Works

Scores are available at:
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The respective publisher is indicated in the work list.  

Apart from these editions, Stäbler's works are also delivered by:
Frog Peak Music , BOX 1052, Lebanon NH 03766 USA, Tel./Fax.: 001 - 603-448-8837, fp@frogpeak.org
Copy-us Verlags GmbH , Puppenthaler Weg 43, 47 533 Kleve. info@copy-us.com.

 

 

] ❏ [ - Magic for Eight
Compositional Action for violin, viola, cello, electric guitar, electric bass, two percussionists and piano (2013)
Premiere Tilburg 2013    EarPort
 

– – ] erzählen …
A panoptic string quartet (2018/19)
Commissioned by Kunststiftung NRW
UA Cologne 2019     EarPort
 

!?
Musical Essay about the limits of options, for electronic or mechanic keyboard (accordion) (2001)
Premiere Cologne 2003; about 11'    EarPort 

ABER...
A fantasy for organ solo (2009)
Premiere Essen 2010    Ricordi  
 

...Abschiede...
Kassandra-study for violin, viola and cello (1993)
Premiere Ravensburg 1993; 20'30''   Ricordi   Text
 

A·Duo
Fragments for clarinet and piano (2010)
Premiere Bielefeld 2010   Ricordi
 

Affiliert
Notes for flute (piccolo), clarinet (bass clarinet), trombone, violin, cello and piano (1989/90)
Premiere Bremen 1990; 14'    Ricordi
 

AirBags
for ensemble (flute, oboe, clarinet, percussion, piano, violin, viola, cello) and 5 groups of harmonicas (or accordions, ca. 80-120 players) (2009)
Premiere Augsburg 2009; 12-13'    Ricordi
 

all is to be dared
for eight voices, electronic sounds and video (2020)
Partial Premiere Dresden 2020, video premiere 2021: here
 

... am Grunde der Moldau wandern die Steine ... Polka poétique
Version for ensemble (1996)
Premiere Middletown (USA) 1996; 3'    EarPort
Version for two keyboards (piano-, harpsichord-, accordion duo or piano and harpsichord/ accordion or electronic keyboards) with a percussionist    EarPort

AMTRACKS
Audioassemblage for seven vocalists (2004); about 24'    EarPort

...an mir...
for four trombones and four percussionists (2012)
Commissioned by WDR for the Composers Slide Quartet and the Schlagquartett Köln
Premiere Cologne 2012   Ricordi

]and on the eyes black sleep of night[
for piccolo flute, oboe and clarinet (b) (2007)    EarPort

Antarctica Trash
Electronic Music to a dance-like action (2008)
Premiere Trier 2010; 7'30''   EarPort

[APPARAT]
for mixed choir, clarinet, accordion, double bass, and percussion (3-6 players) (1994-95)
Premiere Donaueschingen 1995; 20'   Ricordi     Score exampl e

around
for piano and string trio (ad lib.) (2008) 
Premiere Duisburg 2008   Ricordi
 

attraction
for two actors (2009) 
Co-composition with Kunsu Shim 
Premiere Seoul 2009     EarPort

- auf dem Seil, auf scharf gespanntem Seil -
for flute, violin, trombone, and piano (1987-88)
Premiere Essen 1988; 8'    Ricordi
 

auf dem wasser, ein gesicht
for koto solo (2005) (cooperation with Kunsu Shim)
Premiere Caracas 2005
EarPort   Score example   Text

AUF MESSERS SCHNEIDE
for chamber orchestra (basis instrumentation: 5 violins I, 4 violins II, 3 violas, 2 celli, double bass) (2008)
(Movement of Zeichen, which can be performed isolated.)    Ricordi
 

Aufschläge
für guitar quartet and guitar ensemble (ad lib.) (2009)
Premiere Herne 2010   Ricordi
 

AugenTanz
Performances for lovers of music (1999)
Premiere Dresden 1999; Duration indeterminate.
Free PDF:  EarPort
 

Ausblicke?!
for soprano and percussion (2015)
Premiere Würzburg 2016
EarPort
 

AUSGEWILDERTE FARBEN
Konzert für Orchester (2016)
UA Würzburg März 2017    EarPort

Ausnahme.Zustand
Musical discourse about the disease of automation. For orchestra (1997-98)
Premiere Frankfurt 1998; 25'    Ricordi
 

"… AUSREISSEN DAMIT / ES GRÜN BLEIBT …" 
Unerhörte Gesänge, Welten spiegelnd 
for choir, ensembles and soloists (2015)
Commissioned by ACHT BRÜCKEN Cologne
Premiere Cologne 2015    EarPort

        The included soprano solo Bruchstück can also be performed separately.

BANQUET – A DINNER FOR SCOTT
for five performers
Premiere Birmingham 2019     EarPort
 

Belfast Breakfast Songs
for female or male vocalist
Premiere Duisburg 1996; 5-6' Text    Score example
EarPort
 

Beppu
Thoughts on Three Haikus by Matsuo Basho (1644-1694) for trumpet and percussion (also for trombone or tuba and percussion) (1994)
Premiere Akiyoshidai 1994; 16'    Ricordi
 

bittersüß
Bagatelle for guitar and glass (1994)
Premiere Sydney 1997; 4'    EarPort /Red House Editions (Australia). 

Black Tiger Tango
for accordion (2006) 
Premiere Museum Schloss Moyland, Bedburg-Hau 2006   EarPort    Score example
 

Black Tiger Tango (plus)
for viola and accordion (2011)
Premiere Almelo, Netherlands 2011    EarPort
 

BlauSchnitt 
for ensemble
Music, based on graphics by Kunsu Shimon photos by Britta Lauer (2018)
Premiere Duisburg 2018


... Blindflug ...
for soprano solo (2012)
Text: a fragment by Frank Schablewski (2012)
Premiere Duesseldorf 2014    EarPort  
 

blütenlos
Monody for soprano, flute, violin, cello, piano or accordion (2004)
Premiere Düsseldorf 2004; about 9'    Score example
EarPort
 

Bosporus Miniatures I, II and III
for accordion solo (2023, I and II; 2024 III)
The miniatures can be performed individually.
EarPort
 

Bridges
Music to Paul Celan's poem 'Fernen' for mezzo-soprano and accordion (1996-97)
Premiere Warszaw 1997; 12'.  EarPort
 

Brüche
Music for dance theatre (2005) 
Premiere Düsseldorf 2005; about 65'    EarPort

Bruchstück
for voice solo   EarPort
 

Burning Minds
for 12 voices (1997)
Premiere Münster 1998; 12'    Ricordi
 

CAGE-MIX
Arrangement with animal voices (1973-74)
Premiere Essen 1974; Indeterminate duration    EarPort
 

California Dreams
for accordion solo (1986)
1. Lullaby (poisoned)
2. Shooting Stars
3. Soul Trap
4. Crack of Dawn
Premiere Trossingen 1986; 16'    Ricordi

CallGate
Family music for one ore more performers (2008)
Premiere Frankfurt am Main 2004    EarPort
 

Capricci
for violin solo (2022)
Premiere Essen 2023
Version for cello Premiere Trier 2023   EarPort
 

Cassandra
Music for percussion and tape based on "Kassandra", written by Birgit Scherzer (1996)
Premiere Saarbrücken 1997; 25-35'    EarPort
Version for percussion, voice(s) ad lib. and tape
Premiere New York 1997   EarPort    Score example    Text  

