Daniel Swilley

Composer • Musician • Educator

Works

A catalog of acoustic and electroacoustic music for solo performers, chamber ensembles, large ensembles, vocalists, open instrumentation, and electronic media.

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Solo

A Phoenix's Guide to Self-Love

speaking pianist • 2025 • 9'

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Driftless Images

solo cello • 2024 • 12'

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Operative MS39

marimba and electronics • 2024 • 5'

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MacDougal Street

solo organ • 2023 • 12'

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Spring Rotations

solo marimba • 2022 • 6'

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Night Eagle

solo trumpet • 2021 • 9'

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Rules

solo percussion • 2019 • 8-9'

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Mantis

solo marimba • 2015 • 5.5'

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Bispherical

solo snare drum • 2013 • 5'

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Cicadoidea Perspective

clarinet and electronics • 2013 • 12'

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Farseer

clarinet and electronics • 2009 • 9'

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Chamber

Again with the Thoughts

marimba quartet or ensemble • 2026 • 5'

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Bestiary Lore II: Changeling

bassoon (or bass clarinet, baritone sax, or trombone) and percussion • 2026 • 7'

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Bestiary Lore: Clockworks

percussion duo • 2026 • 7.5'

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On Awareness

flute, clarinet, and violin OR clarinet, violin, and marimba • 2026

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In Every Raindrop, a Universe

oboe (or soprano sax or violin) and piano • 2024 • 5.5'

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The Founding

for tuba/euphonium sextet or ensemble • 2024 • 7'

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Verity

trumpet trio • 2023 • 4.5'

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Fora

string quartet • 2022 • 11'

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Manchouli

violin, percussion, and computer • 2021 • 6.5'

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Aurai

clarinet and viola • 2017 • 12'

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Increment

clarinet and percussion • 2010 • 5.5'

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Large Ensemble

Electric Cheesecake

wind ensemble • 2025 • 5.5'

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Difference of Cognition

orchestra • 2022 • 8'

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Paranoiac-Critical Variations

orchestra • 2011 • 9'

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Alchemy of Angels

chamber orchestra • 2010 • 8'

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Vocal

Remembering Looking-Glass House

voice, flute, and piano • 2024 • 13'

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North Legend

mixed choir, SSAATTBB • 2014 • 5.5'

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Open Instrumentation

Work Study Group

variable ensemble • 2019 • 5-10'

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Partial Geometry

variable trio • 2018 • 9'

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Electronic

Berg Variations

solo disklavier • 2021 • 6'

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Flutterant

stereo electroacoustic music • 2021 • 5'

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SlipGrid

stereo electroacoustic music and video • 2020 • 5.5'

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Portal Calibration

stereo electroacoustic music • 2019 • 6'

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Bloodorange

stereo electroacoustic music • 2016 • 8'50"

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Contrapture

5.1 electroacoustic music and video • 2009, rev. 2012 • 6'10"

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Dreamcaster

8-channel electroacoustic music and dance • 2011 • 8.5'

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Pathfinder

5.1 electroacoustic music • 2009, rev. 2011 • 7.5'

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Absolute Zero

stereo electroacoustic music • 2008 • 5'

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