often is a miniaturist, composing works that are comprised of
short, contrasting movements or sections. His music is eclectic,
all-encompassing, colorful, and always has a sense of forward motion.COMPOSITIONS Mellits Links ~ ~ ~ Works by Genre ~ ~ ~ Mellits on Mellits
Piano Concerto (1984)
Intervals, cello (1985)
Piano Quartet, violin, viola, cello and piano (1985)
Duo for Alto Flute and Cello (1986)
String Quartet (1986)
11 Piano Quaaludes (1986)
10 Pieces for Piano Solo (1987)
Road Trip, organ (1987)
Whales Save Us, clarinet and trombone (1988)
Insect Heads, soprano and cello (1988)
Dark Age Machinery, large chamber ensemble (1988)
Hooley Fooley, violin and cello (1989)
Music for 22 Strings [12 violins, 4 violas, 4 cellos, 2 basses] (1989)
Fanfare, orchestra (1990)
Bucket, flute, clarinet, violin, cello and piano (1991)
Aggravated Assault, 2 amplified pianos (1991; rev. 1994)
O, orchestra (1991)
11 Pieces for Flute and Piano (1992)
Trio, flute, clarinet and cello (1993)
Aro, chamber orchestra (or orchestra) (1993)
Polysorbate 60, flute, clarinet, oboe, trumpet, trombone, tuba, piano, violin, double bass and percussion (1994)
Merge Left, 2 flutes and cello (1994)
Piccolo Concerto (1995)
Spam, flute, clarinet, violin, cello and piano (1995)
Blue, electro-acoustic guitar (1996)
11 Miniatures, baroque flute, baroque oboe, baroque violin, viola d’gamba, baroque cello and harpsichord (1996)
Large Man Looms, voice and piano (1996)
Five Chanukah Etudes for the Frascas, electro-acoustic guitar (1996)
Fruit Loops, amplified chamber orchestra (1997)
Spank Me, 2 synthesizers (1997)
Jaana, amplified violin (1997)
Fruity Pebbles, violin, cello and piano (1997)
Groove Canon, brass quintet and drum set (1998)
- Groove Canon, brass quintet and percussion quintet (2002)
Minetudes, electro-acoustic guitar (1998)
Spin, violin and piano (1998)
Troica, flute (or violin), guitar and marimba (or piano) (1998)
- Troica, (Consort version), amplified violin, amplified cello, amplified marimba, electric guitar, keyboard (2001)
Edible Vinyl, 2 amplified guitars (or guitar and piano) and amplified violin (1998)
Parking Violation, oboe (1999)
8 Etudes for 2 Guitars (1999) [2 mvts (Martha - Tominic) transcribed for electric guitar]
Phase, Inc., amplified chamber orchestra (1999)
Zoot Suit Riot, wind ensemble (1999)
5 Machines, bass clarinet/soprano sax, elec guitar, cello, double bass, marimba and piano [all amplified] (2000)
Two Pieces for Flute and Guitar (2000)
paranoid cheese, violin and marimba (2001)
- paranoid cheese (Consort version), amplified violin, amplified cello, amplified marimba and keyboard (2001)
Canonada, flute, clarinet, violin, cello, piano and percussion (2001)
Machine V (Consort version), amplified violin, amplified cello, amplified marimba, electric guitar and keyboard (2001)
Machine III (Consort version), amplified violin, amplified cello, amplified marimba, electric guitar and keyboard (2001)
Dreadlocked, amplified violin, amplified cello, amplified marimba, electric guitar and keyboard (2001)
Opening, amplified violin, amplified cello, amplified marimba, electric guitar and keyboard (2001)
Machine IV, (Consort verison) amplified violin, amplified cello, amplified marimba, electric guitar and keyboard (2001)
Lefty's Elegy, amplified violin, amplified cello, amplified marimba, electric guitar and keyboard (2001)
The Misadventures of Soup, amplified violin, amplified cello, amplified marimba, electric guitar and keyboard (2001)
