Meredith Monk (жанры:experimental, avant-garde, contemporary classical, minimalism, female vocalists)

Мередит Монк (англ. Meredith Jane Monk, 20 ноября 1942) – американский композитор, певица, хореограф, режиссер театра и кино.
В 1964 закончила Колледж Сары Лоуренс в Нью-Йорке, в 1968 основала центр междисциплинарных исследований исполнительского искусства «Дом» (англ. The House), привлекла к нему Брюса Наумана, Стива Райха, Филипа Гласса и др. Работала в "Театре Танца Джадсон". Экспериментирует с техниками звукового расширения, соединением различных искусств в исполнительском акте. Часто сотрудничает с "Кронос-квартетом".

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

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.

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)