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John McGuire
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Works
1963
Four Canons for Two Clarinets
2 clarinets, 8'
Premiere: Los Angeles, 1963
Score: Not available
1963–64
String Trio
violin, viola, cello, 10'
Premiere: Los Angeles, 1964
Score:
Musikarchiv, Akademie der Künste, Berlin
1965
Study for Orchestra
orchestra, 8'
Premiere: Provo, 1965
Score:
Musikarchiv, Akademie der Künste, Berlin
1965
Divergences
piano with 2 violins, 2 violas, 2 cellos, 8'
Premiere: San Francisco, 1965
Score:
Musikarchiv, Akademie der Künste, Berlin
1966
Cadenza
string quartet, 6'
Premiere: Oeldorf, 1971 (WDR studio recording, 1966)
Score:
From the composer
1967–70
Decay for Eight French Horns
8 French horns, 23'
Premiere: Utrecht, 1970
First prize, Gaudeamus International Composers Competition, Amsterdam, 1971.
Recorded:
edition rz (2008)
Score:
Musikarchiv, Akademie der Künste, Berlin
1969–74
Frieze for Four Pianos
4 pianos, 23'
Premiere: Paris, 1975
Recorded:
Edition Michael Frauenlob Bauer (1987)
;
edition rz (2008)
Score:
From the composer
1975
108 Pulses
fixed media
Recorded:
Unseen Worlds UW036
1975–76
Pulse Music I
fixed media, 21'40"
Premiere: Cologne, 1977
Recorded:
Feedback Studio Verlag Köln (2001)
;
Unseen Worlds UW036
1975–77
Pulse Music II
4 pianos and chamber orchestra, 20'30"
Premiere: Bremen, 1978
Recorded:
Unseen Worlds UW036
Score:
From the composer
1976–80
Forty-Eight Variations for Two Pianos
2 pianos, 58'
Premiere: Cologne, 1980
Recorded:
Largo Records (1987)
Score:
Breitkopf & Härtel, Wiesbaden
1978–79
Pulse Music III
fixed media, 24'10"
Premiere: Cologne, 1979
Recorded:
Edition Michael Frauenlob Bauer (1987)
;
Sargasso (2002)
;
Unseen Worlds UW036
1981
Music for Horns, Pianos and Cymbals
4 French horns, 2 pianos, 2 cymbal players, 14'
Premiere: Cologne, 1982
Recorded:
edition rz (2008)
Score:
Breitkopf & Härtel, Wiesbaden
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
Recorded:
edition rz (2008)
Score:
Breitkopf & Härtel, Wiesbaden
1985–88
Vanishing Points
fixed media, 25'45"
Premiere: Cologne, 1989
Recorded:
Sargasso (2002)
;
Unseen Worlds UW038
;
Wolke Verlag (2023)
1990–97
A Cappella
soprano and fixed media (no text), 24'54"
Premiere: Cologne, 1997
Recorded:
Sargasso (2002)
;
Unseen Worlds UW038
Score:
From the composer
1998–2002
Exchanges
soprano and string quartet (no text), 16'30"
Premiere: Berlin, 2005
Recorded:
edition rz (2008)
Score:
From the composer
2004–05
Ordinary Measures
6 mixed voices (no text)
Premiere: Dartmouth, 2007
Unfinished.
Score: Not available
2006–09
Marking Time
2 chamber orchestras (21 players), 19'30"
Premiere: Berlin, 2010
Score:
From the composer
2009–12
Jump Cuts
double string trio, 18'40"
Premiere: Frankfurt, 2014
Recorded:
Unseen Worlds UW063
Score:
From the composer
2013–16
Double Bars
double string trio, 20'40"
Premiere: Cologne, 2023
Recorded:
Unseen Worlds UW063
Score:
From the composer
2016–19
Playground
double string trio, 15'50"
Premiere: Cologne, 2023
Recorded:
Unseen Worlds UW063
Score:
From the composer
2020–23
Crossways
2 violins, 2 cellos, 20'40"
Score:
From the composer
2023–24
Twelve Circles
piano, 11'50"
Premiere: London, 2025
Score:
From the composer
2024
Framework
string quartet, 15'10"
Score:
From the composer
2025–26
Clockwork 360
3 clarinets, string trio, piano, 18'
Score:
From the composer