Broken Glass, amplified violin, amplified cello, amplified marimba, electric guitar, keyboard (2001)
Zrenden Rodejan, Marija!, amplified violin, amplified cello, amplified marimba, electric guitar and keyboard (2001)
M/W, operetta in 2 acts, piano 4-hands, cello and 3 actors (2002) [concert version: piano 4-hands and cello]
Haiku, high school band, orchestra and chorus (2003)
Season's Songs, high school band and chorus (2003)
Disciples of Gouda, piano, cello, marimba and percussion (2003)
Platter of Discontent, flute, clarinet, violin, cello, marimba and piano (2004)
Agu, piano (2004)
String Quartet No. 2 (2004)
Tight Sweater, cello, marimba and piano (2005)
Gonzalo Speaks, baritone voice, flute, clarinet/bass clarinet, violin, cello, piano and marimba (2005)
Brick, orchestra (2005) [7 mvts]
5 Quiet Machines, cello, piano and marimba (2006)
Farfalle Cotte, 2 ocarina's (or 2 same treble instruments) (2006)
Medieval Induction, piano (2006)
Defensive Chili, piano (2006)
Zubrowka, violin (2006)
240 Weeks, 2 flutes (& piccolo), 2 clarinets/bass clarinets, violin, cello, piano and 2 percussion (2007)
Desperate Miniature Humans, oboe and piano (2007)
No Strings Attached, auchincloss piano (2007)
Nina's Lullaby, flute, clarinet, bassoon (2007)
3 Machines, orchestra (2007)
Tapas, violin, viola and cello (2007)
Shredded Paranoid Cheese, violin, cello, marimba and vibraphone (2007) [?from Consort version of "paranoid cheese"]
Robotic Etudes, LEMUR GuitarBot (2007)
Prime, bass clarinet, baritone saxophone, 2 percussion and piano (2008)
Black, 2 amplified bass clarinets (2008)
- also arr. for: 2 baritone sax; or 2 cellos; or 2 bassoons; or 2 elec basses; or 2 violins; 2 alto sax; 2 soprano sax
Brickette, orchestra (2008)
Red, 2 marimbas (2008)
String Quartet No. 3: Tapas (2008) [???related to "Tapas", 2007]
Tom, violin and cello (2008)
Postcards of Dreadlock, piano 4-hands (2009)
Mara's Lullaby, violin and piano (2009)
- also arr. for soprano sax, marimba & pf; or cello, marimba & pf; violin, cello & pf; or cello & pf; or cl & pf; or soprano sax & pf
Quad, wind ensemble (2009)
Smoke, saxophone, guitar, marimba and drum set (2009)
Octet, 4 violins, 2 violas and 2 cellos (2010)
Stick, solo snare drum (2010)
Radu, 4 cellos (2010)
Book of Ruth, cello (2010)
Frost, tenor saxophone (2011)
Electric Sheep, piano and LEMURBots (2011)
Concerto for String Quartet and String Orchestra, "Tapas" (2011) [???related to "Tapas", 2007; or String Quartet No. 3]
Paranoid Cheese, cello and string orchestra (2011) [??? derived from "paranoid cheese" 2001 for violin and marimba]
String Quartet No. 4, "Prometheus" (2011)
Revolution, saxophone quartet (2012) [arr. by Nichol] - arranged from what?
Requiem for a Hummingbird, wind ensemble (2012)
Black, saxophone quartet (2012) [???related to "Black", 2008 for 2 amplified bass clarinets]
Flatiron, bluegrass string band [violin, banjo, mandolin, guitar, double bass] (2012)
Bagatelle On a Theme Of Beethoven, piano (2012)
Perfect Day, film score (2013)
Project Beck, string quartet, baritone sax and voice (2013)
Gravity, 2 vibraphones and 2 marimbas (2013) [also arr. for 2 vibraphones, 2 marimbas and bass marimba]
WORKS BY GENRE Mellits Links ~ ~ ~ Mellits on Mellits ~ top of page ~
Dramatic/Theater
M/W, operetta in 2 acts, piano 4-hands, cello and 3 actors (2002) [concert version: piano 4-hands and cello]????
