compositions | roozbehnafisi

for walking musicians (ensemble of japanese, iranian, and western instruments (hichiriki, sho, horn, Bb trumpet, flute, violin, santur, piano, Bb clarinet, thunder board, tamtam, cymbal, wind chimes, bass drum)

• 3xxxx-6-2 (2009)

for piano

• 33-6-1 (2009)

for piano

• 33-6-2 (2009)

piano version

• 33-6-2 (2009)

organ version

• 33-6-3 (2009)

for piano

• 33-6-4: as fast as possible (2009)

for piano (notation 1, notation 2)

• 33-6-6 (2009)

organ version

piano version

• 33-6-7 (2009)

for piano

• 33-4-5 (2009)

for piano

• Negative and Positive (2009)

for piano

• 36-4 All Keys (2009)

for piano

• 33-6-7 (2009)

for piano

• quartet (2008)

for oboe, Bb clarinet, soprano saxophone, trumpet

• 8 (2008)

for any two voices

• kurdish folk song (pedagogical interlude ii) (2008)

for piano

• hastie-june-16-08 (pedagogical interlude iii) (2008)

piano version

• hastie-june-16-08 (pedagogical interlude iii) (2008)

string quartet version

• trio for keyboard percussions (marimba, xylophone, and vibraphone) 2008

• drone (2008)

for ensemble of 12 or larger

published by deep listening institute (within deep listening anthology II), new york, usa – 2011

• duet (2008)

for horn and garden hose

premiere (as recording): elizabeth barton (hose), angelina contreras (horn) – 2008

• orchestral santur (2008)

for santur

premiere (as sound track to an animation by kathy and sara kwon) at uplink factory, tokyo, japan – 2010

• trios (2008)

three related pieces (A, B, C) for electric guitar, trombone, piano (originally: horn, cello, piano)

in no specified order

premiere: bruckner univ. musicians, vienna, austria – 2012

• accent study (2008)

for piano

• 7&8 (2008)

for piano

• black/white tuberose (2008)

for piano

• collage with kathy kwon (2008)

for piano

• berlin (2008)

for piano

• trio (2007)

for cello, horn, piano

• cadenza fragment (2007)

for horn

premiere: elizabeth barton (horn) at sacramento state university, california – 2007

published by deep listening institute (within deep listening anthology II), new york, usa – 2011

• bee-gaah (2006)

concept and composition for santur and composition

premiere: roozbeh nafisi (santur) at sierra II center, sacramento, california – 2006

• 7-up (2006)

for violin

• prelude (2006)

for harpsichord

commissioned by the baden-württemberg sipend, germany

premiere: ivaylo zlatev (piano) at university of tübingen, germany – 2006

• 17 sounds: fragment, I, II (2006)

for piano

premiere (as cd recording): ivaylo zlatev (piano) at state music academy in trossingen, germany – 2006

• combinatoriality interlude (quote, interlude) (2006)

for piano

premiere (as cd recording): ivaylo zlatev (piano) at state music academy in trossingen, germany – 2006

• filzanleitung (2006)

for piano

• smoking monkeys (2006)

for piano

• wege (ways) (2005-2006)

for piano

winner of the venia composition prize, vienna, austria – 2016

premiere: ivaylo zlatev (piano) at state music academy in trossingen, germany – 2006

published within deep listening anthology II, deep listening institute, new york, usa – 2011

• portraits (2005)

portrait 1 for string quartet

portrait 3 for string quartet

• composition etude (2005)

for flute

• to chase (2005)

for violin

• parturita (2005)

for cello/double bass and piano

• im nebel, on a poem by hermann hesse (2005)

for soprano voice and piano

• horn concerto (2005)

for horn and string orchestra (mvt. 1, mvt. 2, mvt. 3, mvt. 4)

• fantasia (2005)

for piano

• song for the living and song for the dead (2005)

for 4 singer/speakers and clarinet, oboe, horn, 2 violas, plastic bag, drums and bells

song for the living

song for the dead

premiere: csus musicians (r. nafisi: conductor), sacramento state university, california – 2005

• onset (2005)

for string quintet (mvt. 1, mvt. 2, mvt. 3)

premiere: csus musicians and leo eylar (violin I) a sacramento state university, california – 2005

• sway (2005)

for chamber ensemble

premiere: csus musicians and yashar nafisi (tonbak) at sacramento state university, california – 2005

• ikarus (2005)

symphonic orchestra version

• ikarus (2004)

piano version

• rime (2004)

for flute and santur

premiere: nadia banna (flute) and roozbeh nafisi (santur) at sacramento state university, california – 2004

• double-bone duet (2004)

for piano and double bass

• knockout (2004)

for chamber ensemble

premiere: csus musicians at sacramento state university, california – 2004

• lallarookh, on a poem by thomas moore (2004)

for baritone and piano

premiere: eugene chan (voice) sunny knable (piano) at sacramento state university, california – 2004

• sohrab and rostam on persian verses by ferdowsi (2003)

for choir, trumpet, and santur

premiere: sacramento master singers choir (ralph hughes: conductor), thomas hall (trumpet), roozbeh nafisi (santur) at saint francis of assisi parish, sacramento california – 2003

• suite on an english poem by yashar Nafisi (2003)

for soprano and piano

premiere: dian mary samuelson (voice), joe gilman (piano) at american river college,

sacramento, california – 2003

• i am cold (2000)

for santur

premiere: roozbeh nafisi (santur) at amirkabir cultural center, tehran, iran – 2000

• isfahan etude (1999)

for santur

premiere: roozbeh nafisi (santur) on sacramento public television, california – 2001

• dashti etude (1999)

for santur

• heroic sketches on ferdowsi's shahnameh (1994)

for santur and tonbak

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