Dots
Circle
Francisco Rodrigo

(by Carolina Rodríguez)

Valtierra, Navarre, Spain, May 17, 1938  


Production

List of Works

For Choir and Orchestra:
- Ruth y Noemí (Ruth and Noemí) Cantata, 1970
- Mass campus Stellae in honor of Apostle Santiago, patron saint for Caracas, for three (3) bass voices and small orchestra (work for the Composition Master Degree from the "José Ángel Lamas" School of Music), 1970
- Hoy nos ha nacido un Salvador (Today, a savior was born to us) Christmas Cantata
   to the memory of Mtro. Vicente Emilio Sojo on his 90th Anniversary, 1977
- Lamentación en el mar (Lamentation at sea) Elegiac Cantata in memory of the
   tragically miss of the Central University Chorus, 1977
- Tres Antífonas de Santa Cecilia (Three Santa Cecilia Antiphons) for double choir and 
   soprano soloist, 1977
- Dos poemas de la Pasión (Two poems from the Passion) Cantata for tenor soloist, 1977
- Misa El Señor es mi luz (Mass The Lord is my light) Missa Mane nobiscum, Domine, for winds orchestra, organ and percussion, 1978
- Misa de tribulatione ecclesiase 1978
- Psalm 50 (Miserere) for soloists and double choir, 1978
- La Epopeya de la espiga (The Epic poem of the spike) symphonic-coral poem, 1979
- Himno al Santísimo Sacramento (Hymn to the Sacred Sacrament) symphonic-coral
   poem, 1983
- Mi delirio sobre el Chimborazo (My delirium upon the Chimborazo) symphonic-coral
   poem on Simón Bolívar's text, 1983
- Psalm 150 for three children voices choir, 1989
- Te Deum laudamus-Himnus Ambrosianus, 1989
- Cantiga de la Pasión (Passion's poem) for soprano soloist with text form Miguel Ramón Utrera, 1991
- Stabat Mater, Sequientia B.M.V. Perdolentis for Choirs, soloists and orchestra, 1995
- La Conversión de San Agustín (San Augustine's Conversion) from text by P. Juan
   Cuesta, oratory or sacred representation convertible into opera, 1996
- Angostura Bolivarian Cantata from Libretto by P. Juan Vives Suriá, for choirs and
   orchestra, 1999

For Orchestra
- Churún-merú (Angel Falls) symphonic poem, 1981
- Itinerario místico de Santa Teresa (Saint Theresa's Mystic itinerary) symphonic poem,
   1982
- Narcyssus-ballet 1985
- Escorzos sonoros (Foreshortening Sounds) 1987
- Tropikalia three plastic-sound moments in homage to Armando Reverón, 1988
- Eguara symphonic poem, 1989
- I. El peine del viento & II. Yunque de los sueños (I. The wind's comb & II. Anvil of
   dreams) Prelude-improvisation on two environmental structures from the Basque
   sculptor Eduardo Chillida, 1991
- Dos Improvisaciones sinfónicas para gran orquesta: Elogio del horizonte y Elogio del
   agua (Two symphonic Improvisations for great orchestra: Horizon's praise &
   Praise to water) 1994
- El maleficio de la luna roja (The red moon's spell) symphonic poem upon the
   novel "Faust's moon" from Francisco Herrera Luque, 1994
- Políptico Goyesco symphonic images on Goya's pictorial world, 1995
- Tres Nocturnos (Three Nocturne), 1996
- Sinfonía Conmemorativa "Centenario" (Commemorative symphony "Centennial") 1997
- Marcha Académica (Academic march) 1998
- Adagio 2000
 
