Under the pool of Pilatus (1988)
Instrumentation: for piano
Duration: 15' 00"
Manuscript
The Minstrel is Entering Virtual Reality (1989-1994)
Instrumentation: for instrumental ensemble (fl.ob.bcl/hn/hp/vn.va.vc)
Inconclusive, trembling and weighed down with emotion, the minstrel attempts to enter through the gate of virtual reality. He fulfils his aim in the second movement; his physical trembling becomes a psychological one.
Duration: 8' 00"
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parts: CHF 28.00
String quartet No. 1 (1989)
Rhythmic superimpositions with simultaneous sonorous differentiation characterise the first and fourth movements. Movements two and three have song-like melodies, in which the second is slow and the third fast and very short (30").
Duration: 15' 00"
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parts: CHF 28.00
Melius est ... (1990)
Instrumentation: for choir (three parts each with SATB)
Texts: Pope Gregory
The choir is split into three groups and positioned in three different spaces, in several sections they are also set at different tempi. The musical vocabulary stretches from monotones to frightening clusters. The starting point of the composition was the 'Schweizer Fichenskandal' - this piece is a sort of parable of this scandal.
Duration: 10' 00"
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Sulpizianische Bilderwelt (1990)
Instrumentation: saxophone quartet No. 1 (SATBar)
"The 'Sulpician Bilderwelt' unites Mejer's experience in the field of Jazz and electronic music in a formally convincing way. Between the multi-faceted jagged and fragmentary minimal motive in the first and fourth movements, Mejer has explored, in the organically developing middle movements, the best sound possibilities presented by the available setting." (LNN, May 1995, U. Mattenberger)
Duration: 21' 30"
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parts: CHF 45.00
Winterlicht (1990)
Instrumentation: for alto saxophone and violin
Duration: 6' 00"
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Alchemy I & II (1989-1991)
Instrumentation: for flute, clarinet, violin, violoncello, piano and percussion
Duration: 8' 30"
Manuscript
Ouagadougou (1991)
Instrumentation: for flute, clarinet, violin, violoncello, xylophone and piano
Duration: 15' 00"
Manuscript
Dark Snow Falls upon the Bagpiper (1992)
Instrumentation: for alto saxophone
The bagpiper's songs of love, courage and energy reach us in a submerged form, soft and fragmented - even if heard from close.
Duration: 9' 00"
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Le chant des livrées (1992) Instrumentation: for flute, viola and harp
In 'Le chant des livrées', two old "chansons du mariage" were combined, rhythmically superimposed and their sounds distilled.
Duration: 6' 20"
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parts: CHF 20.00
Three Miniature to Morton Feldman (1992-1993)
Instrumentation: for violin and piano
Duration: 8' 30"
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Amandla Awethu (1993)
Instrumentation: for four wandering percussionists
A ring of instruments surrounds the audience. Four percussionists swap from one instrument to the next, accelerating as they do so, seeking the point at which tone and the power of rhythm meet.
Duration: 21' 00"
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Fish and Hips (1993)
Instrumentation: for viola solo
This composition was written for 'The International Viola Book' and is dedicated to Andrew Toovey. In this piece, loosely based on the blues, the viola must alternate (and increasingly during the piece) fulfill all instrumental functions inherent in a jazz combo.
Duration: 4' 50"
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Uroboros Sends You His Regards (1993)
Instrumentation: for clarinet solo
"...a kind of meditation on chaos and calm. Besides the instruments, the application of the body, stamping, bells and drawn out pauses are brought together in a dramaturgical coherence..." (LZ, May 1994).
Duration: 4' 20"
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Holy Grail (1993)
Instrumentation: for soprano saxophone
Duration: 4' 10"
Manuscript
In den Bauch und zurück (1993)
Instrumentation: for contrabass saxophone
Duration: 6' 12"
Manuscript
Schnellen (1993)
Instrumentation: for sopranino saxophone and alto flute
Duration: 4' 00"
Manuscript
1000° Celsius (1993)
Instrumentation: for baritone saxophone
Duration: 5' 00"
Manuscript
Dark Snow falls upon the Bagpipers (1993)
Instrumentation: Saxophone-quartet No. 2 (4 asx)
Duration: 9' 00"
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Circle Aleatorik No 1-12 (1990-1994)
Instrumentation: for 8-12 players
Duration: 42' 00"
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Sex Crystals (1994)
Instrumentation: for flute, clarinet, horn, violin, violoncello and double-bass
A horn line is sweet-talked with high intensity by perfect fourths and fifths, only on a low dynamic level.
