complete list of works by Maria de Alvear
2024
Moviendo el viento concert for bassoon, cello and orchestra (15'00'' - standard notation) Brasas for small orchestra (15'00'' - standard notation) Blanco (Weiss) concert for viola and orchestra (15'00'' - standard notation) Árbol for viola solo (7'00'' - standard notation) Principios y comienzos Volumen I, for orchestra (30'00'' - standard notation)
2023
Moviendo el viento concert for bassoon, cello and orchestra (15'00'' - standard notation) Brana for solo piano and chamber orchestra (08’30’’ - standard notation)
Frágil y Filigrana - Un marciano en Chiclana opera for 7 singers, children choir and orchestra (20’00’’ - standard notation)
Elegantemente in two movements for orchestra (12’00’’ - standard notation)
La eternal rueda - Musiktheater for wind band and audience (10’00’’ - standard notation)
Camino - Ballet en tres escenas for orchestra (13’00’’ - standard notation)
Alunizaje - Apocalipsis en siete escenas opera for 9 singers and orchestra (15’00’’ - standard notation)
Al Borde for 2 pianos and orchestra (15’00’’ - standard notation)
Moviendo el Viento concert for violin and orchestra (14’00’’ - standard notation)
En el centro (4) for violin, violoncello and piano (09’00’’ - standard notation)
Jocoso for percussion, double bass and piano (08’00’’ - standard notation)
2022
Arcaico for 4 solo voices, choir, solo piano and orchestra (30’00’’ - standard notation)
AMOR COTIDIANO for tenor, mezzosoprano, piano (03’00’’ - standard notation)
2021
Freisetzen 2 for flute, saxophones, trombone, soprano, guitar, viola, violin, piano (07’30’’ - standard notation)
Ahnen for chamber orchestra (42’00’’ - standard notation)
TEMPLE for violin solo (08’00’’ - standard notation)
Freisetzen 1 for clarinet, tuba, violin, percussion, trombone, french horn (07’30’’ - standard notation)
LIBERAR for saxophone quartet (05’30’’ - standard notation)
2020
Im Kern III for brass quintet (09’30’’ - standard notation)
first performance: 2021/03/29 CNDM Reina Sofía, Madrid
Spanish Brass
Im Kern II for piano, violin, violoncello (03’00’’ - standard notation)
first performance: 2020/06/20 CNDM European Music Day livestream
Trío Arbós
She takes a Look for piano, voice and video (08’36’’ - standard notation)
first performance: 2021/03/19 CentroCentro, Madrid
Neus Estarellas, Silvia Naranjo, Ana de Alvear
2017
TAPAS for flute, clarinet, piano (12’00’’ - standard notation)
first performance: 2017/03/21 CentroCentro, Madrid
Ensemble NeoArs Sonora
2015
Einfache Freiheit for choir (05’00’’ - standard notation)
first performance: 2015/10/02 Festival Chor.com, Dortmund
Vokalensemble Stuttgart, Rupert Huber
2014
Five for You for piano (03’00’’ - standard notation)
Prime Sounds - Neanderthal View II for piano, violoncello, violin (06’00’’ - standard notation)
first performance: 2014/10/06 CNDM Reina Sofía, Madrid
Trío Arbós
2013
MAGNA MATER concerto for string ensemble, 2 horns, percussion, female choir, children‘s choir, baritones, video
(50’00’’ - standard notation) first performance: 2013/03/27 Cuenca (ES)
Ensemble Gombau, Carlos Cuesta, Ars Choralis Coeln, Ana de Alvear
Open Sunshine for chamber orchestra, female choir, tape (15’00’’ - standard notation)
first performance: 2013/01/19 WDR Funkhaus, Köln
Ostravská Banda, Petr Kotik, Ars Choralis Coeln
2012
OSCURIDAD PURA for piano (09’00’’ - standard notation)
2011
Im Kern for piano, violoncello, violin (20’14’’ - standard notation)
first performance: 2011/05/28 INMM-Tagung, Darmstadt
Trío Arbós
ORGASMUS VULGARIS for ensemble (02’30’’ - standard notation)
first performance: 2011/05/29 INMM-Tagung, Darmstadt
Ensemble Modern
EQUILIBRIO SERENO for two pianos and percussion (15’30’’ - standard notation)
