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SOLO/DUO
Invention 6 (1982) 4’
solo piano
first performance 31 July 1984, Darmstadt: Luc Brewaeys
Principia (1982-84) 7’
baritone, piano
text by A.L.Jones after Isaac Newton
commissioned by Austin Allen with funds from the RVW Trust
fp 17 February 1986, London; Austin Allen and Michael Finnissy
Ne songe plus à fuir (1985-86) 8’-10’
solo cello (amplified)
(After Matta part 2/4)
fp 27 January 1987, London; Alan Brett
reticule (1988) 2’15”
solo violin
identical with opening of violin I part in I open and close
originally published in: Harry Gilonis (ed.), Louis Zukofsky, or whoever someone else thought he was, North & South Press 1988
fp 30 July 1989, London; Roger Redgate
Alba (1986-87) 8’
solo bassoon (amplified)
(Fictions part 3/11)
commissioned by Alexandre Ouzounoff with funds from the Arts Council of Great Britain
fp 15 May 1994, Paris; Pascal Gallois
(under revision)
nothing elsewhere (1987-2005) 7’
solo viola
(Fictions part 4/8)
definitive version commissioned by ELISION
fp (definitive version) 23 August 2005, Oslo; Erkki Veltheim
EARTH (1987-88) 11’30”
trombone, 1perc
(Fictions part 5/11)
commissioned by Barrie Webb and Elizabeth Davis with funds from the Arts Council of Wales
fp 14 June 1988, Amsterdam; Barrie Webb and Elizabeth Davis
Tract (1984-96) 25’
solo piano (optional amplification)
(Fictions part 8/11)
commissioned by James Clapperton and Ian Pace with funds from the Arts Council of Wales
fp (complete) 12 September 1996, Bangor; Ian Pace
Dark ages (1987-90) 7’
solo cello (two bows)
(Fictions part 9/11)
commissioned by Stichting Gaudeamus
fp 5 September 1990, Amsterdam; Frances-Marie Uitti
colloid (1988-91) 8’
solo 10-string guitar
fp 12 June 1992, Melbourne; Daryl Buckley
praha (1991) 4’
solo cello (two bows)
fp 17 December 1993, Amsterdam; Frances-Marie Uitti
basalt (1990-91) 8’
solo trombone
fp 10 November 1995, Rome; Barrie Webb
knospend-gespaltener (1992-93) 8’
solo C clarinet
(from Opening of the Mouth)
commissioned by Andrew Sparling
fp 21 September 1993, London; Andrew Sparling
air (1993) 6’
solo violin
(from Opening of the Mouth)
fp 22 January 1994, Amsterdam; Mary Oliver
trace (1994) 2’
2 diatonic music boxes
fp 12 June 1994, Amsterdam
CHARON (1994-95) 10’
solo bass clarinet
(from Opening of the Mouth)
commissioned by Andrew Sparling with funds from the Arts Council of England
fp 13 October 1995, London; Andrew Sparling
inward (1994-95) 7’30”
flute, 1 perc (both amplified)
(from Opening of the Mouth)
commissioned by Elision
fp 7 April 1997, San Diego; Elizabeth McNutt & Vanessa Tomlinson
the light gleams an instant (1989-96) 3’20”
piano
(from Tract)
fp 11 July 1996, London; Ian Pace
von hinter dem Schmerz (1992-96) 10’
(from Opening of the Mouth)
solo cello (amplified)
fp 11 March 1997, Sydney; Friedrich Gauwerky
binary (1996) 1’30”
2 flutes
fp November 2008, Chicago; ICE
abglanzbeladen/auseinandergeschrieben (1992-96) 10’
solo percussion
(from Opening of the Mouth)
fp 11 March 1997, Sydney; Peter Neville
transmission (1996-99) 18’
(from DARK MATTER)
electric guitar and live electronics
commissioned by Elision
fp 7 March 1999, Klosterneuburg; Daryl Buckley & RB
interference (1996-2000) 10’
