Instrumentation: for eight speaking voices, audience and live electronic

A compositional realisation of a concept by Dieter Schnebel.

Duration: 35' 00"

Instrumentation: for flute, electronic tape and female choir

A work in four movements parodying the traditional concert form with critical cultural aims. The choir part is very short and can be performed by an ad hoc ensemble after a short rehearsal. The electronic tape can, as a result of the score, be self-recorded or delivered on request.

Duration: 12' 00"

Instrumentation: for a cannon or any other banging instrument

A contribution in the sense of a sound environment.

Duration: 45' 00"

Instrumentation: for piano

A complicated, difficult piece. A sostenuto pedal is necessary.

Duration: 2' 00"

Instrumentation: for piano

This piece was written for a dance performance and is suitable for didactical purposes.

Duration: 6' 00"

Concert transcription

Instrumentation: for piano

Duration: 7' 00"

Instrumentation: for violin

Duration: 1' 30"

Instrumentation: for piano

Experimental playing techniques and a more traditional pianistic style are integrated here to produce a fantastical work, pregnant with emotion.

Duration: 13' 00"

Musicalisation of a poem by Conrad Ferdinand Meyer

Instrumentation: for soprano and piano

Texts: Conrad Ferdinand Meyer

An extended second version of the score from 1985.
Vocal range c#’ - a””.

Duration: 3' 00"

Musicalisation of a poem by Conrad Ferdinand Meyer

Instrumentation: for soprano, flute, clarinet, violin, violoncello and piano

Texts: Conrad Ferdinand Meyer

New instrumentation 1997
Vocal range c#’ - a””


Duration: 3' 00"

Musicalisation of a poem by Conrad Ferdinand Meyer

Instrumentation: for soprano, violin and cello

Texts: Conrad Ferdinand Meyer

Vocal range c#'-a'''.

Duration: 3' 00"

A demanding virtuoso piece.

Duration: 11' 00"

Instrumentation: for high soprano and piano

Texts: Alltags- Werbe- Mediensprache

A setting to music of a newspaper interview with a beauty queen. A daring feat. Vocal range eb' to f'''. The pianist has to recite two short sentences.

Duration: 3' 00"

Instrumentation: for flute and piano

Demanding virtuosic instrumental piece. The piano part uses a prepared piano and experimental playing techniques.
Also published in the 'Festschrift für Peter Lukas Graf' of the Swiss Flute Association.
Distribution: Edition Schott.

Duration: 11' 00"

Instrumentation: for harmonium and organ

Duration: 10' 00"

Sound image

Instrumentation: for piano

Arthur Spirk produced a 'slide vision' with images of the mountain landscape around lake Dauben as an accompaniment to this piano piece. Three slide projectors simultaneously present the images during the piano performance.
CD at ECM. Film version for 3 Sat.

Duration: 7' 00"

Instrumentation: for percussion and strings and soloist ad libitum

Scored for a percussionist and string ensemble (min.5.4.3.3.1). A soloist (or group of soloists) should play a prepared or improvised part, in this case the performance goes under the title of “Teamwork für ....., Streicher und Schlagzeug” (Teamwork for….strings and percussion). A performance without soloist(s) is also possible, then the score is to be in the programme as “Partitur für Schlagzeug und Streicher” (Scored for percussion and strings).

Duration: 17' 00"

Instrumentation: for large orchestra (4(3+4 picc).3(2+3c.a).4(1cl in Eb.4bcl).3(3cbn)/4.4 (4low trp).3.1/4perc/hp.pf/str(min.12,10,8,6,4))

Duration: 16' 00"

Instrumentation: for piano

Etude for the repetition technique.

Duration: 5' 00"

Instrumentation: for piano

In reference to Mozart's musical language and composing technique.

Duration: 6' 00"

Instrumentation: for piano and orchestra (2.2.2.2/2.2.2.0/2perc/str)

An amateur orchestra can perform the orchestral part.

Duration: 13' 00"

Instrumentation: for transverse flute solo

Duration: 1' 00"-2' 00"

Instrumentation: for choir and orchestra (4(1+2pic).2.3.sx(atbar).0.1/1.2.2cn.2.0/3perc.2hp/str)

Texts: Paul Celan, Jean Paul

Duration: 22' 00"

Adaptation

Instrumentation: for violoncello and piano

Duration: 3' 00"

Instrumentation: for piano and string quartet

Piano signals to an increasingly dense string music.

Duration: 4' 00"

Rhapsodic scherzo

Instrumentation: for orchestra (1(pic).1.1.1/1.1.1.1/2perc/6.5.4.3.2)

Programme music based on a story by Nathaniel Hawthorne. Solo percussion parts.

