John Adams (American minimalist composer)

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children:Samuel Adams (US composer)
studied at:Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States (from 1965 until 1972)
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Appearances

DateTitleAttributesArtistLength
conducted
1973-03-23American Standard: I. John Philip SousaThe San Francisco Conservatory New Music Ensemble, John Adams?:??
1973-03-23American Standard: I. John Philip Sousa \ II. Christian Zeal and Activity \ III. SentimentalsThe San Francisco Conservatory New Music Ensemble, John Adams18:21
1973-03-23American Standard: II. Christian Zeal and ActivityThe San Francisco Conservatory New Music Ensemble, John Adams?:??
1973-03-23American Standard: III. SentimentalsThe San Francisco Conservatory New Music Ensemble, John Adams?:??
1979-08Shaker LoopsKrista Bennion, Jennifer Culp, Judiyaba, Gary Lowendusky, Ah Ling Neu, Robert Rinehart, Dan Smiley, John Adams28:22
1988-11Fearful Symmetries (excerpt)Sanford Sylvan, Orchestra of St. Luke’s, John Adams3:07
1988-11Shaker Loops: I. Shaking and TremblingOrchestra of St. Luke’s, John Adams8:25
1988-11Shaker Loops: II. Hymning SlewsOrchestra of St. Luke’s, John Adams5:09
1988-11Shaker Loops: III. Loops and VersesOrchestra of St. Luke’s, John Adams6:55
1988-11Shaker Loops: IV. A Final ShakingOrchestra of St. Luke’s, John Adams3:56
1989-08Elegy in Memory of Maurice RavelOrchestra of St. Luke’s, John Adams6:20
1989-08Eros PianoPaul Crossley, Orchestra of St. Luke’s, John Adams14:53
1989-08Five Songs: At the RiverDawn Upshaw, Orchestra of St. Luke’s, John Adams1:17
1989-08Five Songs: Cradle SongDawn Upshaw, Orchestra of St. Luke’s, John Adams1:25
1989-08Five Songs: Down EastDawn Upshaw, Orchestra of St. Luke’s, John Adams2:28
1989-08Five Songs: SerenityDawn Upshaw, Orchestra of St. Luke’s, John Adams1:59
1989-08Five Songs: ThoreauDawn Upshaw, Orchestra of St. Luke’s, John Adams1:56
1989-08Fog TropesOrchestra of St. Luke’s, John Adams10:06
1989-08Madame Press Died Last Week at NinetyOrchestra of St. Luke’s, John Adams4:16
1989-08The Unanswered QuestionOrchestra of St. Luke’s, John Adams4:56
1993-02Chamber Symphony: I. Mongrel AirsLondon Sinfonietta, John Adams7:50
1993-02Chamber Symphony: II. Aria with Walking BassLondon Sinfonietta, John Adams8:13
1993-02Chamber Symphony: III. RoadrunnerLondon Sinfonietta, John Adams5:51
1993-02Grand Pianola Music: I. Part IAJohn Alley, Shelagh Sutherland, London Sinfonietta, John Adams15:13
1993-02Grand Pianola Music: II. Part IBJohn Alley, Shelagh Sutherland, London Sinfonietta, John Adams7:51
1993-02Grand Pianola Music: III. On the Dominant DivideJohn Alley, Shelagh Sutherland, London Sinfonietta, John Adams7:55
1995-12Berceuse elegiaque (des Mannes Wiegenlied am Sarge seiner Mutter)London Sinfonietta, John Adams8:16
1995-12The Black GondolaLondon Sinfonietta, John Adams9:48
1996-04-24Aria with Walking BassJohn Adams, Ensemble Modern7:34
1996-04-24Dog MeatJohn Adams, Ensemble Modern6:39
1996-04-24G-Spot TornadoJohn Adams, Ensemble Modern5:49
1996-04-24G-Spot TornadoJohn Adams, Ensemble Modern5:26
1996-04-24Gejagte FormJohn Adams, Ensemble Modern13:22
1996-04-24Get WhiteyJohn Adams, Ensemble Modern7:20
1996-04-24Mongrel AirsJohn Adams, Ensemble Modern7:38
1996-04-24OctandreJohn Adams, Ensemble Modern6:33
1996-04-24Roadrunner (cuts in)John Adams, Ensemble Modern7:45
1996-04-24ScratchbandJohn Adams, Ensemble Modern12:29
1996-04-24Study no. 6John Adams, Ensemble Modern4:12
1996-04-24Study no. 7John Adams, Ensemble Modern12:09
1996-04-24Study no.5John Adams, Ensemble Modern3:52
