ULRICH KRIEGER

COMPOSITIONS


Finally, music will go back to where it came from.
Its prime material will be sound and rhythm.
Nothing else.


Drums     2016    any
(drums or any other instruments)

In the Shadow of the End     2016    any
(two JI electric guitars and a minimum of six sustaining instruments)

Connect VII     2016    any
(graphic score for any instrument(s) and/or sound producing means)

Scorched Earth     2009/2011/2016    17'
(trombone and/or tuba, inside piano)

Warning     2016    any duration
(sound and video installation; Max/MSP, 4 speakers, projections)

Blood Oath #1, #2, #4 (#3= Fathomless = Fathom #2)     2015   
(noise-metal band: vocals, electric sax, 2 electric guitars, bass, drums)

Extremes II     2015    10+
(any number and kind of instruments; verbal score)
1. QuietLoud
2. Feedback
3. Layers II

Slip Away     2015    11'
(orchestra)

Connect VI     2015    any
(graphic score for any instrument(s) and/or sound producing means)

Connect V     2015    03' (or longer)
(graphic score for any instrument(s) and/or sound producing means)

Hvergelmir     2015    16:30’
(alto saxophone and piano)

Fathomless (Fathom #2)     2015    30’
(saxophone or bass clarinet, electric bass, drums)

nach dem Ende, vor dem Anfang    2014    10’
(piano (ad.lib amplified))

Oberfläche (Open Ocean, Marine Desert)     2014    12’
(duo version: piano and percussion)

Móðsignors Hämmer     2014    28’
(four percussion and electronics)

Oberfläche (Open Ocean, Marine Desert)     2013    12’
(solo version: piano with percussion)

Plastic/Fantastic/Lovers     2013    13’
(three ensembles: percussion trio, accordion quartet, woodwind trio.
To be performed individually or together in any combination)

a round is a round     2012    02’10
a round for 4 voices
(soli or multiple, doubled or not by any instruments)

…und der Rhein gibt sein Gold nicht preis…     2012    20’
(mixed ensemble, any instruments, with electronics)

Euphotic (Pelagic 5)     2011    20’
(for inside piano, 1-4 performers)

Street Hassle Variations    2011   6’20
(orchestra, using material from Lou Reed's Street Hassle)

Unterwelten II&III  (Sextet for woodwinds)    2011   10’
(cb-fl, b-fl, cb-cl, b-cl, cb-sax, b-sax)

Strömungen II    2011   20’
(4 saxophones or low woodwinds)

Mesal (Pelagic 4)    2011   20’
(tenor saxophone and Max/MSP)

Von den ersten Dingen    2011   25’
(20-piece amplified Metal orchestra)

ReFontanaSaxReMix    2011   10’11
(remix electronic)

Von den letzten Dingen    2010   30’
(1 or 3 laptops)

Hammer House    2010
#1 (2 accordions)    02’
#2 (2 tubas)    02’
#3 (2 clarinets)    02’
#4 (2 violins)    02’

Cephei    2010    05’04
(electronic music with live saxophone feedback)

K’tael    2010    45’
(a mix tape remix of 45 Room40 releases and 2 additions)

parallel lives    2010
(any instrument(s) with or without electronics)

Viking Blues    2009    04’30
(piano or any other combination of instruments)

Back to the Future, California (Acton Hills 1-4)    2009    07’ x 4
(4 – 16 intonarumori)

1197    2009    01’40“
(2 soprano saxophones and sine tones)

Black Smoker    2009    13’
(subbass and/or bass recorder, live-electronics)

Brane Worlds (Urban Wasteland Theory #3)    2009    20’ +
(ensemble with improvising conductor)

Scorched Earth    2009    17’
(trombone and/or tuba, inside piano)

The Void    2009    45’
(sustaining ensemble)

R.A.W. – Desert Towns of California    2009    60’ – 90’
(tenor sxophone and live-eelctronics – performer/composer)

Black_Forest_Dreaming 2009
(electronic music)

65Volkmären 2008
(electronic music)

Ragnar_2 2008
(tenor saxophone, live-electronics)

Abyssal     2008    20’/30’/40’
(tenor saxophone, accordeon, cello, Max/MSP)

silver seeds flying in the yellow haze of the sun    2008    12’ +
(4 or more performers)

Radio Massacre FM´    2008    60’
(live electronic music)

Ginnungagap    2008    40’ +
(8 low sinewaves, Max/MSP) 

Hadal    2007    20’/30’/40’
(bass-clarinet, electric guitar, accordeon, Max/MSP)

Sternenjäger III    2007    11’
(woodwinds and/or strings, Max/MSP)

noise-pollination    2007     07'
(electronic music, based on field recordings of the Bribane airport)

3 Nornen    2006     30’
(alto saxophone solo)

Winters in the Abyss I – V   2006   60’00
(contrabass-flute, -saxophone, -tuba)

Ancient Krell Music - Versuch einer Rekonstruktion   2005  
variable (any terrestrial instruments)
UA: intersax, 01.01.2006, Risonanze, Teatro Fondamenta Nuove, Venezia

