List of compositions by Libby Larsen

The following is a chronological list of compositions by Libby Larsen, divided into genre groups.

1970-1979

Opera

Children's opera in one act[1]
full evening performance with water slides, tapes, and costumes
one-act opera for the young; John Olive, libretto

Orchestral

chamber orchestra and string band

Choral

SA and contrabass; text by May Sarton
SA, soprano solo, soprano recorder, triangle, and keyboard; text by Libby Larsen

Voice

soprano, flute, and bassoon; text by Phyllis McGinley
soprano, flute, guitar, and harp; text by Rainer Maria Rilke
soprano and piano; text by Anonymous, Belle Starr, and Robert Creeley

Instrumental

oboe and guitar
treble winds and guitar
solo piano
flute, clarinet, and bassoon
clarinet and percussion
solo bassoon
solo guitar
trombone, two percussion
solo guitar

1980-1989

Opera

two-act chamber opera; libretto by Patricia Hampl

Orchestral

violin concerto with chamber orchestra
full orchestra
full orchestra
full orchestra
soprano solo, baritone solo, SATB chorus, full orchestra; various texts
full orchestra, optional slides, adapted from the opera Frankenstein.
full orchestra
C trumpet and full orchestra
flute, harp, chamber orchestra

Band

concert band

Choral

SATB, clarinet, cello, percussion, piano; textless
SATB divisi, handbells, organ; text by Michael Thwaites
SATB, soprano and tenor solos, chamber orchestra; text by Patricia Hempl
SATB, harp, two percussion; text by Siegfried Sassoon
five movements
SATB, handbells, string orchestra; medieval French text
five movements
SATB, flute, percussion, piano; text by Robert Creeley
TTBB and strings
TTBB, tenor solo; text by Paul Verlaine
SATB and organ; text by Nathan Everett
SATB a cappella; text from Isaiah 26:3, Edward Bickersteth
SATB, piano or organ; text by John Cummins
SSA, mezzo-soprano and tenor solos; text from MS09.38 Trinity College
SATB jazz choir, piano; textless
four movements
SATB a cappella; Renaissance text
SSAAA, finger cymbals, synthesizer, organ; text by St. Francis of Assisi
unison choir, keyboard, Orff instruments, 7 speaking roles, and congregation
SSAA a cappella; text by Sara Teasdale
three movements
SATB, woodwind quintet, piano, percussion; 20th century biographical texts
SATB, optional youth choirs, full orchestra; texts by William Carlos Williams, Lloyd Frankenburg, and Maurice Lindsay

Voice

high voice and guitar; text by Rainer Maria Rilke
tenor, tape, and percussion; text by Masaoka Shiki
baritone and organ; text by Arthur Mampel
soprano and piano; text by Brenda Ueland
soprano and piano or chamber ensemble; text by Calamity Jane

Instrumental

guitar and string trio
solo cello
flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, piano, violin, viola (featured), and cello
solo flute
violin, cello, contrabass, piano
solo organ
cello and contrabass
double woodwind quintet.
Accompanies the silent Laurel and Hardy film "Love and Hisses."
cello and piano
clarinet and piano
flute, oboe, bassoon, and piano
clarinet, viola, and piano
organ and flute
oboe and harpsichord

1990-1999

Opera

full-length music drama; libretto by Libby Larsen
one-act opera; libretto by Walter Green
full-length music drama in two acts; libretto by Bonnie Grice
full-length opera with orchestra; libretty by Chas Rader-Shieber

Orchestral

full orchestra
solo flute, percussion, string orchestra
solo marimba, full orchestra
solo piano, full orchestra
full orchestra
full orchestra
SA chorus, Orff instruments, full orchestra (or piano); text by young people
full orchestra
full orchestra
orchestra, no strings
full orchestra
full orchestra
full orchestra, cued CD; text by John Coy
full orchestra
string orchestra

