Composer — Noah Max

‘Max handles the quartet medium with confidence and individuality. Challenging and complex, the three movements are strikingly differentiated in tenor and technique’

Seen & Heard International

albums

string quartets

songs of loneliness: solos, duos & trios

opera

nineteen eighty-four, op.53

Baritone & octet | 2023-4 | In preparation

a child in striped pyjamas, op.34

Soprano, mezzo, tenor, bass-baritone, clarinet, trumpet and string quartet | 2021-2 | Performance materials

orchestral

turn, op.57

Orchestra | 2024 | Performance materials

symphony no.1, op.50

Chamber orchestra | 2023-4 | Performance materials

axiom: concerto for cello and chamber orchestra, op.46

Solo cello & chamber orchestra | 2023 | Performance materials | Listen

chiasmus: symphonic metamorphosis for piano and orchestra, op.40

Solo piano & orchestra | 2022 | Performance materials

cherished voices, op.28 | v. AMEN available separately

String orchestra | 2020 | Performance materials | Listen

etz chayim, op.24a

String orchestra | 2020 | Performance materials | Listen

radical severance: concerto for flute and orchestra, op.22

Solo flute & orchestra | 2020 | Performance materials | Listen

the chakras, op.14 | iv. AMBA available separately

String orchestra | 2019 | Performance materials | Listen

the candle lagoon, op.8

Chamber orchestra | 2018 | Performance materials | Listen

three echoes, op.3

Sinfonietta | 2016 | Performance materials | Listen

string quartets

string quartet no.4, op.45

String quartet | 2023 | Performance materials | Listen

string quartet no.3, op.41

String quartet | 2022 | Performance materials | Listen

string quartet no.2, op.37

String quartet | 2020-21 | Performance materials | Listen

string quartet no.1: The man who planted trees, op.25

String quartet & optional narrator | 2020 | Performance materials | Listen

more chamber works

guinevere, op.62

Trumpet & string quartet | 2025 | In preparation

gnossiennes, op.58

Clarinet & string quartet | 2023-4 | In preparation

phantasy quintet, op.32A

String quartet & piano | 2021 | Performance materials

babel, op.27

Open score work for any 7 or more instrumentalists | 2020 | Performance materials | Listen

magnetism III, op.16a

Clarinet, cello & accordion | 2019 | Performance materials | Listen

magnetism II, op.16

Flute, bassoon & harp | 2019 | Performance materials

eulogy for an imagined pitch, op.15

Eleven solo scordatura strings | 2019 | Performance materials | Listen

two vignettes, op.13

Cor anglais & string quartet | 2019 | Performance materials

theodora, op.12

Solo recorder, violin & wind sextet | 2019 | Performance materials | Listen

vignette, op.10

Piano trio | 2018-19 | Performance materials | Listen

haikus, op.7

Wind nonet & double bass | 2018 | Performance materials

sojourn, op.4

String trio | 2016 | Performance materials | Listen

she-wolf, op.56

Clarinet & string quartet | 2024 | Performance materials

planetarium, op.52

Mixed septet | 2024 | Performance materials | Listen

five fantasy pieces, op.43

Clarinet & violin | 2023 | Performance materials

four animal poems, op.42

Violin, clarinet, cello & piano | 2022 | Performance materials | Listen

fearful symmetry, op.35

Violin & cello | 2021 | Performance materials

phantasy quintet, op.32

Trumpet, clarinet, viola, bassoon & piano | 2021 | Performance materials | Listen