(from DARK MATTER)
solo performer (contrabass clarinet, voice, pedal bass drum)
commissioned by Elision
fp 14 May 2000, Brisbane; Carl Rosman
Die allerschönste Seite... (1998-2000) 1’08”
bass flute
(based on a passage in Unter Wasser)
fp 3 September 2000, Melbourne; Paula Rae
unpublished
M87 (2002) 25’
solo live electronics
commissioned by DAAD
fp 5 July 2002, Berlin; RB
unpublished (no notated score)
Blattwerk (1998-2002) 25’
cello and live electronics
commissioned by Musica (Strasbourg), Bruges 2002, CRFMW (Liège)
fp 2 October 2002, Strasbourg; Arne Deforce & RB
folio (1998-2002) 7'30’
solo cello
(from Blattwerk)
fp 2 October 2002, Strasbourg; Arne Deforce & RB
ecliptic (2003) 1’40”
solo viola
(based on a passage in khasma)
fp 7 September 2003, Santa Maria Nuova; Maurizio Barbetti
lost (2004) 9’
solo piano
commissioned by TRANSIT Leuven
fp 24 October 2004, Leuven; Ian Pace
Flechtwerk (2004-06) 13’
clarinet in A and piano
commissioned by Carl Rosman and Mark Knoop
fp 16 June 2007, London; Carl Rosman and Mark Knoop
adrift (2004-07) 20’
(from Dying Words: resistance & vision part 2/8)
improvisational structure (based on lost for piano) for piano and electronics
fp 21 November 2007, Huddersfield; Sarah Nicolls and RB
nacht und träume (2003-08) 20'
(resistance & vision part 7/8)
cello, piano, electronics
commissioned by Concertgebouw Brugge and TRANSIT Leuven
fp 25 October 2008, Leuven; Arne Deforce, Yutaka Oya, RB
Hypnerotomachia (2005-09) 7'30"
(from CONSTRUCTION: resistance & vision part 8/8)
2 clarinets in A
commissioned by the City of Liverpool
fp 2 November 2009, London; ELISION (Richard Haynes and Carl Rosman)
Aurora (2005-10) 7'30"
(from CONSTRUCTION: resistance & vision part 8/8)
quartertone flugelhorn and alto trombone
commissioned by the City of Liverpool
fp 8 February 2010, London; ELISION (Tristram Williams and Benjamin Marks)
shade (2010) 3’
violin and piano
commissioned by Hilary Hahn
Adocentyn (2005-11) 7'30"
(from CONSTRUCTION: resistance & vision part 8/8)
bass flute and bass recorder
commissioned by the City of Liverpool
vale (2005-11) 9’
(from Dying Words: resistance & vision part 2/8)
solo flute
commissioned by Richard Craig, the Hope Scott Trust and Kathleen Gallagher
(download score v1.1 (524 KB))
fold (2011-12) 9’
solo Redgate-Howarth system oboe
commissioned by Christopher Redgate
fp 19 June 2012, Harwich; Christopher Redgate
(download score v2.1 (319 KB))
dying words (2011-12) 9’
(from Dying Words: resistance & vision part 2/8)
solo performer (female voice + flute)
text by Friedrich Hölderlin
commissioned by Ute Wassermann
fp 15 November 2012, Berlin; Ute Wassermann, with light-performance by Michael Vorfeld
(download score v1.4 (307 KB))
life-form (2011-12) 55'
cello and electronics
commissioned by Concertgebouw Brugge, November Music, Centre Henri Pousseur and Universiteit Leiden
fp 10 November 2012, 's-Hertogenbosch; Arne Deforce, RB, Patrick Delges
(download score v2.1 (1.2 MB))
Electronic sound materials for life-form
See score for further information on the ten .zip files linked below: soundfile 1 consists of 16 mono tracks at 48kHz/24 bit, soundfiles 2-9 consist each of 8 tracks, and soundfile 10 consists of 2 tracks.