Sternenjäger I.B   2005   11’30
(saxophone quartet - with or without Max/MSP)

Sternenjäger I   2005   11’30
(bass flute, bass clarinet, tenor saxophone, - with or without Max/MSP)
UA: Erik Drescher, Christian Vogel, Ulrich Krieger
26.11.2005, Pyramidale IV, Berlin

before|QUAKE   2005   04’30
(cello, piano, percussion) UA: California Ear Unit, 04.12.2005, Konzerthaus Berlin

For Cymbal Solo   2004   15’00 +
(cymbal, amplification)

Lux Orion   2004   03’00
(saxophone- and string quartet)
UA: aton Saxophon Quartett, 23.10.2004, Pyramidale III, Berlin

(  ) ... \   2000-04   variable
              1. Fo(u)r Noises and Melodies (2000)
              2. signal to noise (2001)
              3. immer im Wandel ... (2002)
              4. an –und- für / sich (2003)
              5. // ... [  ] \ (2004)
(any kind and number of instruments)
UA: Wandelweiser Komponistenensemble, 03.06.2006, Düsseldorf

Fathom   2003   50'00"
([contra-]bass-saxophone or -clarinet, 2 electric guitars, percussion, 2 CDs)UA: Merkin Hall, New York, 16.10.03
UK-cbs, Lee Ranaldo, Alan Licht-electric guitars, Tim Barnes-perc.

V.Q.   2003   21'00"
(3 or more saxophones (or other instruments), electronics and CD)
UA: intersax and John Duncan, Podewil, Berlin, 18.09.03
... as above, so below ... (for PN)   2003   09‘48
(CD with sopranino material)
UA: Ulrich Krieger

Op F'arh   2002   107'00
(singer, 11 musicians, live-elecronic, video, light)
UA: July Osborne, Est!Est!!Est!!!, J. Uhle, 20.06.2002, Kassel

OutsideIn 25/23   2002   21'00
(4 [soprano] sax)
UA: intersax, 28.03.2002, Düsseldorf
Re – Space   2002   60' - x'
(a space, saxophone, microphones, delays)
UA: Ulrich Krieger, 29.03.2002, Düsseldorf

inside my head i hear   2001   12'00
(fl, cl, vn, va, vc, p, amplif.)
UA: Modern Art Sextett, 02.12.2001, Podewil, Berlin 

Urban Wasteland Theory #2   2001   19'22"
(fl, ts, tb, va, cb, e-git, piano, amplif., computer or CD, electronics)
UA: Playground Ensemble Bologna, 07.05.2001, Bologna

METALL  2001  25'00
(10 or more brass instruments, ad lib with percussion and tape)
UA: Posaunenchor Perleberg, 23.06.2001, Dennin

Azrael 2  2000  12'00
(vc and ensemble)
UA: Ensemble Klangwerkstatt, 10.11.2000, Berlin
... wie oben, so auch unten ... (Version 3.0) 2000 10'
(3 sopranino saxophones)
UA: Krieger, Ernst, Losert, 14.10.2000, Berlin

Azrael 1 2000 17'00
(vc and live-electronics)
UA: de Oliveira Pinto, Berlin

Multiverse (#2) 2000 18'00"
(soprano saxophone and violin)
UA: Ulrich Krieger, Burckhard Schlothauer, Februar 2000, Berlin

Up-Tight II 1999 17'10"
(electric string quartet)
UA: Soldier String Quartet, Oktober 1999, Interpretations, Merkin Hall, New York

Multiverse (#1) 1999 15'30"
(tenor saxophone and string quartet)
UA: Ulrich Krieger and Soldier String Quartet, Oktober 1999, Interpretations, Merkin Hall, New York

Book of Sins 1999
       1. Elftausend Ruten 10'
       2. Libertinage 8'30"
       3. Histoire de l'Œil 9'
(guitar and live-electronics)
UA: Seth Josel, Oktober 1999, Interpretations, Merkin Hall, New York

Strumenti di Tènebre (Pezzi Veneziani #2) 1999 ca. 12'
(b-fl, cl, sax, acc, cb, guitar, harfe, perc)
UA: Oh-Ton Ensemble; Oktober 1999; Nantes/Frankreich -

SCHA/K-5.2-44 1999 12'
(elektronische Musik basierend auf Musik von Robert Schumann)
UA: Mai 1999; Cagliari/Italien

AOS 1994 - 99 ~120' *
(saxophone und live-elektronik)
UA: Ulrich Krieger; work -in-progress since 1990

Utgard Revisited (Drowning in my blood #2) 1999 35' *
(tenor sax, 2 e-guitars, dj and electronics)
UA: Ulrich Krieger, David First, Seth Josel, I-Sound; März 1999; Roulette, New York

... wie oben, so auch unten ... (V 1.0 - 1.2) 1999 10'
(sopranino saxophon, zuspielung und live-elektronik))
UA: Ulrich Krieger, Oktober 1999, Interpretations, Merkin Hall, New York