Cassandra-Complex
Music theatre work following "Kassandra", written by Christa Wolf for voices, choir and orchestra (1994)
Libretto: Hanns-Werner Heister
Premiere Wiesbaden 2000; about 2h
Kassandra (soprano), Kassandra-voice (alto), Myrine/Polyxena (soprano), Marpessa (mezzo-soprano), Penthesilea (mezzo-soprano), Hekuba (alto), Aineas/Anchises (baritone); Panthoos/Paris (tenor), Achill/Eumelos (tenor), Priamos/Agamemnon (bass), Hektor (baritone); choir, orchestra    Ricordi

Cayenne
Family music for one ore more performers (2008)    EarPort
 

Celan-Gesänge I - V
for mezzosoprano (with toy piano) and piano (2021)
I Auge der Zeit
II Welchen der Steine du hebst
III Sprich auch du
Mit zeitroten Lippen
V Inselhin
See also: Wohin jetzt, Schattenentblößter, wohin?
EarPort

CHANGE!
Music Theater Tools for one speaker (2013)
Duration: ad lib.
Dedicated to the english performer and composer Alwynne Pritchard
Premiere Bergen/Norway 2014    EarPort
 

CH*FFR*
A tribute to Raoul Hausmann for solo voice (2018/19)   
EarPort

Chronosphères
Space-Sound Music Games for countertenor, tuba, chamber ensemble and three satellite enensembles with a text of Wladimir Majakowski (2010)
Premiere Kaiserslautern 2010      Ricordi
 

CO - wie Kobalt
Music for solo double bass and large orchestra (1989-90)
Premiere Donaueschingen 1991; 20'    Ricordi   Text
 

CO-OP #1
for choir, ensemble and smells (2009 - 2010)
Commission by Borealis Festival and the Nordic Council of Culture. Co-composition with Kunsu Shim
Premiere Bergen/Norway 2010   Ricordi
 

COUNTDOWN 
A FoyerPerformance. Private. Public. (2007)
Premiere Wuerzburg 2007    EarPort  
 

da?da!
AdhocPerformance with VerdiBlend by Gerhard Stäbler (2012)
Premiere Mülheim an der Ruhr 2012    EarPort


DAHINSTRÖMEN, SINGEND
A music-theatrical sculpture for soprano, choir and orchestra (2018)
Premiere Ulm May 17, 2018
 

Dämpfe, fünfmalige Kammermusik
(1968-70)
1. "Farben von Stille" (with scarce voice and cello). For two actors and audience, in cooperation with WAH Schulz. Premiere Detmold 1969
2. "Geruchsmusik", theatrical music including the smells of onions, coffee and spices. Premiere Detmold 1969
3. "Fuge mit einer Quintparallele." For harpsichord. Premiere Essen 1970
4. "Geblasenes" for two male performers and fair trumpet. Premiere Detmold 1969
5. "NED". Commonalities - ad hoc made by Gerhard F./ Max E./ WAH. Bodily, with voice, instrumental
EarPort
 

Dalí
Música magica para piano (1995-96)
Premiere Duisburg 1997; 25-30'    Ricordi
 

DANCING SENSES
A contribution to Tarek Atoui's project Infinite Ear / WITHIN
for musicians, non-musicians, deaf and hearing audiences (2016)
Premiere Bergen 2016   EarPort
 

dark elegance
for percussion band with three players (2005)
5'    EarPort
 

Das Sichere ist nicht sicher
Spiral rondo for flute, bassoon, horn, violin, cello, double bass, two percussionists, and tape (1982)
Premiere Mönchengladbach 1983; 22'. Order for 50 Euro without postage:  EarPor t
 

Dasurim
Phantasy for piano (2021)
UA Essen 2021    EarPort

... day by day ...
for two percussion soloists, three female voices and orchestra (2003/2004)
Premiere Munich 2004; ca. 43'    Ricordi
 

dazzling dawn
for soprano and ensemble (2005)
Premiere Hannover 2005; 16'    Ricordi
 

demnach
An unfolded quartet for French horn and action groups with skateboards, cement mixers and vacuum cleaners (ad lib.) (2010)
Premiere Nürnberg 2011   Ricordi
 

Den Müllfahrern von San Francisco
An acronym containing acoustical reminiscences of a journey for ensemble (1989-90)
Premiere Witten 1990; 13'    Ricordi
Version for seven players by Michael Oesterle. Premiere Oslo 1996   Ricordi
Version für orchestra. Commissioned by WDR/Westdeutscher Rundfunk (2018) Ricordi


Den Toten von Sabra und Chatila
for mezzo-soprano or alto (or baritone or bass), flute, oboe, clarinet, and piano on poems by the Palestinian poet Tawfiq Ziad (1982)
Premiere Salzburg 1982   EarPort
new version for flute, oboe, clarinet, trombone, and piano (1988); 10'   EarPort

]DESIRES[
for soprano and percussion quartet (2004)
Premiere Raketenstation Hombroich/Neuss 2004; about 13' 
EarPort
 

Die bange Nacht
Illegal song from the fascist time. For voice and piano (1983)
Premiere Essen 1983; 4'    EarPort
 

Die Nacht sitzt am Tisch
for B-flat clarinet and bass clarinet with balls of glass, buckets and voice, smells, and synthesizer or cassette recorder on a poem by Oswaldo de Camargo (1992)
Premiere Wiesbaden 1993; 18'    Ricordi
 

Die Reise
for clarinet, trumpet, trombone, cello, piano, drums and tape (2001-2002)
Premiere Amsterdam 2002; 22'    Score example
EarPort
 

Die Skizze
Approach on a poem by Konstantinos Kavafis (1863-1933)
for trumpet in B flat (2013)
Premiere Dresden 2013; ca. 11'   EarPort
 

Dreizehn
for 11, 17, 19, 23, 29, 31, 37, 41, 43, 47, 53 ... players (1997)
Premiere Mußbach (Neustadt/Pfalz) 1997; Duration indeterminate   EarPort
 

drüber...
for eight active shouters, cello, synthesizer, and tape (1972-73)
Premiere Essen 1973; 18.    EarPort
 

dry leaves
for accordion solo (2002) 
Premiere Salzburg 2003; about 10'.   EarPort

dunkel - im aschenen Dämmer
for flute and cello (2009)
Premiere Edenkoben 2009; 9'    EarPort
 

Dynamik - Eigendynamik
Bagatelle for tenor, flute, cello, and organ (1990-91)
Premiere Duisburg 1991; 10'    EarPort
 

EarPlugs I & II
Performances for lovers of music (1973 as „Gehörsmassage“ / rev. 1999 as „EarPlugs“)
Premiere Dresden 1999. Free PDF: EarPort
 

