John Adams

Biography by Rovi Staff

Adams became one of the most successful American composers and a leader of the West Coast branch of the American minimalist school.
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Composition Highlights

Title	Year	Genre
Nixon in China, opera	1985	Opera
Short Ride in a Fast Machine, fanfare for orchestra	1986	Orchestral
Violin Concerto	1993	Concerto
Shaker Loops, for 7 strings or string orchestra	1978	Chamber Music Orchestral
The Death of Klinghoffer, opera	1990	Opera
Phrygian Gates, for piano	1977	Keyboard
The Chairman Dances, foxtrot for orchestra	1985	Orchestral
Harmonielehre, for orchestra	1984	Orchestral
John's Book of Alleged Dances, for string quartet	1994	Chamber Music
Chamber Symphony	1992	Orchestral Symphony
Harmonium, for chorus & orchestra	1980	Choral
The Wound-Dresser, for baritone & orchestra	1988	Vocal Music
Fearful Symmetries, for orchestra	1988	Orchestral
China Gates, for piano	1977	Keyboard
I Was Looking at the Ceiling and Then I Saw the Sky, songplay	1995	Opera Show/Musical
Doctor Atomic, opera	2004	Opera
Hallelujah Junction, for 2 pianos	1996	Keyboard
Tromba Lontana, fanfare for orchestra	1985	Orchestral Symphony
Road Movies, for violin & piano	1995	Chamber Music
Gnarly Buttons, for clarinet & ensemble	1996	Chamber Music