Hans Huyssen - list of works

MASQUE (2003-5) ca.100'

an African Opera, Libretto by Ilija Trojanow

commissioned by the National Arts Council and Pro Helvetia

premiere: Cape Town, 28.10.2005

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Ciacona & Tshikona (2007) 20'

for Tshikona Ensemble, kuduhorns and orchestra

2(1).2.2.2. - 4.2.3.0. - timp, perc (1) - 8.8.6.4.3.

(commissioned by the MIAGI Festival 2007)

first performance: Johannesburg, 8.5.07

Proteus Variations (2006) 22'

for orchestra

2(1).2.2.2(1). - 4.2.2.1. - timp, perc (4) - 10.8.6.4.3.

(commissioned by Radio Deutsche Welle
for the South African National Youth Orchestra 2006)

first performance: Cape Town, 13.8.06

als flögen wir davon... (2000) ca.20'

for string orchestra and snare drum

commissioned by the Münchener Kammerorchester

first performance: Munich, 8.3.01

Audite Africam! (1997) ca. 25'

"African" suite for string orchestra

commissioned by Audi

first performance: Neuburg, 22.6.97

Chamber Concerto for Harp and Strings (1997) ca. 22'

commissioned by the Int. Fredener Musiktage

first performance: Freden, 24.8.97

Lassus-Fantasy (1993/94) ca. 11'

2.2.2.2. - 4.3.3.1. - timp, perc(3) - 10.8.6.4.3

first performance: Munich, 18.5.95

4 Britting-Songs for baritone and orchestra (1994/95) ca. 8'

3.3.3.2. - 4.3.3.1. - harp, piano, timp, perc (2) - 0.0.6.4.3

first performance: Munich, 3.3.95

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Eistau-Trio (2011) 30'

Incidental music for Ilija Trojanow's novel EisTau
for saxophone (S, A, T), violin (viola) and cello

UA: Vienna, 6.9.11

Kudzumira (2009) ca. 6'

Hommage to the Spirit of the Mbira

for cello and harpsichord

UA: Grahamstown, 6.7.09

Southern Nocturnal (2003) ca. 10'

'Trusting the moon to sing'

for solo guitar

(commissioned by Stefan Stiens)

first performance: Munich, 9.3.03

'I fistula nomine ricordo' (1999) ca. 7'

for various recorders and Baroque cello

first performance: Stellenbosch Festival, 30.9.99

Amadinda - Prelude and Fugue (1997) ca. 10'

for two pianos

first performance: Würzburg, 2.3.98

Responsorium (1996) ca. 7'

for solo violin and (sampled recordings of) African birdcalls

vn, sampler

first performance: Stuttgart, 23.2.97

Ugubhu (rising and falling... and rising) (III/1996) ca. 5'

vc solo

(commissioned by the Southern African Music Rights organization, SAMRO)

Ritornello (1996) ca. 6'

for period instruments

oboe da caccia, Baroque violin, Baroque cello, harpsichord

first performance: München, 31.8.96

Love Song Quartets (1995) ca. 10'

3 pieces for string quartet on traditional love songs

2 vn, va, vc

first performance: Puchheim, 8.3.96

Variations for bassoon and temple blocks (1994) 6'

first performance: Munich, 13.3.94

Little Portrait of the World (1994) ca. 20'

wind quintet and voices

Prod. BR: Munich, 14.11.95

first performance: Schloß Leitheim, 5.7.96

Love Song Trios (1993) 7'

vn, va, vc

first performance: Schloß Bernstein, 8.4.93

Evocation or Escapade (depending on the point of view) (1992) ca. 9'

violin and piano

first performance: Munich, 20.6.95

'Parable' for string quartet (1992) ca. 12'

first performance: St. Petersburg, 21.11.92

"Zeitverlust" (Piece on a Poem) (1992) ca. 14'

Setting (without words) of a poem by Hans Günter Saul

vc solo

first performance: Salzburg, 6.3.95

publisher: Ries + Erler, Berlin; ISMN M-013-02029-4

6 Pieces for a Pianist and a Child (1989/91) ca. 13'

piano, 3 and 4 hands

first performance: Munich, 20.6.95

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GAN meets Ursula (2006) ca.20'

chamber version of act II, scene 2 from MASQUE

for soprano, tenor, clarinet, piano, strings and traditional African instruments:
akadinda, mbira, kudu horns, percussion

first performance: Stellenbosch, 27.2.06

commissioned by Cape Classic

The Songs of Madosini (2002) ca. 25'

for Madosini / Latozi Mpahleni (vocals, uhadi, umrhubhe, isitolotolo),

clarinet, string quartet and narrator

first performance: ICMF, Pretoria, 15.8.02

Silence where a song would ring (2000) ca.12'

setting of /Xam texts

for baritone, violin and percussion

(commissioned by the Gasteig Kulturverein)

first performance: Munich, 3.5.01

A propos du malheur (1999) ca. 8'

soprano, flute, vc

Texts: Simone Weil

first performance: Vienna, 16.8.99

Incantation (to open/close the concert) (1998) ca. 8'

for soprano, harpsichord, lute and cello

Text: Alexander Pope

first performance: Tübingen, 30.1.99

Iedere Liedere (1998) ca. 5'

tenor, piano

Afrikaans folk song arrangements

Nursery Songs (1998) ca. 5'

setting of nursery rhymes for soprano, lute and cello

first performance: Salzburg, 16.6.98

"Brunnenränderlieder" (1984/95) ca. 10'

