COMPOSITION
Ricardo began to write music at age ten, shortly after starting to learn the guitar. The first composition that he considers to be of worth dates from 1984, when he was eighteen years old. That particular work has undergone a great deal of revision, reaching its final form in 2010.
The original scores of all the works can be found and purchased from the Norwegian National Library: https://www.nb.no/noter/butikk/?_composer=odriozola-ricardo
Works marked with an asterisk are published by Amethyst Edition
LIST OF ORIGINAL WORKS
Agony and Ecstasy, for cello and piano (1986)
String Quartet no. 1 (1987, rev. 1989) *
Four Dances, for violin and cello (1989)
Seven Danish Miniatures, for violin and cello (1990)
Crossroads, fir string orchestra (1992)
Ashen Hours, for recorders, violin, cello and harpsichord (1993)
Psalms, for solo cello (1994)
Hello Music for recorders, violin, cello and guitar (1995)
Las Estrellas, el Espejo, el Balcón… for soprano and piano (1996)
In the Absence of Beauty, for violin and orchestra (1996)
Escapist Suite, for sinfonietta ensemble (1997)
Parting Thoughts for recorders, violin, cello and guitar (1999)
Rhebtile Kod Gnosh, string trio (1999) *
Two Academic Marches, for oboe, clarinet, four violins and cello (1999)
I Hold the Line (Revisited), for string orchestra (2000)
Five Lims Akimbo, for string orchestra (2000)
A Very Wise Observation, for solo piano (2000, rev. 2004)
Cybertango, for tango ensemble (2002) *
Seis Anatemas en Busca de un Tango, for tango ensemble (2002) *
Gualdrapas y Diplonduros, for tango ensemble (2002) *
Livertango, for tango ensemble (2002) *
Joanna’s Song, for violin and piano (2002)
Stellar Incident 7/2-1963, for baritone, vioin and piano (2003)
Le Jury Anthem, for accorion, violin and piano (2003)
To som het… for voice, flute, acoustic guitar, string quartet and piano (2003)
Once in a Lifetime, for solo piano (2004)
Leaving Home, for piano trio (2004) *
Sing! for double bass and piano (2004)
Hypsj! En Fiskefarse, for voice, piano and percussion (2005)
Two Pieces for Solo VIolin (2006) *
No Dust Suffered Here, for two violins and cello (2006) *
Den Velsignede, for violin and guitar (2007) *
String Quartet no. 2 (2009) *
Amethyst Galleon, for piano, string quartet and double bass (2010)
K-Ros, for solo piano (2011)
Lullaby (for Children of the New World) for guitar (2012)
Post-Scriptum, for clarinet and string quartet (2013) *
A Way Through (cantata), choir, vocal soloists and symphony orchestra (2015)
Breathe not a Word, for violin and brass band (2016)
ame ron pent (Berceuse Psychotique) for Pierrot ensemble (2020)
Song and Dance, for solo piano (2020)
Thirty Seconds of Pure Delight, for Pierrot ensemble (2021)
Of Air, Wood and Water, for brass quintet and two violins (2022)
iHav-2024, for string orchestra (2024)
Trois Bagatelles Insignifiantes et dénuées de toute importance, for Pierrot ensemble (2024)
ARRANGEMENTS
– Manuel de Falla – Five Popular Spanish Songs. Arranged for Euterpe Ensemble
– John Dowland – Four songs. Arranged for Euterpe Ensemble
– Robin Williamson – “Merry Suite”. Arrangements of five songs by R.W. and his Merry Band. Arranged for Euterpe Ensemble
– David Jackson – Beam Machine Star Messenger 2989. Song Cycle for choir and orchestra. Based on Jackson’s original orchestration.
– Judge Smith – The Solar Heresies. Instrumentation of Smith’s original music for the recording of the same title.
