INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC — Caroline Mallonee

Caroline Mallonee's music is inspired by scientific phenomena, visual art, and the physical properties of sound. At once systematic and intuitive in her compositional approach, she writes chamber and orchestral music that revels in the timbral palette available to the contemporary composer.

Groups that have played Mallonee’s music include:

Alexander String Quartet ANA TRIO* Antares* BUFFALO CHAMBER PLAYERS* Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra* CONTEMPORARY MUSIC FORUM* Ciompi String Quartet* COUNTER)INDUCTION Da Capo Chamber Players DEL SOL STRING QUARTET* Echo Chamber* ETHOS PERCUSSION GROUP* Flexible Music FIREBIRD ENSEMBLE* Locrian Chamber Players ONE QUIET PLUNGE Mivos Quartet MONADNOCK MUSIC* Mendelssohn String Quartet MUSIC IN THE AMERICAN WILD* New York Philharmonic Contact! NEW YORK NEW MUSIC ENSEMBLE Non Sequitur* ORKEST DE EREPRIJS Prism Saxophone Quartet* PRESENT MUSIC* Spektral Quartet* VERDANT VIBES The Wet Ink Ensemble* WILD RUMPUS Women Composer's Orchestra*

*Commissioned Work

SELECTED INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC

To obtain performance materials, contact carolinemallonee@gmail.com.

MIXED ENSEMBLE:

Whistler Waves (2012/2015) for solo cello and orchestra (Also available for solo cello and string orchestra) (20 minutes)

Unless Acted Upon: Manifestations of Newton’s First Law (2011) for flute, clarinet, violin, ‘cello and piano. (8.5 minutes)

Net Force: Newton's Second Law (2017) for English horn, bass clarinet, bassoon/contrabassoon, percussion, viola, cello and contrabass (15 minutes)

Reaction: Newton's Third Law of Motion (2010) for tenor saxophone, bass clarinet, violin, viola, cello, double bass, piano, percussion (12 minutes)

Curtains of Light (2017) for trumpet, trombone, percussion, harp, violin, viola and cello (15 minutes)

Octopus (2018) for bass clarinet, violin, cello, double bass, piano and percussion (12 minutes)

Shadow Rings (2010) for clarinet, violin, cello and piano (8.5 minutes)

Throwing Mountains (2003) for bass clarinet, ’cello, double bass, and piano (7.5 minutes)

’Stain (2002) for bass clarinet or baritone saxophone, one or two electric guitars, piano and marimba (7.5 minutes)

Big Fridge, Little Fridge (2003) for violin, bassoon, guitar and percussion (10-12 minutes) Instrumentation is flexible.

We Summoned Dragonflies (2009) for chamber orchestra or full orchestra (9 minutes)

STRINGS:

The Butterfly Effect (2014) for string quartet, electronics and rain sticks (8-12 minutes)

Portraits of Andromeda for cello and strings (30 minutes) In 3 movements.

Whistler Waves (2013) for cello and strings (20 minutes) In 4 movements.

Simon I (2006) for string quartet (9 minutes)

How Small I Am (2006) for string quintet or string orchestra (6-8 minutes)

Storm King Suite (2017) for viola and cello (35 minutes) In 9 movements.

Clock It (2013) for violin, viola and cello (7 minutes)

Alaskan King (2011) A crab canon for two cellos (7.5 minutes)

Maryland Blue (2008) A crab canon for two violins (6 minutes)

String Tunes: A large collection of solos, duos, trios and a quartet for stringed instruments.

Trio (2007) for three violins (6 mins.) from String Tunes.

Crossings (2006) for violin, viola, or cello (4-6 mins.) from String Tunes.

Lullaby (2008) for violin or viola (3.5 mins.) from String Tunes.

Mirage (2006) for oud and string quartet. (9 minutes)

WINDS:

Keeping Time in a Bottle (2002) for three beer bottle-blowers and CD. (5.5 mins)

Pan (2008) for four wind instruments with simple delay or six wind instruments. (9 mins.)

Hammering Away (at the great unknown) (2005) for saxophone quartet. (7.5 mins.)

PERCUSSION:

Tomorrow Sharpened (2011) for marimba, crotales and piano (10 minutes)

North South East West (2009) for percussion quartet (15 minutes)

SOLO PIANO:

Pangrams (2008) for piano (15 minutes)

Toccatina and Chorale (2008) for piano (4 minutes)

How Small I Am (2006) for piano (6 minutes). Also available for string quintet or string orchestra.

CHAMBER WORKS WITH VOICE: ( For choral and vocal ensemble works, please visit CHORAL MUSIC.)

Where The Heart Can Sit (2012) for soprano, cello and piano. (14 minutes) Words by Elizabeth Spires.

For Paul Signac (2009) for soprano, flute, tenor saxophone, bass clarinet, electric guitar, piano, percussion, video and electronics (10 minutes) Watch the entire piece here.

Spies (2005) for four voices (SATB) and large ensemble (5 minutes) Words by the composer.

Quartet of Songs (2001) for soprano and string quartet. (12 minutes) Words by Carl Sandburg.

To Paint The Stars: Five Nocturnes for Soprano and Orchestra (2000) (18 minutes)

Words by Amy Lowell, Dorothy Parker, Anne Sexton, Alicia Rabins, and Emily Dickinson.

FLEXIBLE INSTRUMENTATION:

In a Stand of Birch Trees (2019) for at least one musician

Consensus (2018) for at least two musicians

For Yoko Ono, On Her 80th Birthday (2013)

Pan (2008) for four wind instruments with simple delay or six wind instruments. (9 mins.)

Big Fridge, Little Fridge (2003) for violin, bassoon, guitar and percussion (10-12 minutes) Instrumentation is flexible.

For more information or to obtain performance materials, contact carolinemallonee@gmail.com.