ECO | NARCISO | ECO
Frammenti di un'opera
for soprano solo, choir and orchestra (2015 / 2016)
Libretto: Hermann Schneider
Translation: Enrico Calesso
Premiere Würzburg: June 4, 2016   EarPort
 

eilig.dressiert
for three identical instruments or instruments in identical register (2000)
Order for 20 Euro without postage:  EarPort      Score example
Premiere Düsseldorf 2002 (version for 3 recorders)

el camino - una fiesta - el camino?
for accordion solo and ensemble or orchestra (2007)
Premiere Graz 2007    Ricordi
 

elements (acute)
Electronical music for sound installations (1999/2000) 
1. flowing
2. grounded
3. breathing
4. blazing
Realised at ZKM Center for Art and Media Karlsruhe, sound design: Christian Venghaus
Premiere Basel (2000)   EarPort

elements acute (plus)
for choir, chamber orchestra and electronic sounds (2004/2006)
Premiere Duisburg 2006; about 14'    EarPort
 

elements(edged) - Fragment
for CD/tape (1999)
Premiere Duisburg 1999; 8'    EarPort
 

Endstation ZASPA
Music for a dance theatre directed by Avi Kaiser for Tape (2001-2002)
Premiere Gdansk (Poland) 2002   EarPort

energy·light·dream
for soprano, large orchestra, orchestra in distance with baritone and tape based on a text by Heiner Müller (2000)
Premiere Vockerode 2000; 30'    Ricordi


Engelkadaver
for soprano solo and electronic sounds (ad lib.) (2020)
EarPort
 

Enjoy!
for clarinet (B flat) solo (2013)
Premiere Wiesbaden 2014    EarPort
 

Enjoy!
Version for flute (2013/2016)     EarPort
 

enriched elements
for soprano, trumpet, tuba, water, light and surrounding sounds (2003)
Premiere Duisburg 2003   EarPort
 

ERLÖST ALBERT E.
Music theatre in five scenes (2012)
With text by Matthias Kaiser
Premiere Ulm 2014    Ricordi
 

Essentiellement. musikTanz - tanzMusik 
Improvisation-Project with Christine Brunel, Avi Kaiser and Kunsu Shim (2001)
Premiere Essen 2001; 60'    EarPort
 

estratto
for solo bassoon with harmonica ad lib. (1998)
Premiere Weingarten 1998; 7'.   EarPort
 

... etwas näher dem Herzen der Schöpfung ...
Fragments on Paul Klee
for percussion (2 players) and cello (2013)
Premiere Augsburg 2013; ca. 12'   EarPort
 

EVERY DAY'S JOURNEY
Trio for cello, piano and percussion (2021)
Premiere Düsseldorf 2021; ca. 15'    EarPort

Exit.
Performance for 5-9 actors, created by Gerhard Stäbler and Kunsu Shim for the installation Notstand by Magdalena Jetelová (2006) 
Premiere Duisburg 2006; about 14'    EarPort

fallen, fallen ... und liegen und fallen
Songs for poems written by Paul Celan for soprano (or mezzo-soprano or alto), accordion, tuba, and tape (1988-89)
Premiere Dresden 1989; 35'   Ricordi    Score example    Text
 

Fallzeit
for one or two percussionists (1997)
Premiere Schreyahn 1997; 6'   EarPort    score example
 

Fantasia g-moll (J. S. Bach)
Transcription for three-manual organ (1980)
Premiere Essen 1980; 15'.    EarPort

Fantasia - ut, ré, mi, fa, sol, la
(John Bull, composed c. 1610). Transcription for organ and male voice (1980)
Premiere Essen 1980; 10'    EarPort
 

FERNE / NÄHE (I)
for piano, percussion and string quartet (2009)
Premiere Duisburg 2009; 20'    Ricordi

 
FERNE / NÄHE (II)
for percussion and string quartet (2009)
Premiere Vienna 2009; 15'    Ricordi
 

FERNE / NÄHE (III)
for piano (2009)
Premiere Essen 2011; 12'    Ricordi
 

Five SoundVisions
Performance (2010). Co-composition with Kunsu Shim
Premiere Düsseldorf 2010   EarPort
 

FootPrints I & II
Performances for lovers of music (1999)
Premiere Dresden 1999. Free PDF:  EarPort

... for Kavafis ... 
Elegy for six solo singers or mixed choir of six voices, accompanied by a bass drum (hanging) (2000)
Elegy based on the vita of the Greek poet Konstantinos Kavafis.
Premiere Mülheim an der Ruhr 2001; Duration indeterminate (not less than 18')  Score example   EarPort
 

Für später: jetzt
Childen's song for mezzo-soprano (or baritone) and piano on a text by Josef Redig (1982)
Premiere Essen 1983; 2'    EarPort
Version for mixed choir a capella (1986); Verlag Ars Musica, Wilhelmshaven
 

... fürs Vaterland: -
Three songs, poems from the Shih-ching, and by Erich Mühsam and Bertolt Brecht. For instrumental ensemble, voice and speaking chorus (1981-82)
Premiere London 1982; 18'    EarPort
 

frictions (unlimited)
Fragment for CD/tape (1999)
Premiere Duisburg 1999; 3'    EarPort
 

Fund.Stücke – Ein Vabanque Spiel
Performance (2008)
Premiere Schwaz 2008.   EarPort
 

futuressence 1
for trombone, percussion and accordion (1998)
Premiere Düsseldorf 1998; 27'    EarPort
 

futuressence^xxx
Music Theatre
Co-composition with Kunsu Shim (2000)
Premiere San Francisco 2000   EarPort   Text  
 

GAME
Ausschweifendes
for flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, percussion, piano, accordion (ad lib.), violoncello, double bass with possible playback and an audience action
Commissioned by Tonhalle Düsseldorf (2019)
Premiere Düsseldorf 2019   EarPort

Version for Herzarfen Ensemble 2022
Premiere Istanbul 2023    EarPort
 

GEFÄHRLICHE RÄNDER
for chamber orchestra (basis instrumentation: 5 violins I, 4 violins II, 3 violas, 2 celli, double bass) (2008)
(Movement of Zeichen, which can be performed isolated.)    Ricordi
 

Gehörsmassage
for active audience (1973)
Premiere Essen 1973; Indeterminate duration    EarPort
 

Gerissene Dämpfe
for six female and male voices and one speaker (2016/17)
I. Allerwärts
II. Schleppe
III. Bang
IV: Schein·Heilig
Premiere Dresden 2017    EarPort
 

geRÜCHt
Aroma performance (1998)
Premiere Chicago 1998; Duration indeterminate    EarPort

GESTOCHEN SCHARF
Action for two pianists, playing on keys and strings (2024)
EarPort


Gift.Gelb
for electrified accordion and E-Bass (2002)
Premiere Utrecht 2002; Vers. 1 = 19'; Vers. 2 = 14'
EarPort  
 

golder than gold
for ensemble with indeterminate instruments (2007)
Premiere Birmingham 2009
EarPort   score example
 

GRAUZONE(N)
for chamber orchestra (5 violins I or more, 4 violins II or more, 3 violas or more, 2 celli or more, one double bass or more) (2008)
(Movement of ZEICHEN, which can be performed isolated.)    Ricordi
 

Griffel
Family music for one ore more performers (2008)    EarPort

HAI!
for solo tuba with nearby instruments (1991)
Premiere Dortmund 1991; 7'
EarPort
 

HÄMMER
Action for four percussionists (2019)
Commissioned by Kunststiftung NRW
Premiere Cologne 2019    EarPort
 

HandStreiche
Performances for lovers of music (1999)
Premiere Dresden 1999; Duration indeterminate
Free PDF:  EarPort
 

HarbourMarks
for sirens, horns, brass ensemble(s), and percussion groups (1998)
Premiere Duisburg 1999; Duration indeterminate    EarPort
 