Orchestra
Music for 22 Strings [12 violins, 4 violas, 4 cellos, 2 basses] (1989)
Fanfare, orchestra (1990)
O, orchestra (1991)
Aro, chamber orchestra (or orchestra) (1993)
Fruit Loops, amplified chamber orchestra (1997)
Phase, Inc., amplified chamber orchestra (1999)
Brick, orchestra (2005)
- I: Gloria
- II: Terracotta Soup
- III: Purple Dandelion
- IV: Refrigerator Wisdom
- V: Red Hammer
- VI: Cinderblock Pudding
- VII: Jacob's Ladder
3 Machines, orchestra (2007)
Brickette, orchestra (2008)
Band
Zoot Suit Riot, wind ensemble (1999)
Haiku, high school band, orchestra and chorus (2003)
Season's Songs, high school band and chorus (2003)
Quad, wind ensemble (2009)
Requiem for a Hummingbird, wind ensemble (2012)
Soloist(s) w/Orchestra
Piano Concerto (1984)
Piccolo Concerto (1995)
Concerto for String Quartet and String Orchestra, "Tapas" (2011)
Paranoid Cheese, cello and string orchestra (2011) - ??? derived from "paranoid cheese" 2001 for violin and marimba
Chorus w/Orchestra
Haiku, high school band, orchestra and chorus (2003)
Season's Songs, high school band and chorus (2003)
Chamber
Piano Quartet, violin, viola, cello and piano (1985)
Duo for Alto Flute and Cello (1986)
String Quartet (1986)
Whales Save Us, clarinet and trombone (1988)
Dark Age Machinery, large chamber ensemble (1988)
Hooley Fooley, violin and cello (1989)
Music for 22 Strings [12 violins, 4 violas, 4 cellos, 2 basses] (1989)
Bucket, flute, clarinet, violin, cello and piano (1991)
Trio, flute, clarinet and cello (1993)
Polysorbate 60, flute, clarinet, oboe, trumpet, trombone, tuba, piano, violin, double bass and percussion (1994)
Merge Left, 2 flutes and cello (1994)
Spam, flute, clarinet, violin, cello and piano (1995)
11 Miniatures, baroque flute, baroque oboe, baroque violin, viola d’gamba, baroque cello and harpsichord (1996)
Fruity Pebbles, violin, cello and piano (1997)
Groove Canon, brass quintet and drum set (1998)
- Groove Canon, brass quintet and percussion quintet (2002)
Troica, flute (or violin), guitar and marimba (or piano) (1998)
- Troica, (Consort version), amplified violin, amplified cello, amplified marimba, electric guitar, keyboard (2001)
Edible Vinyl, 2 amplified guitars (or guitar and piano) and amplified violin (1998)
8 Etudes for 2 Guitars (1999) [2 mvts (Martha - Tominic) transcribed for electric guitar]
5 Machines, bass clarinet/soprano sax, elec guitar, cello, double bass, marimba and piano [all amplified] (2000)
Two Pieces for Flute and Guitar (2000)
paranoid cheese, violin and marimba (2001)
- paranoid cheese (Consort version), amplified violin, amplified cello, amplified marimba and keyboard (2001)
Canonada, flute, clarinet, violin, cello, piano and percussion (2001)
Machine V (Consort version), amplified violin, amplified cello, amplified marimba, electric guitar and keyboard (2001)
Machine III (Consort version), amplified violin, amplified cello, amplified marimba, electric guitar and keyboard (2001)
Dreadlocked, amplified violin, amplified cello, amplified marimba, electric guitar and keyboard (2001)
Opening, amplified violin, amplified cello, amplified marimba, electric guitar and keyboard (2001)
Machine IV, (Consort verison) amplified violin, amplified cello, amplified marimba, electric guitar and keyboard (2001)
Lefty's Elegy, amplified violin, amplified cello, amplified marimba, electric guitar and keyboard (2001)
The Misadventures of Soup, amplified violin, amplified cello, amplified marimba, electric guitar and keyboard (2001)
Broken Glass, amplified violin, amplified cello, amplified marimba, electric guitar, keyboard (2001)
Zrenden Rodejan, Marija!, amplified violin, amplified cello, amplified marimba, electric guitar and keyboard (2001)
Disciples of Gouda, piano, cello, marimba and percussion (2003)
Platter of Discontent, flute, clarinet, violin, cello, marimba and piano (2004)
String Quartet No. 2 (2004)
Tight Sweater, cello, marimba and piano (2005)
Gonzalo Speaks, baritone voice, flute, clarinet/bass clarinet, violin, cello, piano and marimba (2005)
5 Quiet Machines, cello, piano and marimba (2006)
Farfalle Cotte, 2 ocarina's (or 2 same treble instruments) (2006)
240 Weeks, 2 flutes (& piccolo), 2 clarinets/bass clarinets, violin, cello, piano and 2 percussion (2007)
Nina's Lullaby, flute, clarinet, bassoon (2007)
Tapas, violin, viola and cello (2007)
Shredded Paranoid Cheese, violin, cello, marimba and vibraphone (2007) [?from Consort version of "paranoid cheese"]
Prime, bass clarinet, baritone saxophone, 2 percussion and piano (2008)
Black, 2 amplified bass clarinets (2008)
- also arr. for: 2 baritone sax; or 2 cellos; or 2 bassoons; or 2 elec basses; or 2 violins; 2 alto sax; 2 soprano sax
Red, 2 marimbas (2008)
String Quartet No. 3: Tapas (2008)
Tom, violin and cello (2008)
Mara's Lullaby, soprano sax, marimba and piano (2009) [arr. from orig. work for violin and piano, 2009]
- also arr. cello, marimba & pf; violin, cello & pf; or cello & pf; or cl & pf; or soprano sax & pf
Smoke, saxophone, guitar, marimba and drum set (2009)
Octet, 4 violins, 2 violas and 2 cellos (2010)
Radu, 4 cellos (2010)
Electric Sheep, piano and LEMURBots (2011)
String Quartet No. 4, "Prometheus" (2011)
Revolution, saxophone quartet (2012) [arr. by Nichol] - arranged from what?
