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Charlotte Seither - Composer

Works (chronological)

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THE LONG DISTANCE FROM ZERO TO ONE, 2010 (5 Min.)

for solo voice

WP: in preparation

Bärenreiter BA (in preparation)

 

SCHWEBENDER RAND MIT VERZWEIGUNG, 2010 (10 Min.)

for two bass clarinets (or clarinets)

WP: 4th July 2010, XVIIIth Randspiele Zepernick / Brandenburg, Matthias Badczong, Ingolfur Vilhjalmsson, bass clarinets

Bärenreiter BA (in preparation)

 

SCHATTEN UND KLARSEIN. VERSE FÜR HEINRICH VON KLEIST, 2009/10 (22 Min.)

für Sopran und Streichorchester (6 Vl I, 5 Vl II, 4 Vla, 3 Vcl, 2 Kb)

Commission of Foerderkreis Neue Musik Heilbronn / Wuerttembergisches Kammerorchester Heilbronn

WP: 15th December 2010, Heilbronn, Dorothee Mields, soprano, Württembergisches Kammerochester, conductor: Ruben Gazarian

Bärenreiter BA (in preparation)

 

WAITING FOR T, 2009 (8 min.)

for trompet, trombone, violoncello and drums

Composed within the scholarship of the German Accademy Villa Massimo Rome

WR: 17th July 2010, Akademie Schloss Solitude Stuttgart, Ensemble Ascolta

Bärenreiter BA (in preparation)

 

BESCHRIFTUNG DER TIEFE VON INNEN, 2009 (14 min.)

for ensemble (bass fl, ob/englh, clar, bass cl, bsn, dbl bsn, hr, tr, tromb, 2 perc, acc, 2vl, vla, 2 vcl, dblb)

Composed within the Scholarship Deutsche Akademie Villa Massimo Rom

WP: Auditorium Parco della Musica Rom, 11th December 2009, Ensemble Modern, conductor: Stefan Asbury

Bärenreiter BA (in preparation)

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DEIXIS, 2009 (14 min.)

for violoncello solo

Composed within the scholarship of the German Academy Villa Massimo Rome

WR: German Academy Villa Massimo Rome, 23th June 2009, Rohan de Saram, violoncello

Bärenreiter BA (in preparation)

 

CRY, 2009 (14 min.)

for violin solo

Composed within the scholarship of the German Academy Villa Massimo Rom

UA: in preparation

Bärenreiter BA (in preparation)

 

DOPO DOMANI, 2008 (7 min.)

for voice and piano freely after a text by Daniela Danz

Commission of Singakademie Berlin

WP: Deutsche Oper Berlin, 7th December 2008, Gesa Hoppe, voice, Anne Champert, piano

Bärenreiter BA (in preparation)

 

FAR FROM DISTANCE, 2008 (11 min.)

for clarinet, violoncello and piano

Commission of Days for Interpretation and Performance Saarbrücken

WP: Days of Interpretation and Performance Saarbrücken, 15th October 2008, Eduard Brunner, clarinet, Gustav Rivinius, violoncello, Adrian Oetiker, piano

Bärenreiter BA (in preparation)

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SCUSI, 2008 (11 min.)

for tenor recorder and piano

Commissioned by Ensemble Miroirs Hannover

WP: Sprengel-Museum Hannover, 19th October 2008, Ulrike Volkhardt, tenor recorder, Susanne Achilles, piano

Bärenreiter BA (in preparation)

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NEVER REAL, ALWAYS TRUE, 2008 (11 min.)

for accordion solo

Commissioned by Deutschlandfunk Cologne

WP: Deutschlandfunk Forum for Contemporary Music Cologne, 5th April 2008, Margit Kern, accordion

Bärenreiter BA (in preparation)

 

 

 

ESSAY ON SHADOW AND TRUTH, 2007 (28 min.)