Duration: 14' 00"

Adaptation

Instrumentation: for string sextet (or string orchestra)

Duration: 5' 00"

The story of a scarecrow

Instrumentation: for orchestra (1(pic).1.1.1/1.1.1.1/2perc/6.5.4.3.2) and female narrator

Second version of the rhapsodic scherzo bearing the same name for orchestra, with the addition of a text. This version was written specially for a family concert. The percussion soloist is dressed up (larger than life with a full mask) and the narrator performs the role of a witch. The score remains unchanged.

Duration: 19' 00"
Manuscript

Instrumentation: for voice, flute, clarinet, violin, violoncello and piano

Texts: Conrad Ferdinand Meyer

Vocal range: c'-a'' (ossia g'').

Duration: 7' 00"

Instrumentation: for voice and piano

Texts: Conrad Ferdinand Meyer

Duration: 7' 00"
Manuscript

Quintet

Instrumentation: for alto flute, viola, harp, percussion and piano

Nine upbeat gestures to accentuated long resonating chords whose duration is each time doubled. Exponential elongation turns an unerring signal into an erring search. The goal is lost towards the end: futility.

Duration: 15' 00"
Manuscript

Instrumentation: for three choirs, strings (3.3.3.2.1) and glass harmonica

Monophonic children's choir, monophonic female choir, monophonic male choir.
Leer sind meine Hände: So halte ich den Spaten.
Auf einem Ochsen reitend gehe ich zu Fuss.
Ueber den Fluss! - und siehe, da ist es nicht das Wasser, sondern die Brücke, die fliesst.

Duration: 17' 00"

Ein musikalisches Patchwork oder die Kunst des Fügens

Instrumentation: for nonet (oboe, bassoon, trumpet, trombone, viola, double-bass, accordion, piano and percussion)

A collaboration between members of the 'Komponistensekretariats Zürich' (Werner Bärtschi, Ulrich Gasser, Max Eugen Keller, Martin Sigrist und Peter Wettstein): The score is sent back and forth between the five composers, each fills in a 50-second section before sending it on to the next.

Duration: 50' 00"

CHF: 100.40

Adaptation

Instrumentation: for string sextet (or string orchestra)

Duration: 3' 00"

A ritual

Instrumentation: for speaking voice, oboe, violin, viola violoncello and four voices

Texts: Werner Bärtschi

A short opera with self-written text, there is no scenery and only simple lighting is required. Central to the whole is the recited text and the string accompanied oboe solo. The speaking voices can be played back.

Duration: 5' 00"
Manuscript

Instrumentation: for piano

A composition in cooperation with Werner Bärtschi and Martin Sigrist. A homage to J.S. Bach. Three very different strata combine to form surprising sounds.

Duration: 4' 00"

CHF: 14.00

A study of J.S. Bach

Instrumentation: for piano

Duration: 4' 00"
Manuscript

Instrumentation: for male voice and piano

Texts: Wilhelm Busch

Duration: 10' 00"
Manuscript

Heresy in 16 steps

Instrumentation: for piano

Duration: 9' 00"
Manuscript

Instrumentation: for piano and MIDI keyboard with electrionics (2 players)

Duration: 11' 00"
Manuscript

Instrumentation: for piano

Duration: 1' 00"
Manuscript

Instrumentation: for 4-handed piano

Duration: 5' 00"
Manuscript

Instrumentation: for 2 keyboards, sampler and laptop

Duration: 5' 00"
Manuscript

Instrumentation: for piano quintet

Duration: 2' 00"
Manuscript

Instrumentation: for piano and string quartet

Duration: 8' 00"
Manuscript

Instrumentation: for guitar and piano

Duration: 45' 00"
Manuscript

Instrumentation: for voice and piano

Texts: Karin Kiwus

Duration: 4' 00"
Manuscript

Instrumentation: for piano and string quartet

Duration: 6' 00"
Manuscript

Instrumentation: for trombone solo

Duration: 1' 00"
Manuscript

Instrumentation: for violn, violoncello and piano

Duration: 6' 00"
Manuscript

Instrumentation: for violn, violoncello and piano

Duration: 4' 00"
Manuscript

Instrumentation: for voice, alto flute, clarinet, violine, violoncello and piano

Texts: Lewis Caroll

Duration: 9' 00"
Manuscript

Instrumentation: for violoncello and piano

Duration: 6' 00"
Manuscript

Instrumentation: for piano quintet (2vn, va, vc, pf)

Duration: 7' 00"
Manuscript

Instrumentation: for piano solo

Duration: 6' 00"
Manuscript

Instrumentation: for piano solo

Duration: 4' 00"
Manuscript

Instrumentation: for chamber ensemble (fl.cl/xyl/2pf/2vn.va.vc.db)

Duration: 2' 00"
Manuscript

Instrumentation: for chamber ensemble (fl.cl/glass harmonica.xyl/2pf/2vn.va.vc.db)

Duration: 5' 00"
Manuscript