Duration: 6' 30"
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parts: CHF 20.00
Ahn - Nachtung (1994)
Instrumentation: for chamber orchestra (2.2.2.2/2.2.0.0/8.6.4.4.3)
By means of careful shading, melodic timbres with minimal dynamic variations and individual tempi, an attempt is made, using meagre materials and subtle means of figuration, to re-enact the two-liner by M. Herbener ("Nacht, dem Tag unterlegt / Der einzige Ton darüber ein Strich"). The harmony remains aleatoric but within a 'modal' framework.
Duration: 16' 00"
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Musik für 12 + 1 Borsari Tanks (1994)
Instrumentation: for female orator, flute, trombone, guitar, harp, violin and four percussion
Duration: 60' 00"
Manuscript
Tubes (1994)
Instrumentation: for ensemble (pic, bfl, bcl, asx, hn, tpt, mellophone, tbn, vc, db)
Duration: 2' 00"
Manuscript
Sternensturz (1995)
Instrumentation: for english horn (or alto saxophone) and vibraphone
This composition is based on a poem bearing the same name by Rose Auslander. It advances in stages from spoken image, through associated image, to aural image. Version a: cor anglais and vibraphone Version b: alto saxophone and vibraphone
Duration: 6' 00"
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O rubor sanguinis (1995)
Instrumentation: for alto recorder solo
An antiphon by Hildegard von Bingen is used as the basis of these contemplative works. The composition is notated in 147 breaths. A recorder (440 Hz) and a Baroque flute (415 Hz) play in succession and simultaneously.
Duration: 31' 00"
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Tartarelischer Tanz I (1995) Instrumentation: for contrabass saxophone (also baritone saxophone)
'Tartarelischer Tanz' comes from the Greek 'Tartaros' - the underworld where the souls of the dead repose in a happy and trouble less half state of being. Flittering 1/8 notes, only just audible as sound, build a spooky pulse which is animated in an irrational way by firmly pushed counter accents. (P.B.)
Duration: 5' 00"
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Tartarelischer Tanz II (1995)
Instrumentation: for conrabass flute, contrabass saxophone and contrabass tuba
Duration: 6' 30"
Manuscript
Macula Matris (1995-1996)
Instrumentation: for seven musicians (fl(pic,bfl,cbfl).cl(bcl,cbcl).bn(cbn)/tbn/hp/perc/vc), seven orators and seven dancers.
Texts: Hermann Berger, André Gide, Marisa Holder, Elfriede Jelinek, Milan Kundera, Irmgard Morgner, Karin Struck
A stage work, somewhere between performance and installation.
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Frogland, No Princes! (1997)
Instrumentation: Saxophone quartet No. 3 (SATBar)
A very strong feeling of rhythm and agility in the altissimo register is required.
Duration: 16' 00"
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parts: CHF 38.00
Recurrence of the Nymphs (1997)
Instrumentation: for oboe (also English horn), alto saxophone, bass clarinet and bassoon (also contra bassoon)
Structured in four consecutive tonal images, each one takes its inspiration from a species of nymph: Orestiads, Dryades, Naiads and Nereids.