for orchestra

Commissioned by Opera Krefeld-Mönchengladbach

WP: Krefeld, 29th April 2008, Niederrheinische Sinfoniker, conductor: Graham Jackson

Bärenreiter BA 9724

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ESSAY ON SHADOW AND TRUTH (CHAPTER I), 2007 (14 min.)

for orchestra

Commissioned by Opera Krefeld-Mönchengladbach

WP: Krefeld, 29th April 2008, Niederrheinische Sinfoniker, conductor: Graham Jackson

Bärenreiter BA 9723

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ECHOES OF O’s, 2007 (from 3 min. on ad lib.)

for one or more performers or any movable entities

WP: Documenta Kassel, 26th August 2007, Angelika Luz, performer

Bärenreiter BA (in preparation)

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DER HELLE RAND VON FURCHT UND ERWACHEN, 2007 (15 min.)

for soprano, mezzosoprano, baritone, flute (bass- and alto), viola, horn, double bass and harp

Commissioned by ADEvantgarde-Festival Munich

WP: Emma-Theatre Osnabrück, 17th May 2007, Ensemble of Oper Osnabrück, conductor: Marius Stieghorst

Bärenreiter BA 9712

 

GRAN PASSO, 2006 (12 min.)

for piano

Commissioned by Concours Clara Schumann Düsseldorf

WP: BBC London, Maida Vale, 16th November 2007, Mark Knoop, piano

Bärenreiter BA 9358

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KOY, 2006 (4 min.)

for bass voice solo

Composed within the scholarship program KunstRaum Sylt / Germany

WP: Festival Voix-Nouvelles Royaumont, 1st September 2007, Andreas Fischer, bass

Bärenreiter BA (in preparation)

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PASSAGE INNOCENT, 2006 (12 min.)

for 12 voices (3s, 3a, 3t, 3b)

Commissioned by Berliner Senatsverwaltung für Kulturelle Angelegenheiten

WP: Berlin, 30th January 2007, Ars-nova-Ensemble Berlin, conductor: Sabine Wüsthoff

Bärenreiter BA 9354 (in preparation)

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INVENTAIRE DE DÉPART, 2006 (23 min.)

for accordion and electronics

Commissioned by Deutschlandfunk Cologne

WP: Academy of Arts Berlin, 18th October 2006, Margit Kern, accordion / Studio of Electronic Arts of Academy of Arts Berlin, Georg Morawietz and Gerd Rische, sound engineering

Bärenreiter BA (in preparation)

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MINZMEISSEL, 2006 (5 min.)

Three small pieces for voice and piano

WP: Munich, 4th March 2006, Julie Kaufmann, soprano, Axel Bauni, piano (Nr. 1), Festival Klangwerktage Hamburg, 22th November 2008, Christiane Iven, soprano, Axel Bauni, piano (Nr. 1-3)

Bärenreiter BA (in preparation)

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VISIBLE THOUGHTS, 2005 (12 min.)

for tenor saxophone, percussion and piano

WP: Saarländischer Rundfunk Saarbrücken, 16th February 2006, Trio Accanto

Bärenreiter BA (in preparation)

 

SECRET ROOTS OF FUSION AND FATE, 2005 (13 min.)

for violin, double bass clarinet, percussion, double bass, tuba in Eb and live electronics

Commissioned by Academy of Arts Berlin

WP: Academy of Arts Berlin, 10th December 1005, Chamber Ensemble New Music Berlin

Bärenreiter BA (in preparation)

 

FLOW, 2005 (10 min.)

for violin, flute (also alto fl) and violoncello

Commissioned by Villa Aurora Berlin / Los Angeles

WP: Berlin, 4th December 2005, Ensemble Ear Unit Los Angeles

Bärenreiter BA (in preparation)

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ITINÉRAIRE, 2005 (11 min.)

for piano

Commissioned by Bebersee-Festival Groß-Dölln

WP: Airport Groß-Dölln, 5th August 2005, Markus Groh, piano

Bärenreiter BA 9359

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SOUS MES YEUX, 2005 (4 min.)

