Compositions

For scores, parts and recordings please contact the composer at rudolfrojahn@gmail.com

We Are Sons

Date – 2008
Instrumentation – 3 Sopranos, Mezzo-Soprano, Male Soprano, Tenor, Bass and Actor with Flute, Alto Saxophone, Cello and Percussion
Duration – 40'
Premiere – September 17th, 2008 / Guerilla Opera

Cratylus

Date – 2008
Instrumentation – Alto Saxophone & Percussion
Duration – 9'
Notes – after Plato's dialogue
Premiere – April 4th, 2008 / Kent O'Doherty (sax) & Mike Williams (per)

Eula

Date – 2008
Instrumentation – Women's Chorus
Duration – 6'
Notes – based on William Faulkner's The Hamlet

Heart of a Dog

Date – 2007
Instrumentation – Chamber Opera; for Soprano, Mezzo-soprano, Tenor and Baritone with Alto Saxophone, Viola, Cello and Percussion
Duration – 30'
Notes – based on the novel by Mikhail Bulgakov
Premiere – September 23rd, 2007/ Guerilla Opera

Hedda

Date – 2007
Instrumentation – Violin Solo
Duration – 10'
Commission – Maria Wozniakiewicz
Notes – after Isben's protagonist

Kamchatka Duo

Date – 2007
Instrumentation – Guitar and Violoncello
Duration – 14'
Premiere – April 14th, 2007/Erik Puslys (gtr), Eliza Jacques (vc)

Overture for a Finger Puppet Show

Date – 2006
Instrumentation – Clarinet and Metronome (Boss DB-66)
Duration – 3'
Commission – David Heikkinen
Premiere – April 17th, 2006/David Heikkinen (cl), Rudolf Rojahn (met)

Lust

Date – 2006
Instrumentation – Soprano and Piano
Duration – 26'
Text – Elfriede Jelinek, adapted from her novel Lust by the composer
Premiere – April 15th, 2006/Aliana de La Guardia (sop), Gretchen Peery (pno)

Joss Stick Clock

Date – 2006
Instrumentation – Contrabass and Untrained Voice
Commission – Chris Johnson
Duration – 3'
Text – Judson Evans, from Mortal Coil
Premiere – March 14th, 2006/Chris Johnson

Carnivore

Date – 2006
Instrumentation – Percussion, Horns (2), Trumpets (2), Trombones (2)
Commission – Ludovico Ensemble
Duration – 8'

Piano Trio No.1'Sirenum Scopuli'

Date – 2005
Instrumentation – Piano, Violin, Cello
Commission – Arbelos Trio
Duration – 10'
Premiere – November 2005/Arbelos Trio

Wintering the Queen (Part 1)

Date – 2005
Instrumentation – Sopranos (2), Tenors (2), Flute, Clarinet, Violin, Cello, Harp, Percussion
Commission – Ludovico Ensemble
Duration – 14'
Premiere – April 16th, 2005/Ludovico Ensemble
Text – Judson Evans (Wintering the Queen)

String Trio

Date – 2005
Instrumentation – Violin, Viola, Cello
Duration – 8'
Premiere – April 16th, 2005/Ludovico Ensemble
Katy Gillan (vln), Adam Davidowitz (vla), Eliza Jacques (vc) Notes – written for and dedicated to Eliza Jacques

Sketch of Woman's Teeth

Date – 2005
Instrumentation – Marimba
Commission – Yuko Yoshikawa
Duration – 1'
Premiere – April 29th, 2005/Yuko Yoshikawa
Notes – after De Kooning's Woman, Sag Harbour

Excavation

Date – 2004
Instrumentation – Timpani
Commission – Nick Tolle
Duration – 2'
Premiere – Tom Schmidt/March 18th, 2006
Notes – after De Kooning's Excavation

