Мередит Монк

Биография и творчество

Сняла по собственным сценариям экспериментальные «фильмы для слуха» «Эллис-Айленд» (1981) и «Книга дней» (1988).

Музыкальные произведения

Инструментальные сочинения

• Paris for solo piano (1973)
• Acts from under and above Ellis Island for two pianos (1986)
• Window in 7’s for solo piano (1986)
• Parlour Games for two pianos (1988)
• Phantom Waltz for two pianos (1990)
• St.Petrsburg Waltz for solo piano (1994)
• Steppe Music for solo piano (1997)
• Clarinet Study #4, for Solo Clarinet (1999)
• Cello Study #1 for Solo Cello and Voice (1999)
• Trumpet Study #1 for Solo Trumpet (1999)
• Possible Sky for orchestra and voices (2003)
• Stringsongs for string quartet (2004)

Вокальные сочинения

• 16 Millimeter Earrings for voice, guitar and tapes (1966)
• Juice: A Theater Cantata for 85 voices, Jew’s harp and two violins (1969)
• Vessel: An Opera Epic for 75 voices, electronic organ, dulcimer and accordion (1971)
• Our Lady of Late for solo voice and wine glass (1972)
• Quarry: An Opera for 38 voices, 2 pump organs, 2 soprano recorders, tape (1976)
• Songs from the Hill for unaccompanied solo voice (1976)
• Tablet for four voices, piano four hands, two soprano recorders (1976)
• Dolmen Music for 6 voices, cello, percission (1979)
• The Games for 16 voices, synthesizer, keyboards, Flemish bagpipes, bagpipis, Chinese and rauschpfeife (1983)
• Astronaut Anthem for chorus a capella (1983)
• Panda Chant II for chorus a cappella (1984)
• Book of Days for 25 voices, syntesizer, piano or 7 voices, synthesizer (Chamber Version) (1985)
• Scared Song, song for solo voice, synthesizer and piano (1986)
• I Don’t Know, song for solo voice and piano (1986)
• Atlas: An Opera in Three Parts for 18 voices and chamber orchestra (1991)
• Three Heavens and Hells for 4 voices (1992)
• Volcano Songs (Solo) for solo voice, voice with taped voices and piano (1994)
• Star Trek: Envoy for composing/directing/performing in the Den-Kai/Krikiki Ensemble (1995)
• The Politics of Quiet for 10 voices, 2 keyboards, horn, violin, bowed psaltry (1996)
• Mercy for 6 voices, 2 keyboards, percussion, multiple woodwinds, violin (2001)
• When There Were Work Songs for vocal ensemble (2002)
• Last Song for solo voice and piano (2003)
• Impermanence for eight voices, piano, keyboard, marimba, vibraphone, percussion, violin, multiple woodwinds, bicycle wheel (2005)
• Night for chorus and orchestra (1996—2005)
• Songs of Ascencion for vocal ensemble and string quartet (2006)

Признание

Видный представитель нью-йоркского художественного авангарда. Почетный доктор Университета искусств Филадельфии, Художественного института Сан-Франциско, Бостонской консерватории. Ее музыка использована в фильмах Жан-Люка Годара «Новая волна» (1990), братьев Коэн «Большой Лебовски» (1998) и др.