Black, saxophone quartet (2012) [?related to "Black", 2008 for 2 amplified bass clarinets]
Flatiron, bluegrass string band [violin, banjo, mandolin, guitar, double bass] (2012)
Project Beck, string quartet, baritone sax and voice (2013)
Gravity, 2 vibraphones and 2 marimbas (2013) [also arr. for 2 vibraphones, 2 marimbas and bass marimba]
Instrument and Piano or Guitar
11 Pieces for Flute and Piano (1992)
Spin, violin and piano (1998)
Two Pieces for Flute and Guitar (2000)
Desperate Miniature Humans, oboe and piano (2007)
Mara's Lullaby, violin and piano (2009)
- also arr. for soprano sax, marimba & pf; or cello, marimba & pf; violin, cello & pf; or cello & pf; or cl & pf; or soprano sax & pf
Solo Instrument
Intervals, cello (1985)
Blue, electro-acoustic guitar (1996)
Five Chanukah Etudes for the Frascas, electro-acoustic guitar (1996)
Jaana, amplified violin (1997)
Minetudes, electro-acoustic guitar (1998)
Parking Violation, oboe (1999)
8 Etudes for 2 Guitars (1999) [2 mvts (Martha - Tominic) transcribed for electric guitar]
Zubrowka, violin (2006)
Robotic Etudes, LEMUR GuitarBot (2007)
Stick, solo snare drum (2010)
Book of Ruth, cello (2010)
Frost, tenor saxophone (2011)
Piano or Organ or Synthesizer
11 Piano Quaaludes (1986)
10 Pieces for Piano Solo (1987)
Road Trip, organ (1987)
Aggravated Assault, 2 amplified pianos (1991; rev. 1994)
Spank Me, 2 synthesizers (1997)
Agu, piano (2004)
Medieval Induction, piano (2006)
Defensive Chili, piano (2006)
No Strings Attached, auchincloss piano (2007)
Postcards of Dreadlock, piano 4-hands (2009)
Electric Sheep, piano and LEMURBots (2011)
Bagatelle On a Theme Of Beethoven, piano (2012)
Vocal
Insect Heads, soprano and cello (1988)
Large Man Looms, voice and piano (1996)
Project Beck, string quartet, baritone sax and voice (2013)
Incidental/Film
Zombie in a Penguin Suit, short film score (2011)
Perfect Day, film score (2013)
MELLITS LINKS Works by Genre ~ ~ ~ Mellits on Mellits ~ top of page ~
In Their Own Words - Marc Mellits, Discusses His New Work Brick
Composer's website . . . contact Marc Mellits: here
Mellits @ Twitter
Mellits @ Wikipedia
Mellits @ Answers.com
Mellits @ Audiophile Audition (via Google Advanced Search) http://www.google.com/advanced_search
Mellits @ Classical Archives
Mellits @ ClassicsToday
Mellits @ Common Sense Composers' Collective
Mellits @ composition:today
Mellits @ Facebook
Mellits @ Foundation for Contemporary Arts
Mellits @ IMDb (Internet Movie Database)
Mellits @ InstantEncore
Mellits @ The Instrument Closet
Mellits @ Klasik Keyifler
Mellits @ MusicWeb International
Mellits @ New Mexico Philharmonic
Mellits @ New Music USA [formerly American Music Center]
Mellits @ The New York Times
Mellits @ University of Illinois at Chicago
Mellits @ Yale University/OHAM
Mellits @ Zombie in a Penguin Suit
Publisher
Mellits @ Dacia Music
Mellits @ Henry Lemoine
Streaming Audio
Mellits @ Composer's website - check under individual work listings
Mellits @ Classical Archives
Mellits @ Ecouter
Mellits @ last.fm
Mellits @ MySpaceMusic (via Google Advanced Search)
Mellits @ Rhapsody.com
Mellits @ SoundCloud
Recordings
Mellits @ Composer's website
Mellits @ Amazon.com
Mellits @ ArkivMusic
Mellits @ CD Universe
Mellits @ ClassicsOnline
Mellits @ Discogs
Mellits @ Innova Records
Mellits @ itunes
Video
Mellits @ YouTube
Mellits @ Google Video
Mellits @ SoundNotion.tv
Mellits @ Vimeo (via Google Advanced Search)
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