Works - Joseph Klein

Works:

Compositions may be sorted according to the table headings or filtered by keywords using the search box below. Click on the individual title within the table for detailed information about each piece, including program notes, performance history, and links to scores and recordings.

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Year	Title	Medium	Genre	Category	Duration
2024	Pathways IV: Rhymes & Spirals	solo piano and chamber orchestra	large chamber ensemble	mixed	20:00
2023	Die Mannsprächtige	solo harp	solo	strings	06:00
2023	Chain of Circumstances	symphonic winds	large ensemble	band	variable (07:00-15:00)
2023	Der Maestroso	solo carillon	solo	keyboard	07:00
2022	Die Geruchschmale	solo harpsichord	solo	keyboard	06:30
2021	Phosphenes	flute choir	chamber	woodwinds	variable (02:00-05:00)
2020	Chain of Circumstances	screendance	intermedia, electroacoustic	video	10:00; 12:45
2020	Der Tränenwärmer	solo viola	solo	strings	06:30
2020	Verklärte Einblicke	string trio	chamber	strings	02:30
2020	Chain of Circumstances	piano (solo or 4 hands)	solo, chamber	keyboard	variable (07:00-15:00)
2019	Recombinant	clarinet, violin, and piano	chamber	mixed: woodwinds, strings, keyboard	09:30
2019	Der Heroszupfer	solo trombone	solo	brass	06:00
2018	An Unaware Cosmos	modular cycle for multiple soloists and chamber ensembles	chamber	mixed	variable (07:00-30:00+)
2016/18	Against the gusts of blank repose, a threshold that persists	orchestra	large ensemble	orchestra	10:00
2018	Der Fehlredner	solo cimbalom	solo	percussion	06:30
2018	Conversations	two to four instruments	chamber	variable	variable (03:00-07:00)
2017	Der Saus und Braus	solo piano	solo	keyboard	06:00
2016/19	Against the gusts of blank repose, a threshold that persists	wind ensemble	large ensemble	band	10:00
2015	Die Schadhafte	solo violoncello	solo	strings	06:30
2015	Canetti-menagerie	five to eight instruments	chamber	variable	variable (07:00-15:00)
2014	Der Tückenfänger	solo basset horn (or bass clarinet)	solo	woodwinds	06:30
2014	Der Gottprotz	solo organ	solo	keyboard	06:00
2014	Interstices	flute/piccolo, soprano/tenor saxophone, and percussion	chamber	mixed: woodwinds, percussion	20:00
2014	Der Hinterbringer	solo piccolo	solo	woodwinds	05:00
2011	Cornell Set	poetry reading with computer music	electroacoustic	vocal, electroacoustic	08:00
2008	Der Schönheitsmolch	solo bass saxophone	solo	woodwinds	05:00
2008	Der Demutsahne	solo guitar	solo	strings	06:00
2006	Zwei Parabeln nach Franz Kafka	narrator, mixed choir, and computer music	large ensemble, electroacoustic	vocal, electroacoustic	12:00
2006	Die Sternklare	solo percussion	solo	percussion	05:00
2006	Die Königskünderin	solo trumpet	solo	brass	05:00
2005	Three Poems from Felt	poetry reading with computer music	electroacoustic	vocal, electroacoustic	08:00
2004	Monogram	solo piano	solo	keyboard	01:00
2004	Die Müde	solo alto saxophone	solo	woodwinds	04:00
2001	Der Ohrenzeuge	solo bass flute	solo	woodwinds	05:00
1997/2000	Der Wasserhehler	solo ocarina	solo	woodwinds	04:00
2000	Die Silbenreine	solo glass harmonica	solo	keyboard	05:00
2000	Three Little Pieces	bassoon and piano	chamber	woodwinds, keyboard	03:00
1999	Occam's Razor	seven studies for ten players	chamber	mixed	22:00
1998	Leviathan	male voice, bass trombone, and intermedia	chamber, intermedia	mixed: vocal, brass, intermedia	11:00
