Louis Andriessen - Works

Works

• Rondo Barbaro (1954) for piano
• Sonata (1956) for flute and piano (dedicated to Lucas van Regteren Altena)
• Elegy (1957) for cello and piano
• Elegy (1957) for double bass and piano (arrangement by Quirijn van Regteren Altena)
• Nuit d'été (1957) for piano 4 hands
• Quartet in two movements (1957) for string quartet
• Séries (1958) for 2 pianos
• Nocturnen (1959) (text by the composer) for 2 sopranos, orchestra (dedicated to Jeanette Yanikian)
• Percosse (1959) for flute, trumpet, bassoon and percussion
• Prospettive e Retrospettive (1959) for piano
• Trois Pièces (1961) for piano left hand
• Aanloop en sprongen (1961) (Rincorsa e salti) for flute, oboe and clarinet in Bb
• Ittrospezione I (1961) for piano 4 hands
• Joli commentaire (1961) for piano 4 hands
• Paintings (1961) for one flutist (or recorder player) and one pianist
• Étude pour les timbres (1962) for piano
• Triplum (1962) for guitar (dedicated to Jeanette Yanikian)
• Canzone 3 (Utinam) (1962) for voice and piano
• Constructions for a Ballet (1962, revision 2009) for orchestra, including Ondine, timbres voor orkest
• Plain-chant (1963) for flute and harp (dedicated to Eugenie van des Grinten and Veronica Reyns)
• Ittrospezione II (1963) for large orchestra
• Sweet (1964) for alto (treble) recorder (dedicated to Frans Brüggen)
• Registers (1963) for piano
• A flower song II (1964) for oboe solo
• A flower song III (1964) for violoncello solo
• Ittrospezione III (concept I) (1964) for 2 pianos and 3 instrumental groups
• Double (1965) for clarinet and piano (dedicated to George Pieterson and Tan Crone)
• Ittrospezione III (Concept II) – Fragment (1965) tenor saxophone ad libitum, 2 pianos (section of Ittrospezione III ; may be performed separately)
• Beatles Songs (1966) (satirical arrangements of four Beatles songs) for female voice and piano
• Souvenirs d'enfance (1954–1966) for piano. Including amongst others: Nocturne, Ricercare, Allegro Marcato, As you like it, Blokken, Strawinsky, Rondo opus 1, Étude pour les timbres, dotted quarter note = 70
• Rage, rage against the dying of the light (1966) for 4 trombones
• Anachronie I (1966–67) for large orchestra
• The Garden of Ryoan-gi (1967) for 3 electronic organs
• Worum es ging und worum es geht (1967) (with Misha Mengelberg) for orchestra
• Contra tempus (1967–1968) for large ensemble
• Choralvorspiele (1969) for barrel organ
• Anachronie II (1969) for oboe, small orchestra (4 horns, harp, piano, strings)
• Hoe het is (1969) for 52 strings and live electronics
• Sonate op.2 nr.1 (1969) for piano with interruptions from string quartet (based on Piano Sonata No. 1 by Ludwig van Beethoven)
• Reconstructie (1969) (with Reinbert de Leeuw, Misha Mengelberg, Peter Schat, Jan van Vlijmen, libretto by Hugo Claus, Harry Mulisch) Morality opera for soloists, 3 mixed choruses (4 voices each), orchestra (11 winds, 7 brass, 2 guitars, 11 keyboards, 10 strings), live electronics
• De negen symfonieën van Beethoven (1970) for ice cream bell, orchestra
• Spektakel (1970) for improvisational ensemble (saxophone, viola, bass guitar, electronic organ, percussion ), small orchestra (12 winds, 4 horns, 6 percussion)
• Vergeet mij niet (1970) (Forget me not) for oboe
• La voile du bonheur (1966–1971) for violin and piano
• een, twee (1971) for organ, 10 instrumentalists and piano
• In Memoriam (1971) for tape
• Volkslied (1971) for an unlimited amount and kinds of instruments (in all octaves) (based on the Dutch national anthem Wilhelmus van Nassouwe and on The Internationale)
• De Volharding (1972) (Perseverance) for piano and wind instruments (written for Orkest de Volharding)
• Dat gebeurt in Vietnam (1972) (That's going on in Vietnam) for wind ensemble
• Arrangement of Solidaritätslied by Hanns Eisler (1972) for wind ensemble
• Arrangement of Streikslied by Hanns Eisler (1972) for wind ensemble