1996-04-24The Girl in the Magnesium DressJohn Adams, Ensemble Modern4:50
1996-12¡Este país!/This CountryAudra McDonald & Michael McElroy4:27
1996-12A Sermon on RomanceDarius de Haas & Angela Teek3:12
1996-12Consuelo's DreamAudra McDonald4:56
1996-12Crushed by the Rock I Been Standing OnDarius de Haas with Audra McDonald, Marin Mazzie & Welly Yang4:38
1996-12Dewain's Song of Liberation and SurpriseMichael McElroy5:30
1996-12Ensemble - I Was Looking at the Ceiling and Then I Saw the SkyAll8:06
1996-12FinaleAll4:36
1996-12Leila's Song: Alone (Again or at Last)Angela Teek4:18
1996-12Mike's Song About Arresting a Particular IndividualRichard Muenz3:22
1996-12One Last Look at the Angel in Your EyesAudra McDonald & Michael McElroy2:01
1996-12Song About the Bad Boys and the NewsMarin Mazzie, Audra McDonald & Angela Teek6:20
1996-12Song About the On-Site AltercationMichael McElroy, Marin Mazzie, Angela Teek & Richard Muenz2:52
1996-12Three Weeks and Still I’m Outta My MindDarius de Haas & Angela Teek5:12
1996-12Tiffany's SoloMarin Mazzie4:52
1996-12Your Honor My Client He's a Young Black ManWelly Yang, Michael McElroy5:40
1997-02-15ScratchbandSchönberg Ensemble, John Adams12:40
1997-02-15The Tattooed BrideSchönberg Ensemble, The Houdini’s, John Adams11:28
2002-01-20The Wound-DresserChristopher Maltman, BBC Symphony Orchestra, John Adams20:35
2002-01-20Tromba LontanaGareth Bimson, Martin Hurrell, BBC Symphony Orchestra, John Adams4:20
2002-01-20Violin Concerto: i) ♩ = 78Leila Josefowicz, BBC Symphony Orchestra, John Adams14:43
2002-01-20Violin Concerto: ii) Chaconne: Body Through Which the Dream FlowsLeila Josefowicz, BBC Symphony Orchestra, John Adams10:11
2002-01-20Violin Concerto: iii) ToccareLeila Josefowicz, BBC Symphony Orchestra, John Adams8:10
2007-08-07 – 2007-08-12A Flowering Tree: “Days Passed…”London Symphony Orchestra, John Adams5:12
2007-08-07 – 2007-08-12A Flowering Tree: “Kumudha Once More…”London Symphony Orchestra, John Adams5:45
2007-08-07 – 2007-08-12A Flowering Tree: “You Are Cruel.”London Symphony Orchestra, John Adams3:51
2007-08-07 – 2007-08-12A Flowering Tree: Act I Scene 1London Symphony Orchestra, John Adams3:51
2007-08-07 – 2007-08-12A Flowering Tree: Act Il Scene 1: Orchestral PreludeLondon Symphony Orchestra, John Adams6:58
2007-08-07 – 2007-08-12A Flowering Tree: Bride and GroomLondon Symphony Orchestra, John Adams6:24
2007-08-07 – 2007-08-12A Flowering Tree: Kumudha and Her Sister…London Symphony Orchestra, John Adams8:54
2007-08-07 – 2007-08-12A Flowering Tree: Kumudha’s Final TransformationLondon Symphony Orchestra, John Adams3:14
2007-08-07 – 2007-08-12A Flowering Tree: Kumudha’s PrayerLondon Symphony Orchestra, John Adams6:40
2007-08-07 – 2007-08-12A Flowering Tree: Mamá Mamá, ¿Por Qué Nos Pegas?London Symphony Orchestra, John Adams4:43
2007-08-07 – 2007-08-12A Flowering Tree: One Morning…London Symphony Orchestra, John Adams8:41
2007-08-07 – 2007-08-12A Flowering Tree: Scene 2: Flores ChorusLondon Symphony Orchestra, John Adams2:43
2007-08-07 – 2007-08-12A Flowering Tree: Scene 3: Audience With the KingLondon Symphony Orchestra, John Adams2:25
2007-08-07 – 2007-08-12A Flowering Tree: Scene 3: Before I Laughed With Him NightlyLondon Symphony Orchestra, John Adams6:31
2007-08-07 – 2007-08-12A Flowering Tree: Scene 4: Kumudha and the Beggar MinstrelsLondon Symphony Orchestra, John Adams10:03
2007-08-07 – 2007-08-12A Flowering Tree: Scene 4: The WeddingLondon Symphony Orchestra, John Adams3:50
2007-08-07 – 2007-08-12A Flowering Tree: Scene 5: We Had All but Forgotten You, PrinceLondon Symphony Orchestra, John Adams5:43