Orchestra and soloists:
- Concierto en Granada (Concert in Granada) for guitar and small orchestra, 1971
- Doliente amada (Bereaved love) elegy-poem in honor of María Teresa Rodríguez del 
   Toro y Alaiza, from text by José Parra, 1983
- Concierto para mandolina y orquesta (Concert for mandolin and orchestra) 1984  
- Entrar en el silencio (To enter into the silence) poem for tenor soloist from texts by
   Bartolomé Mostaza, 1986 
- Cristo en la Cruz (Christ in the Cross) Cantata for tenor and small orchestra from texts by Jorge Luís Borges, 1989
- América, Madre Nuestra (America, Mother of ours) epic Cantata for choirs, soloists and orchestra from texts of "General Song" by Pablo Neruda, 1989 
- Fantasía para Platero (Fantasy for Platero) for guitar and small orchestra, 1990
- Concierto para arpa y orquesta (Concert for harp and orchestra) 1990
- Isabel la Católica, Reina de España (Isabel the Catholic, Queen of Spain) symphonic
   poem for reciting soprano from text by Francisco Rodrigo, 1991
- Concierto para piano y orquesta (Concert for piano and orchestra) 1993
- Concierto para clarinete y orquesta de cuerdas (Concert for clarinet and strings
   orchestra) 1993
- "Unidos en la Caridad", Misa Solemne ("United in Charity", Solemn Mass) for 4
   mixed voices and orchestra, or organ accompaniment, 1993
- Concierto para dos Arpas y orquesta (Concert for two harps and orchestra) 1996
- Concierto para Saxo alto, solista y metales (Concert for Alt Sax and brass ensemble)
   1997
- Concierto para corno y orquesta (Concert for French horn and orchestra) 1998
- Concierto para arpa y orquesta (Concert for harp and orchestra) 2000
- Concierto para timbales y orquesta (Concert for timpani and orchestra) 2000
- Concierto de "Las Alpujarras" ("The Alpujarras's Concert") for guitar and 
   orchestra, 2000
- Concierto para arpa y orquesta (Concert for harp and orchestra), 2001