for piano

WP: Traunstein Music Summer, 4th September 2007, Axel Bauni, piano

Bärenreiter Piano Album, Contemporary Composers, BA 8762, p. 66-70

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ALL’APERTO, 2004 (8 min.)

for 16 part chamber choir, freely after Sonnet 362 by Francesco Petrarca
(4s, 4a, 4t, 4b)

Commissioned by the International Choir Festival Ruhr Bochum / Germany

WP: International Choir Festival Ruhr Bochum, 28th October 2004, Stuttgarter Kammerchor, conductor: Frieder Bernius

Bärenreiter BA 8596

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EINLASS UND WIEDERKEHR, 2004 (17 min.)

Eleven fragments for soprano and piano freely after texts by Franz Kafka

Commissioned by the NDR Hamburg / Schleswig-Holstein-Festival for the Masterclass Contemporary Lied Aribert Reimann

WP: Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival / NDR Hamburg, 28th August 2004, Silke Schwarz, soprano, Holger Berndsen, piano (Nr. 1-5, 10-11), Laeisz-Hall Hamburg, 1st July 2008, Frauke Thalacker, soprano, Tammin Lee, piano (Nr. 1-11)

Bärenreiter BA 9323

 

ONE-WOMAN-OPERA, 2004 (15 min.)

for voice with hand percussion

Commissioned by Dresdener Zentrum für Zeitgenössische Musik

WP: Dresdener Zentrum für Zeitgenössische Musik, 30th September 2004, Christina Ascher, mezzo soprano, Rainer Holzapfel, scene

Bärenreiter BA 9301

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HORA, 2003 (10 min.)

for 8-part vocal ensemble (4s, 3a, 1b)

WP: Berlin, 2nd October 2004, Berlin Cappella, conductor: Kerstin Behnke

Awarded with the Composition Prize of Berlin Cappella 2004

Bärenreiter BA 9318

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RICORDANZA, 2003 (13 min.)

for 15-part choir (4s, 4a, 3t, 4b)

Commissioned by Klaus-Martin-Ziegler-Foundation Kassel

WP: Kassel, 30th November 2003, Vocalensemble Kassel, conductor: Hans Darmstadt

Bärenreiter BA 8579

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UNKNOWN FRIENDS, 2003 (10 min.)

for bass clarinet, trombone, piano and percussion

Commissioned by Bayrische Staatsoper Munich / Germany

WP: Munich, 6th June 2003, Ensemble of Bayrische Staatsoper Munich

Bärenreiter BA 8566

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LIVING GARDENS, 2002/03 (10 min.)

for 19 players (fl (also bass fl and picc), ob (also engl hrn), clar, bass cl, basson (also dbl bassoon), hrn, tr, tromb, tb, 2 perc, pno (2 players), 1 vl, vla, 2 vcl, dbl bass)

Commissioned by Ensemble Modern and the City of Frankfurt / Germany

WP: Alte Oper Frankfurt, 7th May 2003, Ensemble Modern, conductor: Kaspar de Roo

Bärenreiter BA 7751

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CORPS CROISÉ, 2002 (17 min.)

for string quartet

Commissioned by the Hannover Society for Contemporary Music / Germany

WP: Biennale Hannover / NDR Hannover, 9th November 2002, Auryn Quartet

Bärenreiter BA 8565

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HERZFORM, KRATER, 2001 (7 min.)

for accordion solo

Commissioned by Klangwerkstatt Kreuzberg / Germany

WP: Klangwerkstatt Kreuzberg, 10th November 2001, Gerhard Scherer, accordion

Bärenreiter BA 9319

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PAIRES D’ALTERNANCES, 2001 (11 min.)

for orchestra

Commissioned by the Kulturstiftung Rheinland-Pfalz / Germany

WP: Landau, 12th January 2002, Staatsphilharmonie Rheinland-Pfalz, conductor: George Pehlivanian

