Commissioned for the Tallis Scholars by Cal Performances, Carnegie Hall Corporation, Hopkins Center, John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Stanford Live, Virginia Tech and Concertgebouw Bruges (Belgium).

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when this all ends (2022) 4'

flower, forget me (2022) 14'

we were (2021) 10'

text by David Lang (after Song of Songs)

the sense of senses (2021) 8'

text by David Lang (after Song of Songs)

let me come in (2021) 10'

(arr. piano and voice)
text by David Lang (after Song of Songs 5:2)

let me come in (2021) 10'

text by David Lang (after Song of Songs 5:2)

in nature (2020) 20'

protect yourself from infection (2020) 6'

teach your children (2019) 25'

stateless (2019) 6'

text by David Lang, after a letter by Rabbi Moses ben Nachman

if i am silent (2019) 8'

the writings (2019) 55'

true pearl (2018) 30'

words by Sybil Kempson

she is called (2018) 5'

text by David Lang

if I sing (after psalm 101) (2017) 4'

Text by David Lang

a girl (2017) 4'

text in Yiddish, by an anonymous author

sleeper’s prayer (2016) 7'

solitary (2016) 8'

text by David Lang (after the Book of Lamentations)

make peace (2016) 3'

sleeper’s prayer – arr. chamber choir and organ (2016, rev. 2019) 8'

the public domain (2016) 30'

a house (2016) 18'

text by David Lang

memorial ground (2016) 30'

simple song #3 – arr. chamber ensemble (2015) 6'

simple song #3 – arr. piano/vocal (2015) 6'

simple song #3 – arr. piano trio (2015) 6'

last spring (2015) 5'

words and music by david lang (after aasmund olavsson vinje)

when I am alone (2015) 30'

Cloud River Mountain (2015, rev. 2017) 32'

music by Michael Gordon, David Lang, Julia Wolfe and Lau Luo

where you go (2015) 8'

Text by David Lang after the Book of Ruth

manifesto (2015) 4'

Text by David Lang

simple song #3 (2015) 6'

just (after song of songs) – arr. string quartet (2014, rev. 2018) 13'

just (after song of songs) (2014) 13'

crowd out (2014) 40'

the national anthems (2014) 24'

Text by David Lang

when we were children (2013) 9'

Text by David Lang

head heart (2012) 4'

death speaks (2012) 26'

Text by David Lang

ark luggage (2012) 9'

Text by Peter Greenaway

love fail (2012) 60'

Text by David Lang (after Lydia Davis, Marie de France, Gottfried von Strassburg, Béroul, Thomas of Britain and Richard Wagner)

ark luggage – arr. pno/soprano (2012) 9'

Text by Peter Greenaway

love fail – arr. female chorus (2012, rev. 2016) 60'

Text by David Lang (after Lydia Davis, Marie de France, Gottfried von Strassburg, Béroul, Thomas of Britain and Richard Wagner)

the same train (same train) (2012) 3'

where the bee sucks (2012) 3'

i live in pain (2011) 4'

Text by David Lang (after Beatriz de Dia)

i never (2010) 9'

Text by David Lang (after Thomas Tallis)

oh graveyard (2010) 3'

Text by David Lang (after the spiritual "Lay This Body Down")

statement to the court (2010) 10'

Text by Eugene Debs

after Stephen Foster (2009) 20'

battle hymns (2009) 50'

Text by David Lang (after Sullivan Ballou, Stephen Foster and Abraham Lincoln)

the little match girl passion – for chorus (2008) 35'

Text by David Lang (after H.C. Andersen, H.P. Paulli, Picander and Saint Matthew)

for love is strong (2008) 11'

Text by David Lang (after The Song of Songs)

the little match girl passion (2007) 35'