Catalogue of works

I. Instrumental and vocal music (concertante)

a) Small formations (1-4 musicians)

Title Orchestration Duration Remarks
Scorpio solo viola 4′
Schrödingers Alm solo soprano 8′ Lyrics: Levin Handschuh
Das Perlgewebe french horn, bassoon 5′
Spitz auf Knopf bass clarinet, viola 5′
On-Off baritone saxophone, accordion, piano 4′
Klaviertrio violin, violoncello, piano 6′
Pfad II dulcimer, recorder 10′ with additional instruments, partly foot-touch score
Three Intermezzi dulcimer, bassoon, double bass 8′
Kafka am Strand mezzo soprano, piano 3′
Skin two violins, viola, violoncello 6′
Pfad I solo recorder 7′ foot-touch score
Kaleidoskop violin, piano 5′
Richtungswechsel vocal quartet (SATB) 4′ after announcements of a navigation device
Stumme Berührung (Silent Touch) violin, violoncello 8′
Wunder über Wunder soprano, piano 2′ Lyrics: Joseph v. Eichendorff
String Quartet two violins, viola, violoncello 12′
Sonatina for violin and piano violin, piano 5′
Klangspiele solo piano 5′
Zahnschmerzenblues (Toothache Blues) piano four hands 5′

b) Medium-sized formations (5-10 musicians)

Title Orchestration Duration Remarks
Wetterbericht (Weather Report) two violins, viola, violoncello, basset horn 11′
Blinde Nacht violin, two violas, two violoncellos, harpsichord 6′
Capriccio flute, violin, saxophone, piano, electric guitar, marimba 5′
Jetzt ist Zeit soprano, viola, violoncello, horn, tuba, piano 10′
Cuadrocoloredondos soprano, flute, oboe, violin, violoncello, piano 3′

c) Large formations (from 11 musicians, also choir/orchestra)

Title Orchestration Duration Remarks
Aufbruch symphonic wind orchestra and solo piano 10′
Chat/Gebet Ensemble (12 instruments) 12′
Cello Concerto solo violoncello. small orchestra 20′
Schiefes Schicksal children’s choir, oboe, violoncello, harp, percussion 8′
Abschiedswalzer Ensemble (13 instruments) 5′

II. Works for scenic performances

a) Small Works

Work Text Orchestration Remarks
Hanswursts Hochzeit
stage music
10 minutes		 freely adapted from Johann Wolfgang von Goethe’s fragment “Hanswursts Hochzeit oder Der Lauf der Welt” (Hanswurst’s Wedding or the Course of the World) two figure players and ensemble (flute, clarinet, bassoon, accordion, viola, double bass) Music for scenes by Winnie Luzie Burz and Jan Jedenak
We built this city
Installative Performance
20 minutes		 feeds, violin improvisation
1973Paranoia
Stage Music
10 minutes		 violin, piano Three improvisation concepts on songs from “Chicago”.
Das Leben ist kein Wunschkonzert
stage music
10 minutes		 Sapir Heller & Katharina Schmauder three performers, bass-zither, violin, guitar
Altes Medium
music theatre
10 minutes		 Levin Handschuh actor, laptop, typewriter, violin

b) Large works

Work Text Orchestration Remarks
Luzid
stage play
75 minutes		 Rafael Spregelburd solo tuba, feeds Trailer: https://vimeo.com/363249296
Don Quijote – eine Ballade aus dem Koffer
Classroom Opera
45 minutes		 Levin Handschuh
(freely adapted from motifs by Miguel de Cervantes)		 tenor, mandolin, double bass
L’Orfeo
Opera
2 ½ hours		 Alessandro Striggio Soloists as in Monteverdi, choir (SATB, divided into up to 6 voices), also choral soloists

Small orchestra: 2,2,0,1 – 0,3,3,0 – harp, drums, electric guitar, keyboards (1 player: harpsichord, organ, synthesizer) – Strings: 1,1,1,1

Stage musicians: Viola d’Amore, Baroque Mandolin

 Arrangement of Claudio Monteverdi’s opera and new composition of the finale based on the original libretto by Alessandro Striggio, which has not been set to music before
Happy Birthday
Dance piece
70 minutes		 solo violin (live, also scenic)
On tape: two saxophones, harmonium, percussion, violin		 Idea and choreography:
Annett Göhre
Alice in Wonderland
Experimental musical
80 minutes		 Roland Schimmelpfennig soprano, mezzo-soprano, alto, three violoncellos, electric guitar, two synthesizers composed together with Samuel Penderbayne
Gletscher
music theatre
60 minutes		 Margareth Obexer two performers, bass clarinet, tuba, treble/bass/e-zither, feeds