Thanksgiving

Date – 2004
Instrumentation – Orchestra
Commission – The Quincy Symphony Orchestra
Movements – 1.Prologue
    2.Thanksgiving
    3.Pillars
    4.Recognition
    5.South by Southeast
    6.Confession
    7.Epilogue
Duration – 10'
Premiere – November 5th, 2004/QSO, Yoichi Udagawa
Notes – dedicated to Yoichi Udagawa and the QSO

Small Machine

Date – 2004
Instrumentation – Percussion
Commission – Matt Prendergast
Duration – 1'
Premiere – Summer 2004

Birdhouse

Date – 2004
Instrumentation – Clarinet, Piano
Commission – James Johnson
Duration – 2'
Premiere – February 8th, 2006/David Heikkinen (cl), Karolina Wozniakiewicz (pno)

Introit and Kyrie

Date – 2004
Instrumentation – Sopranos (2), Altos (2), Tenor, Bass, Alto Recorders (2), Tenor Recorder, Bass Recorder, Guitar, Celesta, Harpsichord, Violin, Cello, Contrabass
Duration – 20'
Text – Latin Mass

Quadruple Concerto

Date – 2003
Instrumentation – Harpsichord, Piano, Cello, Percussion, Sopranos (3), Orchestra
Movements – 1. you will see through me, and it is bright
2. epilogue
Duration – 18'
Premiere – November 8th, 2003/Steve Kim(hpsd), Karolina Wozniakiewicz (pno), Mike Williams(per), Eliza Jacques (vc), Felicity Salmon(sop), Winnie So(sop), Aliana De La Guardia(sop), The Boston Conservatory Orchestra, Yoichi Udagawa (cond.)
Notes – dedicated to Mike Williams, Karolina Wozniakiewizcz, Steve Kim, Agniezka Dziubak and Felicity Salmon

Piano Etude No.1

Date – 2003
Instrumentation – Piano
Duration – 6'

We Were Riding Sawhorses and Shooting Capguns

Date – 2003
Instrumentation – Orchestra
Duration – 3'
Premiere – February 18th, 2003/The Boston Conservatory Orchestra, Yoichi Udagawa (cond.)

Bone Palace Ballet

Date – 2003
Instrumentation – Soprano, Violin, Contrabass, Piano, Percussion
Movements – 1.Freeway
    2. The Big One
    3. Interlude #1
    4. I Know You
    5. Interlude #2
    6. Snapshot, 1985
    7. Killing Life
Duration – 14'
Premiere – April 15th, 2003/Felicity Salmon (sop), Maiani DaSilva (vln), Chris Johnson (db), Karolina Wozniakiewicz (pno), Mike Williams (per)
Text – Charles Bukowski
Notes – select poems from Bukowski's posthomous collection "Bone Palace Ballet"

Junky

Date – 2002
Instrumentation – Piano
Duration – 5'
Premiere – December 4th, 2002/Rudolf Rojahn
Notes – after Jean Michel Basquiat's Untitled (Skull)

The Hopefuls

Date – 2002
Instrumentation – Trombone, Bass Trombone, Tuba
Commission – Adam Snider
Duration – 5'
Premiere – Spring 2003/Adam Snider (tb), Angel Subero(btrb), Augustin Ramirez(trb)

String Quartet No.1 'Black Spring'

Date – 2003
Movements – 1.Origin of Mans
    2. Rain Don't Matter if you're Made of Plastic
    3.Lets Us go The Way of the Buffalo
    4.Ashtabula, Ohio
Duration – 15'
Premiere – October 18th, 2002/Katy Gillan (vln), Marcus Placci (vln), Svetlana Javahkyan (vla), Sara Duvall(vc)
Notes – title from Henry Miller's novel

Subscription to my Lost Days

Date – 2002
Instrumentation – Piano
Duration – 5'
Premiere – Fall 2002/Roxanna Bajdechi