Hart auf hart 
Music for improvising, calculative ensemble(s) (1986). Graphic score.
Premiere Essen 1986; Indeterminate duration  Text
EarPort
 

Hausmusik
for one or more performers (2008/09)
Containing the parts: Call Gate (2008), Cayenne (2009), Griffel (2009), Paximadia (2008), Tempo (2008)
Performance of isolated movements possible    EarPort
 

HEINE, WARNUNG
for voice solo with a big plastic bottle or voice and 1 - 5 players on plastic bottles (2022/2023)    EarPort

HEINE, VERKEHRTE WELT
for three to five voices with plastic bottles of different sizes (2022/2023)    EarPort

HEINE, ERLEUCHTUNG
for voice solo, accompanied by four to nine players wth plastic bottles (2022/2023)    EarPort

Heiß!
for organ (1988)
Premiere Essen 1988
EarPort
 

HELIOS NORDWÄRTS
for vintage and new fire engines, flying objects, big band, string orchestra and electronic sounds (2010)
Commissioned by Borealis Festival
Premiere Bergen/Norway 2010   EarPort
 

Hitlerchoräle IV - VI (from Bertolt Brecht)
for choir and electronic organ (ad lib.) (1980)
- "Sieh, wie er dir schon schwanket ..."
- "Ein große Hilf was uns sein Maul ..."
- "Ein strenger Herr ist unser Herr ..."
Premiere Essen 1983; 15'    EarPort
 

HÖR·FLECKEN
U-chronic Moments at the U-Station Heumarkt Cologne for several singers, ensembles and action groups (2018/2019)
Commissioned by Acht Brücken | Musik für Köln
Premiere Cologne 2019  EarPort
Video documentation on YouTube: here
 

hyacinth - liquids. scents
for a percussionist (1997)
Premiere Berlin 1997; 10'   EarPort
 

if not, winter
for renaissance recorder and 13 strings koto (2006/07)
EarPort
 

...im Spalier ...
musical thoughts on fantasies by John Bull (1563-1628) and Don Carlo Gesualdo (c. 1560-1613) for brass quintet (1990)
Premiere Detmold 1990; 9'    Ricordi
 

] in myself I am 
for soprano, piano, actions and scents (2016)
UA Stuttgart 2016   EarPort
 

... ins Offene ...
Five songs for soprano, mezzosoprano, countertenor, tenor, baritone and bass (2008)
1. drei, vier for soprano, countertenor, tenor, baritone and bass
2. wechselseitig for soprano, mezzosoprano and baritone
3. einen Ort erschaffen for countertenor and tenor
4. zählen for soprano, mezzosoprano, countertenor, tenor, baritone and bass
5. zulassen for bass
Premiere Darmstadt 2008   Ricordi
 

Internet 1.1
for piano (1996)
Premiere London 1996; 7'    Ricordi
 

Internet 1.2
for accordion (1996-97)
Premiere New York 1997; 4'
EarPort
 

Internet 1.5 
for piano (1996)
Premiere Essen 1996; 9'
EarPort
 

Internet 1.9 
for piano (1996)
Premiere Wiesbaden 1996; 13'
EarPort

Internet 3.1 (Fragment)
for mezzo-soprano (alto), clarinet and percussion (1995-97)
Premiere Strasbourg 1998; Duration indeterminate    Ricordi
 

Internet 3.2 
for mezzo-soprano (alto), piano and percussion (1 player) (1995-96)
Premiere Oslo 1996; 35'    Ricordi
 

Internet 4 (Adriatico)
for piano(s) and percussion (1996-97)
Premiere München 1998; 10'
EarPort
 

Internet 4 (New York/Francesco Clemente)
for 4 pianos (1997)
Premiere Munich 1998; 10'
EarPort
 

INTERNET^x.../SCRAP
for ensemble with optional instruments (2002/2003)
A combination of the works Hart auf hart, Winter, Blumen and Internet 1.2/1.1 or Internet 1.5/1.9
Premiere Rome 2003; about 16'
EarPort
 

ITHAKA
for Koto (and voice) (2003)
Premiere Duesseldorf
EarPort    Text   Score example
 

ITHAKA·EXZERPT
for flute or bass flute solo (2011)
Version for viola solo (2011)
Premiere Rheinsberg 2011    Score example
Order for 8 Euro without postage:  EarPort
Appeared in "70 Rheinsberger Solfeggien - Ein Flötenbuch für Friedrich II." Friedrich Hofmeister Musikverlag (FH 3381)
 

JC/NY 
for 3, 4, 5, or 7 performers with manipulators and audience (5. September 1992)
Premiere Lissabon 1992; Indeterminate duration  Score example
EarPort   Text
 

Journal 9'1119
Music for flutes, percussion, tape, and scents (1996)
Premiere Saarbrücken 2002; 25'    EarPort
 

kalt·erhitzt-Abgesang auf 113 Flügel
Performance (1999/2000)
Premiere Velbert Langenberg 2000   EarPort   Text
 

KARAS. KRÄHEN
Version for tape (=also used as tape for the instrumental versions) (1994-1995)
Premiere Essen 1995; 25'. Order for 10 Euro without postage:  EarPort   Text
Version for one vocalist, sho (accordion), double bass, percussion, and tape
Premiere Tokyo 1995. Order for 20 Euro:  EarPort Score example
Version for accordion and tape. Order for 20 Euro without postage:  EarPort
Version for choir and tape. Order for 20 Euro without postage:  EarPort
 

katalekt
for solo cello with special bow ad lib. (1998)
Premiere Weingarten 1998; 25'    EarPort

]KERAMES, PARALÍA[
A musical-theatrical intervention for soprano, choir and orchestra (2017/18)
World Premiere Ulm, May 2018 
See also: VIER GRAVUREN, GRAVUR I
 

KERBEN
for speaker and ensemble – flute/piccolo, clarinet, alto and tenor saxophone, guitar, two accordions, violin, cello, double bass and elektronic sounds/percussion – (2019/20)
EarPort
 

Kókkaλa (Kókkala) 
for one speaker and Toy Piano (2013)
Premiere Essen; 11'   EarPort
 

kollaps
Performance on texts by Raoul Hausmann, Isang and Hirato Renkichi (2005) 
Premiere Essen 2005; about 8'    EarPort
 

KopfFüßler
for two performers with an electrified accordion (2002)
Premiere Karlsruhe 2002   EarPort   Score example
 

kopflos
Kassandra-study for flute, B-flat clarinet, violin, cello, piano, and percussion (1993)
Premiere Schreyahn November 1993; 22'    Ricordi
 

Kreuzungen / erhärten
for oboe solo (2012)
On a fragment by Frank Schablewski
Premiere Freistadt (Austria) June 2015   EarPort
 

Krusten/Crusts
for solo cello (1998)
Premiere London 1998; 5'   EarPort    Score example
   

KYBELE
Kassandra-study for 3 percussionists and percussion ensemble ad lib. (1993)
Premiere Köln 1995; 7', 11', 13', 17', 19', 23'
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...leaving the gold...
for voice, piano and five CD player (2004) 
Premiere Duisburg 2004; about 16'    EarPort
 

Letzte Dinge
Concert action based on a libretto by Hermann Schneider and Alexander Jansen inspired by Paul Auster´s novel "In the country of last things". For three voices, percussion and tape (2007)
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]LIFE[
for sho, hichiriki and glass-chimes (2004) Premiere Tokio 2004; about 16'    EarPort   Text
 