Band

concert band
brass choir
concert band
concert band
concert band

Choral

SATB a cappella; text by Rainer Marie Rilke
SATB and organ; text by e.e. cummings
SATB a cappella
TTBB, five soloists, piano, handbells
SATB, four-hand piano; text by Joy Harjo
SATB, SSA, soprano solo, oboe, strings, four-hand piano
SATB, four-hand piano
SATB, four-hand piano; text by Gerard Manley Hopkins
SATB and organ; text by Sr. Mary Virginia Micka
SSA, four-hand piano or chamber orchestra; text from the Magnificat and Gregorian hymnal
SATB divisi, keyboard or orchestra; text by G. Galina
SSAA and percussion; text by María Sabina
SATB and piano; text by Siv Cedering
SATB, brass, handbells, chimes, and organ
SATB and organ; text from St Patrick's Breastplate
SATB and organ; text by St. Francis of Assisi
SATB and string quartet, string orchestra, or piano; text by Elizabeth Bishop
five movements
SATB with soprano solo, brass quintet, piano, and percussion; 20th century biographical texts
three songs
SA and piano; text by Emily Dickinson, Charles Wilson, and Jan Kimes
SATB with soprano and mezzo-soprano solos, speaker, clarinet, cello, piano and percussion; text by Sally M. Gall
SATB, oboe, viola, and harp; text from 12th century poetry by Adam of Saint Victor
SATB a cappella; text by Emily Dickinson
SATB and piano; text based on love songs by American woman poets
SATB divisi, a cappella; text by Tokuji Hirai, Neiji Ozawa, Reiko Gomyo, and Suiko Matsushita
SATB and piano; text by Julie Kane
SATB, treble choir, brass; text by Thomas H. Troeger
SSA children's chorus and piano; text by M.K. Dean
SSA, handbells, oboe, and marimba; text by Denise Levertov
SATB and french horn; text by Eugene Field and traditional
SATB a cappella, text by Emily Dickinson
SSA a cappella; text by N. F. S. Grundtvig, and Libby Larsen
SATB a cappella; text by Julian of Norwich
from choral suite Seven Ghosts.
SATB divisi and piano; text by Louis Armstrong
SATB, string quartet; text by Madeleine L'Engle

Voice

soprano and piano; text by Jenny Joseph
soprano and chamber ensemble or piano; text by Elizabeth Barrett Browning
soprano and piano; text from the Chinook Psalter
baritone and piano; text by Roberto Echavarren
mezzo-soprano, cello, and piano; text by Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Hilde Doolittle, Rainer Maria Rilke, and Percy Bysshe Shelley
mezzo-soprano, trombone, orchestra and slides; text from the historical narrative and letters of Mary Cassatt
soprano and piano; text by Willa Cather and Libby Larsen
soprano and piano; text by Dickinson
tenor and piano; text by St. Francis of Assisi
soprano and piano; text by Jeanne Shepard
soprano and piano; text by Jeanne Shepard
soprano and chamber ensemble; text by May Sarton

Instrumental

solo organ
bassoon and percussion
flute, oboe, viola, cello, and keyboard
string quartet
solo clarinet
solo trumpet
clarinet, violin, and piano
tuba and piano
solo organ
flute or clarinet and guitar
brass choir
saxophone and piano
solo organ

2000–2009

Opera

chamber choral opera in two acts; libretto by Bridget Carpenter
opera in one act for child actor, SATB soloists, children's chorus, rhythm chorus, and drumming group; libretto by Libby Larsen
chamber opera, based on the life of Jack London; libretto by Philip Littell
opera in three acts based on the play by William Inge; libretto by David Holley

Orchestral

solo violin and full orchestra
full orchestra
trumpet, marimba, electric guitar, amplified harpsichord, and string orchestra
saxophone (alto and soprano) and chamber orchestra
full orchestra
string orchestra, solo string quartet
double choir, full orchestra, full wind ensemble, three marimbas, three pianos
tenor, baritone, narrator, SATB chorus, full orchestra; text by U Sam Oeur

Band

concert band
British brass band
symphonic wind ensemble, tuned water glasses, recorded voice, eight collaborative improvisations
solo euphonium and wind ensemble

Choral

four movements
six-voice male a cappella; text by James Joyce, William Shakespeare, and Karl Joseph Simrock
SATB chorus, SATB quartet, SAT trio, trumpet, piano, and percussion; text by James Dickey
SSA (children's) chorus
SATB a cappella; text by Maryann Jindra
SSAA divisi a cappella; text from and by Psalm 121, Patricia Hennings, and John Muir
SSAA a cappella; text by William Jay Smith
SSAA a cappella; text by William Shakespeare
SSA, woodwind quintet, percussion, and strings; text by Emily Dickinson
SSAA; text by Aldeen Humphreys
SSA and harp; text by Sally Gall
SATB a cappella; text by Julian of Norwich
SATB, baritone solo, orchestra or piano; text by Arthur Mampel
SATB divisi, soprano, countertenor, baritone, and chamber orchestra; text by Julian of Norwich
SSAA divisi a cappella; text by Catherine de Vinck
SSA a cappella; text by anonymous, Juana Inés de la Cruz, and Idea Vilarino
SATB divisi a cappella; text adapted by Libby Larsen
two or three-part, solo voice, and piano; traditional text
SSAA divisi a cappella; anonymous text from Piae Cantiones
SATB, SATB favori, orchestra; text adapted by Libby Larsen from Psalms 146, 147, 148, and 150
SATB, soprano and baritone solos, organ and brass ensemble; text from Luke 2:8-20
SSAA and string quartet; text by Chief Jake Swamp
SATB a cappella; text from John 3:16-17
SATB and percussion; text by children of former Yugoslavia
SATB, baritone solo, three speaking voices and chamber ensemble; text adapted by Libby Larsen
SSAA and string quartet; text by Mary Oliver
SATB a cappella; text from American Folksongs
SSAA and four-hand piano; text by Emily Dickinson
TTBB and piano; text by Wallace Stevens
three pieces
SATB, guitar, flute, oboe, bassoon, and string quartet
SATB, organ, handbells; text by Mechthild of Magdeburg
SATB, handbells, organ; text from Psalm 121
SATB a cappella; text from and by Ecce Novum Gaudium and Angelus Emittitur
SATB a cappella; text by M. K. Dean
SATB a cappella; text by Walt Whitman
SSA and piano; text by Kasey Zitnik
SSAA and piano; text by Z. E. Budapest
SSAA and marimba; text by Judy Belski, Anonymous Pampa Poem trans. by W. S. Merwin, and Anna Swir

