Nicholas Fagnilli

Composer | Producer | Editor & Engraver

List of COMPOSITIONS


vocal works

Irradiations (2021)

six songs for tenor/baritone and piano. ca. 20’

Text by John Gould Fletcher

Deux Chansons de Rimbaud (2019)

for soprano and clarinet. 4’

Dedicated to Nadine Silverman. Text by Arthur Rimbaud (1854 - 1891).

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Petals (2019)

for soprano, clarinet, and piano. 5’

Dedicated to Julia Bokunewicz. Text by Amy Lowell (1874 - 1925).

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Sublimating Songs (2019)

four songs for soprano and piano. 10’

Text by John Gould Fletcher.

Score

Songs of the Mad Wind (2019/2022)

Four songs for soprano and chamber ensemble. 10’

Text by John Gould Fletcher (1886 - 1950).


SOLOS

Doom Scrolls (2024)

42 bagatelles for solo piano.

Notte Piangete (2023)

for solo piano. 4’

Witch Hazel (2023)

for solo mandolin. 5’

Commissioned by Clark Nichols

ceci n’est pas (2023)

for solo pianist on at least 3 retuned pianos or digital pianos. 30’+ (length indeterminate)

Friendship Avenue Suite (2021)

for solo cello. 18’

Written for Nadine Sherman Glorioso

Ask the Tender Cloud (2020)

for flute and tape. 5’

Written for and dedicated to Zoe Sorrell.

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Great Blue Heron (2019)

for solo contrabass and tape. 7’

Dedicated to my dad. Written for Katie Adams.

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CHAMBER WORKS

The Ballad of Sam and Sara (2023)

for flute and any of the following: percussion, prepared piano, tape. 6-7’.

Thauma (2022)

for bass clarinet, violin, ‘cello, and percussion. 10’

Change From Changing (2020)

electric guitar, tenor saxophone, piano, and percussion. 8’

Written for Hypercube

Pando (2020)

for bass clarinet, bass, flute, and percussion. 14’

Written for Gillian Dana and Caroline Shaffer

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Whistleblower (2019)

for tape, percussion, and other instruments. 15’

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Thaw (2019)

for any combination of acoustic or electronic instruments. 10-30’ (flexible duration).

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Parts for Thaw, including any necessary transpositions, are available by contacting the composer.

Naphtha (2018-19)

Winner, 2019 Louis Smadbeck Composition Prize.

for clarinet, cello, and piano (10’). Comissioned by Alexandra Hecker.

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Hermitage (2018)

Humoreske for Pierrot Ensemble. 8’

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LARGE ENSEMBLE

Spirit Phone (2022-2023)

concerto for synthesizer, string orchestra, percussion, piano, and celesta. ca. 35’


Electronic music

The Singing of Heat (2020)

Folktek Mescaline, Korg Minilogue, Well Tuned keyboard. 33’

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Americana (2020)

Folktek Mescaline Modular synth, Farfisa Compact, Vox Continental. 46’

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Thaw Mix with Son of Thaw (2020)

A super-mix of four different performances of Thaw. 25’

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Betty’s Song (2019)

Tape and harpsichords. 13’

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Occluded Front (2019)

Tape. 15’

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Sea Shell (2018)

Tape. 8’

Text by Amy Lowell

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Petite Oraison (2018)

Virus TI rack Synthesizer. 3’

á Olivier Messiaen

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Ruin (2016)

Virus TI, Logic software synths. 4’

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Skråsonata (2015)

Virus TI rack synthesizer. 5’

to Eric Svalgard

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