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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
heard (1985) 1’05”
solo piano
published in New Music 88 (OUP)
excerpted from piano part of first version of Anatomy
fp 17 December 1985, London; 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 4/11)
definitive version commissioned by ELISION
fp (definitive version) 23 August 2005, Oslo; Erkki Veltheim
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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
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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
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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
(download score v1.0)
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
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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
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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
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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)
(download score v1.2)
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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)
(download score v1.1)
shade (2010) 3’
violin and piano
commissioned by Hilary Hahn
fp 5 January 2013, Baden-Baden; Hilary Hahn and Cory Smythe
Adocentyn (2005-11) 7'30"
(from CONSTRUCTION: resistance & vision part 8/8)
bass flute and bass recorder
commissioned by the City of Liverpool
fp 17 March 2014, Melbourne; ELISION (Paula Rae and Genevieve Lacey)
(download score v1.1)
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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
fp 18 February 2014, London; Richard Craig
(download score v1.1)
fold (2011-12) 9’
solo Redgate-Howarth system oboe
commissioned by Christopher Redgate
fp 19 June 2012, Harwich; Christopher Redgate
(download score v2.1)
dying words (I) (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 v1.6)
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 v2.5)
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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.
(download tracks for soundfile 1 (615.9 MB))
(download tracks for soundfile 2 (514 MB))
(download tracks for soundfile 3 (16.2 MB))
(download tracks for soundfile 4 (22.3 MB))
(download tracks for soundfile 5 (39.6 MB))
(download tracks for soundfile 6 (66 MB))
(download tracks for soundfile 7 (92.1 MB))
(download tracks for soundfile 8 (373.9 MB))
(download tracks for soundfile 9 (697.8 MB))
(download tracks for soundfile 10 (64 MB))
lens (2012-13) 7'00"
(from world-line)
quartertone flugelhorn and electric lap steel guitar
commissioned by the Art Committee of the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology
fp 19 March 2014, Sydney; ELISION (Tristram Williams and Daryl Buckley)
(download score v1.2)
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tendril (2013) 4'40" (solo) or 10' (with electronics)
solo harp with or without electronics
fp (solo version) 26 April 2014, Belgrade; Milana Zarić; (duo version) 24 May 2014, Belgrade; Milana Zarić & RB
(download score v1.4)
(listen)
dying words (II) (2013) 9’
(from Dying Words: resistance & vision part 2/8)
solo performer (female voice + flute)
text from Heike-monogatari
commissioned by Ute Wassermann
fp 19 November 2013, Huddersfield; Ute Wassermann, with light-performance by Michael Vorfeld
(download score v1.4)
leaf (for Simon Howard) (2014) 2'00"
solo harpsichord
nervous system (2014) approximately 12'
electronic solo
fp 26 July 2014, Melbourne; RB
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knot (2012-14) 5'00"
(from world-line)
improvisation structure for percussion and electric lap steel guitar
commissioned by the Art Committee of the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology
fp 22 October 2014, Leeds; ELISION (Peter Neville and Daryl Buckley)
(download score of world-line)
dust (2012-14) 5'00"
(from world-line)
electric lap steel guitar and electronic sounds
commissioned by the Art Committee of the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology
fp 22 October 2014, Leeds; ELISION (Daryl Buckley and RB)
(download score of world-line)
pauk (2013-14) 8'00"
(from close-up)
trumpet in Bb and accordion
fp 4 December 2014, Kragujevac; Ensemble StudioŠest (Nenad Marković and Vladimir Blagojević)
(download score v1.1)
fold (2011-16) 9’
version for solo soprano saxophone
fp 2 October 2016, Strasbourg; Philippe Koerper
(download score v1.0)
cyme (2015-16) 4'00"
(from close-up)
harp solo
fp 21 March 2017, Belgrade; Milana Zarić
(download score v1.0)
calyx (2015-16) 4'00"
(from close-up)
slide trumpet solo
(download score v1.0)
tegmen (2015-16) 4'00"
(from close-up)
cello solo
fp 30 July 2019, Melbourne; Freya Schack-Arnott (ELISION)
(download score v1.0)
instar (2015-16) 4'00"
(from close-up)
soprano recorder solo
fp 18 February 2023, Melbourne; Ryan Williams (ELISION)
(download score v1.0)
spore (2015-16) 4'00"
(from close-up)
accordion solo
(download score of C-Griff version v1.0)
(download score of B-Griff version v1.1)
loss's glossolalia (natural causes X) (2016-17) 4’00"
for solo voice
text by Simon Howard
(download score of natural causes I, IV, X, XIV v1.1)
catastrophe (natural causes II) (2017-18) 8'00"
for horn and percussion
commissioned by Musikfabrik
fp 14 May 2018, Cologne; Musikfabrik (Christine Chapman and Dirk Rothbrust)
(download score of catastrophe v1.1)
mask (2017-18) 6'00"
for trombone with optional electronic sounds
commissioned by ELISION
fp 27 October 2018, Mexico City; Benjamin Marks
(part of membrane - see below)
filament (2015-18) 2'00"
for piano
commissioned by William A P Miranda
(identical to closing passage of wake for ensemble and electronics)
fp 13 May 2019, London; Ian Pace
(download score v1.0)
entoptic (2017-18) 12'00"
for percussion and live electronics
commissioned by ELISION and Peter Neville
fp 28 April 2019, Huddersfield; Peter Neville and RB
(download score v1.2)
membrane (2017-19) 30'00"
for trombone and 8-channel electronics
commissioned by ELISION
fp 1 May 2019, London; Benjamin Marks & RB
(download score v2.0)
(download soundfiles for electronic part: 1of4 2of4 3of4 4of4)
hylozoon (2019) 8'
live electronics solo
fp 4 October 2019, York; RB
the world had long ago ceased to exist (natural causes XVI) (2020) 16'
basset horn solo
commissioned by Carl Rosman
linear-A (2021) 2'
piano solo
commissioned by ELISION
phaistos (2021) 2'
tenor saxophone solo
commissioned by ELISION
all night invisibility flickers on & off visibly (natural causes VI) - duo 2 (2021-22) 8'
soprano saxophone and electronic keyboard
commissioned by Diaphonique
fp: 5 March 2022, Enghien-les-bains; Joshua Hyde & Franco Venturini (soundiniative)
splinter (2018-22) 8'
contrabass solo
commissioned by ELISION
fp: 9 September 2023, Melbourne; Kathryn Schulmeister
heard shadows & watched voices (natural causes XV) (2021-22) 16'
solo performer (violin/voice/movement) and 4-channel electronics
text by Simon Howard
commissioned by Diaphonique
fp: 5 March 2022, Enghien-les-bains; Winnie Huang & Etienne Graindorge (soundinitiative)
(download score v1.1)
skew (2022) 16'
solo for no-input mixing board
(download score v1.0)
pēktis (2022) 9'
solo harp (+ voice)
text by Sappho
fp 20 April 2023, St Paul, Minnesota; Milana Zarić
(download score v1.2)