Voice

five movements
mezzo-soprano and piano; text by Rita Dove, Julie Kane, Kathryn Daniels, Liz Lochhead, and Muriel Rukeyser
high voice and piano; text by Willa Cather
five movements
soprano and piano; text by Katherine of Aragon, Anne Boleyn, Jane Seymour, Anne of Cleves, Catherine Howard, and Catherine Parr
four movements
mezzo-soprano and handbells; text by Tallulah Bankhead, Billie Jean King, Gertrude Stein, and Nursery Rhyme
tenor and piano; text by Thomas McGrath
soprano, flute, and orchestra; text by Eugenia Zukerman
mezzo-soprano and full orchestra; text by Joyce Stuphen and Patricia Hampl
mezzo-soprano and piano; text by Joyce Stuphen and Patricia Hampl
soprano and wind ensemble or piano; text by Sor Juana Inez de la Cruz
baritone and piano; ancient Egyptian text
soprano and string quartet; text by Dima Hilal and Sekena Shaben
solo tenor; text by Dylan Thomas
tenor and piano; Alvin Greenburg
mezzo-soprano, viola, and piano; text by Hilary North, anonymous, Alicia Vasquez, Martha Cooper, and Ted Berrigan
soprano and piano; text by Margaret Atwood
soprano and piano; text by Michele Antonello Frisch
baritone and piano; text by Brenda Ueland
written in memory of Bruce Carlson of the Schubert Club
soprano, flute, and piano; text by Michele Antonello Frisch
soprano, baritone, and wind ensemble; text by Wendell Berry
tenor and piano; text by A. E. Housman
soprano and tenor duet and piano; anonymous text from Cupples and Leon Given book of poems
soprano, percussion I, II, III, celeste, and string orchestra; text by Dima Hilal and Sekeena Shaben
solo soprano; text by e.e. cummings

Instrumental

brass quintet
solo piano
violin, cello, clarinet (or saxophone), flute, piano, percussion, and cued CD
violin, cello, and piano
flute and orchestra
flute, clarinet, and piano
violin, cello, and piano
viola and piano
clarinet and piano
solo organ
solo guitar
alto saxophone, cello
brass ensemble
flute/piccolo, violin, cello, and piano
oboe, alto saxophone, violin, cello, marimba/vibraphone, and piano
solo clarinet
tenor steel drum and chamber ensemble
four-hand piano
four-hand piano
carillon
solo piano
saxophone quartet
Bb clarinet duet
woodwind quintet and piano
brass quintet
amplified flute and prepared CD; text by A. E. Stallings
flute, cello, and piano
saxophone and chamber orchestra
four movements
flute, violin, and harp
bassoon and piano
trumpet, horn in F, trombone, and organ
organ, two trumpet, two trombone, optional horn
bass, sampler, narrator, cartoons, strings
double string quartet
string quartet
two marimbas
solo piano
flute, Bb clarinet, and mallet percussion
violin, viola, cello, and piano

2010-present

Orchestral

two sopranos, tenor, bass, chamber orchestra; text by Albrecht Haushofer, trans. M.D. Herter Norton

Choral

SATB choir, congregation, organ, and optional handbells, brass quintet/quartet and percussion/timpani; text from traditional Lutheran liturgy
SATB, baritone, actress, piano; text from various letters and writings regarding Frederick Douglass; libretto by Libby Larsen, Kathleen Holt and Jeanne Soderberg
SSAA, oboe, clarinet and piano; text adapted by Libby Larsen
SATB choir, congregation, organ; text from traditional Catholic liturgy
SATB; text by Henry Heveningham

Voice

baritone and prepared piano; text by H. H. Holmes aka Herman Mudgett

Instrumental

two violas and recorded voice; text by William Shakespeare
one marimba, two performers
clarinet, violin, cello, and piano
tuba and wind ensemble

References

"Libby Larsen: Works", accessed 03/21/2011.

  1. Griffel, Margaret Ross (2013). Operas in English: A Dictionary (Revised ed.). Scarecrow Press. p. 461. ISBN 978-0-8108-8272-0. Retrieved 11 May 2016.

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