Nico Muhly

American contemporary classical composer

Nico Asher Muhly (born August 26, 1981) is an American contemporary classical music composer and arranger who has worked and recorded with both classical and pop musicians. A prolific composer, he has composed for many notable symphony orchestras and chamber ensembles and has had two operas commissioned by the Metropolitan Opera. Since 2006, he has released nine studio albums, many of which are collaborative, including 2017's Planetarium with Sufjan Stevens, Bryce Dessner & James McAlister. He is a member of the Icelandic music collective and record label Bedroom Community.

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Works

The Long LineThe Long Line
  • 47 Days Old
  • 63 Days Old
  • A Hudson Cycle
  • A Hymn on the Nativity
  • A Lot to Say
  • A New Flame (after Sweelinck)
  • A Song of Ephrem the Syrian
  • Allen & Lucien
  • Balance Problems
  • Beaming Music
  • Berceuse with Seven Variations
  • Berceuse with Seven Variations: Coda
  • Berceuse with Seven Variations: Cycle
  • Berceuse with Seven Variations: First Berceuse
  • Berceuse with Seven Variations: Lilt
  • Berceuse with Seven Variations: Scattershot
  • Berceuse with Seven Variations: Second Berceuse
  • Berceuse with Seven Variations: Stutter
  • Body in Water
  • Bright Mass with Canons
  • Bright Star Carol
  • Buster
  • Cello Concerto
  • Cello Concerto: Part One
  • Cello Concerto: Part Three
  • Cello Concerto: Part Two
  • Choking
  • Clear Music
  • Columbia
  • Comfortable Cruising Altitude
  • Cycling Holiday
  • Doublespeak
  • Drones & Piano: I.
  • Drones & Piano: II.
  • Drones & Piano: III. The 8th Tune
  • Drones & Piano: IV.
  • Drones & Piano: V.
  • Drones & Viola: I. Material in D
  • Drones & Viola: II. Material in a Handsome Stack
  • Drones & Viola: III. Material with no Tricks
  • Drones & Viola: IV. Material in a Long Cadence
  • Drones & Violin: I. Material in Eb
  • Drones & Violin: II. Material in Sevenths
  • Drones & Violin: III. Material in Two Keys
  • Drones & Violin: IV. Material with Shifting Drones
  • Drones in Large Cycles
  • Drones, Variations, Ornaments
  • Duet no. 1 "Chorale Pointing Downwards"
  • Etude no. 3 "Running"
  • Fast Cycles
  • Fast Dances
  • Fast Dances: No. 1
  • Fast Dances: No. 2
  • Fast Dances: No. 3
  • Fast Dances: No. 4
  • Fast Dances: No. 5
  • Formula
  • Four Studies
  • Four Studies: I. Suspensions
  • Four Studies: II. Fast Canons
  • Four Studies: III. Slow Canons
  • Four Studies: IV. Open Notes
  • Gait
  • Go Back to Your Friends
  • Handwriting
  • Hide and Seek
  • Home Video
  • Honest Music
  • How About Now
  • Hudson Preludes: I. Take Care
  • Hudson Preludes: II. Follow Up
  • I Cannot Attain Unto It
  • I Have No One Else to Ask
  • It Goes Without Saying
  • It's Not Just About You
  • Joshua Hiding
  • Keep In Touch
  • Letter
  • Letters
  • Like as the Hart
  • Mail
  • Move
  • Mummification
  • My Days
  • New Baby
  • Nobody Will Ever Love You
  • Not What I Expected
  • Old Bones
  • Past Tundra
  • Pater noster
  • Piles of Books
  • Pillaging Music
  • Plan on a Boat
  • Pleasure Ground
  • Pleasure Ground: I. Five minutes of admiration
  • Pleasure Ground: II. I found still a great number
  • Pleasure Ground: III. The trees had grown thickly
  • Prologue & Scene 1 (Alley/Police Station): "Help! Help! My friend has been stabbed!"
  • Quiet Music
  • Reading
  • Recordare, Domine
  • Scent Opera
  • Self-Defense
  • Senex puerum portabat
  • Set Me as a Seal
  • Seth and Apep
  • Seven O Antiphon Preludes: I. O Sapientia
  • Seven O Antiphon Preludes: II. O Adonai
  • Seven O Antiphon Preludes: III. O Radix Jesse
  • Seven O Antiphon Preludes: IV. O Clavis David
  • Seven O Antiphon Preludes: V. O Oriens
  • Seven O Antiphon Preludes: VI. O Rex Gentium
  • Seven O Antiphon Preludes: VII. O Emmanuel
  • Shrink
  • Shrink: I. Ninths
  • Shrink: II. Sixths
  • Shrink: III. Turns
  • Slow Twitchy Organs
  • So Many Things
  • Sophie / The Lady With the Little Dog
  • Spying
  • Step Team
  • Tambourin
  • Textbook Abuse
  • The Egg
  • The Failed Visit
  • The First Bath
  • The Library
  • The Murder
  • The Park
  • The Revd Mustard his Installation Prelude
  • Three Continents
  • Three Continents: I. Cello Cycles
  • Three Moon Songs
  • Three Moon Songs: No. 1. Harlequin
  • Three Moon Songs: No. 2. Moondrunk
  • Three Moon Songs: No. 3. The Alphabet
  • Three Études for Viola: Étude 3
  • Through the Ceiling
  • Tram at Dawn
  • Two Voices
  • Typing
  • Verdict
  • Viola Concerto Part. I
  • Viola Concerto Part. II
  • Viola Concerto Part. III
  • Who Was She?
  • You Don't Matter
  • Étude 1
  • Étude 1A