Chamber Music:
- Fantasía salmódica (Psalmody fantasy) for flute, cello and piano, 1969
- Oración de Nra. Señora (Our Holy Mother's prayer) for Soprano and strings orchestra,
   harp and percussion, 1970
- Invitación al bosque (Invitation to the forest) instrumental group, 1972
- Tres impresiones gregorianas (Three Gregorian impressions) for 15 wind instruments, 1971
- Fantasía primaveral (spring fantasy) for violin and piano, 1972
- Marinero en tierra (Sailor on earth) for tenor and 6 clarinets, 1973
- Pastoral for flute, 1974 
- Glosa (Gloss) for cello, 1974
- Tres iconorritmias (Three icon-rhythms) for 11 instruments, 1972
- Siete variaciones sobre un tema (Seven variations on a theme) for 15 instruments, 1975
- Sonata gregoriana (Gregorian sonata) for violin and piano, 1976
- Hípnicos for several instruments and voice, 1977
- El príncipe moro (The Moorish prince) for narrator and instrumental group, 1979
- Tres canciones de agua (Three water songs) for soprano and strings orchestra, 1980
- Dos preludios celtas y una danza ritual (Two Celtic preludes and a ritual dance) for
   strings orchestra, 1978
- Tientos sobre un modo antiguo (Flamencos on an antique mode) for flute, viola and two harps, 1975
- Suite for cello and harp, 1980
- Acotaciones jocosas (Humorous comments) for 14 instruments, 1982
- Pájaros tristes (Sad birds) cycle for piano and several instruments, 1982
- Concierto breve (Brief concert) for trumpet, piccolo and harpsichord, 1984
- Égloga for double-bass and piano, 1986
- Elegía (Elegy) for strings orchestra and strings septet, 1986
- Plegaria al toque de Angelus (Prayer to Angelus' play) for soprano, harp, strings
   orchestra and percussion, 1986
- En alas de la luz (Behind light) Quartet, 1986
- Tres acuarelas (Three watercolors) Quintet, 1986
- Nocturno for viola and harpsichord, 1986
- Danza (Dance) for brass orchestra and percussion, 1986
- Fantasía transhumante for violin and piano, 1987
- Dos piezas (Two pieces) for guitar and strings trio, 1988
- Tres estampas bucólicas (Three bucolic scenes) for oboe and harp, 1989
- Canción triste (Sad song) for oboe and piano, 1989
- Canción con variaciones (Song with variations) for violoncello and piano, 1989
- Trio for contrabass, piano and marimba, 1989
- Vesperal (Vespers) for flute and piano, 1989
- Bestiario (Bestiary) for soprano, flute and piano, 1990
- Fluctuaciones (Fluctuations) for clarinet and piano, 1991
- Cuarteto-f antasía (Quartet-f antasy) for violin, viola, clave and piano, 1991
- Tres visiones de Mallarmé (Three visions of Mallarmé) for viola and harp, 1991
- Nocturno alborada (Nocturne aubade) for flute, guitar, clave and celesta, 1992
- El cerco de la noche (The night's siege) for saxophone, harp, celesta and two 
   percussionists, 1992
- Umbrales (Thresholds) for clarinet, saxophones trio, bassoon, strings trio and harp, 1992
- Quiebres y albores (Cracks and dawns) for strings quartet, English horn and soloist
   Marimba, 1992
- Trío (Trio - I. Basque tale II. Witches' Sabbath III. Next to the sea) for cello, contrabass
   and piano, 1992
- Tríptico Agustiniano (Augustinian Triptych) for organ, 1992
- Preludio y aire de danza (Prelude and dance tune) for contrabass and piano, 1993
- Preludio, Canción y Danza (Prelude, Song and Dances) for three guitars, 1995
- Paisajismos (Landscapes) for chamber ensemble, 1993
- Anhelo (Yearning desire) for strings orchestra, 1993
- El delirio de la piedra (The stone's delirium) 1994
- Variaciones sobre un tema vasco (Variations on a Basque theme) for two harps, 1994, dedicated to Nicanor Zabaleta. Premiere: London, 1994
- Fanfarria (Fanfare - For a Venezuelan musician -) for brass, strings and percussion, 1996
- Fábula (Fable) for French horn and piano, 1996
- Bestiario (Bestiary) for tenor and instrumental group upon poems from "Animales del
   solar" (Animals from the lot) by Venezuelan poet Pedro Cuartín, 1996
- Concierto para órgano y metales (Concert for organ and brass) 1997
- Díptico - I. Surtidores ocultos en la noche II. Las colmenas arden en la aurora -
   (Diptych - I. Assortments hidden in the night II. The beehives burn at dawn) for flute and harp, 1997
- Imágenes (Images) for 2 harps and small instrumental group, 1997
- Concierto - dedicado a Sadao Muraki - (Concert - dedicated to Sadao Muraki) for
   celesta, strings, piccolo and percussion, 1999
- Canto a la naturaleza en la noche (Chant to nature at night) poem for mixed choir
   and chamber orchestra from text by Vicente Gerbasi, 1998
- Atmósferas (Atmospheres) for five percussionists, 1998
- Balada, Tiento y Pastorela (Ballad, I tempt and short Pastoral) for mandolins trio and
   guitar, 1998
- Evocación Lorquiana (Lorca Evocation) for four percussion groups (Homage to Federico García Lorca) 1998
- A flor de piel (Sensible up to the skin) quartet for flute, guitar, cello and percussion, 1999
- L'Idylle de la nuit, poème lyrique pour violon et Harpe (The night's idyll, lyric poem for
   viola and harp) 1999