first performance: 2011/05/18 Fundación BBVA, Madrid
Juan-Carlos Garvayo, Isabel Requeijo, Enric Monfort
Rethinking 4/4 for ensemble (05’00’’ - standard notation)
first performance: 2011/12/14 Kunststation St. Peter, Köln
Ensemble musikFabrik
2010
EQUILIBRIO for flute, percussion, 2 pianos tuned a quarter tone apart and string ensemble (49’00’’ - standard notation)
Commission for Isaac Julien‘s film 'Ten thousand Islands'
first performance: 2010/06/14 CNDM Reina Sofía, Madrid
Juan-Carlos Garvayo, Isabel Requeijo, Carlos Cuesta, Ensemble Gombau
2009
Sky Music II concerto for piano, orchestra and chamber choir (21’00’’ - standard notation)
first performance: 2009/04/30 Open Ears Festival, Waterloo (CAN)
Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony Orchestra, Eve Egoyan
Songs of an Old Female Hippopotamus improvisation for A Trans Pavillon, Berlin
first performance: 2009/07/25 A Trans Pavillon, Berlin
Maria de Alvear
2008
Colourful Penis - Ein Sinnspiel operatic event study for 8 singers and ensemble (60’00’’ - standard notation)
first performance: 2008/09/30 Dresdener Tage der zeitgenössischen Musik, Hellerau
KlangArt Berlin, VocaalLAB Nederland
ESFUERZO / The Effort for 4 singers (10’00’’ - standard notation)
first performance: 2008/04/27 CNDM Reina Sofía, Madrid
VocaalLAB Nederland
NIEVE for horn, piano, violoncello (09’00’’ - standard notation)
first performance: 2008/12/20 Iglesia de San Nicolàs, Segovia
Ensemble neoArs
ENERGÍA MARINA for choir and ensemble (15’00’’ - standard notation)
first performance: 2008/12/06 Festival Encuentros, Gijón
Ensemble Residancias
2007
Ahnen for 2 voices (with hurdy-gurdy) and video (45’00’’ - intuitive composition)
first performance: 2007/05/17 MusikTriennale Köln
Maria Jonas, Maria de Alvear, Claudia Doderer
Am Anfang war das Chaos performance for group of school students and percussion (20’00’’ - standard notation)
first performance: 2007/05/19 MusikTriennale Köln
Thomas Meixner, students of Gereonswall Hauptschule
2006
Sensitive Birds for soprano, flute, bass clarinet, viola, violoncello, harp, piano (30’00’’ - standard notation)
first performance: 2006/10/29 Klavier THEN, Köln
Neues Musikensemble Aachen
GRAN SOL ALTO for baritones, piano, percussion, double bass, tape, video (50’00’’ - standard notation)
first performance: 2006/09/27 Festival, Teatro Arniches, Alicante
Romain Bischoff, KlangArt Berlin
Clear Energy for piano and orchestra (30’00’’ - standard notation)
first performance: 2007/01/26 New Currents Festival, Victoria (CAN)
Eve Egoyan, Victoria Symphony Orchestra
DEL VIENTO for voice, video, tape (15’00’’ - standard notation)
first performance: 2006/09/17 Éclats-festival, Le Poët-Laval (B)
Françoise Vanhecke
2005
Urbaum for piano (73’00’’ - automatic writing)
first performance: 2006/06/02 Alte Feuerwache, Köln
Daan Vandewalle
NUBES DE COLORES for tape, violin, voice (50’00’’ - automatic writing)
first performance: 2006/05/09 Confluencias Festival, Huelva
Marc Sabat, Maria de Alvear
GRAN SOL for 2 female voices, violoncello, video (38’00’’ - standard notation)
first performance: 2005/02/11 Other Minds Festival, San Francisco
Amelia Cuni, Maria de Alvear, Joan Jeanrenaud
SOL ALTO / Blitze for voice and video (30’00’’ - improvisation)
first performance: 2005/07/09 Brückenmusik, Köln
Maria de Alvear
2004
Und alle Spinnen lieben sich for voice, string quartet, video (60’00’’ - standard notation)
first performance: 2007/08/29 Festival Vielsaitig, Füßen
Verdi Quartett
SOLES INTERIORES for piano (10’30’’ - automatic writing)
first performance: 2004/10/16 Hochschule für Musik, Frankfurt
Masako Tomida
Acting for ensemble (40’00’’ - automatic writing)
