John Adams

John Adams is among the most influential and frequently performed composers of the late 20th and early 21st centuries.
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Title	Year	Avg. Duration	Genre
Violin Concerto	1993	33:32	Concerto
Nixon in China, opera	1985	02:29:09	Opera
Short Ride in a Fast Machine, fanfare for orchestra	1986	04:19	Orchestral
Chamber Symphony	1992	21:42	Orchestral Symphony
The Chairman Dances, foxtrot for orchestra	1985	12:10	Orchestral
Shaker Loops, for 7 strings or string orchestra	1978	25:25	Chamber Music Orchestral
Harmonium, for chorus & orchestra	1980	32:41	Choral
The Death of Klinghoffer, opera	1990	02:15:08	Opera
Harmonielehre, for orchestra	1984	40:51	Orchestral
Fearful Symmetries, for orchestra	1988	24:07	Orchestral
The Wound-Dresser, for baritone & orchestra	1988	19:24	Vocal Music
John's Book of Alleged Dances, for string quartet	1994	33:01	Chamber Music
Phrygian Gates, for piano	1977	26:03	Keyboard
El Niño, a Nativity Oratorio	1999	01:51:14	Opera Choral
On the Transmigration of Souls, for children's chorus, chorus, orchestra & tape	2002	24:23	Choral Orchestral
Doctor Atomic, opera	2004	02:36:45	Opera
Slonimsky's Earbox, for orchestra	1996	13:31	Orchestral
Naive and Sentimental Music, for orchestra	1997	44:41	Orchestral
Light Over Water, symphony for brass & 2-channel tape	1983	41:38	Orchestral Chamber Music
Grand Pianola Music, for 3 sopranos, 2 pianos, winds, brass & percussion	1982	31:34	Vocal Music Orchestral

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