For voice and piano:
- En Belén la casa del pan (In Belén, home of bread) Spanish operetta in three acts to
   celebrate Christmas Eve, 1965
- Cancioncilla del primer deseo (First desire's tiny song) 1967
- Becqueriana 1967
- Letrilla de la Virgen esperando la Navidad (Short poem for the Virgin awaiting
   Christmas) 1968
- Madrigal 1969
- Toledo, Casi alegría, Rima, Pórtico (Toledo, Almost happiness, Rhyme, Portico) 1970
- 3 canciones (3 songs) for soprano and piano, 1970-1971
- Dos canciones bucólicas: Todo el idilio del ocaso, Luz del desierto, El amanecer; Las
   campanas, El botijo, El herido, Sacrificio vespertino, Madrigal, La rueca, Luz en el
   valle (Two bucolic songs: All the decline's idyll, Light of the desert, Dawn, The bells,
   The jug, the wounded one, Evening sacrifice, Madrigal, The distaff, Light on the valley) for tenor and piano, 1971
- Soneto al Cristo de Velázquez: Elegía, Regocijo en el bosque, Cántico espiritual,
  Poemas (Sonnet to Velázquez's Christ: Elegy, Rejoice in the forest, Spiritual Chant,
  Poems) 1972
- Dos melodías vascas tradicionales (Two traditional Basque melodies) 1973
- Lo eterno; Poemas: Este es el instante, Sendas de la tarde, La palabra oculta, Camino
   del alba, Renunciar, Elegía in otoño, Morada interior, El mago, Cielo sin balcones,
   Espejos (The eternal; Poems: This is the instant, Afternoon's paths, the hidden word,
   Way to dawn, To renounce, Elegy in Autumn, Inner abode, The wizard, Sky with no
   balconies, Mirrows) 1974          
- Dos poemas (Two poems) 1975
- Seis canciones (Six songs) 1976
- Caminante, son tus huellas (Traveler, they are your prints) 1977
- De cómo fue gozoso el Nacimiento de Dios Nuestro Señor (Of how our God's birth
   was joyful) two songs for soprano and singing; carol, 1978
- Espacios, Tonada de la loba parda, ¡Ay! (Spaces; The brown wolf's tune, Ay!) 1979
- Paisaje místico; Querellas del alma enamorada, Sagaren usaiñe agertude (Mystic
   landscape; Quarrels of the soul in love, Sagaren usaiñe agertude) 1980
- Canción de la divina pobreza, Tres canciones de Granada, Visión de ensueño,
   Vientecito murmurador, Olivos de la eternidad (Song of the divine poverty; three songs from Granada: Dream vision, Tiny whispering wind, Olive trees of eternity) 1981
- Dios, Serranillas No.2, El Greco (God, Country-nature life poems No. 2, The Greco)
   1982
- A Cristo Crucificado (To Crucified Christ) 1985
- Derecho a la paz (Right to peace) for piano soloist, 1987; Paper Music Editions,
   Caracas, 1991
- Díptico avileño (Ávila diptych) 1992

Choral songs:
- Madrigal from text by Vicente Aleixandre, 1969
- Toledo from text by Cesar Lizardo, 1970
- Casi Alegría (Almost happiness) from text by Carlos Cesar Rodríguez, 1970
- Rima (Rhyme) from text by G.A Becquer, 1970
- Pórtico from text by Rodolfo Moleiro, 1970
- Soneto al Cristo de Velázquez (Sonnet to Velázquez's Christ) with texts from J.T.
   Arreaza Calatrava, 1972
- Dos melodías vascas tradicionales (Two traditional Basque melodies) 1973
- ¡Ay! from text by Federico García Lorca, 1979
- Tonada de la loba parda (The brown wolf's tune) anonymous text from the XVI century, 1979
- Querellas del alma enamorada (Quarrels of a soul in love) 1980
- Sagaren Usaiñe agertude, Basque Song, 1980
- Olivos de eternidad (Olive trees of eternity) form text by Vicente Gerbasi, 1981
- El Greco 1982
- Derecho a la Paz (Right to peace) from text by Luís Valero Hostos, 1987
- Díptico avileño (Ávila diptych) 1992
- Dos nocturnos (Two nocturnes) from text by José Antonio Calcaño, 1996
- Díptico gerbasiano (Gerbasian diptych) 1997