first performance: 2004/11/29 SAT Gallery, Montreal
KORE Ensemble
Landschaft 3 for voice and video (20’00’’ - improvisation)
first performance: 2004/04/29 Stadthaus, Ulm
Maria de Alvear
Two Minutes for piano (03’00’’ - automatic writing)
first performance: 2004/11/16 Tone Roads festival, Bratislava
Daan Vandewalle
2003
See for voice, string quartet and violin solo (40’00’’ - standard notation)
first performance: 2003/09/04 Festival Vielsaitig, Füßen
Klaus von Wrochem, Verdi Quartett
MÚSICA PARA DORMIR LA SIESTA for alto flute, horn, vibraphone, harp (13’00’’ - standard notation)
FLORES for 2 female voices, solo trumpet, ensemble, video (80’00’’ - standard notation)
first performance: 2003/03/14 Forum Neue Musik, DLF Sendesaal Köln
Ensemble musikFabrik, Maria de Alvear, Amelia Cuni, Ana de Alvear
2002
MONTAÑA for piano, video and electronics (40’00’’ - standard notation)
first performance: 2002/12/03 GEDOK Handscapes, Münster
Jennifer Hymer
The Inner for woodwind quintet, tape and video (50’00’’ - standard notation)
first performance: 2002/06/26 CDMC Reina Sofìa, Madrid
Spanish Brass, Maria Amann
Yourself for piano and violoncello (60’00’’ - standard notation)
first performance: 2002/05/23 Merkin Concert Hall, New York
Joseph Kubera, Ariane Lallemand
Sternenbaum for mezzosoprano, 2 recorders, harp, video (40’00’’ - standard notation)
first performance: 2002/03/23 Trinitatiskirche, Köln
Maria Jonas, Ensemble Bois de Cologne
All Music is a Mandala for 6 toy pianos and electronics (15’00’’ - standard notation)
first performance: 2002/06 Studio Zone33, Bern
Iris Gerber
2001
FLOR I and II for ensemble and video (25’00’’ - standard notation)
first performance: 2003/12/09 Alte Feuerwache Köln
Thürmchen Ensemble, Eric Oña
Within for voice, piano and percussion (20’00’’ - improvisation)
first performance: 2001/05/18 Alte Feuerwache Köln
Maria de Alvear, Tobias Liebezeit, Felicia Chardon
UVAS for piano (20’00’’ - standard notation)
first performance: 2001/11 Lucerne Festival
Iris Gerber
As Far As We Know for voice, piano and orchestra (45’00’’ - standard notation)
first performance: 2001/08/29 Ostrava New Music Days
Maria de Alvear, Janacek Philharmonic Orchestra, Zsolt Nagy
Schlangen for percussion quartet (30’00’’ - standard notation)
first performance: 2002/02/26 Alte Feuerwache Köln
Schlagquartett Köln
Energy Lines for voice, piano, video (45’00’’ - improvisation)
first performance: 2001/01/20 Schieder-Schwalenberg
Maria de Alvear
2000
Ur for 2 percussionists, tape, video (20’00’’ - standard notation)
first performance: 2000/07/29 Kultursommer Rheinland-Pfalz, Trier
Duo ArchaeOpteryX
EL SECRETO DEL ÁRBOL radio play (10’00’’ - radio play)
Thinking for piano, violin and video (60’00’’ - automatic writing)
first performance: 2000/07/11 Sound Symposium, St Johns (CAN)
Stephen Clarke, Marc Sabat
Baum for voice, 4 percussionists, installation (64’00’’ - improvisation)
first performance: 2001/06/21 Romanischer Sommer, Köln
Maria de Alvear, Drums Off Chaos
Asking for piano (53’00’’ - automatic writing)
first performance: 2002/03/10 CBC, Toronto (CAN)
Eve Egoyan
GOTA - dieser eine Gletschertropfen for trumpet, accordion, piano, percussion (15’00’’ - standard notation)
first performance: 2000/01/27 Alte Feuerwache Köln
Ensemble musikFabrik
1999
ENERGÍA Y LIBERTAD - Energie und Freiheit for 2 voices and piano (17’00’’ - automatic writing)
first performance: 1999/03/05 Krefeld
Maria de Alvear, Ute Büchter-Römer, Ilsemarie Pungs
LLENA for piano (72’00’’ - automatic writing)
first performance: 1999/05/03 Kunstraum Düsseldorf
Antoine Beuger
ERÓTICA for three voices and video (30’00’’ - improvisation)