• Arrangement of In C by Terry Riley (1972) for wind ensemble
• Arrangement of Bereits sprach der Welt by Hanns Eisler (1972) for wind ensemble
• Arrangement of Tango by Igor Stravinsky (1972) for wind ensemble
• Arrangement of La création du monde by Darius Milhaud (1972) for wind ensemble
• Thanh Hoa (1972) (text by Nguyen Thai Mao) for voice and piano
• Canzone 3.Utinam (1972) (text from the Book of Job) for soprano, piano, 1962; Thanh Hoa (text by Nguyen Thay Mao), voice, piano
• On Jimmy Yancey (1973) for 9 winds, piano and double bass (written for Orkest de Volharding)
• Voor Sater (1973) for wind ensemble
• Amsterdam Vrij (1973) for wind ensemble
• Il Duce (1973) for tape
• The family (1973) for ensemble (film music)
• Melodie (1972–1974) for alto recorder (or other flute) and piano
• Arrangement of Ipanema and Gavea from Saudades do Brasil by Darius Milhaud (1974) for wind ensemble
• Il Principe (1974) (text by Niccolò Machiavelli) for 2 mixed choruses, 8 winds, 3 horns, tuba, bass guitar, piano
• Wals (1974) for piano
• Symfonieën der Nederlanden (1974) for 2 or more symphonic bands (minimum 32 players)
• Nederland, let op uw schoonheyt (1975) for symphonic band
• Workers Union (1975) for any loud-sounding group of instruments
• De Staat (1972–76) (text by Plato) for 2 sopranos, 2 mezzo-sopranos, 4 oboes (3rd, 4th + English horn), 4 horns, 4 trumpets, 3 trombones, bass trombone, 2 harps, 2 electric guitars, 4 violas, bass guitar, 2 pianos (also transcribed for two pianos in 1992 by Cees van Zeeland and Gerard Bouwhuis)
• Mattheus passie (1976) (text by Louis Ferron) Music theatre work for 8 mixed voices, 2 oboes (both + English horn), Hammond organ, string quartet, double bass
• Hoketus (1975–76) for 2 panpipes, 2 alto saxophones ad libitum, 2 bass guitars, 2 pianos, 2 electric pianos, 2 congas
• Orpheus (1977) (text by Lodewijk de Boer) Music theatre work for 8 mixed voices, lyricon, electric guitar, bass guitar, synthesizer, percussion
• Symphonie voor losse snaren (1978) for 12 strings
• Laat toch vrij die straat (1978) (text by Jaap van der Merwe) for voice and piano
• Hymne to the Memory of Darius Milhaud (1978) (version of chamber work)
• Felicitatie (1979) for 3 trumpets
• Toespraak (1979) for speaker who also plays trombone
• Mausoleum (1979 rev. 1981) (texts by Mikhail Bakunin, Arthur Arnould) for 2 high baritones, orchestra (12 brass, 2 harps, cimbalom, 2 pianos, 2 percussion, minimum 10 strings, bass guitar)
• Music for the film The Alien (1980) (Rudolf van den Berg)
• George Sand (1980) (text by Mia Meyer) Music theatre work for 8 mixed voices, 4 pianos
• Un beau baiser (1980) for mixed chorus
• Messe des pauvres by Erik Satie, arrangement by Louis Andriessen for choir, 15 solo strings, accordion, contrabass clarinet and harp (1980)
• Ende (1981) for 2 alto recorders (1 player) (dedicated to Frans Brüggen)
• Anfang (1981) for sopranino recorder and piano
• De Tijd (1979–81) (text by St. Augustine of Hippo) for female chorus, percussion ensemble, orchestra (6 flutes, 2 alto flutes, 3 clarinets, contrabass clarinet, 6 trumpets, 2 harps, 2 pianos, Hammond organ, strings, 2 bass guitars)
• Commentaar (1981) (text by Wilhelm Schön) for voice and piano
• La voce (1981) (to a text by Cesare Pavese) for cello and voice
• Disco (1982) for violin and piano
• Overture to Orpheus (1982) for harpsichord
• De Snelheid (1982-83 rev. 1984) for 3 amplified ensembles
• Y después (1983) (text by Federico García Lorca) for voice and piano
• Menuet voor Marianne (1983) for piano
• Trepidus (1983) for piano
• Doctor Nero (1984) Music theatre work
• Berceuse voor Annie van Os (1985) for piano
• De Lijn (1986) for 3 flutes
• Dubbelspoor (1986 rev. 1994) Ballet music for piano, harpsichord, celesta, glockenspiel
