for Wind instruments, piano und percussion
Missing
First performance: March 8, 1932 (“Die Juryfreien”, Ensemble amogst others with Paul Frankenburger – Paul Ben-Haim –, Rudolf Hindemith and Georg Donderer)
for Wind instruments, piano und percussion
Missing
First performance: March 8, 1932 (“Die Juryfreien”, Ensemble amogst others with Paul Frankenburger – Paul Ben-Haim –, Rudolf Hindemith and Georg Donderer)
for wind instruments, percussion and piano
für Elisabeth Reußmann [“for Elisabeth Reußmann”]
I Vorspiel [“Prelude”]
II Schneller Tanz [“Quick dance”]
III Intermezzo
IV Langsamer Tanz [“Slow dance”]
V Marsch [“March”]
Performance duration: 11′
First performance: October 30, 1931 (“Die Juryfreien”, Ensemble amongst others with Walther Theurer, Hans Obermüller and Karl H. Weiler)
for Wind quintet
Scoring: clarinet, bassoon, french horn, trumpet & trombone
I Lustig (Viertel) [“Funny (Quarter notes”]
II Sehr langsame Viertel [“Very slow quarter notes”]
III Ruhige Viertel [“Calm quarter notes”]
IV Lebhaft, sehr energisch (Marsch) [“Lively, very energetic”]
Performance duration: 14′
First performance: June 3, 1931 (Münchner Bläserquintett, Conductor: Karl Amadeus Hartmann)
dem Künstler und Helfer meiner Musik Kurt Arnold gewidmet [“dedicated to the artist and helper of my music Kurt Arnold”]
Äußerst lebhaft – Sehr breit, ausdrucksvoll [“Extremely lively – Very broad, expressive”]
Performance duration: 7′
First performance: January 4, 1933
This piece was written in 1929, an arrangement (fair copy for the planned performance) is dated 1932
Libretto: Erich Bormann
I Leben und Sterben des heiligen Teufels [Rasputin] [“Life and death of the holy devil”]
II Der Mann, der vom Tode auferstand [“The man who rose from the dead”] (after sketches completed by Günter Bialas & Hans Werner Henze)
III Chaplin-Ford-Trott (after sketches completed by Wilfried Hiller)
IV fürwahr……?! [“forsooth……?!”] (after sketches completed by Hans Werner Henze)
V Die Witwe von Ephesus [“The widow of Ephesus”]
Performance duration: 18′ / 12′ / 22′ / 11′ / 20′
First performance (complete work): May 29, 1988 (Münchner Biennale, Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Conductor: Georg Schmöhe, Production: Ian Strasfogel, Stage design: Hans Hoffer, Costumes: Elisabeth Seiringer)
First performance (“Leben und Sterben des heiligen Teufels”, piano version): 1930
for male choir a cappella
meinen lieben St. Gallner Freunden Familie Klug-Wyss [“to my dear friends from St. Gallen, the Klug-Wyss family”]
nach Worten von Becher und Marx [“in the words of Becher and Marx”]
in the autograph there is an indication “1933” (fair copy, beginning unknown)
I Kohlenbrot (Johannes R. Becher)
II Wir haben eine Welt zu gewinnen! [“We have a world to win!”] (Karl Marx)
Performanc duration: 4′
für vierstimmigen gemischten Chor a cappella [“for four-part mixed choir a cappella”]
I Die Zeit [“The time”]
II Das Erwachen [“The awakening”]
III Das Schicksal [“The fate”]
IV Von den Festtagen [“Of the holidays”]
V Vom Leiden und Lachen [“Of suffering and laughter”]
Text: Max See
für meinen lieben Karl Weiler [“for my dear Karl Weiler”]
I Jazz-Toccata [“Jazz toccata”]
II Jazz-Fuge [“Jazz fugue”]
Performance duration: 12′
I Langsam, breite Achtel – Sehr lebhaft und kräftig [“Slow, broad eighth notes – Very lively and strong”]
II Variationen über eine rhythmische Idee – äußerst lebhafte Halbe [“Variations on a rhythmic idea – extremely lively halfs”]
III Sehr langsame Achtel mit viel Empfindung [“Very slow eighth notes with a lot of feeling”]
IV Fuge – sehr wild und roh im Vortrag, schnelle Achtel [“Fugue – very wild and raw in performance, fast eighth notes”]
Performance duration: 15′
First performance: 28. Juni 1987 (Thomas Zehetmair)
An schöne Stunden denk ich immer [“I always think of good times”]
I Toccata – Sehr lebhafte Achtel [“Toccata – Very lively eighth notes”]
II Ruhige Viertel, sehr fließend [“Quiet quarter notes, very flowing”]
III Verrückt schnell, unschön spielen [“Play crazy fast and ugly”]
IV Breit! Mit viel Ausdruck [“Wide! With much expression”]
V Fuge (Toccata) – Heiter, burschikos [“Fugue (Toccata) – Cheerful, boyish”]
Performance duration: 15′
First performance: 28. Juni 1987 (Thomas Zehetmair)