Hymns:
- Himno a la Virgen en el mes de mayo (Hymn to the Virgin in the month of May) for 
   voice and organ, 1958
- Hymn to San Agustín 1963
- Hymn to Santa Mónica 1964
- Plegaria a la Virgen de la Consolación (Prayer to the Virgin of the Consolation) 1969
- Gozos a S. Nicolás de Tolentino, Himno a las Juventudes Bolivarianas (Joys to S.
   Nicolás of Tolentino, Hymn to the Bolivarian Youths) 1974
- Plegaria al Nazareno de S. Pablo (Prayer to S. Pablo the penitent) 1975 
- Hymn to Saint Ireneo 1979
- Plegaria-Himno a la Virgen de Coromoto, Patrona de Venezuela (Prayer-hymn to the
   Virgin of Coromoto, patron saint from Venezuela) 1980
- Himno a San José Patrono de la Iglesia de Chacao (Hymn to Saint Joseph Patron Saint for the Church of Chacao) 1981
- Himno para la unión de todos los cristianos (Hymn for the union of all Christians)
   1982
- Himno del Colegio Universitario de Caracas Francisco de Miranda (Hymn to the
   Francisco of Miranda University School of Caracas) 1982
- Canto misional (Mission Chant) for voice and organ, 1982
- Corramos tras tus huellas, Himno a la madre Carmen Sallés (We run after your traces,
   Hymn to Mother Carmen Sallés) 1982
- Plegaria a Jesús Nazareno (Prayer to Jesus the penitent) for voice and organ, 1982
- Himno del Colegio Parroquial Sagrado Corazón de Jesús (Hymn for the Parochial
   School Jesus' Sacred Heart) 1984
- Himno al Cristo de Misericordia (Hymn to the Christ of Mercy) 1984
- Himno a la Iglesia de la Misionera (Hymn to the Missionary's Church) 1984
- Himno al Santísimo Sacramento (Hymn to the Sacred Sacramento) for voice and organ, 1984
- Himno del Papa (Pope's Hymn) for voice and organ, arrangement for mixed choir,
   1985
- Himno Sacerdotal-Misional (Priestly-Mission Hymn) 1985 
- Himno a Cristo Resucitado (Hymn to Christ upon resurrection) 1985
- Himno a la Virgen del Socorro for voice and organ, 1985
- Himno a San Pablo Apóstol (Hymn to Saint Paul Apostle) 1985
- Himno a San Francisco Javier (Hymn to San Francis Javier) 1985
- Himno a Sta. María de Goretti (Hymn to Sta. María of Goretti) for voice and organ, 1985
- Cántico a los Santos Mártires Cosme y Damián (Song to the Sacred Martyrs Cosme and Damián) 1986
- Himno de la Adoración perpetua al Smo. Sacramento de la Parroquia de Chacao
   (Hymn of the perpetual Adoration to the Holy Sacrament from the Parish of Chacao)
   1987
- Himno de la Orden Agustiniana (Hymn of the Augustinian Order) 1987
- Himno de los Grupos Scouts de Chacao (Hymn for Chacao's Scout Groups) 1987
- Hymn to Santa Cecilia 1988
- Himno a los mártires (Hymn to the Martyrs) 1988
- Himno del Colegio Agustiniano San Judas Tadeo (Hymn for the Augustinian Saint
   Judas Tadeo School) 1989
- Himno del Colegio San Antonio de La Florida (Hymn for the Florida Saint Anthony's
   Florida School) 1989
- Himnos para las fiestas de Natividad de S. Juan Bautista, Solemnidad de la Asunción
   de la Virgen María y San Francisco de Asís, s.f. (Hymns for S. John the Baptist's
   Nativity, Solemnity of the holy virgin Maria's Assumption and San Francisco of Assisi's  Festivities) s.f.

For harp:
- Impresión mística (Mystic impression) 1970
- Ciclo de piezas para 2 arpas (Cycle of pieces for 2 harps) 1971
- Sonata pastoral (Pastoral sonata) 1975
- Preludio gregoriano (Gregorian prelude) 1978
- La luna de Ramadám (Ramadan's moon) 1982
- Evocación íntima (Intimate evocation) 1982
- Impression (Impression) Homage to Claude Monet, 2000