1998	Der Leidverweser	solo contrabassoon	solo	woodwinds	05:00
1997	Dog	female voice, bassoon, and intermedia	chamber	mixed: vocal, woodwinds, intermedia	10:30
1997	the road in its unfoldings	meta-passacaglia for wind symphony	large ensemble	band	17:00
1997/2010	Die Tischtuchtolle	solo violin	solo	strings	05:00
1997	Der Leichenschleicher	solo contrabass	solo	strings	05:00
1997	Three Studies in Change	brass quintet	chamber	brass	12:00
1990/97	Two Lullabies	solo voice	solo	vocal	01:00
1995/96	Lament	string orchestra	large ensemble	strings	07:00
1995	Lament	wind quartet (variable)	chamber	woodwinds	07:00
1993/95	Pathways III: Interior Shadows	solo soprano saxophone and chamber orchestra	large ensemble	mixed	20:00
1994	Three Ceremonial Pieces	solo organ	solo	keyboard	20:00
1993/95	Pathways II: Revolution	solo percussion and chamber orchestra	large ensemble	mixed	20:00
1993/94	Pathways I: Opposing Forces	solo trombone and chamber orchestra	large ensemble	mixed	20:00
1993	Goblin Market	trombonist with prepared piano and intermedia environment	chamber, intermedia	mixed: brass, keyboard, intermedia	22:00
1993	Wake for K.G.	a ritual for brass and percussion	chamber	brass, percussion	07:00
1992	Riot Act	trumpet ensemble	chamber	brass	05:00
1991	The Muses of Bedlam	solo contrabass	solo	strings	05:00
1991	Transient Forms	two studies for orchestra	large ensemble	orchestra	13:00
1990	Stone Soup	children's theater work for mixed chamber ensemble	chamber, theater	mixed	20:00
1990	false relationships	wind octet	chamber	mixed: woodwinds, brass	20:00
1990	dreaming the dark down slowly	theater work for vocal soloists, dancer, and mixed choir	large ensemble	vocal	22:00
1989	3 Haiku	mezzo-soprano and percussion	chamber	vocal, percussion	04:00
1989	Mélodrame	solo contrabass and intermedia environment	chamber, intermedia	mixed	15:00
1989	Pax impotens	string quartet	chamber	strings	06:00
1988	Parallaxes	trombone quartet	chamber	brass	14:00
1988	MOTET: memento mori	four solo voices	chamber	vocal	06:00
1987	Rubber Angels	woodwind quintet	chamber	woodwinds	15:00
1987	arcus vitae	two guitars	chamber	strings	12:00
1987	Missa Brevis	mixed choir	large ensemble	vocal	06:30
1986	DEdi/seC(r)ATIONS	arias and interludes for voice and percussion	chamber	vocal, percussion	12:00
1986/93	March Transforms	wind ensemble	large ensemble	band	06:00
1985	IcarUS At thE caBARet VoLtairE: parT I (tHe RENdeZVOus)	two guitarists	chamber	strings	06:30
1985/2001	Ritual IV	solo performer (optional intermedia)	theater	intermedia	variable (05:00-10:00)
1985	3 Love Songs (for Heidi Dietrich)	mezzo-soprano, percussion, harp, and piano/celesta	chamber	mixed	09:00
1985	Prime Set	solo percussion	solo	percussion	04:00
1985	Aphasia	flute ensemble	chamber	woodwinds	06:00
1983	Songs of Life and the Prune Danish Controversy	mezzo-soprano, two prepared guitars, and percussion	chamber	mixed	10:00
1983	Outdoor Music IV	four trumpets and four pedestrians	chamber, theater	brass	variable (07:00-15:00)
1983	Elegy	solo bassoon	solo	woodwinds	02:30
1982	Deep Time and Ceaseless Motion	percussion ensemble	chamber	percussion	variable (07:00-12:00)
1982	Two Diametrically Opposing Units: Vacuum & Plenum	any solo performer or combination of performers	solo, chamber	variable	variable (05:00-15:00)
1982	Images	jazz combo	chamber	mixed	variable (06:00-20:00)
1982	Kaleidoscope	guitar ensemble	chamber	strings	06:00