• De Materie (1984–88) (texts from the Plakkaat van Verlatinge, Nicolaes Witsen, David Gorlaeus, Hadewijch, M.H.J. Schoenmaekers, Madame van Domselaer-Middelkoop, Willem Kloos, Marie Curie, Françoise Giroud). Music theatre work for soprano, tenor, 2 female speakers, 8 amplified mixed voices, amplified orchestra (15 winds, 13 brass, harp, 2 electric guitars, 2 pianos, off-stage upright piano, celesta, 2 synthesizers, 6 percussion, minimum 9 strings, bass guitar. Two of its four sections may be performed separately as concert works: Hadewijch, De Stijl
• De Toren (1988, rev. 2000) for carillon
• Nietzsche redet (1989) (text by Friedrich Nietzsche) for speaker, alto flute, English horn, clarinet, bass clarinet, bassoon, 2 violins, viola, 2 celli, double bass, 2 pianos
• Flora Tristan (1990) for mixed choir a cappella (text by Fleur Bourgonje)
• Facing Death (1990) for amplified string quartet
• Facing Death (1990) for saxophone quartet (arrangement by Aurelia Saxophone Quartet)
• Dances (1991) (text by Joan Grant, choreography by Bianca van Dillen) For soprano, small orchestra (amplified harp, amplified piano, percussion, strings). May be performed as a concert work.
• M is for Man, Music, Mozart (1991) (texts by the composer, Jeroen van der Linden, Peter Greenaway) for female jazz voice, flute (+ piccolo), soprano saxophone, alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, horn, 3 trumpets, 2 trombones, bass trombone, double bass, piano (TV score; may be performed as a concert work with one additional song)
• Lacrimosa (1991) for 2 bassoons
• Lacrimosa (1991) for 2 flutes (arrangement by Manuel Zurria)
• Hout (1991) for tenor saxophone, electric guitar, piano and marimba (+ woodblocks)
• Romance voor Caecilia (1991) for piano
• Nadir en Zenit (1992) improvisations on poems by Sybren Polet for voice and piano (+ synthesizer)
• ...not being sundered (1992) (text by Rainer Maria Rilke) for soprano, flute, cello
• Song Lines (1992) for 3-6 saxophones
• Deuxième chorale (1992) for music box
• The Memory of Roses (1992) for piano (+ toy piano)
• Chorale (1992) for piano
• M is Muziek, Monoloog en Moord (1993) (text by Lodewijk de Boer) Music theatre work
• Lied (1993) for piano
• Rosa - A Horse Drama: The Death of a Composer (1993–94) (libretto by Peter Greenaway) Opera for 2 sopranos, tenor, 2 baritones, female speaker, 8 mixed voices, orchestra.
• Een lied van de zee (1994) (text by Hélène Swarth) for female voice
• Zilver (1994) for flute, clarinet, violin, cello, piano, vibraphone and marimba
• Base (1994) for piano left hand
• Odysseus' Women (1995) (text by Homer, choreography by Beppie Blankert) for 2 sopranos, 2 altos, sampler
• De komst van Willibrord (1995) for carillon
• To Pauline O (1995) for oboe
• Machmes Wos (1996) for voice, piano
• Trilogie van de Laatste Dag (1996–97) (each of its three sections may be performed separately: (i) The Last Day (texts by Lucebert, folksong A Woman and Her Lass) for boy soprano, 4 male voices, orchestra; (ii) TAO (texts by Laozi, Kotaro Takamura) for 4 female voices, piano, small orchestra ; (iii) Dancing on the Bones (text by the composer) for children's chorus, orchestra, 1997)
• De herauten (1997) for 3 horns, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba, timpani
• Not an Anfang (1997) for piano
• De eerste minnaar (1998) (text by Ton Tellegen) for boy soprano, organ, 1998 (section of music theatre work Oldenbarneveldt; may be performed as a concert work)
• Tuin van Zink (1998) for viola and live electronics
• Writing to Vermeer (1997–99) (libretto by Peter Greenaway) Opera for 2 children's voices, 2 sopranos, mezzo-soprano, female chorus, orchestra (7 winds, 2 horns, 2 trumpets, 2 harps, 2 electric guitars, cimbalom, 2 pianos, on-stage harpsichord, 2 percussion, minimum 22 strings), CD (music by Michel van der Aa)
• Woodpecker (1999) for percussion
• Image de Moreau (1999) for piano
• Dirck Sweelinck Missed the Prince (1999) for harpsichord
