John McGuire

Works

  1. 1963

    Four Canons for Two Clarinets

    2 clarinets, 8'
    Premiere: Los Angeles, 1963
    Score: Not available
  2. 1963–64

    String Trio

    violin, viola, cello, 10'
    Premiere: Los Angeles, 1964
  3. 1965

    Study for Orchestra

    orchestra, 8'
    Premiere: Provo, 1965
  4. 1965

    Divergences

    piano with 2 violins, 2 violas, 2 cellos, 8'
    Premiere: San Francisco, 1965
  5. 1966

    Cadenza

    string quartet, 6'
    Premiere: Oeldorf, 1971 (WDR studio recording, 1966)
  6. 1967–70

    Decay for Eight French Horns

    8 French horns, 23'
    Premiere: Utrecht, 1970
    First prize, Gaudeamus International Composers Competition, Amsterdam, 1971.
  7. 1969–74

    Frieze for Four Pianos

    4 pianos, 23'
    Premiere: Paris, 1975
  8. 1975

    108 Pulses

    fixed media
  9. 1975–76

    Pulse Music I

    fixed media, 21'40"
    Premiere: Cologne, 1977
  10. 1975–77

    Pulse Music II

    4 pianos and chamber orchestra, 20'30"
    Premiere: Bremen, 1978
  11. 1976–80

    Forty-Eight Variations for Two Pianos

    2 pianos, 58'
    Premiere: Cologne, 1980
  12. 1978–79

    Pulse Music III

    fixed media, 24'10"
    Premiere: Cologne, 1979
  13. 1981

    Music for Horns, Pianos and Cymbals

    4 French horns, 2 pianos, 2 cymbal players, 14'
    Premiere: Cologne, 1982
  14. 1982–85

    Cadence Music

    2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, horn, 2 pianos, 12 tunable tom-toms, vibraphone, celesta, 2 violins, 2 violas, 2 cellos, double bass, 25'
    Premiere: Cologne, 1985
  15. 1985–88

    Vanishing Points

    fixed media, 25'45"
    Premiere: Cologne, 1989
  16. 1990–97

    A Cappella

    soprano and fixed media (no text), 24'54"
    Premiere: Cologne, 1997
  17. 1998–2002

    Exchanges

    soprano and string quartet (no text), 16'30"
    Premiere: Berlin, 2005
  18. 2004–05

    Ordinary Measures

    6 mixed voices (no text)
    Premiere: Dartmouth, 2007
    Unfinished.
    Score: Not available
  19. 2006–09

    Marking Time

    2 chamber orchestras (21 players), 19'30"
    Premiere: Berlin, 2010
  20. 2009–12

    Jump Cuts

    double string trio, 18'40"
    Premiere: Frankfurt, 2014
  21. 2013–16

    Double Bars

    double string trio, 20'40"
    Premiere: Cologne, 2023
  22. 2016–19

    Playground

    double string trio, 15'50"
    Premiere: Cologne, 2023
  23. 2020–23

    Crossways

    2 violins, 2 cellos, 20'40"
  24. 2023–24

    Twelve Circles

    piano, 11'50"
    Premiere: London, 2025
  25. 2024

    Framework

    string quartet, 15'10"
  26. 2025–26

    Clockwork 360

    3 clarinets, string trio, piano, 18'