Duration: 18' 00"
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parts: CHF 45.00
Uroboros Awake (1997)
Instrumentation: for bass clarinet solo
Duration: 10' 00"
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Wanzen-Serenade (1997)
Instrumentation: for contrabass flute, contrabass saxophone, tuba and electronic
Duration: 18' 00"
Manuscript
Morgenstern (1996)
Nordische Lichter II (Northern Lights II)Instrumentation: for chamber orchestra (2(2.pic).2(2.ca).2(2.bcl).2(2.cbn)/2.2.0.0/8.6.4.4.3(3 five stringed))
Duration: 8' 00"
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spiritus sonorus (1998)
Instrumentation: for contrabass flute (or bass flute)
Duration: 12' 00"
Manuscript
Einmal ich und du: Die Bombe im Herzen (1995-1999/05)
Cycle of "songs" after poems by Ludwig FelsInstrumentation: for flute (afl, pic), clarinet (bcl) and piano trio
N° 1: Elegische Ballade
N° 5: Sterbenswort
N° 10: Sexuelle Panik
Duration: 10' 00"
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Streichquartett Nr. 2: Lux obscura (1999)
Lux obscuraDuration: 12' 00"
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Diligent Places (1999)
Instrumentation: for contrabass flute, contrabass saxophone and contrabass tuba
Duration: 30' 00"
Manuscript
Lurking Loves (1999)
Instrumentation: Saxophone quartet No. 4 (4 bsx)
Duration: 22' 00"
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Höllische Konturen (1999)
Instrumentation: for flute, sax and tuba
Duration: 58' 00"
Manuscript
Domino obscuro (1999)
Sound Concept
Instrumentation: for bass sax, trombone, keyboard, 4 looped recordings, 4 minidiscs and 4 loud speakers
Duration: 57' 00"
Manuscript
Als ich noch Freunde hatte (2000)
Instrumentation: for contrabass saxophone solo
Compositions for thermo powered sound objects by Hedwig Renggli.
Duration: 6h 00"
Manuscript
Barockengel im Schuss (2001)
Instrumentation: for counter tenor, recorder, violin and viola da gamba
Duration: 8' 00"
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Vulnerable Spaces (2001)
Instrumentation: for contrabass flute, contrabass sax and tuba
Duration: 11' 35"
Manuscript
Sulphur (2001-2002)
Instrumentation: for improvisation trio (reeds, cello percussion) and symphony orchestra (4pic.4.3bcl.cbcl.3.cbn/4.4.4.1/3perc/16.14.12.10.8)
For the 'Koch-Schütz-Studer' trio, a commission for the Lucerne Festival.
Duration: 22' 00"
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Tartarelischer Tanz III (2002)
Instrumentation: for wind ensemble (3-6 wind instruments)
Duration: 8' 00"
Manuscript
Blue Line (2004)
Instrumentation: for tape, DVD and optional musicians (tuba, keyboard, e-bass)
Duration: 24' 00"
Manuscript
Crystals Horns (2004)
Instrumentation: for horn solo
Duration: 1' 00"
Manuscript
Wabansia & Wabash (2004)
Instrumentation: for 4 instruments (4 saxophones)
Duration: 13' 00"
Manuscript
Washburne &Woodlawn (2005)
Instrumentation: for 4 instruments (4 saxophones)
Duration: 5' 00"
Manuscript
Turbitide (2005)
5 miniaturesInstrumentation: for string orchestra (4.4.3.3.1)
Duration: 20' 00"
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parts: CHF 43.00
Aguardiente de vida (2005)
Instrumentation: for 8-handed piano (4 players, 1 piano)
Duration: 5' 00"
Manuscript
Homo quiescens (2005)
Instrumentation: for 8 saxophones
Duration: 12' 00"
Manuscript
Pøshalsta!! (2006)
Instrumentation: for flute and double bass
Duration: 12' 00"
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parts: CHF 18.00
Rural Bleeps (2006)
Five multi-track canons
Instrumentation: for contrabass flute, contrabass sax or tuba
Duration: 14' 00"
Manuscript
Arousal City # 1-4 (2004-2006)
Instrumentation: for contrabass sax, synthesizer, samples and tape
Duration: 32' 00"
Manuscript
Dogs Resume (2005)
Instrumentation: für tubax in C, tubax in Bb
Duration: 5' 30"
Manuscript
Chatterboxes Meet a Deer (2010)
Instrumentation: for KontraTrio (pic, tubax, tuba)
Duration: 8' 00"
Manuscript
Resonances (2010)
Resonances of Wabash & Wabansia; Resonances of Washburne & Woodlawn
Instrumentation: für 4 KB-Sax
Duration: 46' 00"
Manuscript
Princes' balls (2013)
Instrumentation: for contrabass flute, contrabass saxophone, tuba and sextet (fl, cl, pf, perc, vn, vc)
Written for the "Kontra-Trio" Lucerne and the "Moscow Contemporary Music Ensemble", created for the project "Stravinskij Revisited".