2007-08-07 – 2007-08-12A Flowering Tree: The Bride Sunk Her Face…London Symphony Orchestra, John Adams5:46
2007-08-07 – 2007-08-12A Flowering Tree: The Prince Recognizes KumudhaLondon Symphony Orchestra, John Adams5:41
2007-08-07 – 2007-08-12A Flowering Tree: They Brought Her to MeLondon Symphony Orchestra, John Adams5:38
2010-09-14 – 2010-09-15Son of Chamber Symphony: I.International Contemporary Ensemble, John Adams8:45
2010-09-14 – 2010-09-15Son of Chamber Symphony: II.International Contemporary Ensemble, John Adams7:44
2010-09-14 – 2010-09-15Son of Chamber Symphony: III.International Contemporary Ensemble, John Adams7:20
2015-01-16 – 2015-01-18Grand Pianola Music: 1. Part 1Synergy Vocals, Marc-André Hamelin, Orli Shaham, San Francisco Symphony, John Adams15:24
2015-01-16 – 2015-01-18Grand Pianola Music: 2. Part 1 - SlowSynergy Vocals, Marc-André Hamelin, Orli Shaham, San Francisco Symphony, John Adams7:45
2015-01-16 – 2015-01-18Grand Pianola Music: 3. Part 2, On the Dominant DivideSynergy Vocals, Marc-André Hamelin, Orli Shaham, San Francisco Symphony, John Adams8:40
2016-09-15 – 2016-09-17Harmonielehre: Part I.Berliner Philharmoniker, John Adams18:50
2016-09-15 – 2016-09-17Harmonielehre: Part II. The Anfortas WoundBerliner Philharmoniker, John Adams12:08
2016-09-15 – 2016-09-17Harmonielehre: Part III. Meister Eckhardt and QuackieBerliner Philharmoniker, John Adams11:18
2016-12-15 – 2016-12-17Scheherazade.2: 1. Tale of the Wise Young Woman – Pursuit by the True BelieversLeila Josefowicz, Berliner Philharmoniker, John Adams15:27
2016-12-15 – 2016-12-17Scheherazade.2: 2. A Long Desire (Love Scene)Leila Josefowicz, Berliner Philharmoniker, John Adams14:22
2016-12-15 – 2016-12-17Scheherazade.2: 3. Scheherazade and the Men with BeardsLeila Josefowicz, Berliner Philharmoniker, John Adams10:11
2016-12-15 – 2016-12-17Scheherazade.2: 4. Escape, Flight, SanctuaryLeila Josefowicz, Berliner Philharmoniker, John Adams8:15
A Flock Descends Into the Pentagonal GardenRoyal Concertgebouw Orchestra, John Adams11:55
Doctor Atomic: Act 1: Am I in your light?BBC Symphony Orchestra, John Adams4:31
Doctor Atomic: Act 1: Batter my heartBBC Symphony Orchestra, John Adams7:34
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instruments
1992BumpsynthesizerJohn Adams5:13
1992BumpsamplerJohn Adams5:13
1992CeruleansynthesizerJohn Adams5:26
1992CeruleansamplerJohn Adams5:26
1992CoastsamplerJohn Adams9:12
1992CoastsynthesizerJohn Adams9:12
1992Disappointment LakesynthesizerJohn Adams8:14
1992Disappointment LakesamplerJohn Adams8:14
1992Hoodoo ZephyrsamplerJohn Adams10:18
1992Hoodoo ZephyrsynthesizerJohn Adams10:18
1992Tourist SongsynthesizerJohn Adams4:33
1992Tourist SongsamplerJohn Adams4:33
1992TundrasamplerJohn Adams10:35
1992TundrasynthesizerJohn Adams10:35
Light Over Water: Part IsynthesizerJohn Adams, Mack Kenley, Don Kenelly, William Kingelhofer, Brian McCarty, Jim Miller, Zacharia Spellman, Tim Wilson12:20
Light Over Water: Part IIsynthesizerJohn Adams, Mack Kenley, Don Kenelly, William Kingelhofer, Brian McCarty, Jim Miller, Zacharia Spellman, Tim Wilson11:14
Light Over Water: Part IIIsynthesizerJohn Adams, Mack Kenley, Don Kenelly, William Kingelhofer, Brian McCarty, Jim Miller, Zacharia Spellman, Tim Wilson18:05
orchestrated
1989The Black GondolaLondon Sinfonietta, John Adams9:48
vocals
1996-04-24[talking]spoken vocalsJohn Adams3:22
1996-04-24[talking]spoken vocalsJohn Adams0:30
liner notes
2011-03Son of Chamber Symphony / String QuartetJohn Adams; International Contemporary Ensemble, John Adams, St. Lawrence String Quartet
arranged