Urban Wasteland Theory 1999 14'
(vn, vc, cb, tp, tuba, accordion, piano, drum-set, plus: amplif., conductor and solo dub master)
UA: ensemble zeitkratzer; Januar 1999; Podewil, Berlin

... as deep inside ... 1998 13'
(sopranino saxophone and live-electronics)
UA: Ulrich Krieger, Juni 1998, CRM-Musica Scienza 98, Aquario Romano, Rom

Heaten Earth 1997 9'30
(vc and piano)
UA: Mattias de Oliviero Pinto, Michael Iber; Juni 1997; San Paolo/Brasilien

Labyrinth 1997 - 60' *
(Nr. 1: 1997, Nr.2: 1997, Nr.3: 1998)
(Musik-Tanz-Installation-Performance; work -in-progress)
UA: U.Krieger/E. Bousvaros; 23.3.97; Villa Serpentara, Olevano Romano/Italien

Il Cimitero Chiuso (Pezzi Veneziani #1) 1997 8'
(vc, cb, ts, tp, tuba, accordion, piano, perc, amplification)
UA: ensemble zeitkratzer; 13.1.1997; Podewil Berlin

TABU 1996 15'17
(Tuba, Tape and Live-Electronics)
UA:

Gimme some feedback (Version mit Video) 1995 16’ *
(Saxophon Feedbacks, Live-Elektronik, 5 Videokanäle)
UA: Ulrich Krieger; November 1995; De Ysbreker, Amsterdam/Niederlande

Midnight Siblings 1994-95 9'38"
(Kontabaßsaxophon und Band (4cbs))
UA: Thomas Mejer; Musik für Kontrabaßsaxophon [CD]

Invocation of a Demon Brother (for Kenneth Anger) 1992-95 11'
(cl, hn, tb, perc, p, vn, va, vc)
UA: United Berlin; 9.12.1995; Schauspielhaus Berlin

Death Row 1995 16'14"
(vn, va, vc, sax, guit, synthesizer, sampler, electronics)
UA: ComPositionen (@ Kunstgewerbemuseum Berlin) 2.12.1995
Streichtrio des Modern Art Sextett,
U. Krieger, S. Josel, U. Agnesens, M. Waibel

PY III 1994/87 5'40'
(Tenosaxophon, E-Gitarre, E-Bass, Drumset)
UA: X-94 All Stars, Akademie der Künste Berlin; 1994

Hard Boiled 1993 11'20"
(Stimme, Flöte, Sax, Cello, Piano, Perkussion, Computer, Live-Elektronik)
UA: B.I.C.E., Hamburger Bahnhof 1995

Industrial Dreaming 1993 30' *
(Didjeridu/Plexiglasröhren, Live-Elektronik, Dias, Filme)
UA: Poltergeist, "Musik kreativ" Frankfurt 1993

Scattered 1992 7'
(Gesang Solo mit ad.lib.: Keyboard, Live-Elektronik, Szenisch)
UA: Anna Clementi, Dresden 1999

Rote Erde (Outback #2) 1992 10'26"
(Tenorsaxophon und/oder Piano)
UA: Krieger/Dalpane, Bologna 1992
Krieger/Pierce, American Festival of Microtonal Music 1993

Subterranean Landscapes 1991/92 12'-16' *
(2 Saxophone)
UA: Krieger/Colangelo Duo, Knitting Factory New York 1991
UA 2.Version: Krieger/Colangelo Duo, American Festival of Microtonal Music 1992

Gimme some feedback 1991/92 16' *
(Saxophon Feedbacks und Live-Elektronik)
UA: Ulrich Krieger, Experimental Intermedia Foundation New York 1991
DE: Ulrich Krieger, Akademie der Künste Berlin 1993

Ghost Gums (Outback #1) 1991 10'38"
(Flöte, Didjeridu, Cello, Piano, Perkussion)
UA: B.I.C.E., BGNM Festival Berlin 1991

Once again - The Time hath come ... 1991 17'
(Flöte, Cello, Piano, Live-Elektronik)
UA: Schöpp/Carew/Pham, BKA Berlin 1991

The Time hath come ... 1989 17'
(Flöte, Altsaxophon, Cello, Piano, Perkussion)
UA: B.I.C.E., Berlin 1989
B.I.C.E., New Music Galery Toronto/Canada 1993

Up-Tight 1989 15'
(Violine, Cello, Live-Elektronik)
UA: U. Weber/S. Schmökel, Instrumentenkundemuseum Berlin 1990
U. Weber/A. Brett, Ferienkurse für zeitgenössische Musik Darmstadt 1992

Janus 1987 5'
(8 Saxophone)
UA: Saxophonorchester der Hochschule der Künste Berlin 1988. Saxophonorchester der Manhattan School of Music New York 1993

Raumoper Nr.1-5 1986 - 88 je ca. 60' *
(Multimedia / verschiedene Besetzungen)
       UA: RO 1. SO 36 Berlin 1986
       RO 2. St. Jacobi Kirche Berlin 1986
       RO 3. Eiszeit Berlin 1987
       RO 4. Galerie 365 Berlin 1987
       RO 5. Hamburger Bahnhof Berlin 1988

* performer/composer pieces