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lens (2012-13) 7'00"
quartertone flugelhorn and electric lap steel guitar
commissioned by the Art Committee of the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology
ENSEMBLE
Essay in Radiance (1981-83) 12’30”
picc/bass fl; sop/ten sax; Eb/bass cl; elec org or synth; 1-2perc; vn/va; vc
fp 5 February 1984, London; Music Projects/London, Richard Bernas
Coïgitum (1983-85) 15’
afl; ob d’am; 1perc; pno; mezzo-soprano
(After Matta part 1/4)
commissioned by New Macnaghten Concerts
fp 11 May 1985, Paris; Suoraan, Roger Redgate
Illuminer le temps (1984-2005) 18’
picc/fl; bass/Bb cl; 1perc; hp; 2 elec gtrs; vn; cb (all amplified)
(After Matta part 3/4)
commissioned by the Nieuw Ensemble with funds from the Arts Council of Great Britain; definitive version commissioned by Musikfabrik
fp (definitive version) 3 March 2006, Cologne; Musikfabrik, Etienne Siebens
Anatomy (1985-86) 7’
1. ca. bcl. 1 / 1000 / 1perc / str (11111) (all amplified)
(Fictions part 1/11)
fp 20 July 1986, Darmstadt; Ensemble Modern, Bernhard Kontarsky
Temptation (1986)12’
alto/bar sax/contrabass cl; trpt/picc trpt/cornett/slide trpt; vc; DX7 synth; 1perc; live electronics
(Fictions part 2/11)
commissioned by Metanoia with funds from the Arts Council of Great Britain
fp 8 February 1987, London; Metanoia
(under revision)
I open and close (1983-88) 19’
string quartet (optional amplification)
(Fictions part 6/11)
commissioned by the BBC
fp 15 December 1988, London; Arditti String Quartet
Another heavenly day (1989-90) 7’
Eb cl; elec gtr; cb; live electronics
(Fictions part 7/11)
commissioned by Elision with funds from the Arts Council of Great Britain
fp 22 April 1990, Melbourne; ELISION, conducted by Barrie Webb
lieder vom wasser (1989-90) 11’30”
soprano; bcl; cb; 1perc
text by Elisabeth Borchers
(Fictions part 10/11)
commissioned by Musica, Strasbourg
fp 22 September 1990, Strasbourg; Ensemble Accroche Note
what remains (1990-91) 9’30”
fl; bcl; pno
commissioned by Het Trio with funds from the Arts Council of Great Britain
fp 31 July 1995, London; Nancy Ruffer, Andrew Sparling, Ian Pace, conucted by. Roger Redgate
negatives (1988-93) 34’30”
ensemble (9 players) with amplification
five compositions composed with overlaps for complete performance; they may also be performed separately.
fp (complete) 14 October 1994, Cologne; ELISION, Sandro Gorli
1. delta (1990-93) 6’30”
afl; tbn; angklung; sitar (amplified); 10-str gtr (amplified); str (10111)
fp 10 October 1993, Melbourne; ELISION, Sandro Gorli
2. colloid-E (1988-92) 8’
solo 10-str gtr (amplified); fl; tbn; mand; cb; 1perc
(guitar part as solo work colloid)
fp 10 May 1992, Melbourne; Daryl Buckley, ELISION, Sandro Gorli
3. archipelago (1990-92) 5’
solo mand (amplified); bfl/alto rec; tbn; 1perc; 10-str gtr (amplified); str (10111)
fp 10 May 1992, Melbourne; Stephen Morey, ELISION, Sandro Gorli
4. basalt-E (1990-92) 8’
solo tbn; 1perc; str (10111)
(trombone part as solo work basalt)
fp 10 May 1992, Melbourne; Brett Kelly, ELISION, Sandro Gorli
5. entstellt (1990-93) 7’30”
picc; tbn; angklung; sitar (amplified); 12-str gtr (amplified); str (10111)
(all doubling perc except picc, angklung & vc)
fp 10 October 1993, Melbourne; ELISION, Sandro Gorli
ruin (1985-95) 16’
6x3 instruments, spatially separated
2fl, sop sax; Bbcl, bcl , hn; 2tbn, tba; 3perc; 2vn, va; 2vc, cb
(Fictions part 11/11)
commissioned by the Schömer-Haus, Klosterneuburg