Lob des Selben
for ensemble and percussion ad lib. (2020)
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LuftMarsch
for two air-activated keyboards (2001)
Premiere Mülheim, Ruhr 2001; 11'    EarPort
 

LUFTSPIEGELUNGEN – Ein Spiel für Sieben
for trumpet, trombone, two percussions, piano, e-guitar and cello (2008) 
Premiere Schwaz 2008   Ricordi
 

Luna
Electroacoustic music for an exhibition (1998)
Premiere Sheffield 1998; 10'    EarPort
 

Majakowkis »Leitfaden ... «
for mixed vocal quartet/s
and – ad libitum – with electronic tape and a sound action by the audience (2018)       EarPort
 

m·sks·m
U-Turn for three wind players, drums and piano (2001)
Premiere Chiasso 2002    EarPort   Score example
 

Madame la Peste
Musictheatre in four scenes for singers, dancer, choir and orchestra (Libretto: Matthias Kaiser following Bruno Jasienski, Edgar Allan Poe and Claude Debussy) (2001) 
Premiere Duisburg 2002; about 2h   Ricordi
 

MAGISCHE SPIELE
for 13-17 pianos, voice(s) and ensemble (ad lib.) (2021)
DisContinuum #1
IN HARMONIE VERWIRRT #2
SIGNATURES #3
QUICK RESPONSE #4
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Messenger of Spring
for electronic violin, live-electronic and light (2013)
Premiere Bergen 2014; ca. 8'   EarPort   Text

MetalSeasons
for solo violin, trumpet, horn, trombone, tuba, 4 percussionists, and flying objects (ad lib.) (1998-99)
MetalSeasons can be combined with the performance of [APPARAT]
Premiere Duisburg 1999; 30'    EarPort
 

Mit wachen Sinnen
for choir and mouth drums (1987)
Text: Angela Jackson.
Premiere Chicago 1985; 5'    EarPort
 

Mondspiel
for 4-hand piano (2009)
Premiere Duisburg 2009   EarPort    Score example

Moon'scape
for flute and guitar (1996)
Premiere New York 1997; 7'   EarPort
 

MO-PED
for organ and motorcycle (1970-71)
Premiere Essen 1973; 45'    EarPort
 

Müd des Festen 
for clarinet, trombone, two percussionists, celesta (or piano, respectively keyboard with metallical sound, violin, viola, cello, double bass and tape (1999/2000)    Ricordi
 

MundStücke
Performances for lovers of music (1999)
Premiere Dresden 1999; Duration indeterminate
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Music Box - jerkily
Basic structure for piano, dispiano, organ or harpsichord (2017/18)
World premiere Saarbrücken May 2018    EarPort
 

Nachbeben und davor:
for cello (with scratcher) and accordion (with Scotch argus) (1989)    Ricordi
 

NACHMITTAGSSONNE (AFTERNOON SUN)
Chamber opera for baritone, violin, viola, cello and tape based on writings by Konstantinos Kavafis (2005)
Premiere Seoul 2006   EarPort
 

NACHTSTÜCK I
for flute, clarinet, percussion, piano, violin, viola, cello, and tape (ad. lib.) (2005) 
Premiere Saarbrücken 2006; ca. 14'    Score example
Version for piano, string quartet and tape (2006)
Premiere Düsseldorf 2006    Score example
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NACHTSTÜCK II
for oboe, clarinet, bassoon, double-bass and chimes (2005)
Premiere Freiburg 2006    Score example
Version for piano and string quartet (2006) 
Premiere Düsseldorf 2006    Score example
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NACHTSTÜCK III
for voice, piano and tape (2006)
Premiere Düsseldorf 2006    Score example
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NACHTSTÜCK IV 
for for piano and string quartet (2006)
Premiere Duisburg 2006 Score example
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Nähte der Luft
for flute, oboe, clarinet (bass clarinet), piano, violin, cello, percussion and speaker (ad lib.) (2010)
Comissioned work for the "nostri temporis" ensemble (Kiev)
Premiere Lviv 2011; 15'   Ricordi
 

NasenTraum
Performances for lovers of music (1999)
Premiere Dresden 1999; Duration indeterminate    EarPort
 

news 1
Projected performance with or without performers (1995)
Premiere Sheffield 1995   EarPort
 

news 2
Performance for 11 vocalists and projections (ad lib.) (1995-96)
44'    EarPort
 

Nicht einen Platz hat die Schönheit
for contrabass clarinet solo (2011)    Ricordi    Text
 

Nicht Traum. Traum
performance - essay for one performer (1994)
Premiere Darmstadt 1994; 60'    EarPort
 

(n)irgendwo
Duo for soprano saxophone (B) or clarinet (B) and percussion (2011)
Premiere Marburg 2014    Ricordi
 

Notebook
for viola und orchestra or ensemble (1996-2000)
Premiere Duisburg 2002; 20'   Ricordi    Score example    Score example viola

now.here - here?
Chord scraps for piano (2016)
Premiere Dusseldorf 2017    EarPort

... ohne Netz und doppelten Boden ...
for ensemble (1999)
Premiere Dresden 1999; 12'    Ricordi
 

[ohne Titel]
from: Palast des Schweigens for glass harmonica (1993/95)
16'    EarPort
 

Oktober
for flute, violin and (5-stringed) double bass (1989)
Premiere Dresden 1990; 8'    Ricordi
 

O Muro
for soprano, percussion, metal, wood, glass, and ice (with four-track tape) (1992)
Premiere Essen 1993; 35'    Ricordi
 

open sky (1)
for chamber orchestra (1999)
Premiere Werneck 1999; 7'    Score example
Version for accordion, string orchestra and timpani (1999)    Score example   
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Palast des Schweigens. Kassandra-study
for sho (1992-93)
Premiere Tokyo 1994; 33'    Ricordi

 
PAPIER · WORT · TOD · SPUR 
for vocal ensemble (2007). A vertical music and a hommage to Roberto Juarroz (1925 - 1995)
Premiere Kassel 2007   Ricordi
 

pas'p'pasp'pas
Duo for guitar and percussion (2015)
inspired by the poem PASSIONNÉMENT
Commissioned by El Cimarròn Ensemble Duo
Premiere October 2015 Riga   EarPort


ΠΑΞΙΜΑΔΙΑ (PAXIMADIA)
Family music for one ore more performers (2008)
Premiere Frankfurt am Main 2009    EarPort

PhantasieStück
for accordion (2011)
ca. 17'    EarPort
 

pièces chaudes
for 4-hand piano (2005) 
Premiere Essen 2005; about 13'
Version for 2-hand piano (2005)
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Plateau
for ensemble (clarinet, bass clarinet, soprano saxophone, baritone saxophone, french horn, tuba, accordion with music from a cassette recorder or a CD player, mandolin and string quartet) (2002)
Premiere Luxembourg 2003    Ricordi    Score example
 

playmanic
for one or two player piano(s) or a grand piano with a player piano (1998-99)
Premiere Cologne 2000; 20'    EarPort
 

