Instrumentation: for twently-nine bells / four percussionists

‘zampugn’, a Retoroman word meaning round-bells: Ensemble: 29 un-tuned bells of various origin (with obligatory juggling).
Sponsored by the SME Lucerne.


Duration: 12' 00"

Musical theatre piece

Instrumentation: for childrens group and piccolo, bass clarinet, tuba, accordion, mandolin (guitar), violin and four percussion

Texts: Volkslied

Can be played individually: 'kinderspiele' for 2 percussionists (glock.vib.cym) [2']. 'le ranz des vaches' for 6 tuned cow bells (f#+2,g2,d2,g#+3,a3,e4), one player [2'].

Duration: 45' 00"

CHF: 16.70

Instrumentation: for accordion

Half scenic composition in response to the chemical disaster of 1986 in Schweizerhalle, Baselland.

Duration: 12' 00"

CHF: 21.30

Instrumentation: for deep female voice, tenor saxophone and accordion

Texts: Edward Bond

Music for the play 'monologue' by Simone de Beauvoir (based on a text from 'The Bundle' by Edward Bono).

Duration: 20' 00"

CHF: 16.80

Scenic composition

Instrumentation: for one dancer with castanets

A musical portrait woven with words from the castanet story of the Spanish Civil War by Frederico Garcia Lorca: for diverse castanets of assorted origin.

Duration: 35' 00"

CHF: 28.00

Instrumentation: for one percussionist

Music for the play 'zweite liebe' (second love) by Jurg Amann. Sixty percussion interventions each between five and twenty minutes in duration; can also be performed without the play.

Duration: 30' 00"

CHF: 16.00

Scenic composition

Instrumentation: for bass clarinet, percussion and string trio

A portrait study, 'Bilderbogen', developed from discussions with members of the 'Ensemble Recherche' concerning their relationship with their instruments; available also as a film version: '7 ½' (together with Reinhard Manz) Distribution: Video-Genossenschaft Basel, Postfach 511, CH-4005 Basel.

Duration: 11' 00"

CHF: 19.30

Instrumentation: for six - twelve players, variable scoring (obligatory drums, wind and accordion)

Extract from a larger, open-air theatre composition.

Duration: 2' 00"

CHF: 11.40

Scenic composition

Instrumentation: for four guitars, two mandolins, dulcimer, viola, 2 double-bass, saxophone, trombone, tuba, accordeon and three percussion instruments

Spatial composition based on the sound memories of the musicians/singers.

Duration: 25' 00"

CHF: 36.70

Instrumentation: for voice, percussion, violoncello, guitar and piano (or a variable score)

A musical sketchbook - versions of older pieces - draughts and attempts at new pieces - compositions that have been produced in one day (5.9. - 22.3.). New versions with other scores are conceivable.
1.) 22/3
2.) le ranz des vaches
3.) 5/9
4.) ~
5.) kinderspiele
6.) schto s toboi
7.) jammermusik


Duration: 17' 00"
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Instrumentation: version for 2 pianos

22/3a, le ranz des vaches, 5/9, ////, kinderspiele, schto s toboi, jammermusik.

Duration: 17' 00"
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Instrumentation: for five walking musicians

Variations on five walking models - step model - intimations of an activity.

Duration: 6' 00"
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First version

Instrumentation: for five actors with five accordions

Scenic music based on the 'movement memories' of the actors.

Duration: 7' 00"
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Second concertante version

Instrumentation: for accordion solo resp. for two accordions

Duration: 4' 00"

Spatial composition

Instrumentation: for one performer

Spatial composition for one player and five pairs of shoes made of leather, wood and iron. ‘ojota’ is Kechuan for shoe or sandal. ‘Fuss-Stücke’ (foot piece) at seven fixed points in the performance room and ‘Schritte-Musik’ (step piece) on long stretches of path. The versions are developed for the individual site: open-air, halls and exhibition rooms etc. Part of the composition ‘ZWIELICHT: Sonnenuntergang / Sonnenaufgang’ (1997) with Carola Bauckholt, Maria Cecilia Villanueva, Daniel Almada, Jacques Demierre, Peter Ablinger, Caspar Johannes Walter, Wolfgang Heiniger and Manos Tsangaris.

Duration: 20' 00"
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Stage composition

Instrumentation: for soprano, bass flute, horn, trumpet, trombone piano and obligatory light

For the ensemble 'con gioco'.

Duration: 10' 00"
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Instrumentation: for diverse speakers, percussion, bandoneon, flute, vibraphone, inner piano and electronic tape

Study for the 'Ensemble Zwischentöne', Berlin.

Duration: 12' 00"
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Instrumentation: for Eb clarinet, trumpet, trombone, viola, violoncello, soprano and percussion or variable score

Musical sketchbook - a sequel to ‘frammenti per pieve caina’. The two cycles can be combined. No. 7 ‘ojota II’ is a combination of shoe noises and intrumental sounds.
1. 22/3
2. ojota Ia für Schlagzeug solo
3. schto s toboi
4. ojota Ib für Stimme solo und 12 Schuhpaare
5. jammermusik
6. 5/9
7. ojota II


Duration: 20' 00"
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Concept

Instrumentation: for a group of children - children's verse, rhyme and song

Texts: Volkslied

A version for ten nursery school children with various mother languages - all attend the Kreuzberg School of Music.

