INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC
Caroline Mallonée'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 Mallonée’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 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
INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC
MIXED ENSEMBLE:
Whistler Waves (2012/2015) for solo cello and orchestra.
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)
For Paul Signac (2009) for soprano, flute, tenor saxophone, bass clarinet, electric guitar, piano, percussion and electronics (10 minutes) Watch the entire piece here.
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)
Where The Heart Can Sit (2012) for soprano, cello and piano. (14 minutes) Words by Elizabeth Spires.
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)
8642 (2009) for string orchestra, three flutes, and marimba. (4 minutes)
Spies (2005) for four voices and large ensemble (4 minutes) Words by the composer.
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.
STRINGS:
The Butterfly Effect (2014) for string quartet, electronics and rain sticks. (7-10 minutes) Part of String Tunes.
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.
Quartet of Songs (2001) for soprano and string quartet. (12 minutes) Words by Carl Sandburg.
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.
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 viola (4-6 mins.) from String Tunes.
Lullaby (2008) for 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.
For more information, contact carolinemallonee@gmail.com.