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Frog Peak Music is an artist-run composers' collective dedicated to publishing and producing experimental and unusual works by its member artists, and is committed to the idea of availability over promotion. Frog Peak Music is a not-for-profit organization in which member artists determine the form and content of their own work.

James Tenney

Composer, theorist, performer

Books

• Meta + Hodos and META Meta + Hodos. Often called one of the great music theory books of the 20th century, this is only available through Frog Peak. Also available on kindle. FP02. $20.
   
  
  Meta + Hodos and META Meta + Hodos (Kindle version). Click here.
  
  Soundings 13. James Tenney issue, containing writings by and about Tenney, and a number of scores. Only a few copies left. Sou03. $75.
   

CDs

• James Tenney: Selected Works 1961 to 1969. OUT OF STOCK. This CD has been reissued on New World Records. Artifact CD co-produced with Frog Peak Music. Produced by Larry Polansky and Lauren Pratt, mastered by Tom Erbe. Contains Tenney's important early computer music from the 1960s at Bell Labs. FP01. $15.
  
  Cocks Crow, Dogs Bark: New Compositional Intentions. OUT OF STOCK. Limited edition Leonardo Music Journal collection containing "Artifacts" by Ames; plus music by Spiegel, Goode, Monro, Wolff, Johnson, Tenney, Simoni, Didkovsky, Burt, and Feldman. FP18. $18.

Scores

• The Road to Ubud (score only). Gamelan and prepared piano. Ten02s. $25.
   
  The Road to Ubud (score and piano part). Gamelan and prepared piano. Ten02. $35.
   
  The Road to Ubud (piano part only). Gamelan and prepared piano. Ten03. $15.
   
  Rune. Percussion quintet. Ten04. $30.
   
  Critical Band (instruments in Eb). Variable ensemble and tape delay. Ten05e. $15.
   
  Critical Band (instruments in Bb). Variable ensemble and tape delay. Ten05b. $15.
   
  Critical Band (instruments in C). Variable ensemble and tape delay. Ten05c. $15.
   
  Critical Band (score for piano). Variable ensemble and tape delay. Ten05k. $15.
   
  Critical Band (Complete Set). Variable ensemble and tape delay. Scores for piano, instruments in Eb, Bb, and C. Complete set of four scores. Ten05. $50.
   
  Three Rags. Piano. Ten07. $15.
   
  Three Pieces for Drum Quartet. Ten08. $15.
   
  Three New Seeds. Clarinet, trumpet, contrabass, percussion and piano. Ten09. $15.
   
  Ain't I a Woman? (score only). 3 cellos, 2 violins, 2 violas and celeste. Ten10s. $25.
   
  Ain't I a Woman? (score and parts). 3 cellos, 2 violins, 2 violas and celeste. Ten10. $45.
   
  Pika-Don. Percussion and tape. Score and CD. Ten12. $45.
   
  Cognate Canons (score only). String quartet and percussion. Ten14s. $25.
   
  Cognate Canons (score and parts). String quartet and percussion. Ten14. $50.
   
  Forms 1-4. Indeterminate instrumentation. Score. Ten17. $20.
   
  Form 1. Parts only. Ten18. $45.
   
  Form 2. Parts only. Ten19. $45.
   
  Form 3. Parts only. Ten20. $45.
   
  Form 4. Parts only. Ten21. $45.
   
  Tableaux Vivants (score only). Saxophone, violin, vibraphone, clarinet, bassoon and piano. Ten15s. $25.
   
  Tableaux Vivants (score and parts). Saxophone, violin, vibraphone, clarinet, bassoon and piano. Ten15. $50.
   
  Sneezles (score only). Soprano, flute or alto recorder, clarinet, vibraphone, violin, guitar, trombone or tenor bass and contrabass. Ten22s. $15.
   
  Sneezles (score and parts). Soprano, flute or alto recorder, clarinet, vibraphone, violin, guitar, trombone or tenor bass and contrabass. Ten22. $35.
   