first performance: 1999/05/30 Kunstverein Köln rechtsrheinisch
Maria de Alvear, Martina Weil
The Inner / Das Innere for organ and voice (05’00’’ - automatic writing)
first performance: 1999/08/22 Altenberger Dom, Altenberg
Maria Jonas, Bettina Strübel
Land celebration for two rappers, ensemble, massage performance and video with a text by Bob Lakerman
(30’00’’ - standard notation)
first performance: 1999/11/07 Sendesaal Deutsche Welle, Köln
Ensemble Köln, Maria de Alvear, Bob Lakerman, Jorgi
ASÍ… MÚSICA PARA DORMIR for piano and harp (04’00’’ - automatic writing)
first performance: 1999/11/14 Felix Meritis, Amsterdam
Ensemble Décadanse
1998
LIBERTAD - palabras peligrosas for two voices, trombone, percussion, two pianos, video (82’00’’ - standard notation)
first performance: 1998/04/04 Stadtkirche, Darmstadt
de Alvear, Lozano, McAlpine, Mansanti, Dahinden, Liebezeit
VISIÓN for flute, clarinet, piano, two percussionists, violoncello, double bass and voice (50’00’’ - automatic writing)
first performance: 1998/05/12 Alte Feuerwache, Köln
Ensemble Köln, Konstantia Gourzi
SEXO PURO ceremony for two pianos, two percussionists, three trumpets, three trombones,
two tubas and solo trombone, three voices and large video installation (59’00’’ - standard notation)
first performance: 1998/10/18 Donaueschinger Musiktage
Ensemble ICTUS, de Alvear, Kleeb, Dahinden, Sanchez, Cruz, Octors
With Care for piano (15’00’’ - automatic writing)
MAR for percussion, three voices and video (50’00’’ - automatic writing)
first performance: 1998/11/01 Frau musica (nova) - WDR Sendesaal, Köln
de Alvear, Cantero, Sanchez-Cruz, Schulkowsky
Unvorhersehbarerweise for voice and percussion (20’00’’ - improvisation)
first performance: 1998/11/22 Kunstverein, Bonn
Manos Tsangaris, Maria de Alvear
Time Is None Stopping for 2 voices, 4 percussionists, video (85’00’’ - improvisation)
first performance: Christuskirche, Köln
Drums off Chaos, Maria de Alvear, Pi-Hsien Chen
1997
SAL for four percussionists (25`00`` - standard notation)
first performance: 1998/07/20 Universität Kassel
Percussion Art Quartett
TODO for three female singers and ensemble (40’00’’ - automatic writing)
first performance: 1997/11/26 Tonhalle, Düsseldorf
notabu Ensemble, de Alvear, Burmann, Jonas
EL SECRETO DEL CÍRCULO radio play for actors and instruments (20’00’’ - radio play)
first performance: 1996/09/26 Festival de Alicante, Alicante (ES)
de Alvear, Maldonado, Miura
ESPÍRITU DE LA LUZ for voice, piano, clarinet, video (45’00’’ - improvisation)
first performance: 1997/12/28 Galerie Grunert & Gasser, Köln
Maria de Alvear, Hildegard Kleeb, Theo Jörgensmann
CULEBRA DE MAR for violin and double bass (30’00’’ - automatic writing)
first performance: 1998/01/06 BKA, Berlin
H. Scheytt, M. Heinze
HOJA for organ, voice, installation (60’00’’ - improvisation)
first performance: 1997/08/07 Antoniterkirche, Köln
Grüße 4 for voice and piano (06’00’’ - improvisation)
first performance: 1997/03/01 Kunstverein, Köln
Maria de Alvear
1996
VAGINA celebration for female vocal soloist and ensemble (47’00’’ - standard notation)
first performance: 1996/05/24 Sendesaal HR, Frankfurt
Maria de Alvear, Ensemble Modern, Diego Masson
LUZ FUTURA for woodwind quintet, saxophone and percussion (25’00’’ - automatic writing/standard notation)
first performance: 1996/12/08 Luzern
Leimgruber, Hauser, Philharmonisches Bläserquintett Berlin
CARIDAD for piano, trombone and viola (45’00’’ - automatic writing)
first performance: 1996/10/24 Bludenz (A)
Kleeb, Dahinden, Polisoidis
MARES for any keyboard instrument (10’00’’ - automatic writing)
first performance: 1996/02/25 Stadtgarten, Köln
Maria de Alvear
World for piano solo, second piano and large orchestra (60’00’’ - standard notation)