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Compositions For scores, parts and recordings please contact the composer at rudolfrojahn@gmail.com 2008 We Are Sons listen to Seventh Tableaux, Eighth Tableaux, Ninth Tableaux Cratylus listen Eula 2007 Heart of a Dog listen to Scene Two, Hedda Kamchatka Duo 2006 Overture for a Finger Puppet Show Lust listen to 2. King of Keyholes Joss Stick Clock Carnivore 2005 Piano Trio No.1 'Sirenum Scopuli Wintering the Queen String Trio listen Sketch of Woman's Teeth listen 2004 Excavation Thanksgiving Small Machine Birdhouse Introit and Kyrie 2003 Quadruple Concerto Piano Etude No.1 We Were Riding Sawhorses and Shooting Capguns Bone Palace Ballet 2002 Junky The Hopefuls String Quartet No.1 (Black Spring) Subscription to my Lost Days We Are Sons Date – 2008 Instrumentation – 3 Sopranos, Mezzo-Soprano, Male Soprano, Tenor, Bass and Actor with Flute, Alto Saxophone, Cello and Percussion Duration – 40' Premiere – September 17th, 2008 / Guerilla Opera Cratylus Date – 2008 Instrumentation – Alto Saxophone & Percussion Duration – 9' Notes – after Plato's dialogue Premiere – April 4th, 2008 / Kent O'Doherty (sax) & Mike Williams (per) Eula Date – 2008 Instrumentation – Women's Chorus Duration – 6' Notes – based on William Faulkner's The Hamlet Heart of a Dog Date – 2007 Instrumentation – Chamber Opera; for Soprano, Mezzo-soprano, Tenor and Baritone with Alto Saxophone, Viola, Cello and Percussion Duration – 30' Notes – based on the novel by Mikhail Bulgakov Premiere – September 23rd, 2007/ Guerilla Opera Hedda Date – 2007 Instrumentation – Violin Solo Duration – 10' Commission – Maria Wozniakiewicz Notes – after Isben's protagonist Kamchatka Duo Date – 2007 Instrumentation – Guitar and Violoncello Duration – 14' Premiere – April 14th, 2007/Erik Puslys (gtr), Eliza Jacques (vc) Overture for a Finger Puppet Show Date – 2006 Instrumentation – Clarinet and Metronome (Boss DB-66) Duration – 3' Commission – David Heikkinen Premiere – April 17th, 2006/David Heikkinen (cl), Rudolf Rojahn (met) Lust Date – 2006 Instrumentation – Soprano and Piano Duration – 26' Text – Elfriede Jelinek, adapted from her novel Lust by the composer Premiere – April 15th, 2006/Aliana de La Guardia (sop), Gretchen Peery (pno) Joss Stick Clock Date – 2006 Instrumentation – Contrabass and Untrained Voice Commission – Chris Johnson Duration – 3' Text – Judson Evans, from Mortal Coil Premiere – March 14th, 2006/Chris Johnson Carnivore Date – 2006 Instrumentation – Percussion, Horns (2), Trumpets (2), Trombones (2) Commission – Ludovico Ensemble Duration – 8' Piano Trio No.1'Sirenum Scopuli' Date – 2005 Instrumentation – Piano, Violin, Cello Commission – Arbelos Trio Duration – 10' Premiere – November 2005/Arbelos Trio Wintering the Queen (Part 1) Date – 2005 Instrumentation – Sopranos (2), Tenors (2), Flute, Clarinet, Violin, Cello, Harp, Percussion Commission – Ludovico Ensemble Duration – 14' Premiere – April 16th, 2005/Ludovico Ensemble Text – Judson Evans (Wintering the Queen) String Trio Date – 2005 Instrumentation – Violin, Viola, Cello Duration – 8' Premiere – April 16th, 2005/Ludovico Ensemble Katy Gillan (vln), Adam Davidowitz (vla), Eliza Jacques (vc) Notes – written for and dedicated to Eliza Jacques Sketch of Woman's Teeth Date – 2005 Instrumentation – Marimba Commission – Yuko Yoshikawa Duration – 1' Premiere – April 29th, 2005/Yuko Yoshikawa Notes – after De Kooning's Woman, Sag Harbour Excavation Date – 2004 Instrumentation – Timpani Commission – Nick Tolle Duration – 2' Premiere – Tom Schmidt/March 18th, 2006 Notes – after De Kooning's Excavation Thanksgiving Date – 2004 Instrumentation – Orchestra Commission – The Quincy Symphony Orchestra Movements – 1.Prologue 2.Thanksgiving 3.Pillars 4.Recognition 5.South by Southeast 6.Confession 7.Epilogue Duration – 10' Premiere – November 5th, 2004/QSO, Yoichi Udagawa Notes – dedicated to Yoichi Udagawa and the QSO Small Machine Date – 2004 Instrumentation – Percussion Commission – Matt Prendergast Duration – 1' Premiere – Summer 2004 Birdhouse Date – 2004 Instrumentation – Clarinet, Piano Commission – James Johnson Duration – 2' Premiere – February 8th, 2006/David Heikkinen (cl), Karolina Wozniakiewicz (pno) Introit and Kyrie Date – 2004 Instrumentation – Sopranos (2), Altos (2), Tenor, Bass, Alto Recorders (2), Tenor Recorder, Bass Recorder, Guitar, Celesta, Harpsichord, Violin, Cello, Contrabass Duration – 20' Text – Latin Mass Quadruple Concerto Date – 2003 Instrumentation – Harpsichord, Piano, Cello, Percussion, Sopranos (3), Orchestra Movements – 1. you will see through me, and it is bright 2. epilogue Duration – 18' Premiere – November 8th, 2003/Steve Kim(hpsd), Karolina Wozniakiewicz (pno), Mike Williams(per), Eliza Jacques (vc), Felicity Salmon(sop), Winnie So(sop), Aliana De La Guardia(sop), The Boston Conservatory Orchestra, Yoichi Udagawa (cond.) Notes – dedicated to Mike Williams, Karolina Wozniakiewizcz, Steve Kim, Agniezka Dziubak and Felicity Salmon Piano Etude No.1 Date – 2003 Instrumentation – Piano Duration – 6' We Were Riding Sawhorses and Shooting Capguns Date – 2003 Instrumentation – Orchestra Duration – 3' Premiere – February 18th, 2003/The Boston Conservatory Orchestra, Yoichi Udagawa (cond.) Bone Palace Ballet Date – 2003 Instrumentation – Soprano, Violin, Contrabass, Piano, Percussion Movements – 1.Freeway 2. The Big One 3. Interlude #1 4. I Know You 5. Interlude #2 6. Snapshot, 1985 7. Killing Life Duration – 14' Premiere – April 15th, 2003/Felicity Salmon (sop), Maiani DaSilva (vln), Chris Johnson (db), Karolina Wozniakiewicz (pno), Mike Williams (per) Text – Charles Bukowski Notes – select poems from Bukowski's posthomous collection "Bone Palace Ballet" Junky Date – 2002 Instrumentation – Piano Duration – 5' Premiere – December 4th, 2002/Rudolf Rojahn Notes – after Jean Michel Basquiat's Untitled (Skull) The Hopefuls Date – 2002 Instrumentation – Trombone, Bass Trombone, Tuba Commission – Adam Snider Duration – 5' Premiere – Spring 2003/Adam Snider (tb), Angel Subero(btrb), Augustin Ramirez(trb) String Quartet No.1 'Black Spring' Date – 2003 Movements – 1.Origin of Mans 2. Rain Don't Matter if you're Made of Plastic 3.Lets Us go The Way of the Buffalo 4.Ashtabula, Ohio Duration – 15' Premiere – October 18th, 2002/Katy Gillan (vln), Marcus Placci (vln), Svetlana Javahkyan (vla), Sara Duvall(vc) Notes – title from Henry Miller's novel Subscription to my Lost Days Date – 2002 Instrumentation – Piano Duration – 5' Premiere – Fall 2002/Roxanna Bajdechi home \| biography \| compositions \| contact Copyright © 2004-2005, Rudolf Rojahn