Awarded the 1st Prize in the International Composition Contest Ciutat de Palma / Spain for Orchestra 2004

Bärenreiter BA 7728

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DIR, MIR ZU, 2001 (3 min.)

for voice and piano

WP: Munich 25th June 2001, Martina Koppelstätter, mezzosoprano, Moritz Eggert, piano

Bärenreiter BA 8276 (in preparation)

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ECHOES, EDGES, 2001 (10 min.)

for piano

Commissioned by the Bremen International Piano Contest 2001

WP: Bremen, 24th October 2001, Stanislav Unland-Boianov, piano

Bärenreiter BA 8272

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PLAYING BOTH ENDS TOWARDS THE MIDDLE, 2000 (10 min.)

for violin and violoncello

Commissioned by the Foundation Active Music Hamburg / Germany

WP: EXPO Hannover, German Pavillon, 2th July 2000, Susanne von Gutzeit, violin, Konstanze von Gutzeit, violoncello

Bärenreiter BA 7791

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HERZFALTER, 2000 (8 min.)

for tenor and piano, freely after Sonnet XIX by Francesco Petrarca

Commissioned by the EXPO Hannover / Germany

WP: EXPO Hannover, German Pavillon, 19th August 2000, Marcus Ullmann, tenor, Michael Wendeberg, piano

Bärenreiter BA 8275

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SEEDS OF NOISES, 2000 (9 min.)

for six voices (s, s, a, t, b, b)

Commissioned by the Biennale Hannover / Germany

WP: Biennale Hannover, 9th Juni 2001, Neue Vocalsolisten Stuttgart

Bärenreiter BA 8274

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MERGING STRAIN, 1999 (14 min.)

for violoncello solo

Commissioned by the Cologne Philharmonie

WP: Bach Feast Cologne, 3th April 1999, Tanja Tetzlaff, violoncello

Bärenreiter BA 7790 (in preparation)

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ANDERES / SELBST, 1998-2000 (75 min.)

Opera for three soloists, ensemble, vocalists and noise makers

Commissioned by the Opera Bonn / Germany for the series Bonn Chance

WP: Bundeskunsthalle Bonn, 11th June 2000, Beethoven Orchestra and Ensemble of the Opera Bonn, conductor: Wolfgang Ott

Bärenreiter BA 7702

 

PESER SES MOTS, 1997 (12 min.)

for double bass recorder, bass clarinet, piano, percussion, violoncello and double bass

Commissioned by the Biennale Munich / Germany

WP: Biennale Munich, 4th February 1998, Ensemble of Bayrische Staatsoper Munich

Bärenreiter BA 7476

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SIEBEN VERLAUTBARUNGEN, 1997 (10 min.)

for baritone and piano

Commissioned by DeutschlandRadio Berlin / Germayn

WP: Ludwigslust, 20th July 1997, Stefan Stoll, baritone, Axel Bauni, piano

Bärenreiter BA 7493

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MONAD’S FACE, 1997 (8 min.)

for soprano, bass clarinet and violoncello

Commissioned by the Dresdener Zentrum für Zeitgenössische Musik / Germany

WP: Dresdener Tage für Zeitgenössische Musik, 3th October 1997, Ensemble Accroche Note Strasbourg

Bärenreiter BA 7473

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COQ-Á-L’ÂNE, 1997 (4 min.)

for three or more performers with sound producing objects

Commissioned by the Biennale Hannover / Germany

WP: Biennale Hannover, 22th May 1997, Ensemble L’art pour l’art

In: Female Composers, ed. by Vera Funk, Stuttgart: Metzler, p. 35-39

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WATERS, EARTH AND AIR I, 1997 (11 min.)

for female voice, bass flute, bass clarinet, piano and two percussionists

WP: Days of Contemporary Music Hannover, 25th May 1997, Maria Kowollik, alto, Ensemble of Niedersächsische Staatsoper Hannover, conductor: Karl Prokopetz