  Diapason (score only). Chamber orchestra. Score and CD. Ten27s. $30.
   
  Diapason (score and parts). Chamber orchestra. Score and CD. Includes 28 individual parts. Ten27. $75.
   
  In a Large Open Space. 12 or more sustaining instruments. Ten28. $15.
   
  Flocking. Two pianos. Ten29. $15.
   
  Just a Bagatelle. Viola. Ten30. $15.
   
  'SCEND for SCELSI (Eb). Chamber ensemble with alto saxophone. Ten31a. $15.
   
  'SCEND for SCELSI (F). Chamber ensemble with alto saxophone. Ten31b. $15.
   
  'SCEND for SCELSI (Bb). Chamber ensemble with alto saxophone. Ten31c. $15.
   
  'SCEND for SCELSI (C). Chamber ensemble with alto saxophone. Ten31d. $15.
   
  'SCEND for SCELSI (Complete Set). Chamber ensemble with alto saxophone. Complete set of four scores, Eb, Bb, F, and C. Ten31. $50.
   
  Diaphonic Trio. Violin and piano. Ten32. $15.
   
  Beatles Song Arrangements. "Do You Want To Know A Secret"and "Love Me Do." Ten33. $15.
   
  Diaphonic Study. String quartet and piano. Ten34. $25.
   
  Diaphonic Toccata. Violin and piano. Ten35. $15.
   
  (Fontana) MIX FOR SIX (strings). two violins, three violas, cello and optional tape delay system. Ten36. $15.
   
  Three Pages in the Shape of a Pear. Piano (or...). Ten37. $15.
   
  Prelude and Toccata. For piano. Ten38. $15.
  
   
  To Weave (a meditation). For piano. Ten39. $15.
  
   
  Seegersong #1. For solo clarinet or bass clarinet. Ten40. $15.
  
   
  Seegersong #2. For solo flute or alto flute. Ten41. $15.
  
   
  Last Spring in Toronto (score only). For small orchestra and gamelan. Ten42s. $25.
   
  Last Spring in Toronto (score and parts). For small orchestra and gamelan. Ten42. $125.
  
   
  Song 'N' Dance for Harry Partch. For adapted viola, diamond marimba, strings and percussion. Ten43. $25
  
   
  Harmonium #7. For any 12 or more sustaining instruments. Ten44. $25.
  
   
  Spectrum 1 (score only). For seven instruments. Score. Ten45s. $15.
   
  Spectrum 1 (score and parts). For seven instruments. Score. Ten45. $45.
   
  Spectrum 2 (score only). Wind Quintet. Bassoon, clarinet, English horn, flute, French horn. Ten25s. $20.
   
  Spectrum 2 (score and parts). Wind Quintet. Bassoon, clarinet, English horn, flute, French horn. Ten25. $45.
  
   
  Spectrum 3 (score only). For chamber orchestra. Score. Ten46s. $25.
  
   
  Spectrum 3 (score and parts). For chamber orchestra. Score. Ten46. Includes 20 individual parts. $70.
  
   
  Spectrum 4 (score only). For eight instruments. Score. Ten47s. $15.
  
   
  Spectrum 4 (score and parts). For eight instruments. Score. Ten47. $50.
  
   
  Spectrum 5 (score only). For ten instruments. Ten48s. $25.
   
  Spectrum 5 (score and parts). For ten instruments. Ten48. $60.
  
   
  Spectrum 6 (score only). For six instruments. Score. Ten49s. $15.
  
   
  Spectrum 6 (score and parts). For six instruments. Score. Ten49. $45.
  
   
  Spectrum 7. For trio. Score. Ten50. $15.
  
   
  Spectrum 8 (score only). For viola and six instruments. Ten51s. $15.
   
  Spectrum 8 (score and parts). For viola and six instruments. Ten51. $40.
   
  Ergodos III. For two pianos. Ten52. $15.
   
  For Piano and... Piano and 15 or more other instruments. Ten54. $15.
   