Poetic Arcs
for ensemble (1996)
Premiere Apeldoorn 1997; 18'    EarPort
 

Prophezeiung und Abschied
für Streichtrio (2014)    EarPort
 

purple rugs
for sho (accordion), clarinet, saxophone, violin, viola, cello, and marimba (2005)
Premiere Luxembourg 2005; 10'    EarPort
Version for sho (accordion), clarinet, violin, viola, cello and marimba (2005)
10'    EarPort
 

purple rugs · fragmented 
for marimba solo (2005)     EarPort
 

Rachengold
Secret score for a vocalist, a glass of water and a large stopwatch (ad lib.) (1992)
Premiere Chicago 1993; Indeterminate duration    EarPort
 

Radierung
for solo oboe (1995)
Premiere Belfast 1996; 12'    Ricordi


Red Book 
Music to a video by Kyungwoo Chun for percussion (2009)
Premiere Seoul (Korea) 2009   EarPort
 

... remember ...
Music for a dance theatre (2006)
(Co-composition with Kunsu Shim)
Premiere Duisburg 2006   EarPort
 

Riech mal, wie das klingt 
Music theatre for kids for one voice and percussion (2009) 
Premiere Mannheim 2009   EarPort


Roots
for voices, flute, violin, cello and piano (2006) 
Co-Composition with Pèter Köszeghy
Premiere Weimar 2006   EarPort
 

Rosenkranz
Secret score for a vocalist (1995)
Premiere Essen 1996; Duration indeterminate   EarPort
 

]ROSES[
for soprano and percussion quartet (2004)
Premiere Raketenstation Hombroich, Neuss 2004; about 16'
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RUCHlos
Aroma performance (1998)
Premiere Chicago 1998; Duration indeterminate   EarPort
 

Ruck- VERSCHie/oBEN Zuck-
Orchestral pieces (one wedged into the other) with obbligato accordion (1986-88)
Premiere Essen 1989; 20'    Ricordi
 

Rumor
for vocal ensemble (2013)
Premiere Dresden 2013   EarPort
 

] said
for piano, electronic sounds and projected photographies by Kunsu Shim (2013)
Premiere Karlruhe 2013; ca. 15'   EarPort


SALZ
Mobile Music Theatre after Peter Handke’s Kali. Eine Vorwintergeschichte for singers, ensemble and recordings (2023)
Libretto: Hermann Schneider
Commissioned by Kulturhauptstadt Salzkammergut 2024 and Landestheater Linz

Sappho-Gesänge
for mixed choir (2015)
I. SILVERY – II. SEEKING AFTER – III. YOU 
Each movement can also be performed separately.    EarPort

SapphoTrilogie
for soprano, choir, splitted orchestra and electronics (2006-2008) 
Each part of the trilogy can also be performed separately.   Ricordi

Schatten, smaragdfarben
for 4-hand piano (2011)
Premiere Hamburg 2011    Ricordi
 

SCHATTEN.TRÄUME
for clarinet, bassoon, bugle, violin, viola, cello and double bass with several instrumental add-ons (2009)
Premiere Linz 2009; 9'    Ricordi
 

Schatten wilder Schmerzen
Music for Orchestra (1984-85)
Version with soloists premiere Essen 1985; 22'
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Scheibenformen
for horn solo (2013)   EarPort
 

... schloß die Augen, vor Glück ...
Kassandra-study for solo guitar (1993)
Premiere Essen 1994; 16'    Ricordi
 

Schmerzprobe
Kassandra-study for solo viola (1993)
Premiere Brighton 1993; 18'-20'    Ricordi    Text

schön.rein.hold
for tenor (also soprano) and piano (2012)
Premiere Wachtendonk 2012    Ricordi
 

SCHRIFTEN IN WOLKEN VERWOBEN
for nine instruments (2022/2023)  
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SCHWARZER WIND
for piano with listening action for audience (2019)
For the project 250 piano pieces for BEETHOVEN
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SCHWELLEN. Eine Phantasie
Audio-Visuals for voice solo (2017)
Premiere Nürnberg 2017; ca. 3'
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schwerkraft(los)
for 3 percussions, accordion and clarinet (2006) (Co-Composition with Kunsu Shim)
about 15'    EarPort
 

Secrets
Succession of songs based on poems written by Wolf Wondratschek for alto (mezzo-soprano), baritone and piano (1998)
Premiere Ludwigslust 1998; 12'
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Seeking After
from "Sappho-Gesänge" for mixed choir (2015)    EarPort
 

selbstLAUT
RadioPerformance (2010)
First broadcast: November 9, 2010
by Neue Musik, hr2-kultur (Hessischer Rundfunk, editor Stefan Fricke)
 

Seven, Three
Music for oboe, clarinet and bassoon (1996)
Premiere Munich 1996; 16-35'
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Siebzehn Augenblicke
for soprano and ensemble (2012)
Premiere Düsseldorf 2012    Ricordi


Silvery
from "Sappho-Gesänge" for mixed choir (2015)    EarPort

S.M.A.R.T.E DRÖHNUNG 
for two, three or four pianos (2024)
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spatial ayres 
for soprano, ensemble and tape on a text written by Heiner Müller (2000)
Premiere Vockerode 2000; 20'    Ricordi    Score example   
Simultaneous performance with Strafkolonie possible

Spectre
for sho solo (2004-05) 
Premiere Duisburg 2005; 7'   EarPort
 

SPEED
for one (or even more) groups of 3 vocalists (1997)
Premiere Wuppertal 1997; Duration indeterminate   EarPort
 

SPICES (1)
for dance, ensemble, tape, and scents (2001)
Premiere Mönchengladbach 2001; 19'
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SPICES (2)
for violin, cello and percussion (2001)
Premiere Oslo 2001; 15'   EarPort
 

SPICES (3)
for three drums and tape (2001) 
Premiere Düsseldorf 2001; 16'
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SPICES (4)
for accordion, tape and spices (2001)
Premiere Tokyo 2002; 18'
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SPICES (1 PLUS)
for dance, chamber orchestra, tape, smells and vocal interventions (2001-04)
Premiere Olympia / Washington 2004   EarPort
 

SPICES (1 ULTRA)
for choir, accordion, piano, percussion, string orchestra, electronic sounds, smells and theatrical actions (2004)
Premiere Herrenberg 2005
EarPort
 

SPIEGEL 17/11
Newspaper clippings for voice and piano (2011)
UA Duesseldorf 2014  
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S·P·L·A·S·H 
for 6, 12, 18 or 24 percussionists (2010)
Premiere Montepulciano (Italy) 2010    Ricordi
 

SpringLight
for tape (1998)
Premiere Saarbrücken 1998; 13'   EarPort
 

Spuren
Music for saxophone quartet (1995)
Premiere Evreux 1996; 18'    Ricordi
 

STECHUHR?!
Action for five (or more) pianists (2019)
Commissioned by Kunststiftung NRW
Premiere Cologne 2019     EarPort
 

STEINE
A concertante intervention on the "Andreasteig" in Kiew, a work in cooperation with the Ukranian writer Serhiy Zhadan (2010)
Premiere Kiew (Urkaine) 2010   EarPort
 

STEPS
for one step-dancing pianist (2003)    EarPort
 

Stillschreiend anders,
for two guitars (2017)       EarPort
 

Strafkolonie
for baritone and percussion based on a Kafka transcription by Heiner Müller (2000)
Premiere Vockerode 2000; 20'   Ricordi    Score example
Simultaneous performance with spatial ayres possible. 
 