Bärenreiter BA 7472

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WATERS, EARTH AND AIR II, 1997 (11 min.)

for soprano, bass flute, accordion and percussion

WP: Klangwerkstatt Kreuzberg, 9th November 1997, Maacha Deubner, soprano, ARTett Berlin

Bärenreiter BA 7465

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ALLEANZA D’ARCHI, 1996 (9 min.)

for violin, viola and violoncello

WP: Akademie Schloss Solitude Stuttgart, 17th April 1996, Ensemble Recherche

Bärenreiter BA 7471

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KLANG UND SCHWEBUNG, 1996 (6 min.)

for piano

WP: Berlin, 4th March 1996, Axel Bauni, piano

Bärenreiter BA 7462

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CHAMPLÈVE, 1994 (10 min.)

for violin, violoncello and piano

Commissioned by the Villa Musica Mainz / Germany

WP: Zellertal-Niefernheim, 28th January 1995, soloists of Villa Musica Mainz

Bärenreiter BA 7466

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L’ UNO DALL’ALTRO, 1993 (11 min.)

for orchestra (fl, alto fl, clar, bass clar, bass, dbl bass, 3 perc, acc, hrp, strings vla I, II, vcl I, II, dbl bass I, II)

Commissioned by the Badisches Staatstheater Karlsruhe / Germany

WP: Karlsruhe, 29th April 1994, Badische Staatskapelle Karlsruhe, conductor: Helmut Weese

Bärenreiter BA 7395

 

LIQUID DEVICES, 1993 (11 min.)

for soprano, flute, two percussionists and violoncello

Commissioned by the Hannover Society of Arts for the Days of Contemporary Music Hanover

WP: Days of Contemporary Music Hanover, 27th January 1994, Norma Enns, soprano, Ensemble of Niedersächsische Staatsoper Hannover, conductor: Axel Stein

Bärenreiter BA 7492

 

CHAMBER SYMPHONY (OBJET DIAPHANE), 1993 (10 min.)

for 13 instruments (1,1,1,1 - 1, 1, 1, 0 - 1 perc. - 1,1,1,1,1)

Commissioned within the Composition Scholarship of Berliner Senatsverwaltung für Kulturelle Angelegenheiten Berlin for the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra / Germany

WP: Philharmonie Berlin, 26th June 1994, Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, conductor: Gernot Schulz

Awarded the 1st Prize in the International Composition Contest Prague Spring 1995

Bärenreiter BA 7391

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FIRNIS I, 1993 (4 min.)

for baritone and bass clarinet

Commissioned by the Chamber Opera Rheinsberg Castle / Germany

WP: Chamber Opera Rheinsberg Castle, 30th July 1993, Stefan Stoll, baritone, Andreas Wagner, bass clarinet

On demand

 

FIRNIS II (1993) ( 4 min.)

for soprano and clarinet

WP: Lingen, 19th January 1994, Norma Enns, soprano, Franz Bumann, clarinet

On demand

 

FIRNIS III (1993) ( 5 min.)

for two flutes

WP: Weimar Spring Festival for Contemporary Music, 16th May 2008, Carin Levine, Elizaveta Birjukova, flutes

On demand

 

FRAMES AND FINGERS, 1992 (7 min.)

for three percussionists

WP: Berlin, 20th June 1993, Matthias Dahms, Jörg Güntzel, Kwang-Jin Leppelsack, percussion

Bärenreiter BA 7475

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HYMN, 1992 (3 min.)

for electronics

WP: Ballhaus Naunynstraße Berlin, Thomas Seelig, sound engineering

On demand

 

FRA L’ALTRO, 1991 (4 min.)

for 10-part chamber choir (3s, 3a, 1t, 3b)

Commissioned by Camerata Vocale Hannover / Germany

WP: Hannover, 5th June 1994, Camerata Vocale, conductor: Hans-Dieter Reinecke

Bärenreiter BA 7463