  Arbor Vitae. String quartet. Ten55. $15.
   
  Essay (after a sonata). Piano. Ten58. $15.
   
  String Quartet in One Movement (score only). Two violins, viola and cello. Ten60s. $15.
   
  String Quartet in One Movement (score and parts). Two violins, viola and cello. Ten60. $25.
   
  Canon for Contrabass Quartet. Ten61. $15.
   
  Dance: "Mallets in the Air" (score only). An arrangement of the second movement of "Song 'n' Dance for Harry Partch". Diamond marimba and string quartet. Score and parts. Ten63s. $15.
   
  Dance: "Mallets in the Air" (score and parts). An arrangement of the second movement of "Song 'n' Dance for Harry Partch". Diamond marimba and string quartet. Score and parts. Ten63. $40.
   
  Chorales for Harmonic Piano. Piano. Ten65. $15.
   
  Blues Canon (from "Listen...!). Viola, violoncello, contrabass. Ten67. $15.
   
  In a Large, Reverberant Space. Any 12 or more sustaining instruments. A variation of Tenney's "In a Large, Open Space". Ten68. $15.
   
  Just Another Bagatelle. Violin and cello. Ten70. $15.
   
  Panacousticon (score only). Oversized score. Alto flute, two bassoons, bass trombone, eight cellos, chimes, two clarinets, bass clarinet, contrabass clarinet, six contrabasses, contrabassoon, English horn, two flutes, harp, four horns in F, two oboes, piano, timpani, two trombones, three trumpets, tuba, vibraphone, ten violas, twenty-four violins. Ten71s. $60.
   
  Panacousticon (score and parts). Oversized score with 41 individual parts. Alto flute, two bassoons, bass trombone, eight cellos, chimes, two clarinets, bass clarinet, contrabass clarinet, six contrabasses, contrabassoon, English horn, two flutes, harp, four horns in F, two oboes, piano, timpani, two trombones, three trumpets, tuba, vibraphone, ten violas, twenty-four violins. Ten71. $140.
   
  Two Koans and a Canon. Viola with tape delay system. Ten06. $15.
   
  Nathan's Song. Voice and piano. Ten72. $15.
   
  In the Lydian Mode. Any seven or more sustaining instruments. Ten59. $15.
   

Frog Peak Unbound

Aphorism #1 and Aphorism #2

Variations in A (on a theme by my father). Solo piano.

Improvisation for Cello.

Homage to Perotin (in the Phrygian Mode).

Trio. Flute, oboe and clarinet in A.

In A Large Open Space. For any 12 or more sustaining instruments.

Clang #2. For chimes, vibraphone, glockenspiel, and antique cymbals.

The Early Works of James Tenney. Larry Polansky. First published in Soundings 13: The Music of James Tenney edited by Peter Garland.

A Few Words about Jim Tenney. Larry Polansky. First published in A Companion to Slug Frog Peak Newsletter #13.

Frog Peak Collections

• New Music for Plucked Strings. Scorebook. Music by Tenney (Septet), Alrich, Simon, Polansky, and others. Frog Peak Publication. FP03. $15.
   

Writings

• Musicworks 27 (Spring 1984). Featured articles include "A Tradition of Experiementation: James tenney in Conversation with Udo Kasemets and Musicworks"and " John Cage and the Theory of Harmony," by James Tenney. MW27A. $8.
   
  Musicworks 77 (Summer 2000). Featured articles include "James Tenney's Cultural and Compositional Diversity," by Gayle Young; "A Different View of a Larger Picure: James Tenney in Conversation with Ciaran Maher on Harmony, Intention, and Phenomenology," by Ciaran Maher; and "The Politics of Improvisation," by Malcolm Goldstein. MW77. $8.
   

LPs

• Saxony. Recording of James Tenney's "Saxony", and John Melby's "Concerto for Violin, English Horn & Computer-Synthesized Tape". David Liptak, conductor. 1985. Ten69. $15.