Suite in five movements:
Wickedly
Obscured Beautiful
Insisting
Seductive
Concealed
Duration: 13' 00"
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parts: CHF 52.00
Gesang der Hölle (2005)
Instrumentation: für bcl, tubax in C
Duration: 4' 30"
Manuscript
Schleichende Gewänder (2005)
Instrumentation: für 2 tubax in Eb, 2 tubax in C
Duration: 2' 30"
Manuscript
Infra D (2005)
Instrumentation: für 2 tubax in Eb, 2 tubax in C
Duration: 3' 10"
Manuscript
Towards Capillary Attraction (2014)
Instrumentation: für tentet (fl, ob, cl, bn, hn, 2vn, va, vc, cb)
Duration: 20' 00"
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parts: CHF 70.00
Rusty Engines Resume (2017)
Instrumentation: für sextet (fl, cl, vn, vc, perc, pno)
Duration: 13' 00"
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parts: CHF 50.00
Endless Pleasures - Endless Presures (2006-2017)
Saxophonquartett Nr. 5Instrumentation: for saxophone quartet
Duration: 10' 30"
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parts: CHF 25.00
Instrumentation: für Flöte, Klarinette, Baritonsaxophon, Violine, Violoncello und Klavier
Duration: 58' 00"
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Parts: CHF 90.-
Nashi dela - po-russki (earup Nr. 1008, 2007)
Interpreters:
Mejer, Thomas K. J.With more works of: Thomas .J. Mejer, Ilja Komarov, Marc Unternäher
774th Street Quartet - A Rare Thing (Bloody Murder Nr. 101-1, 2006)
Interpreters:
Mejer, Thomas K. J.With more works of: Thomas K.J. Mejer, Guillermo Gregorio, Keefe Jackson, Aram Shelton
Nautilus (earup Nr. 1007, 2006)
Interpreters:
Mejer, Thomas K. J.With more works of: Peter Schmid, Thomas K.J. Mejer
Masul - The Arousal City (Creative Sources Recordings Nr. 84, 2005)
Interpreters:
Mejer, Thomas K. J.With more works of: Thomas K.J. Mejer, Paul Giallorenzo
Madame Claude - Music for Harp Trio (RAP Productions Nr. 130618-1, 1997)
Works:
Mejer, Thomas K. J.:
Le chant des livrées (1992)
With more works of: Claude Debussy, Leif Thybo, Jesper Koch, Herman D. Koppel, Thomas Clausen
Compositions for Contrabass-Saxophone (earup Nr. 1003, 1996)
Interpreters:
Mejer, Thomas K. J.Bachmann, LeoTosi, FrancoKONTRA-TrioWorks:
Mäder, Urban:
lieber ein Saxophon (1994)
Mejer, Thomas K. J.:
Tartarelischer Tanz I (1995)
Planzer, Mani:
The Awakening of ATMAN (1995)
Bachmann, Leo:
Schwarzer Schatten (1993)
Tosi, Franco:
Concerto Grosso (1993-1994)
With more works of: Michael Finnissy, James Clapperton, Ulrich Krieger, sha, Frank Denyer, Andrew Toovey
vogel, Peter: Den Wanzen ein Ohr leihen. Schweizerisches Tonkünstlerfest in Luzern, in: Luzern heute (19. März 1998) 12 (1998), S. 14
vogel, Peter: Zum Stand des Komponierens in Emmen, in: Luzern heute (30. Oktober 1997) 13 (1997), S. 20
vogel, Peter: Schichtenanalyse des Mutterkomplexes. "Macula Matris" von Thomas K.J. Mejer, in: Luzern heute (22. Mai 1997) 116 (1997)