fp 23 November 1996, Klosterneuburg; Klangforum Wien, Pascal Rophé
fluxion (1996) ca 10’
5 improvising musicians
tenor sax or bcl, el gtr, b gtr or cb, pf, perc
commissioned by LOOS
fp 10 November 1996, Utrecht; LOOS
unpublished
Opening of the Mouth (1992-97) 80’
soprano, mezzo soprano, ensemble (11 players) with amplification, live electronics, tapes
Texts by Paul Celan
commissioned by the Festival of Perth
fp 3 March 1997, Perth; ELISION, cond. Simon Hewett, with installation by Richard Crow
consisting of the following overlapping/intercut sections:
1. Landschaft mit Urnenwesen
2. Engführung (I) - incorporates abglanzbeladen/auseinandergeschrieben and CHARON
3. Largo
4. Schneebett
5. Zungenentwürzeln
6. Tenebrae
7. Engführung (II) - incorporates knospend-gespaltener, air, von hinter dem Schmerz
Schneebett (1994-96) 7’30”
solo flute & percussion (as duo work inward), soprano, mezzosoprano, bass recorder, hardanger fiddle
text by Paul Celan
(from Opening of the Mouth)
Largo (1994-96) 6’
soprano, koto & cello
text by Paul Celan
(from Opening of the Mouth)
fp 11 March 1997, Sydney; Deborah Kayser, Satsuki Odamura, Friedrich Gauwerky; conducted bySimon Hewett
Tenebrae (1994-97) 6’
mezzosoprano, electric guitar, percussion, sampling keyboard, live electronics
Text by Paul Celan
(from Opening of the Mouth)
fp 1 November 1997, London (version for solo voice); Ute Wassermann
Partikelgestöber (1992-97) 8’
C clarinet (as solo work knospend-gespaltener), mandola, 10-string guitar, jushichigen (bass koto)
(rearranged from Opening of the Mouth)
fp 11 March 1997, Sydney; Carl Rosman; Elision, cond. Simon Hewett
stress (1996-97) 10’
string quartet
commissioned by the Westdeutscher Rundfunk
fp 27 April 1997, Witten; Arditti String Quartet
Trawl (1994-97) 10’30”
flute, bass clarinet, violin, cello, piano
commissioned by Ensemble Köln with support from the Fonds voor de scheppende Toonkunst
fp 11 September 1998, Amsterdam; Ensemble Köln, Robert HP Platz
Liebestod (1999-2000) 10’
4 recorders, live electronics
commissioned by the Malle Symen Quartet with support from the Fonds voor de scheppende Toonkunst
fp 26 November 2000, Hellevoetsluis; Malle Symen Quartet
DARK MATTER (1990-2002) 95’
19 musicians, electronics, installation by Per Inge Bjørlo
soprano 2030 0000 2perc 2gtr pf/chamber organ 2121 electronics (2 performers)
texts from the Pyramid Texts, Hesiod, Hippolytos, Anaxagoras, Melissos, the Orphic Hymns, Lucretius, Pascal and Beckett
commissioned by ELISION, Cikada and the DAAD
fp (1st version) 16 November 2001, Brisbane; ELISION & Cikada ensembles, Christian Eggen
(final version) 14 March 2003, Berlin; as above
see elsewhere for excerpts playable as separate works
codex I (2001) 10’
6-12 improvising musicians
commissioned by the Bangor New Music Festival with funds from the Arts Council of Wales
fp 6 April 2001, Bangor; Chris Burn’s Ensemble (John Butcher, saxophone; John Russell, acoustic guitar; Chris Burn, prepared piano; Rhodri Davies, harp; Mark Wastell, cello; Matt Hutchinson, electronics)
khasma (1999-2001) 13'
(from DARK MATTER)
string quintet (2111) and electronic sounds
commissioned by Cikada
fp 11 October 2001, Oslo; Cikada, Christian Eggen
stirrings (1999-2001) 6'
(from DARK MATTER)
flute/piccolo/alto/bass flute, bass clarinet, 1 percussion, piano, string quintet (2111)
commissioned by Cikada
fp 11 October 2001, Oslo; Cikada, Christian Eggen
The Empire of Lights (2000-2001) 9’45”
(from DARK MATTER)