first performance: 1997/05/15 Merkin Concert Hall, New York
Kleeb, Kubera, S.E.M. Orchestra, Kotik
CALOR / Hitze for clarinet, piano, violoncello, violin (30’00’’ - automatic writing)
first performance: 1997/01/24 Music Gallery, Toronto (CA)
Burdocks Ensemble, Egoyan, Arnold
TRUENO radio play (04’00’’ - radio play)
first performance: 1996/09/05 Madrid
1995
INTENSO for piano (60’00’’ - automatic writing)
first performance: 1995/08/26 Salzau
Brigida Romano
CORAZÓN ABIERTO / Open Heart for bass clarinet, electric guitar, piano, percussion, violoncello and double bass
(51’00’’ - automatic writing) first performance: 2019/05/04 Linz (A)
Festival 4020 Ensemble
CORTANDO for clarinet, violin, viola, piano and percussion (40’00’’ - automatic writing)
first performance: 1995/12/07 Alte Feuerwache, Köln
Thürmchen Ensemble
Care for percussion, flute and guitar (30’00’’ - automatic writing)
VERDAD / Truth ceremony for piano and woodwind quintet (70’00’’ - automatic writing)
first performance: 1995/12/01 Sendesaal SFB, Berlin
Ensemble Köln, HP Platz
PÁJAROS for clarinet, two trumpets, two horns, two trombones and two percussionists (60’00’’ - automatic writing)
first performance: 1996/03/22 Kontrapunkt Theater, Düsseldorf
Notabu Ensemble
25.9.1995 for vibraphone (30’00’’ - automatic writing)
first performance: 1997/05/25 Berlin
Uli Altenkirch
BESANDO EL TIEMPO – Besando el Viento for flute (60’00’’ - automatic writing)
first performance: 1995/08/26 Salzau
Carin Levine
1994
SOLES for two voices, piano, percussion, string trio (50’00’’ - automatic writing)
first performance: 1994/05/18 Westfälisches Musikfest, Bielefeld
Thürmchen Ensemble, Alvear, Griffith
COLORES for voice, piano, clarinet and percussion (50’00’’ - improvisation)
first performance: 1994/05/07 LOFT, Köln
Schlüssel, Alvear
FUTURO quartet for piano, violin, trombone and percussion (65’00’’ - automatic writing)
FUERZAS for viola (70’00’’ - automatic writing)
first performance: 2002 Grand Rapids (USA)
Christina Fong
FUERZAS for violin (50’00’’ - automatic writing)
first performance: 1995/03/21 Circulo de Bellas Artes, Madrid
Malcolm Goldstein
AGUAS / Zwischentöne for piano, voice, bandoneon, percussion, vibraphone (50’00’’ - automatic writing)
first performance: 1995/11/12 INM, Berlin
J. Schneider, Ensemble Zwischentöne
AGUA DULCE for oboe, violin and orchestra (53’00’’ - automatic writing)
ENERGÍA REDONDA for violin (45’00’’ - automatic writing)
first performance: 2002/04/15 Grand Rapids (USA)
Christina Fong
FUTURO Trio for piano, violin, trombone (65’00’’ - automatic writing)
first performance: 1996/05/10 Ballhaus Naunynstr, Berlin
Kleeb, Dahinden, Polisoidis
SOL - la pelicula video film (50’00’’ - video)
first performance: 1995/12/15 LUX SONOR, Helsinki
AMORES performance / installation (23’00’’ - performance / installation)
first performance: 1994/09/08 Moltkerei Werkstatt, Köln
Maria de Alvear
1993
¡AMA! for piano, clarinet and violin (60’00’’ - automatic writing)
ENERGÍA BLANCA for string orchestra and video (15`00’’ - automatic writing)
AL ÁRBOL DEL NORTE (2nd version) for trombone and piano (70’00’’ - automatic writing / standard notation)
first performance: 1993/10/29 The Kitchen, New York
Kleeb, Dahinden
PURÍSIMO II for two flutes, clarinet, horn, celesta, harp and string orchestra (70’00’’ - automatic writing)
first performance: 1994/03/23 Nicolaikirche, Frankfurt
Ensemble Köln, HP Platz
FUERZA SOLAR for piano and string quartet (60’00’’ - automatic writing)
1992
EN ESPÍRITU DE ROSAS / Raices no. 5 for piano, two clarinets, violin and violoncello (62’00’’ - automatic writing)
first performance: 1992/06/24 Romanischer Sommer, Köln