• Passeggiata in tram in America e ritorno (1999) (text by Dino Campana) for female Italian voice, violin and piano
• What Shall I Buy You, Son? (2000) for voice, piano
• Boodschappenlijstje van een gifmengster (2000) (text by the composer) for vocalist (also writes), voice (may be performed as Shopping List of a Poisoner
• Inanna's Descent (2000) for mezzo-soprano, piccolo, oboe, violin, piano, 2 percussion ensembles (4-12 total players)
• The New Math(s) (2000) (text by Hal Hartley) for soprano, transverse flute, violin, marimba, CD (music by Michel van der Aa), 2000 (film score; may be performed as a concert work)
• Feli-citazione (2000) for piano
• Passeggiata in tram in America e ritorno (2001) (text by Dino Campana) for female Italian voice, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, electric guitar, electric violin, double bass, piano, percussion, 1998 (also version for voice, flute, horn, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, amplified violin, double bass, piano
• De vleugels van de herinnering (2001) (text by Larissa Tiginachvili ) for voice, piano
• Fanfare om te beginnen (2001) for 6 groups of horns
• La Passione (2000–02) (text by Dino Campana) for female jazz voice, violin, small orchestra (7 winds, 7 brass, electric guitar, cimbalom, 2 pianos, synthesizer, 2 percussion, 3 violins, bass guitar)
• Very Sharp Trumpet Sonata (2002) for trumpet
• Tuin van Eros (Garden of Eros) (2002) for string quartet
• Klokken voor Haarlem (Bells for Haarlem) (2002) for piano, celesta, synthesizer, vibraphone (+ glockenspiel)
• Pupazzetti by Alfredo Casella, arranged by Louis Andriessen for ensemble in 2002-2003
• Inanna (2003) texts by Hal Hartley, Theo J.H. Krispijn) for 4 voices, 3 actors, mixed chorus, contrabass clarinet, 4 saxophones, violin, film (by Hal Hartley)
• Letter from Cathy (2003) (text from a letter by Cathy Berberian to the composer) for female jazz voice, harp, violin, double bass, piano, percussion
• Tuin van Eros (2003) for violin and piano
• RUTTMANN Opus II, III, IV (2003) for flute, 3 saxophones, horn, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, double bass, piano (film music for a film of Walter Ruttman, written for the Filmmuseum Biennale 2003)
• Haags Hakkûh (The Hague Hacking) (2003) for 2 pianos. Renamed to Haags Hakkûh Stukje (The Hague Hacking Scrap) in 2008.
• Racconto dall'inferno (2004) (text by Dante Alighieri) for female jazz voice, small orchestra (8 winds, 6 brass, guitar, cimbalom, 2 pianos, 2 percussion, minimum 8 strings, bass guitar). Part II of La Commedia (2004–08).
• De Opening (2005) for ensemble (combined Orkest De Volharding, ASKO Ensemble, Schoenberg Ensemble)
• Vermeer Pictures (2005) concert suite for orchestra from Writing to Vermeer (arrangement by Clark Rundell)
• XENIA (2005) for violin
• Hymne to the memory of Darius Milhaud for ensemble (1974/2006)
• Hellende Fanfare (Inclined fanfare; Fanfara inclinata) (2006) for voice and ensemble (Text by Dino Campana)
• Raadsels (Riddle) (2006) for solo violin
• Johann Sebastian Bach's Prelude in b minor from the Well-Tempered Clavier BWV 866, arranged for string quartet with the first six bars augmented with a viola part by Igor Stravinsky, completed by Louis Andriessen (2006)
• ..miserere... (2006–07) for string quartet
• The City of Dis or: The Ship of Fools (2007) for voices and ensemble. Part I of La Commedia (2004–08).
• La Commedia (2004–08). Film opera in five parts (texts by Dante and Vondel and from the Old Testament)
• Haags Hakkûh (The Hague Hacking) (2008) for two pianos and large ensemble
• Christiaan Andriessens uitzicht op de Amstel (Christiaan Andriessen's view on the river Amstel) (2009) for ensemble
• Life (2009) for ensemble, with film by Marijke van Warmerdam
• Anaïs Nin (2009/10) for singer, ensemble and film
• La Girò (2011), for violin solo & ensemble