flute/piccolo, Bb clarinet/Eb contra-alto clarinet, 1 percussion, piano, hardingfele, violin, viola, cello, bass
commissioned by Cikada
fp 11 October 2001, Oslo; Cikada, Christian Eggen
Ars Magna Lucis et Umbræ (1996-2001) 16’
(from DARK MATTER)
soloist (contrabass clarinet, voice, pedal bass drum - as interference) and ensemble of 12 instrumentalists
2030 0000 2perc chamber organ (or synth.) el.gtr 2020
written for the DAAD Berliner Künstlerprogramm
De vita coelitus comparanda (1998-2001) 8’
(from DARK MATTER)
8 or 9 performers
3 Bb clarinets, 1 percussion, steel-strung acoustic guitar, soprano, viola, 2 cellos
written for the DAAD Berliner Künstlerprogramm
codex II (2001-02) 15’
improvisational structure for solo live electronics, oboe, saxophone, piano
commissioned by the DAAD
fp 21 February 2002, Berlin; Ensemble Mosaik with RB
unpublished
13 selfportraits (2000-02) 20’
string quartet
commissioned by Wien Modern and the BBC
fp 24 November 2002, Vienna; Kairos Quartett
Katasterismoi (1998-2003) 10’
(from DARK MATTER)
electronic music with ensemble:
2030, strings 2121
codex III (2003) 15’
improvisational structure for live electronics, bass clarinet, cimbasso
commissioned by Kammerensemble Neue Musik Berlin
fp 20 June 2003, Trier; KNM Berlin with RB
unpublished
faux départs (2000-03) 15’
piano and string quartet
commissioned by Ars Musica Brussels and the Cheltenham International Festival
fp 13 March 2004, Brussels; Arditti Quartet and Ian Pace
codex VI (2004) 15’
improvisational structure for live electronics, voice, clarinet, bass clarinet, tuba, violin
commissioned by Kammerensemble Neue Musik Berlin
fp 10 September 2004, Berlin; KNM Berlin with RB
unpublished
fOKT I-III (2005) 30-40' each
improvisational structure for fORCH (8 improvising musicians)
commissioned by Südwestrundfunk NEWJazz Meeting
fp (fOKT II) 1 December 2005, SWR, Baden-Baden (version II); fORCH (RB, John Butcher, Rhodri Davies, Paul Lovens, Phil Minton, Wolfgang Mitterer, Paul Obermayer, Ute Wassermann)
fp (fOKT I) 2 December 2005, ZKM, Karlsruhe; fORCH
fp (fOKT III) 4 December 2005, Theaterhaus, Stuttgart; fORCH
codex IV (2004-06) 10’
improvisational structure for 9 players
commissioned by Elision
fp 12 August 2006, Brisbane; Elision with RB
unpublished
Island (2006) 11’ or more
2 improvising soloists and instrumental octet (alto fl., alro rec., flugelhorn, trombone, vn., va., vc., cb.)
from CONSTRUCTION: resistance & vision part 8
commissioned by the City of Liverpool
fp 18 November 2006, Huddersfield; Timothy O’Dwyer (sax) & RB; Elision, conducted by Carl Rosman
fOKT IV (2007) 45’
improvisational structure for fORCH (8 improvising musicians)
fp 16 June 2007, London; fORCH (RB, Peter Evans, Aleksander Kolkowski, Paul Lovens, Phil Minton, Wolfgang Mitterer, Paul Obermayer, Ute Wassermann)
codex V (2007) 6’
12 or more players of any instruments, with conductor
commissioned by COMA
fp 22 June 2007, London; COMA London, Gregory Rose
codex VIII (2007) 18’
improvisational structure for septet based on codex VII
fp 24 October 2007, Leuven; Champ d’Action with RB
codex IX (2008) 33’
improvisational structure for 9 players
fp 5 October 2008, Brisbane; Elision with RB
fOKT V (2009) 45’
improvisational structure for fORCH (8 improvising musicians)
fp 8 November 2009, Aberdeen; fORCH (RB, John Butcher, Rhodri Davies, Aleksander Kolkowski, Paul Lovens, Phil Minton, Paul Obermayer, Ute Wassermann)
fOKT VI (2009) 45’
improvisational structure for fORCH (8 improvising musicians)