Jonas, Griffith, Alvear, Maurer, Kleeb, Dahinden, Hanck, Reinhardt, Jörgensmann
Seele for viola, violoncello and double bass (50’00’’ - automatic writing / standard notation)
first performance: 1996/11/22 Alte Feuerwache, Köln
Brüning, Liesmann, Güttler
ENTENDIENDO for piano and video (30’00’’ - automatic writing)
first performance: 1992/06/27 Basel
Hildegard Kleeb
HILOS DE ORO / Goldfäden for voice, solo violin and orchestra (120’00’’ - standard notation)
RITUAL PARA UN CIERVO MUERTO ritual for voice, piano, harp, flute, oboe, clarinet, percussion, string trio and double bass
(95’00’’ - automatic writing)
AL ÁRBOL DEL NORTE for piano and trombone (62’00’’ - automatic writing)
first performance: 1992/08/21 Tallin (Estonia)
Kleeb, Dahinden
MURIÓ for violin (130’00’’ - automatic writing)
first performance: 1995/03/21 Circulo De Bellas Artes, Madrid
Malcolm Goldstein
ALTAMIRA - Fase 1 for 2 female singers, piano, trombone, mixed choir (60’00’’ - automatic writing)
first performance: 1993/01/16 Otoño Musical, Santander (ES)
Alvear, Dahinden, Kleeb, Kurzeknabe
LUCES for voice and string orchestra (20’00’’ - standard notation)
first performance: 1993/02/28 Reykjavik, Iceland
Alvear, Icelandic Chamber Orchestra, Emilsson
PURÍSIMO I for two flutes, harp, celesta and chamber orchestra (70’00’’ - automatic writing)
UNIR / Binden ceremony for female vocal soloist , piano and an object (painted sanitary pad) (10’00’’ - improvisation)
first performance: 1993/12/03 Kunstverein, Köln
Maria de Alvear
1991
EN ESPÍRITU DE ROSAS / Raices no. 1 ceremony for voice, clarinet and bass clarinet, and a dead rabbit
(120’00’’ - automatic writing)
first performance: 1991/12/06 Moers
Alvear, Jörgensmann, Koltermann
EN ESPÍRITU DE ROSAS / Raices no. 2 ceremony for voice, two Turkish lutes (saz), violin, and a dead rabbit
(30’00’’ - automatic writing)
first performance: 1992/01/19 WDR Sendesaal, Köln
Alvear, Aidin, Aslan, Reinhard, Maurer
EN ESPÍRITU DE ROSAS / Raices no. 3 for violin, violoncello and piano (35’00’’ - automatic writing)
first performance: 1992/02/16 ICA The Mall, London
London New Music Trio, Stratford
EN ESPÍRITU DE ROSAS / Raices no. 4 for 3 female vocalists, piano, clarinet, trombone, harp, 3 violins and a dead stag
(65’00’’ - automatic writing)
first performance: 1992/06/24 Romanischer Sommer, Köln
Alvear, Griffith, Jonas, Kleeb, Dahinden, Hanck, Jörgensmann, Reinhardt, Maurer
LA TONTA DEL BOTE / Die Dumme vom Pott - Das Weiblich-Göttliche for piano (48’00’’ - automatic writing)
Palabras Reales o las Esencias de la Vida radio play for for solo voices, violin, piano, harp, percussion, tuba, synthesizer, girls‘ choir,
female choir, male choir and sound engineer and noise-maker (30’00’’ - radio play)
In Dank for voice, harpsichord, trumpet and percussion (10’00’’ - standard notation)
first performance: 1991/04/26 Galerie Burgis Geismann, Köln
Maria de Alvear
NOCHE PROFUNDA ceremony for voice and piano (30’00’’ - automatic writing)
LA CIERVA for voice and piano (40’00’’ - standard notation)
first performance: 1991/05/12 Stadtgarten, Köln
Maria de Alvear
LA RANA / Der Frosch for voice solo (15’00’’ - automatic writing)
first performance: 1991/03/15 Galerie Schneiderei, Köln
Maria de Alvear
DE PURO AMOR for piano (60’00’’ - automatic writing)
first performance: 1993/03/06 Sendesaal DLF, Köln
Hildegard Kleeb
EN AMOR DURO for piano (50’00’’ - automatic writing)
first performance: 1993/03/06 Sendesaal DLF, Köln
Hildegard Kleeb
AZUL radio play for soprano, baritones and synthesizer (19’00’’ - radio play)
MATERIAL DE RAÍCES / Root Material for piano, two Turkish lutes (saz), two violins and voice or for piano and string quintet