1995La mufa (for violin and orchestra, Adams)
1996Todo Buenos Aires (for violin and orchestra, Adams)
Five Songs
Five Songs: At the River (for orchestra, arr. Adams)
Five Songs: Cradle Song (for orchestra, arr. Adams)
Five Songs: Down East (for orchestra, arr. Adams)
Five Songs: Serenity (for orchestra, arr. Adams)
Five Songs: Thoreau (for orchestra, arr. Adams)
composed
1973American Standard
1973American Standard: Christian Zeal and Activity
1973American Standard: John Philip Sousa
1973American Standard: Sentimentals
1977China Gates
1977Phrygian Gates
1977Phrygian Gates and China Gates (for piano)
1978Shaker Loops (revised "string orchestra" version)
1978Shaker Loops (original modular version)
1979Common Tones in Simple Time
1980Harmonium
1980 – 1981Harmonium: I. Negative Love
1980 – 1981Harmonium: II. Because I Could Not Stop for Death
1980 – 1981Harmonium: III. Wild Nights
1982Grand Pianola Music
1982Grand Pianola Music, "On the Dominant Divide": III.
1982Grand Pianola Music: I. / II.
1983Light Over Water: Part I
1983Light Over Water: Part II
1983Light Over Water: Part III
1983Light Over Water: The Genesis of a Music
1984 – 1985Harmonielehre
1984 – 1985Harmonielehre: Part I
1984 – 1985Harmonielehre: Part II. The Anfortas Wound
1984 – 1985Harmonielehre: Part III. Meister Eckhardt and Quackie
1985The Chairman Dances: Foxtrot for Orchestra
1985Tromba lontana
1985 – 1987Nixon in China
1985 – 1987Nixon in China: Act I, Scene I. "Soldiers of heaven hold the sky" (Chorus)
1985 – 1987Nixon in China: Act I, Scene I. Beginning
1985 – 1987Nixon in China: Act I, Scene II. "News has a kind of mystery:" (Nixon, Chou En-lai, Kissinger)
1985 – 1987Nixon in China: Act I, Scene II. "The people are the heroes now" (Chorus)
1985 – 1987Nixon in China: Act I, Scene II. "Your flight was smooth, I hope?" (Chou En-lai, Nixon)
1985 – 1987Nixon in China: Act I, Scene II. Landing of the Spirit of '76
1985 – 1987Nixon in China: Act I, Scene III: Cheers! (Chorus, Nixon, Chou, Pat, Kissinger)
1985 – 1987Nixon in China: Act I, Scene III. "Ladies and Gentlemen, Comrades and Friends," (Chou En-lai)
1985 – 1987Nixon in China: Act I, Scene III. "Mr. Premier, distinguished guests," (Nixon)
1985 – 1987Nixon in China: Act II, Scene I. "This is prophetic!" (Pat Nixon)
1985 – 1987Nixon in China: Act II, Scene II. "I am the wife of Mao Tse-tung" (Chiang Ch'ing)
1985 – 1987Nixon in China: Act II, Scene II. "Oh what a day / I thought I'd die!" (Kissinger (as Lao Szu), Chorus (as Wu Ching-hua))
1985 – 1987Nixon in China: Act II, Scene II. "Whip her to death!" (Kissinger (as Lao Szu), Pat Nixon, Nixon)
1985 – 1987Nixon in China: Act II, Scene II. Opening (Chorus)
1985 – 1987Nixon in China: Act III. "After that - / The sweat / Had soaked my uniform" (Nixon, Pat Nixon, Mao, Chou En-lai)
1985 – 1987Nixon in China: Act III. "I am Old and I Cannot Sleep" (Chou En-lai)
1985 – 1987Nixon in China: Act III. "I Can Keep Still," (Chiang Ch'ing)
1985 – 1987Nixon in China: Act III. "I have no offspring." (Chou En-lai, Mao, Chiang Ch'ing)
1985 – 1987Nixon in China: Act III. "Let Us Examine What You Did." (Mao, Chiang Ch'ing, Chou En-lai)
1985 – 1987Nixon in China: Act III. "Peking Watches the Stars," (Chiang Ch'ing, Mao)
1985 – 1987Nixon in China: Act III. "When I Woke Up" (Nixon, Pat Nixon)
1985 – 1987Nixon in China: Act III. "You Won at Poker." (Pat Nixon, Nixon)
1986Short Ride in a Fast Machine (for concert band, Odom)
1986Short Ride in a Fast Machine
1988Fearful Symmetries
1988The Wound-Dresser
1989Eros Piano
1991El Dorado
1991El Dorado, Part I: A Dream of Gold
1991El Dorado, Part II: Soledades