Duration: 10' 00"
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Spatial composition

Instrumentation: for three guitars (electronic and accoustic), two saxophones, two double-bass and four percussion.

Elaboration of the existing ‘22/3’ sketches for the ‘Petrikirche’ (St. Peters Church) in Lübeck. An ensemble composition for a room with lots of reverberation. Without conductor, place changing, speech, noises.

Duration: 15' 00"
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Scenic composition

Instrumentation: for voice, dulcimer, clarinet, trombone and percussion

Stories and memories of shoes and shoe noises. Developed in cooperation with Anna Clementi, Françoise Rivalland, Chico Mello, Simone Candotto and Christian Dierstein.

Duration: 30' 00"
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Musical theatre

Instrumentation: for seven sopranos, two actors, dulcimer, clarinet, guitar, trombone, accordion and percussion

Texts: Thomas Bernhard

‘ojota I, II and III’ are included in the feature length version which was created for the theater Bielefeld. Uses a passage from Thomas Bernhards text "Gehen".

Duration: 2h 00"
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Common chord music

Instrumentation: for six accordions, six dulcimers and improvising musicians

Music for the ‘Klangkörper Schweiz’, the Swiss contribution to the EXPO 2000 in Hannover, in cooperation with Peter Zumthor. ‘klangkörperklang’ sounded twelve hours a day for 153 days. Extracts and new, shorter versions using the base material are cogitable. Common chords A -Q 16/9 - 19/12 - 22/3 - 29/1.

Duration: var.
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Spatial composition

Instrumentation: for 23 instruments (2 clarinets (including bass and Eb-cl), saxophone, trumpet, tuba, trombone, 2 accordions, 3 elec. guitars, 2 harps, 2 dulcimers, 2 violins, 2 violoncelli 2 double basses and 2 percussionists)

Duration: 20' 00"
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Spatial composition

Instrumentation: for sheng, trumpet, sax, 2 bass clarinets, 2 accordions, 3 dulcimers, double bass, elec. bass and percussion

Duration: 2h 00"
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Spatial composition

Instrumentation: for 5 harps and 8 percussionists

Duration: 30' 00"
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Sound activities Drochtersen-Hüll

Instrumentation: for voice, saxophone, trumpet, trombone, bass clarinet, 2 accordions, 3 guitars, 4 percussionists and castanets

Duration: 90' 00"
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Instrumentation: for three players (shoes/tables/chairs/accordion)

Duration: 20' 00"
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Instrumentation: for 4 percussionists

Duration: 25' 00"
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Instrumentation: for accordion solo

Duration: 5' 00"
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Sound activities at the harbour

Instrumentation: for voice, trumpet, sax, clarinet, 3 accordions, three percussionists and ship's horn orchestra

Duration: 90' 00"
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Open-air music

Instrumentation: for trumpet, wind ensemble, ski-lift pylons and ringing bells

Duration: 70' 00"
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Open-air music

Instrumentation: for folk-music trio, lifting platform and story-teller (tenor)

Duration: 60' 00"
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Open-air music

Instrumentation: for trumpet, tuba, 2 violins and 2 double basses

Duration: 2h 00"
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Instrumentation: for 8-part children's choir (4S4A), 4 accordions and 2 percussionists

Duration: 45' 00"
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Scenic chamber music

Instrumentation: for 2 voices (Mez)

Duration: 30' 00"
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Spatial composition

Instrumentation: for 4 harps, 6 percussionists, 2 accordions, 2 double basses, 2 saxophones (1a, 1t), trumpet, elec. guitar and elec. bass

Duration: 60' 00"
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lokhalle.9/04

Instrumentation: for voice (soprano), 2 saxophones (1s, 1a), bass clarinet, 2 trumpets, trombone, accordion, elec. bass, 2 violins, 2 violas, 2 violoncelli, 2 bouble basses and 6 percussionists (23 instruments)

Spatial composition for the 'Lokhalle' in Göttingen.

Duration: 60' 00"
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Open-air music

Instrumentation: for voice, 2 trumpets, 3 sax, 2 trombones, 2 tubas, 4 accordions, dulcimer, double bass, elec. guitar, 16 percussionists, wind ensemble, accordion orchestra, brass bands & Father Noster, balustrade, wooden scaffolding and bell towers

Duration: 3h 00"
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music for 68 instruments at Basel harbour

Duration: 3h 00"
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Strolling doncert

Instrumentation: for asx, sheng, e-bass, 2acn, 2tpt, bcl, e-gtr, string quartet and 2 percussionists

Duration: 2h 00"
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Landscape composition

Instrumentation: for 9tpt, 2sx, 2hn, 4tbn, tba, 1perc and 3 brass bands

Duration: 90' 00"
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Sounding particle

Instrumentation: for 1 mobile percussionist

In 3 parts.

Duration: 60' 00"
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Music

Instrumentation: for 2 string instruments and facade

Duration: 60' 00"
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Musical theatre

Instrumentation: for 6 performers and orchestra

Duration: 75' 00"
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Instrumentation: for english horn, bass flute and percussion

Duration: 15' 00"
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Landscape composition

Instrumentation: for 9tpt, 2tbn, cl, perc, live electronics, carrier pigeons, canoeists and wind band

Duration: 20' 00"
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