Chorus/Vocal

song of songs (2022) 60'

a collection of vocal works

various combinations of solo voice, chorus and 3 instruments based on different rewritings of the Biblical 'Song of Songs'

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campion songs (2022) 20'

solo voices

alleluia amen (2022) 5'

SAA

commissioned by Trio Mediaeval with support from Arts Council Norway

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sun-centered (2022) 25'

chamber choir

Commissioned for the Tallis Scholars by Cal Performances, Carnegie Hall Corporation, Hopkins Center, John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Stanford Live, Virginia Tech and Concertgebouw Bruges (Belgium).

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flower, forget me (2022) 14'

baritone and piano

Konzerthaus Dormund

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we were (2021) 10'

text by David Lang (after Song of Songs)

solo SSA with chamber choir

co-commissioned by Flagey, Brussels, for Vox Clamantis, Tallinn, Jaan-Eik Tulve, Director; the Crossing, Philadelphia, Donald Nally, Director; and the Fisher Center at Bard College, New York

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the sense of senses (2021) 8'

text by David Lang (after Song of Songs)

SSAATTBB

co-commissioned by the Company of Music, Vienna, Johannes Hiemetsberger, Director; the Crossing, Philadelphia, Donald Nally, Director; and the Fisher Center at Bard College

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let me come in (2021) 10'

(arr. piano and voice)
text by David Lang (after Song of Songs 5:2)

soprano and piano

The Fisher Center at Bard College with co-commissioning support by The Los Angeles Opera

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let me come in (2021) 10'

text by David Lang (after Song of Songs 5:2)

soprano, percussion, viola, cello

The Fisher Center at Bard College with co-commissioning support by The Los Angeles Opera

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in nature (2020) 20'

SATB

Warren Miller Performing Arts Center and The Crossing (Donald Nally, conductor)

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protect yourself from infection (2020) 6'

teach your children (2019) 25'

stateless (2019) 6'

text by David Lang, after a letter by Rabbi Moses ben Nachman

if i am silent (2019) 8'

the writings (2019) 55'

she is called (2018) 5'

text by David Lang

if I sing (after psalm 101) (2017) 4'

Text by David Lang

a girl (2017) 4'

text in Yiddish, by an anonymous author

sleeper’s prayer (2016) 7'

solitary (2016) 8'

text by David Lang (after the Book of Lamentations)

make peace (2016) 3'

sleeper’s prayer – arr. chamber choir and organ (2016, rev. 2019) 8'

the public domain (2016) 30'

a house (2016) 18'

text by David Lang

memorial ground (2016) 30'

simple song #3 – arr. chamber ensemble (2015) 6'

simple song #3 – arr. piano/vocal (2015) 6'

last spring (2015) 5'

words and music by david lang (after aasmund olavsson vinje)

when I am alone (2015) 30'

Cloud River Mountain (2015, rev. 2017) 32'

music by Michael Gordon, David Lang, Julia Wolfe and Lau Luo

where you go (2015) 8'

Text by David Lang after the Book of Ruth

manifesto (2015) 4'

Text by David Lang

simple song #3 (2015) 6'

just (after song of songs) – arr. string quartet (2014, rev. 2018) 13'

just (after song of songs) (2014) 13'

crowd out (2014) 40'

the national anthems (2014) 24'

Text by David Lang

when we were children (2013) 9'

Text by David Lang

head heart (2012) 4'

death speaks (2012) 26'

Text by David Lang

ark luggage (2012) 9'

Text by Peter Greenaway

love fail (2012) 60'

Text by David Lang (after Lydia Davis, Marie de France, Gottfried von Strassburg, Béroul, Thomas of Britain and Richard Wagner)

ark luggage – arr. pno/soprano (2012) 9'

Text by Peter Greenaway

love fail – arr. female chorus (2012, rev. 2016) 60'

Text by David Lang (after Lydia Davis, Marie de France, Gottfried von Strassburg, Béroul, Thomas of Britain and Richard Wagner)

the same train (same train) (2012) 3'

where the bee sucks (2012) 3'

i live in pain (2011) 4'

Text by David Lang (after Beatriz de Dia)

i never (2010) 9'

Text by David Lang (after Thomas Tallis)

oh graveyard (2010) 3'

Text by David Lang (after the spiritual "Lay This Body Down")

statement to the court (2010) 10'

Text by Eugene Debs

Exalted (2010) 10'

after Stephen Foster (2009) 20'

battle hymns (2009) 50'

Text by David Lang (after Sullivan Ballou, Stephen Foster and Abraham Lincoln)

the little match girl passion – for chorus (2008) 35'

Text by David Lang (after H.C. Andersen, H.P. Paulli, Picander and Saint Matthew)

for love is strong (2008) 11'

Text by David Lang (after The Song of Songs)

the little match girl passion (2007) 35'

Text by David Lang (after H.C. Andersen, H.P. Paulli, Picander and Saint Matthew)

evening morning day (2007) 6'

Text by David Lang (after Genesis)

again (after ecclesiastes) (2005) 5'

Text by David Lang (after Ecclesiastes)

i want to live (2005) 4'

text by Deborah Artman

i lie (2001) 5'

Text (Yiddish) by Joseph Rolnick

this condition (2000) 5'

Text by Lydia Davis

pay me now (2000) 2'

by fire (1984) 5'

Text by Sun Tzu, Robert Scheer

Give Me

My Soul

lifespan 15'

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