Phil Kline

American composer

Phil Kline (born 1953) is an American composer, sound artist, and performer most recognized for his Unsilent Night (1992) and Zippo Songs (2004). Beginning as a guitarist and singer in the New York City art punk scene, Kline has since gained notability through his song cycles and theatrical works, musical performance art pieces, work with Bang on a Can, and WQXR's online new-music radio show. With five studio albums to date, a majority of his compositional work can be found on Cantaloupe Music.

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Works

The Long LineThe Long Line
  • Bachman's Warbler
  • Briefing
  • Exquisite Corpses
  • Incoming
  • John the Revelator
  • John the Revelator: Agnus Dei
  • John the Revelator: Alone
  • John the Revelator: Communio
  • John the Revelator: Credo
  • John the Revelator: Dark Was the Night
  • John the Revelator: Everywhere
  • John the Revelator: Gloria
  • John the Revelator: Hear My Prayer
  • John the Revelator: Kyrie
  • John the Revelator: Northport
  • John the Revelator: Offertorium
  • John the Revelator: Sanctus
  • John the Revelator: The Man Who Knows Misery
  • John the Revelator: The Snow Fell
  • John the Revelator: The Unnameable
  • John the Revelator: Wondrous Love
  • The Funeral of Jan Palach
  • The Long Winter
  • The Long Winter: I. Crash
  • The Long Winter: II. Embers
  • Three Rumsfeld Songs
  • Three Rumsfeld Songs: 1. As We Know
  • Three Rumsfeld Songs: 2. That Many Vases
  • Three Rumsfeld Songs: 3. Near-Perfect Clarity
  • Zippo Songs
  • Zippo Songs: 1. Ours Is Not
  • Zippo Songs: 2. Been to Hell
  • Zippo Songs: 3. Away From You
  • Zippo Songs: 4. If I Had a Farm
  • Zippo Songs: 5. We Came Because
  • Zippo Songs: 6. My Dead Ass
  • Zippo Songs: 7. You've Never Lived