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WORKS by LOUIS ANDRIESSEN Orchestral Mysteriën (2013 WORKS BY LOUIS ANDRIESSEN Orchestral Mysteriën (2013) Tapdance, concerto for percussion and large ensemble (2013) La Girò, for amplified solo violin and large ensemble (2010–11) The Hague Hacking, for two pianos and large ensemble (2008) Vermeer Pictures, concert suite for orchestra from Writing to Vermeer (2005) Dances, for soprano and chamber orchestra (1991–92) Hymne to the memory of Darius Milhaud (1974, rev.1978) The nine symphonies of Beethoven, for orchestra and ice-cream vendor’s bell (1970) Anachronie II, Musique d’ameublement, for oboe and orchestra (1969) Anachronie I (1966–67) Ittrospezione III (Concept I), for two pianos and ensemble (1964) Ittrospezione II (1963) Stage Theatre of the World, opera (2013–15) La Commedia, film opera (2004–08) Writing to Vermeer, opera (1997–98) Odysseus’ Women, for four female singers and keyboard sampler (1995) ROSA The Death of a Composer, music theater work (1993–94) De Materie, stage work for soprano and tenor soloists, two speakers, eight voices, and large ensemble (1985–88) Reconstructie (1969) Instrumental Ensemble Signs and Symbols, for wind ensemble (2016) Shared Memory, lamento for oboe and violin (2012) Christiaan Andriessens uitzicht op de Amstel, for ensemble (2009) Life, for ensemble, with film by Marijke van Warmerdam (2009) De Opening, for ensemble (2005) Inanna, for ensemble with film (2005) RUTTMANN Opus II, III, IV, for large ensemble (2003) The Last Day, for four singers, child’s voice, and large ensemble (1996) Zilver, for mixed ensemble (1994) ROSA, overture to the music theater work (1993–94) Rosa’s Horses, for large ensemble (1993–94, arr. 2010) De Snelheid, for large ensemble (1982–83, rev.1984) Symphony for open strings, for 12 solo string players (1978) Hoketus, for two groups of five instrumentalists (1976) Workers Union, for any loud-sounding group of instruments (1975) On Jimmy Yancey, for ensemble (1973) De Volharding, for wind ensemble (1972) (more) Volkslied, for an unlimited number of any instruments (1971) Spektakel, for wind ensemble, percussion, and improvising ensemble (1970) Hoe het is, for live electronics and 52 strings (1969) Ittrospezione III (Concept II), for ensemble (1965) Voice with Ensemble Anaïs Nin, for singer (amplified), ensemble, and film (2009–10) Racconto dall’ inferno, for voice and ensemble (2004) Letter from Cathy, for voice and ensemble (2003) La Passione, for solo voice, solo violin, and ensemble (2002) Inanna’s Descent, for female voice and small ensemble (2000) The New Math(s), for voice, flauto traverso, violin, marimba, and CD (2000) Passeggiata in tram in America e ritorno, for solo voice, amplified solo violin, and ensemble (1998) Trilogy of the Last Day, for voices and large ensemble (1996–97) not being sundered, ..., for soprano, flute, and cello (1992) M is for Man, Music, Mozart, for jazz singer and ensemble, composed for the video film by Peter Greenaway (1991) Nietzsche redet, for reciter and ensemble (1989) De Tijd, for female choir and large ensemble (1980–81) Mausoleum, for two baritones and large ensemble (1979) De Staat, for four women’s voices and large ensemble (1972–76) Contra tempus, for wind ensemble, percussion, and improvising ensemble (1968) Nocturnen, for soprano and chamber orchestra (1959) Chamber miserere..., for string quartet (2006–07) The Hague Hacking Scrap, for two pianos (2003) Fanfare, to start with, for six groups of horns (2002) Garden of Eros, for string quartet (2002) Bells for Haarlem, for two keyboards and two percussion (2002) De Herauten, for brass and timpani (1997) The Memory of Roses, for piano and toy piano (1992) Hout, for tenor saxophone, marimba, guitar, and piano (1991) Lacrimosa, for two bassoons (1991) Facing Death, for amplified string quartet (1990) Dubbelspoor, for piano, harpsichord, glockenspiel, and celesta (1986) Double, for clarinet and piano (1965) Ittrospezione III (fragment), for two pianos and tenor saxophone (ad lib) (1965) Ittrospezione I, for piano duet (1961) Aanloop en sprongen (Rincorsa e salti), for flute, oboe, and clarinet (1961) Series, for two pianos (1958) Nuit d’ete, for piano duet (1957) (more) Solo Instrumental Two way ticket, for piano (2014) Welk interval vind je het moist, for cello and piano (2012) A Very Sad Trumpet Sonata, for solo trumpet (2008) Raadsels, for solo violin (2006) XENIA, for solo violin (2005) Garden of Eros, for violin and piano (2003) A Very Sharp Trumpet Sonata, for solo trumpet (2002) Feli-citazione, for solo piano (2000) Image de Moreau, toccata for piano (1999) Woodpecker, for solo percussion (1999) Not an Anfang, for solo piano (1997) De Komst van Willibrord, for carillon (1995) To Pauline O, for solo oboe (1995) Base, for piano left hand (1994) Lied, for solo piano (1993) Chorale, for solo piano (1992) Deuxieme chorale, for hand-operated music box (1992) Romance voor Caecilia, for solo piano (1991) De Toren, for carillon (1988) Berceuse voor Annie van Os, for piano solo (1985) Menuet voor Marianne, for solo piano (1983) Trepidus, for solo piano (1983) Disco, for violin and piano (1982) Overture to Orpheus, for solo harpsichord (1982) La voce, for cellist (1981) Wals, for piano solo (1974) Le Voile du Bonheur, for voice / violin (one performer) and piano (1971) A flower song III, for solo cello (1964) A flower song II, for oboe (1964) Registers, for solo piano (1963) Trois pieces, for piano left hand (1961) Elegy, for cello and piano (1957) Sonate, for flute and piano (1956) Chorus Ahania Weeping, for chorus a cappella (2016) City of Dis or: The Ship of Fools, for voices and ensemble, with electronic music inserts by Anke Brouwer (2007) dancing on the bones, for children’s voices and ensemble (1997) TAO, for solo piano, women’s voices, and ensemble (1996) Flora Tristan, for choir (1990) Un Beau baiser, for unaccompanied mixed choir (1983) Il principe, for two choirs and wind ensemble (1974) (more) Solo Voice Shopping List of a Poisoner (2000) What Shall I Buy You, Son?, for voice and piano (2000) De Eerste Minnaar, for boy soprano and organ (1998) Machmes Wos, for voice and piano (1996) A Song of the Sea, for unaccompanied voice (1994) Y despues, for voice and piano (1983) Commentaar, for voice and piano (1981) Laat toch vrij die straat, for voice and piano (1978) Thanh Hoa, for voice and piano (1972) Canzone 3.Utinam, for soprano and piano (1962) .
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