For guitar:
- Madrigal y Danza de cortejo (Madrigal and Entourage Dance No.1, 1986; No.2, 1986
   and No. 3, 1987)
- Suite elegíaca (Elegiac suite) 1990
- Tiento y Ditirambo (Feel and Ditirambo, s.f.; Tríptico) for guitar, 1995
- Un mar imaginado (An imagined sea) suite for guitar, 1999
- Variaciones sobre una canción de cuna de Granada (Variations on a lullaby from
   Granada) 1999
- Adagio Elegíaco (Elegiac adage) to my teacher Vicente Emilio Sojo memory's, on his
   25th year of physical disappearance) 2000
- Elegía (Elegy) - remembering our Venezuelan brothers victims of the tragedy from
   12/16/1999 -, 2000
- Preludio, Fantasía y Tocata (Prelude, Fantasy and Tocata) 2000
- Nocturne 2000
- Ballad 2000
- Fandango y Zapateado (Fandango and Tap-dance) 2000
- Capriccio 2000
- Dos estampas vascas (Two Basque scenes) 2000
- El llanto de Boabdil - Leyenda morisca - (The cry of Boabdil - Moorish Legend) 2000
- Idilio en el bosque (Idyll in the forest) 2000
- Dos Bagatelas (Two Bagatelles) 2000
- Momento musical (Musical moment) 2000

For piano:
- Sonata Andaluza (Sonata from Andalusia) 1968
- Bosquejos pianísticos (Piano outlines) 1970
- Recuerdos de Granada (Memories of Granada) 1971
- Recuerdos de una flor (Memories of a flower) 1972
- Suite extemporánea (Extemporary suite) 1972
- Tres preludios (Three preludes) 1972, P. Antolín C. Editions, Caracas, 1976
- Tristeza en el puerto (Sadness in the port) 1973
- Retazos (Snippets, 6 brief pieces) 1974
- Sonatina ibérica (Iberian Sonatina) 1975
- 7 impresiones caraqueñas (7 impressions from Caracas) 1976
- Divagaciones sobre un tema gregoriano (Divagations on a Gregorian theme) 1976
- Tres piezas dedicadas (Three dedicated pieces) 1977
- Sardana 1977
- Angelus 1978
- Tres satinianas (Three Satieties) 1981
- Tres piezas dedicadas No.2 (Three dedicated pieces No. 2) 1987
- Tres piezas dedicadas No.3 (Three dedicated pieces No. 3) 1987
- Preludios andinos (Andean preludes) 1987
- Preludios vascos (Basque preludes) 1989
- El duende de Terpsícore (The goblin of Terpsícore) fantastic dances for piano, 1990
 
For organ:
- Suite for organ 1971
- Tres piezas para órgano clásico (Three pieces for classic organ) 1972
- 7 invocaciones en honor a Ntra. Señora Santa María (7 invocations in honor to our
   Holy Mother Santa Maria) 1977
- Dos suites breves (Two brief suites) 1978
- 4 Estampas bíblicas (4 biblical scenes) 1978
- Trois Temps intimes (Three intimate moments) 1979
- Tres preludios breves, Tocata y Fuga (Three brief preludes, Tocata and Fugue) 1984
- Vitrales sonoros (Sounding Vitraux) 1985
- Coral variado (Varied choral) 1986
- Piezas para órgano (Pieces for organ) 1986
- Invención gregoriana (Gregorian invention) 1986
- De la naturaleza secreta de los ángeles (On the angels' secret nature) 1980
- Tríptico en honor a San Juan de la Cruz (Triptych in honor to San Juan de la Cruz)
   1990
- Suite navideña (Christmas suite) 1990
- Tu laetitia 1987
- Tríptico agustiniano (Augustinian Triptych) 1992
- Tres Pasajes Místicos (Three Mystic Passages on "All the songs' singing") 1995
- Tres Pasajes Místicos No. 2 (Three Mystic Passages No. 2) 1995
- Triludio 2000
- Meditaziones (Meditations) 2001

Sacred music:
- 55 Ave Maria compositions between 1965 and 1999
- 76 choral songs a capella between 1958 and 2001
- 240 sacred songs for voice and organ composed between 1958 and 2001
- 89 masses for voice and organ composed between 1963 and 1992
- 61 secular songs for voice and piano composed between 1965 and 1999

Source:
Encyclopedia of Music in Venezuela, Book II, pages 536-540.
Material furnished by the composer.


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