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Musical Essay about the limits of options, for electronic or mechanic keyboard (accordion) (2001)
Premiere Cologne 2003; about 11´. EarPort (printed score: 10 Euro without postage) (also delivered for free via internet by Copy-us Verlags GmbH)

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

... 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

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

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

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 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.)
EarPort

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. EarPort

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

beats
for string quartet and percussion (1998)
Premiere Saarbrücken 1998; 11´. Order for 20 Euro without postage: EarPort

Belfast Breakfast Songs
for female or male vocalist
Premiere Duisburg 1996; 5-6´. Order for 10 Euro without postage: EarPort Text

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

Black Tiger Tango (plus)
for viola and accordion (2011)

blütenlos
Monody for soprano, flute, violin, cello, piano or accordion (2004)
Premiere Düsseldorf 2004; about 9´. .
Order for 18 Euro without postage: EarPort

Bridges
Music to Paul Celan's poem 'Fernen' for mezzo-soprano and accordion (1996-97)
Premiere Warszaw 1997; 12´. Order for 20 Euro without postage: EarPort

Brüche
Music for dance theatre (2005)
Premiere Düsseldorf 2005; about 65´. 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

CallGate
Family music for one ore more performers (2008)
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

Cassandra
Music for percussion and tape based on "Kassandra", written by Birgit Scherzer (1996)
Premiere Saarbrücken 1997; 25-35´. EarPort
(score 50 Euro without postage, tape 50 Euro without postage; performance material on agreement)
Version for percussion, voice(s) ad lib. and tape.
Premiere New York 1997. EarPort Text

Cassandra-Complex
Music theatre work following "Kassandra", written by Christa Wolf for voices, choir and orchestra (1994)
Libretto: Hanns-Werner Heister
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.
Premiere Saarbrücken 2002; about 2h. Ricordi

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

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; Indeterminate duration.
2. "Geruchsmusik", theatrical music including the smells of onions, coffee and spices. Premiere Detmold 1969; Indeterminate duration.
3. "Fuge mit einer Quintparallele." For harpsichord. Premiere Essen 1970; 1´.
4. "Geblasenes" for two male performers and fair trumpet. Premiere Detmold 1969; Indeterminate duration.
5. "NED". Commonalities - ad hoc made by Gerhard F./ Max E./ WAH. Bodily, with voice, instrumental; Indeterminate duration.

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

dark elegance
for percussion band with three players (2005); about 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: EarPort

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

dazzling dawn
for soprano and ensemble (2005)
Premiere Hannover 2005; 16´. EarPort

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

Den Toten von Sabra und Chatila
for mezzo-soprano or alto (or baritone or bass), flute, oboe, clarinet, and piano (1982)
Text: poems written by the Palestinian poet Tawfiq Ziad (1982).
Premiere Salzburg 1982. EarPort
new version for flute, oboe, clarinet, trombone, and piano (1988); 10´.
Order for 20 Euro without postage: EarPort

]DESIRES[
for soprano and percussion quartet (2004)
Premiere Hombroich/Neuss 2004; about 13´.
Order for 20 Euro without postage: 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 (1992)
Text: Oswaldo de Camargo.
Premiere Wiesbaden 1993; 18´. Ricordi

Die Reise
for clarinet, trumpet, trombone, cello, piano, drums and tape (2001-2002)
Premiere Amsterdam 2002; 22´.
Order for 35 Euro without postage: EarPort

Die Spieldose
Comics for Kalle and Martin. Performance with a small horizontal bar, asymmetrical bars, percussion, music box, tape, video, and light (1984-85)
Text: Mikhail Saltykov-Shchedrin (1826-1889).
Premiere Essen 1985; 50´. EarPort

Drei Lieder zu Gedichten von Gert Udo Jerns
for voice (with small drum) and piano (1979-82)
1. Sicherheit!
2. ... und die Ideen sind bereits wieder in den Köpfen ...
3. Worte könnten Perlen sein.
Premiere Essen 1983; 6´. 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´. Order for 20 Euro without postage (score): EarPort

dry leaves
for accordion solo (2002)
Premiere Salzburg 2003; about 10´. Order for 12 Euro without postage: 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 (1999)
Premiere Dresden 1999; Duration indeterminate. EarPort

eilig.dressiert
for three identical instruments or instruments in identical register (2000) Order for 20 Euro without postage: EarPort

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
Realized in ZKM (Zentrum für Kunst und Medientechnologie) Karlsruhe.
Composition: Gerhard Stäbler
Sounddesign: 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

