Bryce Dessner

Commissioned by Kronos Quartet for the Celebrate Brooklyn Festival. Premiere 12th March 2009 at the MusicNOW Festival and 18th July 2009 in Prospect Park, Brooklyn. Bryce Dessner is a composer/guitar...

Little Blue Something was written for and dedicated to Kronos Quartet. The premiere was given by them on 31st May 2012 at the Ensems Festival in Valencia, Spain.

Little Blue Something was written for and dedicated to Kronos Quartet. The premiere was given by them on 31st May 2012 at the Ensems Festival in Valencia, Spain.

This is the full score of Aheym for String Quartet, composed by Bryce Dessner, best known as the guitarist of The National, but also an acclaimed composer in his own right. Composed in 2009 for the Kr...

Bryce Dessner's Tuusula for solo Cello. This work was commissioned by Meidän Festivaali, Sounds from a Safe Harbour and National Sawdust.

Bryce Dessner's St. Carolyn By The Sea. Full score for two Electric Guitars and Orchestra. This piece was co-commissioned by the AmericanComposers Orchestra with the support of LVMH Moët Hennessy Loui...

Composer's Note: Quilting, co-commissioned by the BBC Symphony Orchestra and the Los Angeles Philharmonic, is my first stand alone work for orchestra and is loosely inspired by the American tradition...

Bryce Dessner's Music for Wood and Strings for Percussion Quartet. Music for Wood and Strings was commissioned by Carnegie Hall. The World Premiere was given by S Percussion in Zankel Hall, Carnegie h...

Tour Eiffel by Bryce Dessner was co-commissioned by the Brooklyn Youth Chorus with St. Ann's Warehouse, Kauffman Center, Manhattan New Music Project, and the Ecstatic Music Festival. Premiered 10 Febr...

The original version of Bryce Dessner's To The Sea was premiered on 2nd November 2011 during the 'Monstrance' installation, in collaboration with Matthew Ritchie, at L & M Arts Los Angeles. This versi...

Dessner’s Circles is a 5 minute work for bandoneon and string quartet. Commissioned for Julien Labro and Takacs String Quartet by Music Accord, Inc., the track opens the quartet’s 2024 album and utili...

Bryce Dessner's Memorial for Electric Guitar, Viola and Percussion. Commissioned by the New York Guitar Festival and 92nd Street Y, premiered December 1, 2006 at NY Guitar Festival at the 92nd Street...

A short work for classical guitar from the guitarist of 'The National'.

This work for electric guitar and pre-recorded track is based on the transcription of a Jerry Garcia solo and inspired by Steve Reich.

Bryce Dessner's Quintets for Electric Guitar and String Quartet. Full score. This 16 minute piece was commissioned by the Kitchen, New York, and American Composers Forum. It was premiered on 13-14 Mar...

The original version of Bryce Dessner's To The Sea was premiered on 2nd November 2011 during the 'Monstrance' installation, in collaboration with Matthew Ritchie, at L & M Arts Los Angeles. This versi...

This is the full score of Aheym For Orchestra, composed by Bryce Dessner, best known as the guitarist of The National, but also an acclaimed composer in his own right. If so desired, this work can be...