4 Songs for soprano and string quartet

Texts: Trakl, Weinheber, Domin

first performance: Stellenbosch, 1984; first performance of revised version: Munich, 10.3.95

"Sommerlieder" (1994) ca. 15'

song cycle on poems by Georg Britting

baritone, accordion, vc

So we'll go no more a-roving (1994) ca. 4'

Text: George Byron

S, A (CT), T, B

first performance: Cambridge, 28.7.94

"no more..." (1994) ca. 11'

musical scene

Text by George Byron

S, A, T, B; 2 tp, 2 trb; 4 perc, piano, synthesizer

first performance: Munich, 10.11.94

"Die Stimmen" (1992) ca. 14'

setting of 6 poems by Rainer Maria Rilke

baritone and guitar

first performance: München, 8.2.98

Sonnet for Good Friday (1992) 5'

Text by Andreas Gryphius (from "Sonn- and Feiertagssonette", 1639)

counter tenor (alto), oboe d'amore, va (suitable for period instruments)

first performance: Salzburg, 19.6.92

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'In die Pamplierbos' (2009) ca. 2'

for S, A, T, B, 4-part mixed choir a capella

first performance: Gambier, Ohio, 5.12.09

Wir sind Verlassene in der Zeit (2001) ca. 10'

Motet for S, A, T, B, 5-part mixed choir a capella

(commissioned by the Heinrich Schütz Society, South Africa)

first performance: Dresden, Kreuzkirche, 16.3.02

'Bonjour', dit le renard. 'Good morning', the little prince replied. (2001) ca. 7'

Dialogue for double choir a capella

(commissioned by SAMRO for performance at the Grahamstown National Arts Festival 2001)

first performance: Grahamstown, 1.7.01

Unerläßliches Leid (1997/8) ca. 40'

Lent Cantata for S, A, T, B, 5-part mixed choir, Baroque orchestra

(commissioned by the Heinrich Schütz Ensemble)

first performance: Munich, 8.3.98

Improperien (1996) ca. 6'

(liturgical music for Good Friday)

cantor, choral schola (men's voices), 5 part mixed choir, 3 solo violins

(commissioned by the Kantorei Wies)

first performance: Wies, Austria, 5.4.96

'3 Wunderhorn-Lieder' (1992) ca. 10'

on texts from "Des Knaben Wunderhorn"

mixed choir a capella, soloists: S, A, baritone

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4 Fibonacci Pieces (1990/95) ca. 5'

sequencer

first performance: Munich, 20.6.95

10 sequencer Pieces (1990/95) ca. 20'

sequencer, sampler

Prelude and Fugue for a critic (1995) ca. 5'

sequencer, sampler

first performance: Munich, 10.3.95

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"Deuntjie" (1992) ca. 4'

Text by Elisabeth Eybers

S, vn, vc (Db), piano

first performance: Lynedoch, Brandwag

Lovesong-Duos (1990) 5'

duets on traditional love songs

vn, vc

first performance: Lynedoch, Spier (RSA), 29.9.90

Lovesong-Trios (1993) 7'

trios on traditional love songs

vn, va, vc

first performance: Schloß Bernstein (A), 8.4.93

Lovesong-quartets (1995) ca. 8'

quartets on traditional love songs

2 vn, va, vc

first performance: Puchheim (D), 8.3.96

Music for Easter (Ostermusik) (1986/90) ca. 20'

(liturgical music for the Easter service)

2 tp, 2 hrn, 2 trb, fl, 2 vn, va, vc, organ, mixed choir, soloists: S, A, T, B

first performance: Salzburg, 6.5.90

Happy Birthday... (1992) ca. 4'

(musical joke for the orchestra rehearsal)

2 fl, 2 ob, 2 cl, 2 bn, 2 tp, 2 hrn, 2 trb, timp, hi hat, strings

first performance: Vienna, 30.7.92

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Olifant en Konijn (2005) ca.7'

for narrator and violin

commissioned by the 'Stichting Masterclass Apeldoorn'

first performance: Apeldoorn, 24.8.05

Tageszeiten-Stücke (1996) ca. 5'

solo violin(suitable for beginners, 1. and 3. position only)

'Auf der Suche nach dem verlorenen Tango' (1992) ca. 5'

for school orchestra

fl, 2 cl, bn, Styrian accordion, xyl, bongos, db

first performance: Deutschlandsberg, 18.10.92

6 Pieces for a Pianist and a Child (1989/91) ca. 13'

piano, 3 and 4 hands

first performance: Munich, 20.6.95