Danny Clay - composer

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[VIDEO]

SOUNDING PUZZLES (2021) with the Santa Cruz County Youth Symphony
SINGING PUZZLES (2020) with Volti
MUSIC FOR HARD TIMES (2021) with the Living Earth Show & Jon Fischer
SOUNDS IN MOTION (2020) with MPLS and ComMUSICation
THE MYSTERIOUS PUZZLE (2020) with MyCincinnati Youth Orchestra
DRAWN TOGETHER (2020) with the Chicago Composers Orchestra
KRONOS MAKES SOUNDS WITH STUFF (2020) with Kronos Quartet
THREADS: A VIDEO SKETCHBOOK (2019)
FOUR-SECOND FANFARES (2019)
UKULELE OLYMPICS (2018)
RECORDER RACING (2017)
COUNTERPAINT (2018)
WORDS: A VIDEO WORKBOOK (2017)
A NOTE (2013-16)
27 OVERTURES (2013)
FIVE PIECES (2013)

[ALBUM]

MUSIC FOR HARD TIMES (2021) with the Living Earth Show
OCEAN PARK (2020)
PERIPHERY (2018)
AN UNINTENDED SPACE (2017) with Stijn Hüwels
STILLS (2016)
INVENTIONS (2016)
GANYMEDE (2015)
JOHN WAYNE DEATH SCENE (2015) with Joseph Edward Yonker
GLACIER PARK (2014)
CLOUDKEEPER (2014)
ARCHIVE (2014)
MUSIC FOR THE BIG FILL AT ALUM CREEK (2012)
WHEN THE CURTAINS OF NIGHT ARE PINNED BACK BY THE STARS (2012)
I AM A POOR WAYFARING STRANGER (2011)

[INSTALLATION]

FROM PLACE TO PLACE (2021) with Bay Area youth
TURNTABLE DRAWINGS (2016-2021) with Jon Fischer
ON|OFF (2017) with Earsight Duo
HEAR BOXES (2018)
A COMPOSITION IN PARTS (2017) with R. Eric McMaster
NEARLY (2015)

[OPEN INSTRUMENTATION]

PLAYBOOK (ongoing)
WORKBOOK (ongoing)
ACTIONS (2017)
NEARLY (2015)
BEBUNG (2015)

[6+ PLAYERS]

ECHOES (2017) // spoken-word chamber opera for six poets and six musicians
PLAYBOOK (LAB BOOK) (2017) // seven musicians (fl, cl, vln, vlc, 2 perc + voice)
NO MORE DARKNESS, NO MORE NIGHT (2016) // string quartet, SATB soloists, cassette
BETHLEHEM (2014) // nine musicians (cl/b cl/2 hn, 2 vln, vla, vlc, cb)
ECHO PARK (2014) // 3 guitars + 3 flutes
LA FOLIA (2014) // string quartet or quintet + harpsichord
JUST SO (2014) // for narrator and six musicians
BARTOK A/B (2013) // four pianists (2 pianos + toys), two percussionists, toy chorus
THE FIRST AND THE LAST (2013) // three guitars + string quartet

[4-5 PLAYERS]

PLAYBOOK (2016) // percussion quartet
PLAYBOOK (2018) // five musicians (ob, cl, vln, cb, perc)
WISHES, LIES, AND DREAMS (2013) // monodrama for voice and pierrot ensemble
NEW JERUSALEM (2014) // string quartet + electronics
CROSSING (2013) // string quartet + electronics
GOOD NIGHT (2012) // string quartet
TOY PIANO MUSIC (2012) // toy piano + string quartet

[2-3 PLAYERS]

OPPOSITES (2018) // three musicians + electronics
BEBUNG (2015) // three or more musicians, opt. electronics
PERIPHERY (2015) // flute, cello, piano + electronics
BROKEN BIRDS (2014) // three flutes
A PLACE THAT INHABITS US (2011) // three guitars
BETWEEN US (2016) // cello + vibraphone
TWO AND SIX (2016) // two electric guitars
PROVIDENCE (2014) // viola, cello + cassette loop
HOLLY PARK (2014) // viola, piano + cassette loop

[1 PLAYER]

COPING (2020) // percussion
WORKBOOK (2016) // any instrument
DOUBLE LINE DRAWING (2016) // cello + sine waves
STILL CYCLES (2016) // piano
GLOSSOLALIA AND DREAM JOURNALS (2015) // percussion
EDEN PARK (2015) // piano
CIRCLE SONGS (2015) // piano
GARDEN MUSIC (2015) // piano
WAKE (2014) // piano + cassette
THREE FANTASTIC HOUSES (2008) // percussion + electronics

[VOCAL]

CAMPFIRE CHANTS (2019) // voices
PLAYBOOK CHORUSES (2018) // voices
GOOD NIGHT // SATB choir
ROSE OF SHARON (2014) // three or four voices (SSA / SSSA)
GLORIA PATRI // voice + string orchestra
CHILDREN'S SONGS BOOK 2 // voice + two percussionists
CHILDREN'S SONGS BOOK 1 // voice + piano
AVE MARIS STELLA // voice, piano + string quintet
TWO NOCTURNES // voice + piano

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