... strike the ear ...
for stringquartet (1987-88)
Premiere Düsseldorf 1988; 13'    Ricordi
 

suchen nach ...
Experiments with historical material (1976-80)
- "Ihr habt es gelitten und duldet es noch!" for piano 4 hands (1978)
Premiere Düsseldorf 1978; 5'    EarPort
 

Sünde. Fall. Beil.
Royal opera in five acts based on "Catherine Howard", written by Alexandre Dumas père (1990-91)
Libretto: Andreas F. J. Lechner
Suzette/Hofdame (soprano), King Henry (baritone), Lord of Edelholz (tenor), De Miette/Mr. Lederer/first minister/first courtier (baritone), doctor/second minister/second courtier/executioner (tenor), Anna/princess Margarete/Mrs. Klubatschek (alto), Mr. Domini/third courtier/crocodile (baritone), cardinal/judge/fourth courtier (baritone), bodyguard (baritone), royal dwarf (speaker); orchestra, tape.
Premiere München 1992 (Biennale); about 2 h   Ricordi
 

Supreme Particles "R111"
Sound material for an interactive environment in four rooms and website for the project "connected cities" in the Lindenbrauerei Hamm. Collaboration with Michael Saup, Gideon May, Anne Niemetz, Steffen Ruyl Cramer, Bodo Lensch, and Gerhard Stäbler (1999)
Premiere Unna 1999    EarPort
 

TAP
for organ pedal (1998)
Duration indeterminate. Premiere Kassel and Cologne 2007   EarPort
 

Taubes Schwarz
for ensemble (2021)     EarPort
 

Tau und Nelke
Three actions for solo voice (2017)
Premiere Kassel 2017/Duisburg 2023     EarPort
 

Tempo
"Hausmusik" for one performer or more (2008)
UA Frankfurt am Main 2009    EarPort


THE COLOUR
Music theatre on the libretto by Hermann Schneider on Howard Phillips Lovecraft's short story from 1927 The Colour Out of Space (2013 / 2014)
Premiere Wuerzburg 2015   EarPort
 

The Drift
for ensemble (flute, B flat clarinet, bassoon, B flat trumpet, trombone, two percussionists, violin, viola, cello and double bass) and electronic sounds (2011/2012)
Co-composition with Kunsu Shim to the same-named dance theatre project of the choreographer Helge Letonja with pictures by Kyungwoo Chun
Premiere Ludwigshafen 2012    Ricordi

 

The Purpose of Art
for accordion solo (2022)
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Threads
for string orchestra and sewing-machines respectively knitting-machines (2010)
Commissioned of the Borealis festival
Premiere Bergen/Norway 2010   EarPort
 

TIEFEN·SCHÄRFE 
for soprano solo, speaker, orchestra, actions by the audience (ad lib.) and recording with a speech cascade by Alwynne Pritchard and an „Appassionierte Coda“ on a platform lorry by Kunsu Shim (2019/20)
Commissioned by Kulturraum Niederrhein e.V. with support by Kunststiftung NRW
 

Time for Tomorrow
Music for 25 futuristic theatre pieces for trombone, percussion and 8-track tape (1998)
Premiere Munich 1999; 80'   EarPort
 

TIME·OUT
Instrumental theater for two female vocalists, clarinet, trombone, cello, accordion, tape and video referring to Agnes Martin´s "Parable of the Equal Hearts" (2003)
Premiere Dresden 2003   Ricordi
 

TIMESCAPE
for drum-solo and orchestra (2001)
Premiere Essen 2002; 15'    Ricordi    Score example
 

Tinguely
for four percussionists, accordion, live-electronics and audience (2006) 
Co-Composition with Kunsu Shim
About 20'    EarPort
 

Total
for piano solo (1986)
Premiere Dortmund 1988; about 12'    EarPort
 

TRAMA/GEWEBE
for mixed choir (1997)
Premiere Bottrop 1999; 20'    EarPort
 

TRAUM 1/9/92
for saxophone, cello, piano, and ensemble (1992)
Premiere Duisburg 1993; 18'    Ricordi
Saxophone-, cello- and piano parts are to be performed solo as well as in a trio- or duo combination. Even the ensemble part could be performed without soli 

TRAUMPROTOKOLLE – Clips for two pianos 
(2016)
Premiere Karlsruhe 2016   EarPort
 

triumPF
Kassandra-study for brass ensemble (1993-94)
Premiere Akiyoshidai 1994; 10'    Ricordi
 

TSUKI. SUBARU
for sho solo and orchestra (2005/06)
Premiere Duisburg 2007   Ricordi
 

twilights - protocols for tape
Poems by Ernesto Cardenal and texts out of "NEWSWEEK" between August 1 and 8, 1983. Produced at the Computer Center of Stanford University/California, latest mix in the electronic studio at the Folkwanghochschule Essen (1983)
Can be combined with the performance of Windows.
Premiere Mülheim/Ruhr 1984; 24'
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Übungen der Annäherung 
Trio for clarinet(s) or saxophone(s), percussion and piano (2007)
Premiere Dresden 2007   Ricordi
 

Uferlinen - Shorelines
Music for puppet theatre written by Felix Mirbt for percussion and tape (2000)
Premiere Oberhausen 2000; 80'    EarPort
 

¿una línea? 
Music for 3-5 voices with percussion- and key instruments (ad lib.)
or 3-5 voices, percussion and piano (harmonium or accordion) (2007/08)
Premiere Kelkheim 2009   Ricordi
 

...und in diesem Blau eine Ahnung von Grün...
for soprano, soprano-saxophone, trombone and big orchestra (2005/06) 
Premiere Saarbrücken 2006; 20'-25'    Ricordi
 

Ungaretti-Lieder
for mezzo-soprano or alto (or baritone) and percussion (1990)
Premiere Wiesbaden 1990; 10'  Ricordi
 

Unstern! Sinistre (Franz Liszt)
Transcription for ensemble (1996)
Premiere Apeldoorn 1997   EarPort
 

... unter Glas vergessen ...
for sho and violin (2004-05)
Premiere Rethymnon 2005; about 9'   EarPort
 

]upon dry land[
for percussion and piano (2005).
Premiere Rheinsberg 2007   EarPort
 

... vanishing into silence ...
for cello solo and ensemble (flute, clarinet (B), horn, trumpet (C), trombone and double-bass (2002-03)
Premiere Munich 2008    Ricordi
 

VASES AND ROOFS 
for saxophone quartet/s and – ad libitum – electronic tape with a sound action by the audience (2018)
Premiere Heilbronn 2019     EarPort
 

verRUCHt
Aroma performance (1998)
Premiere Chicago 1998; Duration indeterminate    EarPort
 

Verwandeln
Septett for flute, oboe, bass clarinet, violin, viola, violoncello and percussion (one to seven players)
with vocal performances (ad lib.) (2017)
Premiere Düsseldorf 2017
 

vidrio astillado 
for 4-hand piano and string quartet (2007) 
Premiere Dresden 2007    Ricordi
 

Vogel als … – Start-ups mit Prophezeiung
Movements: EINTRITT, VERRUFENE STELLE, PROPHEZEIHUNG, AUFMERKEN ... und ABSCHIED 
for 11 strings (2014)
Premiere Karlsruhe 2014   EarPort
 

vollkommen, eins (I)
for mixed choir in four mixed groups, 8 instruments (flute, clarinet, horn, trumpet, trombone, tuba, 2 percussions) and scents (ad lib.) (2009/2010)
Commissioned by Borealis Festival Bergen/Norway
20'    Ricordi

