Keyes- Works

Christopher J. Keyes - Works

Intermedia * Minimal Colors for piano real-time DSP, and interactive graphics 7 minutes (2012) * Improvisations on Musical Improvisations (defined) for piano real-time DSP, and interactive graphics - 6-8 minutes (2010) * Mudra Dimentia for laptop and interactive sounds and images 5 minutes (2009) * Three Rooms for dancer, camera, and interactive sounds and images 16 minutes (2009)

NOTE: Most of the Intermedia and Electro-acoustic pieces are intended for 5-8 loudspeakers. Thus the two releases on Ravello and Capstone include both CDs and DVDs in which the works are formatted in the current industry standard 5.1. Sound and video files on this site are stereo only and will open in in new browser window as your operating system (not mine) determines the best player for them. Simply hit the 'back' button or 'done' to return to this page.

Electro-acoustic
An Inescapable Entanglement for piano, orchestra, and 8 loudspeakers - 15 minutes (2010)
          o CD/Multi-channel DVD With a Distant Eyes contains the following:
Stella Nova (New Star) NGC 2068 (2009) 12 minutes for piano and percussion.
    * Sonification Interlude No. 1: The Butterfly Nebula NGC2346* (2009) 3 minutes for electro-acoustic
       interactive sonification system.
    * Sonification Interlude No. 2: Dust Galaxy NGC4414 (2009) 3 minutes for electro-acoustic interactive
       sonification system.
    * Sonification Interlude No. 3: The Spindle Galaxy NGC5866 (2009) 3 minutes for electro-acoustic interactive
       sonification system.
    * The Horse Head Nebula NGC2023 (2008) 6 minutes for piano, electronics and interactive graphics.
    * Spiral Galaxy NGC1300 (2008) 7 minutes for piano, electronics and interactive graphics.
    * The Sombrero Galaxy NGC4594 (2007) 7 minutes for piano, electronics and interactive graphics.
    * The Orion Nebula NGC1976 (2007) 9 minutes for piano, electronics and interactive graphics.
Oculus Dei (Eye of God) NGC 7293 (2007) 10 minutes for percussion, tape and interactive graphics.
    * Of Time and Space (2004) 10 minutes for percussion and real-time interactive computing

    * Li Jiang Etude No. 3 (2003) 10 minutes for xiao and real-time DSP.
    * Li Jiang Etude No. 2 (2001) 10 minutes for piano, guzheng and real-time DSP. Li Jiang Etude No. 1 (1999) 11 minutes for computer-generated tape.
    * In Recent Memory (2002) 8 minutes for piano and real-time DSP.
    * Meditation on the Sea (2000) 17 minutes for video, piano, radio baton and real-time DSP.
    * Steel3 x Chrome (1999) 9 minutes for piano and real-time DSP.
    * Of Wood, Spring, and Bamboo (1999) 7 minutes variations for piano on "Beautiful Spring".

Descant of a Sonic Pendulum (1997) 5 minutes for piano and real-time DSP.
Sinfonia Computant (1996) 10 minutes for piano and computer-generated tape.
Of Wood, Spring, and Bamboo (1996) 7 minutes Variations for Harpsichord on "Beautiful Spring".
The Ghost Within (1995) 8 minutes for piano and computer-generated tape.
CompuIntroMusic (1994) 1 minute for Computer-generated Tape with LISP programming.

Chamber/ensemble
    * Stella Nova (New Star) (2009) 12 minutes for piano and percussion (see above)
in time of all sweet things beyond (2005) 8 minutes for oboe and harp. A Hurried Darkness (1998) 9 minutes for trombone and piano.
Pittsburgh Music (1993), for fl, vln, vc, perc, and pno 7 minutes.
Brandenburg Variations (1990) for Baroque Violin and Harpsichord.
    * Edlestein Introit (1992) for Flute and Bassoon
    * Music For Marimba and Strings (1988)

I - Energico

II-III - Adagio-energico

Trois (1987) for violin, cello and piano

Orchestral/Choral

    * An Inescapable Entanglement for piano, orchestra, and 8 loudspeakers - 15 minutes (2010)
Veni Sancte Spiritus (1999) 12 minutes for narrator, chorus, and orchestra.
    * Confusion and Tranquility: Two Lessons from the I Ching (1997) 8 minutes for women's chorus, piano, and
       Chinese temple bell.
Shasta (1992) for Piano and Orchestra (8 minutes).
    * Gaia Symphonia (1989) for full orchestra (15 minutes) .
       Awarded: Rudolf Nissim Award for best orchestral work by a living ASCAP member
    * East-Wind Music (1987) for Wind Ensemble.

Vocal

Bodhisattva (1988) for soprano and piano 11 minutes.
* O Sweet Spontaneous Earth (1986) for soprano, piano, viola, and percussion.

I- O' Sweet Spontaneous Earth

II- mOOn Over tOwns mOOn

III- youful

IV- wherelings wheelings

Solo Piano
* Three Preludes (1995) 14 minutes for piano solo (see above)

One

Two

Three

* Of Wood, Spring, and Bamboo (1999) 7 minutes variations for piano on "Beautiful Spring".
Bartok Variations (1991) for piano solo.
Ballade for the Children of the Modern Age (1990) for piano solo.
enormous nowhere (1986) for piano solo

Pedagogical

    * Improvisations No.3 (1998) 6 minutes for guzheng (Chinese zither) and real-time DSP.
    * Improvisations No.2 (1997) 4-7 minutes for unspecified solo and real-time digital signal processing.
    * Improvisations No.1 (1996) 7-12 minutes for large ensemble (flexible scoring).

on Ravello Records (PARMA) RR-7803

on Capstone Records CPS-8739

on Centaur Records CRC-2377