(60’00’’ - automatic writing)
PARAÍSO radio play for a female vocal soloist (30’00’’ - radio play)
Para todos los Seres Humanos sobre la Tierra ceremony for a vocal soloist (60’00’’ - automatic writing)
SEXO ceremony for a female vocal soloist, solo violin and orchestra (60’00’’ - standard notation)
first performance: 1995/04/28 Stadtcasino, Basel
Alvear, Nikolic, Platz, basel sinfonietta
SEXO COMPACTO for piano (20’00’’ - standard notation)
ANIMALES Y FLORES for voices, trumpet and piano (60’00’’ - automatic writing)
first performance: Junges Theater, Düsseldorf
Alvear, Hippler
Grüße Nr. 3 for female vocal soloist, photographs, slide projections, textile installation (30’00’’ - improvisation)
AMOR for voice (60’00’’ - standard notation)
EL PREMIO for piano and orchestra (30’00’’ - standard notation)
1990
DE TIERRA for voice, flute, clarinet, percussion, piano, viola and violoncello (20’00’’ - automatic writing)
Songs of Creation for soprano, baritones, piano, two clarinets, percussion, violin, violoncello and guitar
(22’00’’ - standard notation) first performance: 1992/02/16 ICA the Mall, London
Alvear, Newman, Stratford, London New Music Ensemble
MADERA / Holz for voice, two clarinets, piano, percussion, violin and violoncello (20’00’’ - standard notation)
CORAZÓN for female vocal soloist and three drummers (20’00’’ - standard notation)
first performance: 1990/06/03 Stadtgarten, Köln
Alvear, Köllges, Tsangaris, Liebezeit
Grüße Nr. 1 for female vocal soloist and tape (60’00’’ - improvisation)
first performance: 1990/07/06 Galerie Tanja Grunert, Köln
Maria de Alvear
Daphnis y Chloe en Madrid for voice and chamber orchestra (20’00’’ - film music)
SAL (MISA LIBRE) for soprano, baritones, two speakers, choir and orchestra (45’00’’ - standard notation)
das 3. Jahrtausend for voice (20’00’’ - improvisation)
first performance: 1990/06/05 Der Kongress, Köln
Maria de Alvear
1989
Grüße Nr. 2 (Message) for female vocal soloist and tape (60’00’’ - improvisation)
first performance: 1990/01/30 Moltkerei, Köln
Maria de Alvear
1988
und die Erde hörte (Nuevo Mundo 1) radio play for two voices, three woodwinds, four string players, speaker, keyboard
(23’00’’ - radio play) first performance: 1989/02/21 WDR radio, Köln
Once Upon a Time (Nuevo Mundo 2) (30’00’’ - radio play)
Music for ´Description Without Place´ for oboe, cor anglais, flute, voice (20’00’’ - standard notation)
1987
Rei radio play for some twenty participants (11’00’’ - radio play)
SIMULACIÓN radio play for ten participants (16’00’’ - radio play)
Blue Cave radio play for a male vocal soloist and two players of electronic instruments (07’00’’ - radio play)
October Madrid for saxophone and synthesizer on videotape (video) (30’00’’ - radio play)
LOS BAÑISTAS / Die Badenden radio play for twenty participants (20’00’’ - radio play)
1986
Neanderthal 2 for voice, percussion, tape (15’00’’ - standard notation)
first performance: 1986/01/27 Musikhochschule Köln
Maya, Schröder, Pardo, Balthes
SOL 1 music theatre for 2 synthesizers, piano, 3-4 percussionists, trumpet, violin, bass clarinet, tape and 2 dancers
(60’00’’ - standard notation) first performance: 1987/03/07 Musikhochschule Köln
NOCHES 2 dance-theatre piece for four (chalk-white) painted, naked female and male dancers,
piano, two percussionists and double bass (10’00’’ - standard notation)
Prähistorische Landschaften 2 for string quartet, voice and ten instruments recorded on tape (20’00’’ - standard notation)
1985
Neanderthal 1 ceremony for a screaming female vocal soloist and tape (25’00’’ - improvisation)
first performance: 1985 Theater am Turm, Frankfurt
Maria de Alvear
PASIÓN videotape made from footage taken in a smithy and a sound collage (05’00’’ - video)
