Andrew Byrne
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Orchestral - Choral - Music Theater

Fandango Fantasy in F (2009) for orchestra (25 mins)

The Light from Across the Sea (2009) for string orchestra & snare drum

Whispers and Cries
(2008) for choir, percussion quartet, and keyboards (30 mins)

The Othersiders: New Australians in Paraguay (2006) for 3 voices, 3 percussionists,
3 keyboards, and recorded sound (45 mins)

Shadowshow (2001) for 8 solo voices, 2 samples, and electronics (35 mins)

Force (1999) for choir & electric ensemble (30 mins)


Chamber Music without voice (2 to 8 players)

A Ringing World (2011) for Percussion Quartet (10 mins)

Striking
(2011) for Strings and Chopsticks (12 mins)

From the Backlands
(2011) for Melodicas and Untuned Percussion (12 mins)

Cairn
(2010) for piano and four performers (7 mins)

Bach in the Barrio
(2009)
version 1 for cello, electric guitar, accordion, soprano sax (6 mins)

version 2 for flute, clarinet, violin, cello, and piano (6 mins)

Sitting Music (2008) for two pianos (6 mins)

A Processional
(2008) for two pianos (5 mins)

Three Visions of Li Bai: Three pieces for percussion quartet (2007)
"The Emperor Enters" for Peking opera gongs & drums (4 mins)
"Chasing the Moon" for metal instruments (5 mins)
"Li Bai Celebrates" for various percussion instruments (4 mins)

White Bone Country
(2006) for piano and percussion (30 mins)

When Worlds Collide
(2006) for string quartet and percussion quartet (12 mins)

Quick Music (2001) for violin, electric guitar, bass, 2 keyboards (6 mins)

Ascension (2001) for violin, electric guitar, bass, 2 keyboards (8 mins)

Layers (2001) for violin, cello, bass, 2 keyboards (8 mins)

Music in Six (2001) for violin, cello, mandolin, guitar, bass (5 mins)


Chamber Music with voice (2 to 8 players)

Processional
(2001) for voice, violin, guitar, bass, 2 keyboards (5 mins)

Red Funk
(2001) for voice, violin, guitar, mandolin, keyboard (6 mins)

In these great times (2001) for voice, violin, guitar, bass, keyboard (8 mins)

Solo

Creeping Shadows (2011) for solo piano (12 mins)

Three Pieces for Stopped Piano (2010) for solo piano (14 mins)

A Ringing World (2009) for solo percussion (16 mins)

Book of Actions (2008) for solo piano (30 mins)

Fata Morgana: Mirages on the Horizon
(2007) for prepared piano (17 mins)

Cradle Song (2007) for solo crotales (4 mins)

Six Dances (2003) for solo piano (18 mins)

Tracks (1998, revised 2006) for solo piano (8 mins)


Multimedia - Installations

Scene di disordine e confusione (2010) collaboration with visual artist Francesco Simeti

Lines Towards Another Century
collaboration with visual artist Tom Nicholson
version 1 (2008) for string quartet, speaker, recorded voices (70 mins)
version 2 (2009)
for 8 boom boxes and 8 bodies in motion (30 mins)
version 3 (2010)
for recorded voices and Mandarin speakers (127 days)

Monument for the Flooding of Royal Park (2010) one piano eight hands & video (20 mins)

23.01.1901/12.07.2005 (2006) for six amplified voices, snare, and electronics, (35 mins)

Footsteps: A Dance Video (2005) soundtrack for video (30 mins)

[in]visible years (2006) music for documentary film (60 mins)