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

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

estratto
for solo bassoon with harmonica ad lib. (1998)
Premiere Weingarten 1998; 7´. Order for 15 Euro without postage: 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 Text

Fallzeit
for one or two percussionists (1997)
Premiere Schreyahn 1997; 6´. Order for 15 Euro: EarPort

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)
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; Duration indeterminate.
Order for 8 Euro without postage: 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, Ruhr 2001; Duration indeterminate (not less than 18´) Order for 15 Euro :EarPort

Für später: jetzt
Childen's song for mezzo-soprano (or baritone) and piano (1982)
Text: Poem 'Gehschule für meinen Sohn' written by Josef Reding.
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. Order for 10 Euro without postage: EarPort

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

futuressencexxx
Music Theatre in collaboration wirh the composer Kunsu Shim (2000)
Premiere San Francisco 2000. EarPort Text

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.)

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

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

Gift.Gelb
for electrified accordion and E-Bass (2002)
Premiere Utrecht 2002; Vers. 1 = 19´ - Vers. 2 = 14´. Order for 18 Euro without postage: EarPort

golder than gold
for ensemble with indeterminate instruments (2007). Order for 10 Euro without postage: EarPort

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.)

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

HAI!
for solo tuba with nearby instruments (1991)
Premiere Dortmund 1991; 7´.
Order for 10 Euro without postage: EarPort

HandStreiche
Performances for lovers of music (1999)
Premiere Dresden 1999; Duration indeterminate. 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.
(Order for 8 Euro without postage: EarPort) Text

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

Heiß
for organ (1988)
(Order for 30 Euro without postage: EarPort)

HELIOS NORDWÄRTS
for vintage and new fire engines, flying objects, big band, string orchestra and electronic sounds (2010), ordered 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

hyacinth - liquids. scents
for a percussionist (1997)
Premiere Berlin 1997; 10´. (Order for 15 Euro without postage: 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

...ins Offene...
Five songs for soprano, mezzosoprano, countertenor, tenor, baritone and bass (2008)
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´. Order for 12 Euro: EarPort

Internet 1.5
for piano (1996)
Premiere Essen 1996; 9´. Order for 12 Euro without postage: EarPort

Internet 1.9
for piano (1996)
Premiere Wiesbaden 1996; 13´. Order for 12 Euro 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´. Order for 25 Euro: EarPort

Internet 4 (New York/Francesco Clemente)
for 4 pianos (1997)
Premiere Munich 1998; 10´.
Order for 20 Euro without postage: EarPort

INTERNETx.../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´.
Order for 25 Euro without postage: EarPort

ITHAKA
for Koto (and voice) (2003)
Version for viola solo (with voice) (2011)
Premiere Düsseldorf. Order for 15 Euro without postage: EarPort Text

ITHAKA·EXZERPT
for flute or bass flute solo (2011)
Premiere Rheinsberg 2011. EarPort

JC/NY
for 3, 4, 5, or 7 performers with manipulators and audience (5. September 1992)
Premiere Lissabon 1992; Indeterminate duration. 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) (1994-95).
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
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

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

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

Krusten/Crusts
for solo cello (1998)
Premiere London 1998; 5´. EarPort

KYBELE
Kassandra-study for 3 percussionists and percussion ensemble ad lib. (1993)
Premiere Köln 1995; 7´, 11´, 13´, 17´, 19´, 23´. Order for 15 Euro without postage: EarPort

...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) Order for 50 Euro (score), performance material on agreement: EarPort

]LIFE[
for sho, hichiriki and glass-chimes (2004) Premiere Tokio 2004; about 16´. EarPort Text

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

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

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

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

Moon'scape
for flute and guitar (1996)
Premiere New York 1997; 7´. Order for 12 Euro without postage: 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. EarPort

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

NACHMITTAGSSONNE (AFTERNOON SUN)
Chamber opera for baritone, violin, viola, cello and tape based on writings by Konstantinos Kavafis (2005).
Premiere Seoul 2006. Order for 35 Euro without postage, performance material on agreement: EarPort

NACHTSTÜCK I
for flute, clarinet, percussion, piano, violin, viola, cello, and tape (ad. lib.) (2005)
Premiere Saarbrücken 2006. EarPort
Version for piano, string quartet and tape (2006)
Premiere Düsseldorf 2006. EarPort
Order for 16 Euro without postage: EarPort