Kakushöhle for solo violin, violin, viola, bass clarinet, kettle drum, percussion, trumpet (30’00’’ - standard notation)
ÁNGELES 2 for 4 female singers, 2 pianos, electric guitar, organ and chamber orchestra (25’00’’ - standard notation)
1984
und links oder rechts double composition with Thomas Becker for actor, tape, piano, tuba, trombone, harp, bass clarinet
(10’00’’ - standard notation)
APPASSIONATA for two violins, two violas, tape (one voice, piano, violin) and actor on the Cross (20’00’’ - standard notation)
Prähistorische Landschaften 1 (...abgesehen von menschlichen Ausnahmeschwächen) radio play for string quartet, speaker and
historical recordings (20’00’’ - radio play)
first performance: 1985/09/30 WDR Radio
Drei Studien for soprano and violoncello (15’00’’ - standard notation)
Vita-Geflüster for voice, synthesiser and rhythm machine to a text by Maria de Alvear (together with Jörg O. Lensing)
(10’00’’ - text)
ÁNGELES 1 for 6 singers (sopranos, baritones), female actor, 2 trombones, 2 violoncellos, double bass, electric bass
(20’00’’ - standard notation) first performance: 1984/02/23 Musikhochschule Köln
1983
EL CÍRCULO - Auto sacramental for six soloists and chamber orchestra (60’00’’ - standard notation)
Studie über Arnulf Rainer (15’00’’ - videotape)
ES COMO AMAR EL AGUA - Monólogo I for orchestra and voice (15’00’’ - standard notation)
El Greco double bass and tape on video (16’00’’ - video)
1982
CANTOS DE ORACIÓN for voice, piano and tape (18’00’’ - improvisation)
first performance: 1982/12/16 Musikhochschule Köln
CANTOS DE LITURGIA for nine instrumentalists and a female actor / singer, wooden cross, nails and hammer, tape
(10’00’’ - standard notation)
first performance: 1982/10/16 Düsseldorf)
CONFESIÓN for a female actor and photographs on videotape (15’00’’ - video)
1981
CUARTETO / Quartett for two female vocal soloists and two violoncellos, plexiglas mobiles (30’00’’ - standard notation)
first performance: 1982/02/04 Musikhochschule Köln
Semon, Neureuther, Alvear, Schmidhüsen
POEMA DE SILENCIO - Monólogo I for orchestra (30’00’’ - standard notation)
1980
INVOCACIÓN for voice and piano (10’00’’ - standard notation)
LA LUNA DE DIAMANTES for chamber orchestra (15’00’’ - standard notation)
MONÓLOGO 2 for baritones and orchestra (10’00’’ - standard notation)
CANCIÓN for soprano, flute and piano to the poem 'Canción' by Federico García Lorca (06’00’’ - standard notation)
first performance: 1980/10/02 Konservatorium, Mainz
Rußer, Alvear, Borchers
Ich lösch das Licht for two female vocal soloists and 3 trombones to a poem by Hugo von Hofmannnsthal
(10’00’’ - standard notation) first performance: 1980/10/02 Konservatorium, Mainz
LLANTO - Schrei for three female vocal soloists, 3 pianos and 3 small drums to the poem 'A las cinco de la tarde'
by Federico García Lorca
(08’00’’ - standard notation) first performance: 1980/10/02 Konservatorium, Mainz
CONVERSACIONES for piano, two double basses, xylophone and small drum (15’00’’ - standard notation)
first performance: 1981/01/25 Musikschule Koblenz
1979
Morgenstern-Lieder five songs for voice and piano to verses by Christian Morgenstern
(Das Knie; Seufzer-Lied; Ein Igel; Das Mondschaf; Galgenlied; Henkers-Mädel)
(10’00’’ - standard notation) first performance: 1980/10/02 Konservatorium, Mainz
CINCO PIEZAS for piano (10’00’’ - standard notation)
PRIMERA PIEZA for violin and piano (10’00’’ - standard notation)
Drei Variationen for violin and piano (10’00’’ - standard notation)
1978
Hier und dort for voice, violoncello and piano (05’00’’ - standard notation)
1975
DOS MELODÍAS MAGIARES for violoncello and piano (05’00’’ - standard notation)