Sounds

O DEATH CD

 

<a href="http://music.ensembleklang.com/track/o-death-chorus-i">O Death - Chorus I by Ensemble Klang</a> <a href="http://music.ensembleklang.com/track/o-death-bone-chapel">O Death - Bone Chapel by Ensemble Klang</a> <a href="http://music.ensembleklang.com/track/o-death-take-leave-of-carnal-vain-delight">O Death - Take leave of carnal vain delight by Ensemble Klang</a> <a href="http://music.ensembleklang.com/track/o-death-o-death">O Death - O Death by Ensemble Klang</a> <a href="http://music.ensembleklang.com/track/o-death-chorus-ii">O Death - Chorus II by Ensemble Klang</a> <a href="http://music.ensembleklang.com/track/o-death-i-believe-im-sinking-down">O Death - I believe I'm sinking down by Ensemble Klang</a> <a href="http://music.ensembleklang.com/track/o-death-lights-in-ashes">O Death - Lights in Ashes by Ensemble Klang</a>

 

WORKS 2005-

 

THE AFFLICTED GIRL (2010)
Bang on a Can All-Stars
(Live Recording, NYC, 02-24-2010)
Total Duration: 21 Minutes
[full track]

GAUZE VESPERS (2007)
SOIL
(Studio Recording)
Total Duration: 12 Minutes
[full track]

Selections from O DEATH (2005-7)

[instrumentation list] [prog note]

BONE CHAPEL (O Death Mov. II)
Ensemble Klang
(Live Recording, Den Haag, 12-01-2007)
Total Duration: 11 Minutes
[full track]

I BELIEVE I'M SINKING DOWN (O Death Mov. VI)
Ensemble Klang
(Live Recording, Princeton, NJ, 18-11-2008)
Total Duration: 12 Minutes
[full track]

ppopp (2009)
Ensemble Klang
(Live Recording, Amsterdam, 11-10-2009)
Total Duration: 4 Minutes
[full track]

SIGNATURE FOR ENSEMBLE KLANG (2008)
Ensemble Klang
(Live Recording, Den Haag, May 2008)
Total Duration: 1 Minute
[full track]

BREAKING AND ENTERING (WITH AGGRAVATED ASSAULT)
(2002 rev. 2006)
Newspeak
(Live Recording, Princeton NJ Apr 2008)
Total Duration: 7 Minutes
[full track]

 

 

OLDER WORKS
(see below for performer information)

 


THE ACCORDION DESERT (2004)
for 14 players
[full track]

KRANK (2004)
for solo percussion
[full track][prog note]

JUNK (2002)
for solo soprano saxophone, junk percussion and orchestra
[full track][seating plan] [instrumentation list] [also see here]

 

ARCHIVAL RECORDINGS

(Please note that the inferior sound quality is due to tape hiss on the original recording)

 

HAYDN FLUTE CLOCK ARRANGEMENT (1998)
for small ensemble
[full track]

PRECIOSA, TIRA EL PANDERO (1995)
for seven instruments
[full track]

NIÑA AHOGADA EN EL POZO (1992)
for chamber orchestra
[full track]


SAMPLES

 

ALTERNATOR (2004)
for 14 players
[sample 1] [ sample 2]

ELECTRIC/SYNTHETIC (2003)
for chamber orchestra
[sample 1] [ sample 2]

CADENCE (2000)
for seven instruments
[sample]

HOUR TREE (1999)
for orchestra
[sample]

For scores of works, please contact Boosey & Hawkes at composers.us@boosey.com

THE AFFLICTED GIRL performed by the Bang On A Can All-Stars

GAUZE VESPERS performed by SOIL

Selections from O DEATH performed by Ensemble Klang

ppopp performed by Ensemble Klang

SIGNATURE FOR ENSEMBLE KLANG performed by Ensemble Klang

BREAKING AND ENTERING performed by NEWSPEAK

THE ACCORDION DESERT performed by TACTUS, cond Patti Monson

KRANK performed by Greg Beyer

JUNK performed by Heiko Geerts, Diego Espinosa and The Orchestra of the Royal Conservatorium of The Hague, cond Micha Hamel

HAYDN FLUTE CLOCK ARRANGEMENT performed by The Composer's Ensemble cond. Brad Cohen

PRECIOSA, TIRA EL PANDERO performed by The Composer's Ensemble cond. Diego Masson

NIÑA AHOGADA EN EL POZO performed by the London Sinfonietta cond. Martyn Brabbins


Samples performed by: De Ereprijs, The Purcell School Contemporary Music Ensemble, The Composer's Ensemble and The NLO cond Ronald Corp.


ALL RECORDINGS COPYRIGHT© OSCAR BETTISON (1992-2010)