fp 28 November 2009, Huddersfield; fORCH (RB, John Butcher, Rhodri Davies, Aleksander Kolkowski, Anne La Berge, Phil Minton, Paul Obermayer, Ute Wassermann)
Mesopotamia (2004-09) 25’
(resistance & vision part 5/8)
17 instruments: 1111 sax 1111 1perc pf/el kbd 2121
commissioned by the London Sinfonietta
fp 28 November 2009, Huddersfield; London Sinfonietta, Pierre-André Valade
codex X (2009) 15’
improvisational structure for around 12 players
fp 18 June 2009, Cologne; Comprovise Ensemble
codex XI (2010) 15’
improvisational structure for 7 players
fp 8 February 2010, London; ELISION (Peter Veale, Richard Haynes, Tristram Williams, Benjamin Marks, Daryl Buckley, Séverine Ballon) with RB
cell (2005-11) 14’
alto saxophone, accordion and contrabass
commissioned by POING
fp 17 April 2012, Basel; POING
(download score v1.1 (647 KB))
CONSTRUCTION (2003-11) 120'
(resistance & vision part 8/8)
3 voices, 16 instrumentalists and electronics
commissioned by the City of Liverpool
fp 20 November 2011, Huddersfield; ELISION, Eugene Ughetti
(download score v1.2 (52.9 MB))
see elsewhere for excerpts playable as separate works
Politeia (2003-11) 9'
(from CONSTRUCTION: resistance & vision part 8/8)
recorder, flugelhorn, percussion, baroque double harp, electric guitar, plus 3 saxophones (tenor, baritone, bass), bassoon, trombone, violin, viola, cello
commissioned by the City of Liverpool
wound (2009-11) 15'
(from CONSTRUCTION: resistance & vision part 8/8)
solo violin with oboe, clarinet, percussion, lap steel guitar, 1 perc
commissioned by the City of Liverpool
fp April 2012, Brisbane; Graeme Jennings, ELISION
heliocentric (2005-11) 15'
(from CONSTRUCTION: resistance & vision part 8/8)
10 instruments and electronics
bfl, brec, 2cl, flh, atbn, triple harp, electric guitar, 1perc, vc
(incorporates the duos Adocentyn, Aurora, Hypnerotomachia)
commissioned by the City of Liverpool
news from nowhere (2005-11) 7’
(from CONSTRUCTION: resistance & vision part 8/8)
4 wind-instrument players (each with at least 3 instruments), 1 percussionist, (optionally) 3 or more “drone-instruments”
commissioned by the City of Liverpool
Hekabe-alpha (2005-11) 4’
(from CONSTRUCTION: resistance & vision part 8/8)
text from Euripides, Troiades
contralto, piccolo, sopranino recorder, 2 contrabass clarinets, triple harp, contrabass
commissioned by the City of Liverpool
Kassandra (2005-11) 4’
(from CONSTRUCTION: resistance & vision part 8/8)
text from Euripides, Troiades
soprano, oboe, clarinet in Bb, alto saxophone, flugelhorn, triple harp, viola
commissioned by the City of Liverpool
Andromakhe (2005-11) 4’
(from CONSTRUCTION: resistance & vision part 8/8)
text from Euripides, Troiades
contralto, 3 bass clarinets, bassoon, triple harp, cello
commissioned by the City of Liverpool
Helene (2005-11) 4’
(from CONSTRUCTION: resistance & vision part 8/8)
text from Euripides, Troiades
soprano, tenor recorder, triple harp, marimba
commissioned by the City of Liverpool
Hekabe-beta (2005-11) 4’
(from CONSTRUCTION: resistance & vision part 8/8)
text from Euripides, Troiades
soprano, contralto, countertenor, piccolo/alto flute, bassoon, piccolo trumpet, trombone, triple harp, violin
commissioned by the City of Liverpool
ON (2005-11) 20’
(from CONSTRUCTION: resistance & vision part 8/8)
ensemble - 5 or more improvising performers
commissioned by the City of Liverpool
fp 22 October 2011, Leuven; ELISION
Germania (2005-11) 3’
(from CONSTRUCTION: resistance & vision part 8/8)
3 voices and 17 instruments
