List of compositions by Frederic Rzewski

This is a list of compositions by Frederic Rzewski.

Stage

 * The Persians (1985)
 * The Triumph of Death (1987–88)

Orchestral

 * Nature Morte, for small orchestra (1964)
 * A Long Time Man, for piano and orchestra (1979)
 * Satyrica, for guitar, double bass, piano, synthesizer, vibraphone, percussion, and symphony band (1983)
 * Una Breve Storia d'Estate, for three flutes and orchestra (1983)
 * Scratch Symphony (1997)
 * Movable Types (1999)
 * Bring Them Home!, for two percussion, two pianos and orchestra (2004), arranged for two percussion and two pianos
 * Piano Concerto, for piano and orchestra (2013)
 * A Dog's Life, for piano and orchestra (2014)

Chamber

 * String Quartet (1955)
 * Trio, for flute, trumpet and piano (1956)
 * Pfi, for 2 flutes, percussion, cello and piano (1963)
 * Speculum Dianae, for any eight improvisational players (1964)
 * Prose Pieces, for improvisational ensemble (1967–68)
 * Les Moutons de Panurge, for any number of melody instruments (1968)
 * Last Judgment, for trombone or any number of unison trombones (1969)
 * Second Structure, for improvisational ensemble (1972)
 * Song and Dance, for flute, bass clarinet, double bass and vibraphone (1976)
 * Thirteen Instrumental Studies, for a variable ensemble (1972–77)
 * Moonrise with Memories, for bass trombone and ensemble (1978)
 * Three Pieces, for soprano saxophone, trombone and piano (1978-81)
 * Wails, for bass clarinet, piano and two percussion (1984)
 * Spots, for any four players (1986)
 * Don't Have it Today, for any player and double bass (1986)
 * The Lost Melody, for clarinet, piano and two percussion (1989)
 * Roses, for flute, clarinet, trumpet, tuba, violin, cello, accordion and percussion (1989)
 * Aerial Tarts, for flute, clarinet, violin, cello, piano and two percussion (1990)
 * Whangdoodles, for hammer dulcimer, violin and piano (1990)
 * Holes, for any four to eight players (1993)
 * Crusoe, for any four to twelve players (1993)
 * Histories, for four saxophones (1993)
 * Whimwhams, for marimba and string quartet (1993)
 * Family Scenes, for flute, three saxophones, French horn, three trumpets, two trombones, bass trombone, double bass and piano (1995)
 * When the Wind Blows, for flute, soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone, flügelhorn, trombone, guitar, double bass and piano (1996)
 * Spiritus, for four recorders and percussion (1997)
 * For Hanns, for flute, clarinet, cello and piano (1998)
 * Trio, for violin, cello and piano (1998)
 * Main Drag, for percussion and eight or more players (1999)
 * Cradle Rock, for flute, soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone, flügelhorn, trombone, guitar, double bass and piano (1999)
 * Pocket Symphony, for flute, clarinet, violin, cello, piano and percussion (2000)
 * 96, for five players (2003)
 * Bring Them Home!, for two percussion and two pianos (2004), arranged from two percussion, two pianos and orchestra version
 * Fortune, for four speaking violists (2005)
 * Snaps, for piano and string quartet (2005)
 * Spoils, for various instrumentations (2005)
 * Natural Things, for clarinet, saxophone, 2 percussion, violin, cello and piano (2007)
 * Knight, Death, and Devil, for alto flute, bass clarinet, percussion, three violins, viola, two cellos and piano (2007-08)
 * Blah!, for eight wind players (2009)
 * Flowers 2, for alto saxophone, xylophone and piano (2009)
 * Reeds, for oboe, clarinet, bass clarinet, alto saxophone and bassoon (2009)
 * Brussels Diary, for flute, clarinet, violin, cello and piano (2010)
 * Hard Cuts, for piano and ensemble (2011)
 * 16 Sneakers, for several violas (2012), or for viola
 * Notasonata, for violin and piano (2015)
 * Satires, for violin and piano (2015)
 * Demons, for violin and piano (2017)
 * Words, for string quartet (2018)

Instrumental

 * Selfportrait, for any player (1964)
 * Last Judgement, for trombone (1969)
 * Aria, for flute (1981)
 * Pennywhistlers, for recorder (1981)
 * Lost and Found, for speaking percussionist (1985)
 * To the Earth, for speaking percussionist (1985)
 * Shtick, for clarinet (1990)
 * Knight, for cello (1992)
 * Honk, for tuba (2004)
 * Mollitude, for flute (2006)
 * Fall of the Empire, for solo percussionist, spoken word and multi percussion (2007)
 * 16 Sneakers, for violas (2012), or for several viola