1992Chamber Symphony
1992Chamber Symphony: I. Mongrel Airs
1992Chamber Symphony: II. Aria with Walking Bass
1992Chamber Symphony: III. Roadrunner
1993Violin Concerto
1993Violin Concerto: I. ♩ = 78
1993Violin Concerto: II. Chaconne: Body Through Which the Dream Flows
1993Violin Concerto: III. Toccare
1994John’s Book of Alleged Dances
1994John’s Book of Alleged Dances: Alligator Escalator
1994John’s Book of Alleged Dances: Dogjam
1994John’s Book of Alleged Dances: Habanera
1994John’s Book of Alleged Dances: Hammer & Chisel
1994John’s Book of Alleged Dances: Judah to Ocean
1994John’s Book of Alleged Dances: Judah to Ocean (reprise)
1994John’s Book of Alleged Dances: Pavane: She’s So Fine
1994John’s Book of Alleged Dances: Rag the Bone
1994John’s Book of Alleged Dances: Standchen: The Little Serenade
1994John’s Book of Alleged Dances: Stubble Crochet
1994John’s Book of Alleged Dances: Toot Nipple
1995I Was Looking at the Ceiling and Then I Saw the Sky
1995I Was Looking at the Ceiling and Then I Saw the Sky: Act I
1995I Was Looking at the Ceiling and Then I Saw the Sky: Act I: A Sermon on Romance
1995I Was Looking at the Ceiling and Then I Saw the Sky: Act I: Consuelo's Dream
1995I Was Looking at the Ceiling and Then I Saw the Sky: Act I: Donde Estas?
1995I Was Looking at the Ceiling and Then I Saw the Sky: Act I: I Was Looking at the Ceiling and Then I Saw the Sky
1995I Was Looking at the Ceiling and Then I Saw the Sky: Act I: Leila's Solo: Alone (Again or at Last)
1995I Was Looking at the Ceiling and Then I Saw the Sky: Act I: Leila's Song of the Wise Young Women
1995I Was Looking at the Ceiling and Then I Saw the Sky: Act I: Mike's Song About Arresting a Particular Individual
1995I Was Looking at the Ceiling and Then I Saw the Sky: Act I: Rick's Cross-Examination of Tiffany and Mike
1995I Was Looking at the Ceiling and Then I Saw the Sky: Act I: Solo in Sunlight
1995I Was Looking at the Ceiling and Then I Saw the Sky: Act I: Song About Law School as the Natural Follow-Up to Jail
1995I Was Looking at the Ceiling and Then I Saw the Sky: Act I: Song About the Bad Boys and the News
1995I Was Looking at the Ceiling and Then I Saw the Sky: Act I: Song About the on Site Altercation
1995I Was Looking at the Ceiling and Then I Saw the Sky: Act I: Song About the Sweet Majority Population of the World
1995I Was Looking at the Ceiling and Then I Saw the Sky: Act I: Tiffany's Solo
1995I Was Looking at the Ceiling and Then I Saw the Sky: Act I: Your Honor My Client, He's a Young Black Man
1995I Was Looking at the Ceiling and Then I Saw the Sky: Act II
1995I Was Looking at the Ceiling and Then I Saw the Sky: Act II: Crushed by the Rock I Been Standing On
1995I Was Looking at the Ceiling and Then I Saw the Sky: Act II: Dewain's Song of Liberation and Surprise
1995I Was Looking at the Ceiling and Then I Saw the Sky: Act II: Duet in the Middle of Terrible Duress
1995I Was Looking at the Ceiling and Then I Saw the Sky: Act II: Duet: Three Weeks and Still I'm Outta My Mind
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dedicated works
Iscariot
orchestrated
1989Berceuse élégiaque (for small orchestra, John Adams)
1994Le Livre de Baudelaire
1994Le Livre de Baudelaire: I. Le Balcon (orch. John Adams)
1994Le Livre de Baudelaire: II. Harmonie du soir
1994Le Livre de Baudelaire: III. Le Jet d'eau
1994Le Livre de Baudelaire: IV. Recueillement
revised
1983Shaker Loops (revised "string orchestra" version)
1983Shaker Loops: I. Shaking and trembling
1983Shaker Loops: II. Hymning slews
1983Shaker Loops: III. Loops and verses
1983Shaker Loops: IV. A final shaking