text from Hugo von Hofmannsthal’s libretto for Ariadne auf Naxos by Richard Strauss
commissioned by the City of Liverpool
storming (2005-11) 3’
(from CONSTRUCTION: resistance & vision part 8/8)
ensemble (at least 10 instruments) and electronics (8-channel fixed media)
commissioned by the City of Liverpool
Omaggio a Chirico (2005-11) 6’
(from CONSTRUCTION: resistance & vision part 8/8)
improvisation for 3 voices, violin, viola, cello, contrabass, electronics (live + 8-channel fixed media)
commissioned by the City of Liverpool
codex XII (2013) 10’ or more
improvisational structure for 5 or more players
fp 28 April 2013, Belgrade; Ensemble Studio6 with RB
(download score v1.1 (53 KB))
codex XIII (2013) 30'
improvisational structure for large ensemble
fp 12 April 2013, The Hague; Sonology Electroacoustic Ensemble with RB and spatialisation by Lawrence Harvey and Yiannis Tsirikoglou
ORCHESTRA
Vanity (1990-94) 27’
3333; 2sax; 6032; 6perc; pf (2 players) ;
2 elec bass gtrs; str (24.0.9.9.6)
commissioned by the Rex Foundation
fp 21 January 1995, London; BBC Symphony Orchestra, Arturo Tamayo
NO (1999-2004) 21’
(resistance & vision part 1/8)
4444; 2sax; 4440; 4perc; 2hp; str (24.0.8.8.8)
commissioned by the BBC
fp 11 February 2005, London; BBC Symphony Orchestra, Tadaaki Otaka
IF (2005-10) 15’
(resistance & vision part 6/8)
3333; 2230; 3 Wagner tubas; 3perc; elec pf; str (24.0.10.8.6)
commissioned by Bayerischer Rundfunk
fp 9 July 2010, Munich; Symphonie-Orchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Lothar Zagrosek
MUSIC THEATRE
Unter Wasser (1994-98) 55’
five acts for mezzosoprano and 13 instrumentalists
Text by Margret Kreidl
commissioned by Fonds voor de scheppende Toonkunst and Ensemble Champ d’Action
fp (acts 3-5, concert performance) 2 April 1998, Brussels; Marianne Pousseur; Champ d’Action, Koen Kessels
fp (complete, staged) 9 September 1998, Amsterdam; artists as above, directed for the stage by Lucas Cejpek
ELECTROACOUSTIC
The Unthinkable (1988-89) 6’25”
(After Matta part 4/4)
2 channels
produced at UPIC, Paris
fp 27 January 1989, London
Zungenentwurzeln (1996-97) 5’33”
(from Opening of the Mouth)
2 channels
realised at the Instituut voor Sonologie (Den Haag) and STEIM (Amsterdam)
fp 11 March 1997, Sydney
Landschaft mit Urnenwesen (1996-97) 15’03”
(from Opening of the Mouth)
2 channels
realised at the Instituut voor Sonologie (Den Haag) and STEIM (Amsterdam)
Katasterismoi (1998-99) 10’00”
(from DARK MATTER)
2 channels
fp 3 June 1999, Den Haag
involuntary I (1999) 1’13”
2 channels
fp 6 May 2005, Berlin
involuntary II (2002) 3’
music for the animated film Entrance by Rosie Pedlow, commissioned by S4C
2 channels
fp 6 May 2005, Berlin
pralaya (2003) at least 10’
(from DARK MATTER)
4 channels, each playing a "loop" of a different duration
involuntary III (2003) 4’33”
2 channels
fp 6 May 2005, Berlin
Simorgh (2010) 11’
(from CONSTRUCTION: resistance & vision part 8/8)
commissioned by Inventionen 2010
8 channels
fp 29 July 2010, Berlin
strange lines and distances (2005-11) 2’
(from CONSTRUCTION: resistance & vision part 8/8)
text by Francis Bacon (The New Atlantis), spoken by Siân Wassermann
8 channels
commissioned by the City of Liverpool
quasicrystal (2012) 3’06"
6 channels
fp 29 June 2012, Villa Elisabeth, Berlin
arboreal (2012) 8'30"
(from life-form for cello and electronics)
8 channels
(download .zip containing the eight 48kHz/24 bit mono tracks (514 MB) - note: channel numbering is clockwise!)