Choral

 * Requiem, Part 1, for speaker, male chorus, Jew's harp, piano, organ, tubular bells, bull-roarer, woodblock, and radio (1963–67)
 * Struggle Song, for mixed chorus (1973)
 * Le silence des Espaces Infinis, for female chorus, any player, seven orchestral groups, and tape (1980)
 * Stop the War!, for mixed chorus (1995)
 * Stop the Testing!, for mixed chorus (1995)
 * Ode to the Deserter, for mixed chorus and accompaniment (2013)

Vocal

 * Jefferson, for voice and piano (1970)
 * Freud, for voice (1970)
 * Coming Together, for speaker and variable ensemble (1971)
 * Attica, for speaker and variable ensemble (1972)
 * Struggle Song, for voice and variable ensemble (1973)
 * Nothing Changes, for voice and piano (1976)
 * The Price of Oil, for two voices, eight amplified pipe ensembles and any two similar ensembles (1980)
 * Snacks, for voice, mixed chorus ad libitum, and any ensemble ad libitum (1981)
 * Antigone-Legend, for voice and piano (1982)
 * Egyptian Songs, for voice and piano (1982)
 * Songs, for voice and piano (1973–83)
 * The Liar, for voice and piano (1983)
 * Mayakovsky, for speaker, piano, and string quartet (1984)
 * Mary's Dream, for soprano, contrabass clarinet, cello, piano, and percussion (1984)
 * Force, for two speakers, any two wind instruments, any two plucked instruments, two noisemakers and weigher ad libitum (1985)
 * Chains, for speaker and 3 - 4 players (1986)
 * Love Song, for voice and any player (1987)
 * The Waves, for speaker and variable ensemble (1988)
 * Tinkleberries, for voice and any number of players (1980–90)
 * The Burghers of Rostock, for voice and piano (1992)
 * The Love of Money, for voice and piano (1993)
 * Snippets No. 1, for speaker and piano (1994)
 * Logique, for voice, flute, cello, and piano (1997)
 * Happy Birthday, for voice (1999)
 * No More War, for eight voices (2005)
 * Snippets No. 2, for speaker and piano (1994-2006)

Piano

 * Chain of Thought (1953)
 * Tabakrauch (1954)
 * Preludes (1957)
 * Poem (1958)
 * Introduction and Sonata, for two pianos (1959)
 * Study I (1961)
 * Study II (1961)
 * Falling Music (1971)
 * No Place to Go but around (1974)
 * 36 Variations on 'The People United Will Never Be Defeated!' (1975)
 * Four Pieces (1977)
 * Squares (1978)
 * North American Ballads (1978–79)
 * Dreadful Memories
 * Which Side are You on?
 * Down by the Riverside
 * Winnsboro Cotton Mill Blues, also for two pianos (1980)
 * The Housewife's Lament, (originally for harpsichord rewritten for piano) (1980)
 * A Machine, for two pianos (1984)
 * Eggs (1986)
 * Steptangle (1986)
 * The Turtle and the Crane (1988)
 * Mayn Yingele (1988)
 * To His Coy Mistress, for singing or speaking pianist (1988)
 * Fantasia (1989)
 * Bumps (1990)
 * Ludes (1990–91)
 * Sonata (1991)
 * De Profundis (1991–92)
 * Andante con Moto (1992)
 * A Life (1992)
 * Night Crossing with Fisherman, for two pianos (1994)
 * Fougues (1994)
 * It Makes A Long Time Man Feel Bad, Ballade No.5 (1997, revised 2004, adapted from A Long Time Man)
 * Michael Bakunin, Rentier, for speaking pianist (2000)
 * When the Wind Blows, for two pianos (1996-2002)
 * The Road (1995–2003)
 * Turns (1995)
 * Tracks (1996)
 * Tramps (1997)
 * Stops (1998)
 * A Few (1999)
 * Travelling with Children (1999)
 * Final Preparations (1999–2002)
 * The Big Day Arrives (2002–03)
 * Johnny Has Gone for a Soldier (2003)
 * Cadenza (2003), for Piano Concerto No.4, Op.58 by Beethoven
 * Dust (2003)
 * Spells (2004)
 * Second Hand, for piano left hand (2005)
 * Rubinstein in Berlin, for speaking pianist (2008)
 * 10 War Songs (2008)
 * Flowers 1, for speaking pianist (2009)
 * Nanosonatas (2006-10)
 * Etude (2010)
 * 3 Piano Pieces (2011)
 * Dear Diary, for speaking pianist (2014)
 * Winter Nights (2014)
 * Dreams, Part I (2014)
 * Dreams, Part II (2015)
 * Songs of Insurrection (2016)
 * Saints and Sinners (2016)
 * Ages (2017)
 * 8 Nocturnes (2017)
 * 6 Movements (2019)
 * America: A Poem (2020)
 * The Naked Truth (2021)

Other

 * Zoologischer Garten, for tape (1965)