NACHTSTÜCK II
for oboe, clarinet, bassoon, double-bass and chimes (2005) Premiere Freiburg 2006. EarPort
Version for piano and string quartet (2006)
Premiere Düsseldorf 2006. Order for 10 Euro without postage: EarPort

NACHTSTÜCK III
for voice, piano and tape (2006) Premiere Düsseldorf 2006. Order for 16 Euro without postage: EarPort

NACHTSTÜCK IV
for for piano and string quartet (2006)
Premiere Duisburg 2006. Order for 20 Euro without postage: EarPort

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 (Kiew)
Premiere Lviv 2011; 15'. Ricordi

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

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)

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)

Notebook
for viola und orchestra or ensemble (1996-2000)
Premiere Duisburg 2002; 20´. Ricordi

...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 Berlin 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´. EarPort

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

ΠΑΞΙΜΑΔΙΑ (PAXIMADIA)
Family music for one ore more performers (2008)

pièces chaudes
for 4-hand piano (2005)
Premiere Essen 2005; about 13´. EP. Version for 2-hand piano (2005) Order for 15 Euro without postage: EarPort

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). Ricordi

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

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

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

Radierung
for solo oboe (1995)
Premiere Belfast 1996; 18´. 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)
Premiere Weimar 2006. (Co-Composition with Pèter Köszeghy)

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

]ROSES[
for soprano and percussion quartet (2004)
Premiere Raketenstation / Neuss 2004; about 16´. Order for 20 Euro without postage: EarPort

RUCHlos
Aroma performance (1998)
Premiere Chicago 1998; Duration indeterminate.

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

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

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

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´.
(Order for 50 Euro without postage: 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

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´. Order for 20 Euro without postage: EarPort

Seven Three
Music for oboe, clarinet and bassoon (1996)
Premiere Munich 1996; 16-35´. Order for 20 Euro without postage: EarPort

spatial ayres
for soprano, ensemble and tape on a text written by Heiner Müller (2000)
Premiere Vockerode 2000; 20´. Ricordi
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´. Order for 20 Euro without postage: EarPort

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´. Order for 20 Euro without postage: EarPort

Spices (4)
for accordion, tape and spices (2001)
Premiere Tokyo 2002; 18´. Order for 20 Euro without postage: EarPort

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. Order for 40 Euro without postage: EarPort

SPIEGEL 17/11
Newspaper clippings for voice and piano (2011)

S·P·L·A·S·H
for 6, 12, 18 or 24 percussionists (2010)
Premiere Montepulciano (Italy) 2010.

SpringLight
for tape (1998)
Premiere Saarbrücken 1998; 13´. EarPort

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

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

STEPS
for one step-dancing pianist (2003).
Order for 10 Euro without postage: EarPort

Strafkolonie
for baritone and percussion based on a Kafka transcription by Heiner Müller (2000)
Premiere Vockerode 2000; 20´. Ricordi
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.

TAP
for organ pedal (1998)
Duration indeterminate. Premiere Kassel and Cologne 2007. Order for 12 Euro without postage: EarPort

Tempo
"Hausmusik" for one performer or more (2008)
EarPort

Threads
for string orchestra and sewing-machines respectively knitting-machines (2010) order of the Borealis festival
Premiere Bergen (Norway) 2010. EarPort

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

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.

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´. Order for 30 Euro without postage: EarPort

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)
(2007-2008)
EarPort

...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´. Order for 15 Euro without postage: EarPort

]upon dry land[
for percussion and piano (2005). Premiere Rheinsberg 2007. Order for 20 Euro without postage: EarPort

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

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

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

[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 Würzburg 2010.

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

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. Order for 50 Euro without postage: 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´. Order at: EarPortbr> Score: 33 Euro without postage; Voice: 15 Euro without postage.

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.
Order for 20 Euro without postage: EarPort

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´.
Order for 15 Euro without postage: EarPort.

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´.
Order for 60 Euro (4 scores each 15 Euro) without postage: EarPort

]with what eyes?[
Sappho-fragments for violin, horn and organ (2004)
Premiere Saarbrücken 2004. Order for 20 Euro without postage: EarPort

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 Düsseldorf 2002; 19´. Order for 25 Euro without postage: 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
Performance of isolated movements possible.
Ricordi

Zeichnung
for recorders (1995)
Premiere Akiyoshidai 1996; 16´. Ricordi

Zeitsprünge
for accordion and percussion (1990)
Premiere Digne-les-Bains 1990; 16´. Ricordi