Compositions
In his notated music, Wilfrido Terrazas explores the blurry spaces in between composition, improvisation and performance. His works have been performed in Argentina, Austria, Bolivia, Canada, Colombia, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Italy, Mexico, Moldova, Norway, Portugal, South Korea, Spain, Sweden and the United States by outstanding performers like José Manuel Alcántara, Anagram Trio, Aldo Aranda, Carlos Britez, Daniel Bruno, Ludwig Carrasco, Cronopio Ensamble, Martín Devoto, Ana Díaz de Cossío, Rocío Díaz de Cossío, Ensamble de Música Contemporánea de la Universidad de Caldas, Ensamble Cepromusic, Ensamble Süden, Carmina Escobar, Ensenada Jazz, Stephanie Griffin, Ghost Ensemble, in^set, International Contemporary Ensemble, La Covacha Big Band, Lucía Lalanne, Liminar, Omar López, Low Frequency Orchestra, Low Frequency Trio, Michael Matsuno, Natalia Merlano Gómez, Open Music, Dimitris Paganos, Natalia Pérez Turner, Fabián Rangel, San Diego New Music, Kathryn Schulmeister, Alexandria Smith, Aaron Staebell, Albane Tamagna, Templum Ensamble, wasteLAnd, Camilo Zamudio, and Miguel Zazueta.
Upcoming composition projects:
-Piece for solo cello, for Natalia Pérez Turner
If you're interested in any of my scores, please, don't hesitate to contact me!
Check out some of my scores here:
http://issuu.com/wilfridoterrazas
List of compositions:
Solo
Dos estudios, for solo oboe (6', withdrawn) 1996-97
Quizá, for solo flute (10') 2001
Dragón dormido I, for solo percussion (8') 2003
Dragón dormido II, for solo flute (10') 2006
Heterofonía Ia (para G.L.), improvisation proposal for a flutist and electroacoustic media (6') 2007
Dragón dormido III for solo clarinet in B flat (7', withdrawn) 2007
A String Set, four pieces for any bowed string instrument (12') 2008-09
The Art of Living, solo for a speaking percussionist (19') 2010-11
Pequeño fénix, three fragments for solo guitar (6') 2011
Wooden Tower, for solo bassoon (10') 2011-12
Split (Realm), for solo drummer (variable duration) 2012
Ítaca, viaje para un flautista, nine pieces for solo flute (35') 2012
Split (Being), for any wind instrument (variable duration) 2012
Pequeño extranjero, for solo cello (6') 2012
Cassandra, for solo female voice (12') 2012-13
Lunglife I, Raumlied, for solo Paetzold recorder (variable duration) 2013
Flying Bear, ritual music for a solo percussionist (variable duration) 2014
The Life In My Viola, for solo viola (variable duration) 2014
Lunglife II, for solo saxophone (variable duration) 2015
Pequeño vikingo, for solo contrabass (variable duration) 2016
[Hexagram 57], for solo prepared flute (variable duration) 2018
Pequeña lira, for solo violin (variable duration) 2018
Dragón dormido IV, Winter Song, for solo electric guitar (variable duration) 2019-20
Saga, miniature for solo violin (variable duration) 2020-21
Χάρτης, for solo piano (variable duration) 2021
Océano, for solo bass flute with optional percussion accompaniment (variable duration) 2021
My Shadow Leads the Way, concert suite from the album, for speaking flutist playing small percussion, and fixed media electronics 2022
Book of Names, an unfinishable collection of flute pieces 2023
Chamber
Andante, for oboe, bassoon and strings (5', withdrawn) 1992-93
Dos dúos, for two violas (4') 1994
Ariete, for flute, clarinet in B flat, amplified guitar and percussion (9') 2006-07
Into White Tunnels of Wind, for any wind instrument and AM/FM radio receiver (7') 2007
Una piedra, for flute and percussion (10') 2010
Song for Angelika, for two wind instruments (variable duration) 2010
Manatees Run Sideways, for a speaking/improvising woodwind quintet (7') 2011
Split (Journey), for split toy piano (two players, variable duration) 2011
Jaspe, for spoken voice, flute and guitar (6') 2014
Torre del Sur, five bowed string parts to be played in any combination (The Torres Cycle, piece 5, variable duration) 2014
The Lights of Zakynthos, for flute and cello (variable duration) 2015
Pequeño huerto, for female voice, flute and cello (variable duration) 2015
Torre del Este, for percussion (any number of players, The Torres Cycle, piece 3, variable duration) 2016-17
Hub of the Mind, for bass clarinet, contrabass and piano (variable duration) 2017
Torre del Norte, for any number of brass players (The Torres Cycle, piece 1, variable duration) 2018
Tótem I, Camino sobre la tierra, for oboe and percussion (The Torres Cycle, piece 2, variable duration) 2019
Tótem II, Miro hacia el cielo, for any number of piccolo players (The Torres Cycle, piece 4, variable duration) 2019
Tótem III, Estoy en el centro, for trumpet and contrabass (The Torres Cycle, piece 6, variable duration) 2019
47, for flute, trumpet and violin (variable duration) 2020
Torre del Oeste, for any number of woodwind players (The Torres Cycle, piece 7, variable duration) 2021
Llevarás el nombre, three songs for tenor and flute (variable duration) 2022
Pequeña familia, for clarinet and/or cello, with optional narrator(s) and/or electronics (variable duration) 2023
Open Instrumentation
Varesiana, improvisation proposal for three or more musicians (variable duration) 2006
Mosquito War Grooves, for a mixed ensemble of improvising musicians (6') 2009
Ur-ano, improvisation proposal for open ensemble (variable duration) 2010
Retrato de Walter Lärmer, for a mixed ensemble of improvising musicians (variable duration) 2011-12
Ifigenia en, for a mixed ensemble of improvising musicians (variable duration) 2013
Luna de estambre, for two improvising soloists and open ensemble (variable duration) 2019
Cactus Nest, for two ensembles of improvisers (variable duration) 2023
Chorale (for JGP), for open ensemble (variable duration) 2023
Acousmatic
Telares (Heterofonía VI) (12') 2020
Lectura (Latitud) (10'), with optional video, 2020
Tunes (aka The Wilfrido Terrazas Song Book)
The Sultan's Song 2011
Song for Bebo 2011
Song for Lilly 2012
Song for a Bad Knee 2012
Song for a New Doctor 2013
Song for Peter 2014
Song for Aimée 2016
Nep-tune 2017
Song in F 2019
The 'Going Well' Song 2019
Costeña 2017-19
Song for a Beach Pebble 2019
Spinystar 2020
Tres maneras de cruzar la frontera 2020
Atardecer en Ensenada 2020
Song With a Portal 2021
La calandria de Juan 2023
San Ysidro Suite 2024
Cae la nieve 2024
