Benjamin Scheuer – selection of works (September 2013) ORCHESTRAL „Montagen“ For large orchestra (10’) Hamburg, Sondershausen, 28th of October 2010. World premiere 13th of May 2011, Deutsche Radiophilharmonie Saarbrücken, Johannes Kalitzke. "Rezitative" For violoncello and orchestra. (10’) Comissioned by Wandsbeker Symphonieorchester. Hamburg, 4th of November. 2011. There is also a version for violoncello solo. World premiere February 2012, Hamburg. “Excerpt from the process of creating a monstrosity” For wind orchestra with 3 singers. (3’30) (fl., cl., a.-sax., bar.-sax., hrn., trp., 2 trb., tb, perc., piano., el.-gtr., el. bass., 2 sopranos, mezzo-soprano) Hamburg, 10th of December 2010. World premiere 18th March 2011 in Apeldoorn, Netherlands. „Aggregate“ For string orchestra (12’). Comission of Kammerphilharmonie Hamburg. Hamburg, July 2011. World premiere august 2011 in Hamburg and Schönberg (Baltic).
LARGER ENSEMBLE "unmögliche lieder" For ensemble and tapes. (12') 1-1-1-1 1-0-0-0 percussion piano 1-1-1-1-1 Karlsruhe, 4th of July 2013 World premiere 30th of August, Avignon. Auftragswerk von Opus XXI (Hamburg-Lyon). "absurde apparate" For large ensemble and tapes. (12') 1-1-1-1 1-1-1-0 2 percussionist piano sampler string quartet Karlsruhe, 18th of July 2013 World premiere 5th of September, Gaudeamus/Utrecht. "Schatten-Flöten" For solo flute and ensemble. (9') Solo Fl. 2-0-2-0 0-0-0-0 2 perc. 2 piano 2 violins 2 violoncelli Karlsruhe, 6th of February 2013 World premiere April 2013, Weimar. flute: Carin Levine. "Singularitäten" For flute, clarinet, horn, violin, piano and tapes. (12')
Karlsruhe, 24th of February 2013 World premiere March 2013, Kiev. "voices" For double woodwind quintet with tapes. (11') Moscow, 15th of April 2013 Comissioned by the Tanglewood Music Center, MA. „Kammermusik IV“ For flute alt. bass flute, clarinet, altosax. alt. baritonsax, horn, percussion, violin, viola and violoncello. Hamburg, Karlsruhe, 26th of December 2010. World premiere 21st of February 2011, Hamburg. „4 Nofallmusiken“ Short performances for ensemble. (1-0-1-0 2-1-1-0 Perc. 1-1-1-1-1) 1. Weckrufe 2. Injektion. 3. … bis zu 400 Abgesänge/Minute 4. Kürzungswahn
UA 26th of october 2011 Ernst-August-Passage Hannover. UA 24th of october 2011, Ihme-Zentrum Hannover. UA 24th of october 2011, Wietze.
Comission of Orchester im Treppenhaus. Hamburg, Karlsruhe, 18th of October 2011. „Farben: gleißend hinab“ For alto flute (piccolo), clarinet (Eb-clarinet), percussion, piano, violin, viola, violoncello, double bass. (6’30). Hamburg, 3rd of December 2008. World premiere in Hamburg, 22nd of February 2009. „Gesten“ For flute, acoustic guitar, piano, violin und violoncello (6’-7’) 26th of April 2007, Hamburg World premiere 3rd of September 2007 in Volkenroda. SMALL CHAMBER FORMATIONS „Nachklänge“ For wind quintet. (9’). Hamburg, 13rd of november 2010. World premiere 22nd of March 2011, Berlin. Price winning piece of Deutscher Musikwettbewerb Komposition 2011. "flautando" string quartet (25') Brixen, 11th of August 2013 „Fratzen“ For clarinet, piano und live-electrics. (13’) Hamburg, 4th of October 2011.
World premiere 27th of October 201, Lübeck. „Duett“ For flute and piano (7’). München, Hamburg, 23rd of may 2010 World premiere september 2010 in Sondershausen. „Werkstatt“ For piano trio (14’). Hamburg, Karlsruhe, 19th of December 2011 World premiere January 2012, Hamburg. "Seven miniatures" [Analoge Studie IV] For violin and viola with boombox. (8') Tanglewood, 1st of August 2012 World premiere, Tanglewood, 18th of August 2012 SOLO PIECES "Apparat" For toy piano and tapes. (9') Hamburg, 17th of November 2012 World premiere 23rd of November 2012, Hamburg. "Säulen" [columns] For oboe with mouth organ and tapes. (10') World premiere 2nd of February 2013, Orgelfabrik, Karlsruhe-Durlach. 5 miniatures For recorder and tape. (8') Hamburg, Karlsruhe, 8th of July 2013 World premiere June 2013, Karlsruhe. Sonate in vier Sätzen For piano solo (2’00). Hamburg, 29th of december 2009 World premiere 4th of may 2010, ISCM World New Music Days, Sydney. „Charaktere“ For violoncello solo with side instruments (9-10’). Hamburg, 4th of september 2010 „Ausrufe“ For bass clarinet (ca. 6’) Dedicated to Eduard Brunner. Hamburg, Karlsruhe, 23rd of December 2011 „Straßenmusiken“
Performance and installation for mulitiinstrumentalist (flute, altoflute, soprano saxophone and alto saxophone) and 4 tapes. (piece: about 11 minutes, with installation up to 25 minutes). Hamburg, Buffalo, 4th of June 2010 World premiere 5th of July 2010, Hamburg. VOCAL MUSIC „Wolkenspiele“ For mixed choir a cappella (12’) Comission of Ensemble Vocal. Hamburg, 22nd of march 2010 World premiere on 14th of april 2010, Dortmund. „Traumfragmente“ For mixed choir and small ensemble. (7’) Hamburg, Dresden, München, 24th of may 2011. Comission of Trinitatis Chor Hamburg. World premiere 5th of november 2011, Hamburg. "kaleidoscope" For four singers (3 S, 1 mezzo). (13') Written for Voix Nouvelles Royaumont. Tanglewood, Hamburg, 25th of August 2012 World premiere 22nd of September 2012, Royaumont, France.