solo works

ennui, op.59

Flugelhorn & piano | 2024-5 | In preparation

ennui, op.59A

Violin & piano | 2024-5 | In preparation

tetraptych, op.38

Solo viola | 2022 | Performance materials | Listen

hymn to the chasm, op.36

Solo violin and tape electronics | 2021 | Performance materials | Listen

…to the world without time…, op.31

Solo piano | 2021 | Performance materials | Listen

silent spring, op.26

Solo violin | 2020 | Performance materials | Listen

masquerade, op.23

Solo flute, baroque flute or recorded | 2020 | Performance materials | Listen

cornucopia, op.21

Solo oboe | 2020 | Performance materials | Listen

sunset sketches, op.20

Solo piano | 2020 | Performance materials | Listen

songs of loneliness, op.19

Cello and piano | 2019-20 | Performance materials | Listen

constellations, op.11

Solo clarinet | 2018-19 | Performance materials | Listen

it comes in waves, op.9

Solo piano | 2018-19 | Performance materials | Listen

the singing spirit, op.29

Solo clarinet | 2020 | Performance materials | Listen

nocturne, op.56

Flute & piano | 2024 | Performance materials

piano sonata no.II: The Curve, op.54

Solo piano | 2024 | Performance materials

variations & other stories, op.51

Cello & piano | 2023-24 | Performance materials | Listen

variations & other stories, op.51A

Viola & piano | 2023-24 | Performance materials

piano sonata no.I, op.43

Solo piano | 2023 | Performance materials

cello suite no.I, op.39 | SARABANDE available separately

Solo cello | 2022 | Performance materials

vocal

four flower songs, op.61

Text by Ruth Thrush | Soprano, crotales & piano | 2025 | In preparation

rain, op.48

Text by Edward Thomas | Baritone & piano | 2023 | Performance materials | Listen

rapture, op.47 (Complete, parts I - III)

Text by Carol Ann Duffy | Soprano, clarinet & piano | 2023 | Performance materials | Listen

rapture sonata, op.47

No.4: clarinet & piano; No.5: flute & piano; No.6: oboe & piano; No.7: viola & piano | 2023 | Performance materials

aedh, op.30

Text by W. B. Yeats | 2021 | Performance materials | Listen

choral

kaddish, op.60

SATB chorus and string orchestra | 2024-5 | In preparation

adlestrop, op.2

Text by Edward Thomas | SATB chorus | 2015 | Performance materials

yivarechecha, op.1

SATB chorus | 2014 | Performance materials | Listen

for young musicians

nebulae, op. 33

Mixed-level string orchestra | 2021 | Performance materials | Listen

little prayer, op. 18

Cello or bassoon trio | 2019 | Performance materials | Listen

frinton string symphony, op. 5

Mixed-level string orchestra | 2017 | Performance materials | Listen

‘Max handles the quartet medium with confidence and individuality. Challenging and complex, the three movements are strikingly differentiated in tenor and technique’

albums

string quartets

songs of loneliness: solos, duos & trios

opera

nineteen eighty-four, op.53

a child in striped pyjamas, op.34

orchestral

turn, op.57

symphony no.1, op.50

axiom: concerto for cello and chamber orchestra, op.46

chiasmus: symphonic metamorphosis for piano and orchestra, op.40

cherished voices, op.28 | v. AMEN available separately

etz chayim, op.24a

radical severance: concerto for flute and orchestra, op.22

the chakras, op.14 | iv. AMBA available separately

the candle lagoon, op.8

three echoes, op.3

string quartets

string quartet no.4, op.45

string quartet no.3, op.41

string quartet no.2, op.37

string quartet no.1: The man who planted trees, op.25

more chamber works

guinevere, op.62

gnossiennes, op.58

phantasy quintet, op.32A

babel, op.27

magnetism III, op.16a

magnetism II, op.16

eulogy for an imagined pitch, op.15

two vignettes, op.13

theodora, op.12

vignette, op.10

haikus, op.7

sojourn, op.4

she-wolf, op.56

planetarium, op.52

five fantasy pieces, op.43

four animal poems, op.42

fearful symmetry, op.35

phantasy quintet, op.32

solo works

ennui, op.59

ennui, op.59A

tetraptych, op.38

hymn to the chasm, op.36

…to the world without time…, op.31

silent spring, op.26

masquerade, op.23

cornucopia, op.21

sunset sketches, op.20

songs of loneliness, op.19

constellations, op.11

it comes in waves, op.9

the singing spirit, op.29

nocturne, op.56

piano sonata no.II: The Curve, op.54

variations & other stories, op.51

variations & other stories, op.51A

piano sonata no.I, op.43

cello suite no.I, op.39 | SARABANDE available separately

vocal

four flower songs, op.61

rain, op.48

rapture, op.47 (Complete, parts I - III)

rapture sonata, op.47

aedh, op.30

choral

kaddish, op.60

etz chayim, op.24

pater noster, op.17

ave, regina caelorum, op.6

adlestrop, op.2

yivarechecha, op.1

for young musicians

nebulae, op. 33

little prayer, op. 18

frinton string symphony, op. 5