James Gardner

Complete Works

 
 

Solo Works

Duos

Three or More Players

Orchestral

Choir

 
 
 

 

SOLO WORKS

Traps (2022–23)

Solo Drum Kit

Duration c.20’

 

Ephemeron (2023)

Solo Violin

Duration: c.1’


tohu iti (2021)

Solo Cello

Duration: c.1’30”


MM@L (2018)

Solo Violin

Duration: c. 6’  

 

Displacement Activities (2013–14)

Speaking pianist and electronics

Duration: c. 16-17’

 

Queer Studies (2012–13)

Solo Violin

1. Seventy Standard Stoppages

Duration c. 6’

2. Ciphers 

Duration c. 5’30”

3. muscae volitantes

Duration c. 3’

 

Charge (1997 rev. 1999) 

for solo instrument

Versions for: clarinet family, oboe family, trumpet, violin, guitar, bassoon

Duration: c. 1’30”

 

Rendering (1996­–97)

Bass clarinet

Duration: c. 15’


Two Piano Studies (1992)

Solo Piano

Duration: c. 4’30”


Shattered/Blue Ground (1991)

Solo Piano

Duration: c. 8’30

 
 

 

DUOS

torc (2016–17)

Violin and alto trombone

Duration: c.10’

 

ever closer union (2016)

Alto flute and clarinet

Duration: 0’30”

 

Local Economy (2004–06)

19-division trumpet and percussion

i) Contact Binaries (2005–06)

Duration: c. 6’ 

ii) exit wound (2004)

Duration: c. 11’

 

Given what we gather takes place (2003–04)

Clarinet and percussion

Duration: c. 7’

 

Ten Bells for Turning Forty (2001)

Clarinet and percussion

Duration: c. 5’30”

 

burr (1997–98)

Bass clarinet and viola 

Duration: c. 12’

 

Knot (1996)

Bass clarinet and cello

Duration c. 1’

 
 

 

Three or More Players

 

Nakashima Burl (2016–17)

Bassoon and string trio

Duration: c. 26’

 

blessed unrest (2006)

Piano Trio

Duration c. 7’

 

ever not quite (2004–05)

Piano and string quartet

Duration c. 8’

 

I like a bit of a cavort (2004)

Picc., Ob., Eb Cl., Bcl., Bsn., BTbn., Vc., Cb.

Duration: 0’30”

 

Grauschlieren (2003)

Clarinet and string quartet

Duration: c. 5’30”

 

Unlearned Lines (2002–2010)

solo bass clarinet and large wind orchestra

Duration: c.10’30”

 

More than one attempt (2002)

Piano, horn and chamber ensemble:

Bcl., BTbn., Perc., and two “drone” instruments.

Duration: c. 7’30”

 

a study for voicing doubts (2001)

Solo clarinet and chamber ensemble:

Bcl., Hn., BTbn., Vc., Cb.

Duration: c.12’30”

 

Fetish Effigies (2000)

Chamber ensemble:

Fl. (picc./afl.), Ob.(c.a.), Cl., Hn., Perc., Pno., Vln., Vla., Vc., Cb.

Duration: c. 8’

 

Throat Clearing (2000)

Clarinet trio: Eb, A and bass clarinets.

Duration: 1’10”

 

some other plots for Babel (1999–2000)

Solo violin and chamber ensemble:

Fl. (picc./afl.), Eb cl. (A cl., bcl.), Bcl., Hn., BTbne., Perc., Vln., Vc., Cb.

Duration: 16’30”

 

glimmer (1999)

Bass Flute, Bass Clarinet, Bass Trombone

Duration: 0’30”

 

brighter glimmer (1999)

Flute, Clarinet, Trombone

Duration: 0’30”

 

Kvetch 2 (1999/2000)

Bass Clarinet, Bass Trombone, Vibraphone, Contra Bass

Duration: 0’30”

Kvetch (1999)

Bass Clarinet, Bass Trombone, Percussion, Contra Bass

Duration: 0’30”

Scuffle (1996)

Bass Clarinet, Marimba, 9 Toms

Duration: 0’40”

Silent Screens “Auckland ’96 Version” (1987 rev. 1996)

Flute, Clarinet, Oboe, 2 Violins, Viola

Duration: 4’10”

 

Disturbed (1992–3, rev. 1998)

Oboe (c.a.), Clarinet (bcl.), Piano, Violin, Cello

Duration: c. 16’

 
 

 

ORCHESTRAL

 

Gyre (Ghosts with Accents) (2018–19)

Percussion Quartet and Orchestra

Duration: c. 20’

 

 
 

CHORAL

 

Umbra Mortis (2005)

14 voices

Duration: c. 3’30”