CHAMBER MUSIC WITH VOICE „Umsungen umsingen“ 4 miniatures based on a poem by Friedrich Nietzsche. (3’30) For soprano and piano trio. Hamburg, 20th of april 2008. Comission ed by Sommerliche Musiktage Hitzacker. World premiere 29th of september 2008, Hitzacker. Serenade For guitar, alto-saxophone, baritone and accordion. (6’00) Wenningstedt, 16th of May 2008. World premiere 16th of June 2008, Hamburg. „Drei Liedminiaturen“ Based on poems by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. For soprano and piano. Voltera, Toscana, Italy 1st of august 2007. World premiere am 24th of november 2007 in Hamburg. „Wendepunkte“ 4 songs for baritone and piano based on poems by Erich Fried. Hamburg, 5th of June 2006. World premiere 21st of february 2007, Hamburg.
MUSIC THEATRE „Theater der Affekte“ 1st part: „Lachtherapie“ Performance for a pianist. (11’) For Nikolai. Monteverde, San José, Manuel Antonio, 9th of february 2011 2nd part: “Intimität” For ensemble, 2 singers in the audience and 8 loudspeakers. (10’) Hamburg, 4th of march 2011 3rd part: „Bedürfnispyramide“ Performance for tenor solo. (8’) For Jannes. New York, San José, Monteverde, 4th of February 2011 4th part: “Trauerzug” Performance for tenor saxophone, trumpet, trombone, drum set, mixed and off-stage trumpet. (11’) Edinburgh, Glasgow, Aldeburgh, 13th of march 2011 5th part: „Bausteine“ Improvised performance for percussion, piano and clarinet with toys. (variable duration) Hamburg, 3rd of may 2011 6th part: „Hetzkampagne“ For clarinet and tenor solo, mixed choir and ensemble. (15’) Hamburg, 1st of april 2011 The concept of „Theater der Affekte“ was created in collaboration with Friederike Blum. World premiere of all parts except of the 3rd on 9th of may 2011, Hamburg. „This just in (so full of life)” Mini-Opera for 3 singers und 6 performers (clarinet/saxophone, violoncello, percussion, piano, music box, conductor). (11’) Libretto by Tom Swift. Hamburg, 4th of July 2011. World premiere 28th of July at Snape Maltings, England. Director: Tom Creed. „Autobus S“ Scenic cantata for 5 stage performers and 11 musicians. Based on „Exercises de style“ by Raymond Queneau. Instrumentation narrator ein Jüngling mit langem Hals seine Kameradin sein älterer Nachbar
actor baritone soprano bass
4. Fahrgast (meist Schauspieler genannt)
actor
Ensemble: Flute, oboe, clarinet, trombone, percussion, guitar, piano, accordion, viola, violoncello, double bass. The duration of the whole piece is about 40 minutes. Hamburg, 11th of november 2008. World premiere 13th of april 2011, Hamburg. Director: Kerstin Steeb. Conductor: Georg Mikus. SACRED MUSIC "Missa - stilles Geschrei" For mixed choir, 4 soloists and ensemble. With poems by Dorothee Sölle. The duration is about 70 minutes. Instrumentation: soprano (contemporary techniques specialist) mezzo baritone speaker mixed choir (SATB) 1-1-1-0 1-1-1-0 2 Perc. Accordion Organ string quintet Hamburg, Karlsruhe, Angol, Patagonia, 5th of February 2012 OTHERS „Zeit-Raum“ Music for 15 ensembles and 5 choirs. (30’) Comission of Niedersächsische Musiktage. Hamburg, 14th June 2011. World premiere 22nd september 2011, AWD-Arena, Hannover. Five scenes for dance For flute, clarinet, saxophone, horn, trumpet, trombone and electric guitar. The duration is about 30 minutes. Rome, Hamburg, April 2012. Commissioned by Internationally mixed. Premiered in Valencia as "pineapple" with Ivan Pérez in May 2012.