Consisting of the following parts which can be performed independently:
- Hölderlins Frühling
- Hölderlins Sommer
- Hölderlins Herbst
- Hölderlins Winter

This work can be combined with UNIFON by Kunsu Shim and then results in CO-OP #1  Ricordi
 

vollkommen, eins (II)
for mixed choir in four mixed groups,
7 instruments (flute, clarinet, violin, viola, cello, double bass, percussion) and scents (ad lib.) (2009/2010)
Commissioned by Borealis Festival, Bergen, Norway
20'    Ricordi

Consisting of the following parts which can be performed independently:
- Hölderlins Frühling
- Hölderlins Sommer
- Hölderlins Herbst (a) (with choir)
- Hölderlins Herbst (b) (without choir)
- Hölderlins Winter
 

[VOIX^(TIME)]
Multimedia project in collaboration with the composers Suyeon Hong, Vadim Karasikov, Ernst-August Klötzke, Jeffrey Kowalkowski, Michael Maierhof, Michael Oesterle, Kunsu Shim, Amnon Wolman, and the video-artists Heiko Daxl, Harmut Jahn, Veit-Lup (1996-98)
Premiere Darmstadt 1998   Ricordi
 

... vom Anfang im Ende ...
A music for soprano, countertenor, bass, percussion solo, organ and orchestra (2010)
Premiere Wuerzburg 2010    Ricordi
 

Vom Grund bis zum Scheitel. Dal fondo alla cima
for solo double bass (1991-92)
Premiere Mexiko City 1993; 18'    EarPort
 

... vom Wasser ...
Comment to a Leonardo da Vinci text for soprano and CD/tape (1999)
Premiere Duisburg 1999; 10'    EarPort
 

Von Branntwein und Finsternissen
Piano ballad for times characterized by forces of nature (should be performed with stretched head and harmonica) (1992)
Premiere London Almeida Theatre 1992; 2'    EarPort
 

Vor·Lesen³ [Readings³]
Trio for wind player, string player and keyboard instrument or harp (2017)
Premiere Graz 2017     EarPort
 

WALLS
for 6 SPLASH-percussionists and orchestra (2010)
Commissioned piece for Landesmusikrat NRW, sponsored by the Ministerpräsident of NRW
Premiere Montepulciano 2010   Ricordi
 

Warnung mit Liebeslied
for harp, accordion and glass percussion (1986)
Premiere Essen 1986; 12'    EarPort
 

Wasser.Zeichen
for soprano solo, orchestra, aleatoric ensemble, voices and electronic sounds (2006/07)
Premiere Duisburg 2006   EarPort
 

Wechselspiele
A performance for two players (2011)
Co-production with Kunsu Shim
Premiere Essen 2011   EarPort
 

Wenn der Fluß zum Meer wird
Music for a dance theatre (2005) 
Premiere Krefeld 2005   EarPort

white spaces
for voice and stringquartet (2002)
Premiere Leipzig 2004; about 33'    Ricordi    Score example
 

... wie eine abgerissene Rose im Fluss ...
for vocal ensemble, accordion and performative actions (2019)
Commissioned by Martinskirche Kassel   EarPort
 

Wie klingt Nimmerland?
Materials for a music theatre (2017)
Premiere Münster 2018
 

Winde - Entlang des Hanges 
for solo recorder and orchstra (2008/09) 
Premiere Bochum 2009   Ricordi
 

Windows - Elegies
for chamber ensemble: clarinet, trombone, trumpet, bassoon, percussion, accordion, piano, violin, and double bass (1983)
Premiere Mülheim/Ruhr 1984; 16'. Order at  EarPort : 30 Euro without postage.
Different versions exist: one for solo flute and tom-toms (ad lib.) (Premiere Berlin 1985), for guitar (Premiere Düsseldorf 1985), for piano (Premiere Köln 1985), and for organ (Premiere Chicago 1985). Windows can be combined with the performance of twilights.
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Winkelzüge
Music for flute quartet, various instruments ad. lib. (1995)
Premiere Amsterdam 1996; 16'    EarPort
 

Winter, Blumen
for voice solo or violin solo (with scordatura), solo viola (with scordatura), solo cello, solo trombone, tuba solo, bass-clarinet solo or double bass solo with accessoires (1995)
Version for violin solo premiere Essen 1996; 20'
Version for cello solo premiere Weimar 1998; 20'
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Wirbelsäulenflöte
An isometric poem based on the the text "spine flute" by Vladimir Mayakovsky for piano, bass clarinet, voices, one player-director, and three objects by Thomas Rother, a sculptor from Essen (objects can be replaced by percussion) (1984)
Premiere Essen 1984; 14'   EarPort
 

]with what eyes?[
Sappho-fragments for violin, horn and organ (2004)
Premiere Saarbrücken 2004.    EarPort
 

Wo ist die Quelle, die immer singt?
Three moments of Dowland for guitar and harp (2020)   EarPort
 

Wohin jetzt, Schattenentblößter, wohin?
CELAN-GESÄNGE MIT INTERMEZZI
for mezzosoprano (with toy piano), violin, percussion, piano (with toy piano), aluminium foil and egg slicers (2021)
For details see: Celan-Gesänge I-V and Vier Intermezzi
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WOLKEN.BILDER
Music for orchestrion 109, constructed by Waldkirch/Baden (1997)
Premiere Magdeburg 1997; 6'30''   EarPort
 

X for catches
Conception for numerous performers, solo performance and performance accompaning other music possible (1994)
Premiere Belo Horizonte (Brazil) 1995; Duration indeterminate    EarPort
 

XEN(I)ON
for five bass clarinets and some foreign elements (1994)
8'    EarPort
 

Xmess
for voices, instruments, kitsch and action (2002)
Premiere Düsseldorf 2002. Order for 6 Euro without postage:  EarPort
 

XXL-Great!
for mixed choir (2001)
Premiere Essen 2002; 19'. Order for 25 Euro without postage:  EarPort


You
from "Sappho-Gesänge" for mixed choir (2015)    EarPort
 

ZEICHEN
for chamber orchestra (5 violins I or more, 4 violins II or more, 3 violas or more, 2 celli or more, one double bass or more) (2008) 
I. GEFÄHRLICHE RÄNDER
II. GRAUZONE(N)
III. AUF MESSERS SCHNEIDE
Premiere Frankfurt am Main 2014
Performance of isolated movements possible   Ricordi
 

Zeichnung
for one player with several recorders (1995)
Premiere Akiyoshidai 1996; 16'    Ricordi
 

ZEIT DES ANDEREN (A)
for string quartet resp. 4 violins, electronic sounds and – ad libitum – soprano or tenor (resp. bass clarinet or double bass) with actions (original version, 2019)
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ZEIT DES ANDEREN (B)
for string quartet and electronic sounds (2019)
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Zeitsprünge
for accordion and percussion (1990)
Premiere Digne-les-Bains 1990; 16'    Ricordi
 

Zögern
for three players with one type writer and different percussion instruments (2024)
Ua Duisburg 2024    EarPort
 

ZwischenRäume
for nine voices (2021-2022/23)
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