Nico Muhly

An Outrage is an enticing piece of music composed by Nico Muhly and has been scored for SATB Drones and Drum.It's galloping melodic lines slip out of the percussive writing as if by centrifugal force holding a sense of outrage at bay.Nico Muhly has composed a wide scope of work for ensembles soloists and organizations including the American Symphony Orchestra New York City Ballet The Royal Ballet and artist Conrad Shawcross to name a few. Muhly has also lent his skills as performer arranger and conductor to the likes of Usher and Björk.

In Set Me As A Seal with words in English and Hebrew the Choral writing is as warm and freely harmonic as any mid-century English Choral literature while the sometimes jittery Piano accompaniment manifests Muhly’s Glass influences and his later movement into more modern motifs.Contemporary American composer Nico Muhly is a prolific writer and arranger who at 32 is the youngest composer ever to have been commissioned by the Metropolitan Opera in New York. His oeuvre includes two operas and many solo pieces and works for small ensemble Orchestra and Chorus and he has collaborated widely.

By All Means is a work for Large Ensemble by Nico Muhly. Commissioned by the Juilliard School New York and the Royal Academy of Music London a full performance lasts around 9 minutes.

Viola da Gamba Part for Nico Muhly's Malmesbury Motets.   Commissioned for the choir of Malmesbury Abbey Wiltshire by Revd Canon Neill Archer (vicar) and Dr Annie Davis (Lay Precentor). First performed on 26 & 27 November 2016 at the Advent Carol Services at Malmesbury Abbey by the Abbey Choir directed by John Hughes and Rebecca Saunders.   Duration approximately: 8 minutes.   '...one hopes there are enough good (Gamba) players available to take on the challenge so that Muhly's imaginative collection can be widely appreciated'. Choir & Organ  December 2017

Nico Muhly's In As Long As It Takes for Ensemble.Commissioned by Crash Ensemble with funds provided by The Arts Council / An Chomhairle Ealaion. The first performance took place on 17 August 2017 at the Kilkenny Arts Festival Kilkenny Ireland.Duration: 1.5 minutes

This Drones Variations Ornaments sheet music is the full score for this innovative and dramatic piece by Nico Muhly. According to Muhly this piece is 'music in constant transformation' featuring steadily evolving melodies from a number of instruments punctuated with hugely original percussive parts with instructions to fill the Cymbal with chain coins and other metal objects in order to make it sound like glass shattering. It is this inspired composition that makes Drones Variations Ornaments the interesting and acclaimed piece that it is.With this piece Muhly has attempted torecreate the sound and motion of a machine through music. String chords begin the piece with a light and soothing opening before the 'machine' (made up of Winds Guitar Percussion and Piano) awakens.This truly unusual piece is a joy to listen to and perform and we are pleased to offer this full score to you.

Spiral Mass is a work by Nico Muhly composed in 2014 commissioned by Holland Festival and BBC Radio 3. The work is arranged for SATB Chorus and Organ Accompaniment and lasts around 15 minutes. Spiral Mass received its world premiere on 2nd June 2014 during the Holland Festival by the Nederlands Kamerkoor conducted by Risto Joost featuring James McVinnie on Organ.  According to Muhly this compositions is an attempt to set the text of the Latin Mass using a completely different harmonic structure from his previous works. The rhythms and melodiescan be seen as circular rather than linear becoming evident from both the Organ parts and the choirs initial phrases. As the piece progresses the dynamic tempo enhances the interplay of all parts all the while hinting at Stravinskian inspirations.