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Les Temps Modernes (2015)

  Chamber music - Quintets
(suiteable for church)

  for 5 percussionists (mallets)
work list 240-HW-2015

completed 12/15/2015

instruments I Vibraphone, Xylophone, Glockenspiel, Kleine Trommel
II Vibraphone, Triangle
III Marimbaphone, Ratchet, Glockenspiel
IV Marimbaphone, Hi-Hat
V Bass Marimbaphone, Great Drum, Bass Drum with pedal, Siren (hand crank-)


duration 22'

world premiere 03/16/2016
Percussions Claviers de Lyon
Lyon (France), La Renaissance, Biennale Lyon

special Special: visual elements, singing/whistling

publication http://www.sikorski.de

   
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3D Fountains (2011, rev. 207-NW_2011)

  Chamber music - Quintets
(suiteable for church)

  for 4 tenor recorders and Drumset or other percussion
completed 12/23/2011

instruments 4 tenor recorders, drumset

duration 2'

world premiere 01/26/2016
Laura Kieskalt, Tzu-Han Kao, Marita Gehrer, Friederike Klek, Philipp Lamprecht
Salzburg (Austria), Mozarteum

special based on the medieval "Tre Fontane" - melody

dedicated Ronald Brox

publication http://www.sikorski.de
Edition Tre Fontane ETF 2177
http://www.edition-tre-fontane.de/

texts Partiturvorwort

Moritz Eggert:
3D Fontane
Für 4 Tenorblockflöten und Drumset oder andere Percussion (2011)
Für Ronald Brox und den Tre Fontane Verlag

In meinem Stück wird das Tre Fontane – Thema quasi verräumlicht: nach einem traditionell sukzessiv-kanoni... [more]

[ Moritz Eggert , 23.12.2011 ]


   
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Amadé, Amadé (2006)

  Chamber music - Quintets

  for quintet
work list 162-06-HW

completed 02/28/2006

instruments oboe, clarinet, horn, bassoon, piano

duration 22'

world premiere 05/21/2006
Zephyr-Ensemble (Manuel Bilz, ob., Thorsten Johanns, clar., Ole Kristian Dahl, bn., Luiz Garcia, hn.) Moritz Eggert, pf.
Augsburg (Germany), Mozartfest, "Mozart der Fortschrittliche", Schaezler Palais

special commission for the Mozart year 2006, same instrumentation as Mozart KV 452

publication www.sikorski.de

Video

Ausschnitt aus dem Stück, gespielt von Ensemble piano possibile und dem Komponisten im Münchener icamp beim "Newmusix"-Projekt.
Excerpt from the piece, played by ensemble piano possibile and the composer in the icamp, Munich, during the "Newmusix"-project.



texts Programmhefttext der UA

„Jeder Komponist hält das, was er gerade geschrieben hat, für sein bestes“, kommentiert Moritz Eggert den berühmten Ausspruch Mozarts relativierend. Er muss es wissen. Denn der gebürtige Heidelberger, der im Alter von 15 Jahren zu komponieren begann, gilt heute als einer der meis... [more]

[ Nicole Restle , 14.06.2006 ]


Multimedia

MP3

Excerpt from the piece, played live by the Zephyr-Ensemble and Moritz Eggert



   
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The Game Of The Century (2006)

  Chamber music - Quintets

  For quintet and speaker or tape/samples ad lib.
work list 161-06-HW

completed 01/31/2006

text text: Moritz Eggert

voices speaker

world premiere 05/01/2006
Ensemble TrioLog
Munich (Germany), Fussballglobus, Globusklaenge

special Flute (also picc.), Oboe, Bass Clarinet, percussion (1 player), Cello

publication www.sikorski.de

texts Das Jahrhundertspiel, detaillierte Besetzung

Moritz Eggert

Das Jahrhundertspiel

Für Quintett und Sprecher (oder Quintett und Samples/Tonband)


Flöte (wechselt zu Piccolo)
Oboe
Bassklarinette

Schlagzeug (1 Spieler):
Vibraphon
Maraca (1)
more]

[ 31.01.2006 ]
Das Jahrhundertspiel, kompletter Text

Das Jahrhundertspiel

(mit blonder Netzerperücke zu lesen)

Vielleicht interessiert es Sie, was ich hier zu erzählen habe. Es hat sich alles ergeben, so wie es ist. …
Noch schlafe ich. Noch wallen meine langen blonden Haare über den rot-geblümte... [more]

[ 31.01.2006 ]


   
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freaks (2003)

  Chamber music - Quintets

  for recorder quartet and percussion
work list 140-03-HW

completed 08/04/2003

instruments I soprano (2x), sopranino, tenor, ren.alto, garklein, lotos flute, crotales (b'), high horn II shell chimes, nose flute, birdnoise, squeaky duck, bass (paetzold), soprano, tenor, prepared alto, jew's harp in A III lotos flute, soprano, flexatone, ren.alto, great bass, prepared alto, jew's harp in G, balloon, sub bass IV bass (paetzold), alto, sub bass, small bell tree, prepared garklein, double bass, jew's harp in G V percussion

duration 21'

world premiere 10/25/2003
Apsara-quartet (Natalie Houtman, Inse Rasbach, Tomma Wessel, Julia Whybrow), Wim Konink, percussion
Leuven (Belgium), transit-Festival, Stuk (Labozaal)

special use of small additional instruments, aulos-playing, singing and playing combinations, advanced playing techniques

dedicated Apsara-Ensemble

publication http://www.sikorski.de

Video


QNG - Quartet New Generation (recorders) and Tobias Guttmann (percussion) performing "Freaks" by Moritz Eggert at Hallein Festival 2013, 28.6., Ziegelstadel



texts freaks, detailed instrumentation with remarks

freaks
ensemble:


Recorder I: soprano (x2), sopranino, tenor, renaissance alto, garklein, lotos flute
small percussion: crotales (b ‘’’’) , high (small) horn (bicycle/car)

Recorder II: bass (paetzold), soprano, tenor, alto (prepared) , nose fl... [more]

[ 10.12.2003 ]
Freaks, english text about the piece

Freaks



The term „freaks“ dates back to the old circus sideshows, when it was common to exhibit “freaks of nature”: dwarves, bearded women, pinheads, living torsos, siamese twins...to shock the audience for a few bucks.
The protagonists of these shows were usuall... [more]

[ 09.12.2003 ]
Freaks, ursprünglicher Gedankenentwurf des Stückes

„Freaks“

Für 3 Blockflöten, von Moritz Eggert

Kaum ein Instrument ist so potentiell für die Spieler komplexerzeugend wie die Blockflöte...“immer zu tief“, „Kinderinstrument“, „tut mir in den Ohren weh“ sind häufig gehörte Kommentare zur Blo... [more]

[ 11.12.2003 ]


see also freaks (2003/2008)


   
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Behr-Khyrsh-Interludes (2002)

  Chamber music - Quintets
also look at Stage music

  for quintet
work list 132b-02-NW

completed 10/28/2002

movements I. Prélude
II. Theme
III. premonitions (Zukunftsahnungen)
IV. alla Marcia
IX. static sounds (Statische Klaenge)
V. Improvisation
VI. soft, with melancholy (leise, melancholisch)
VII. soft, ominous (leise, draeuend)
VIII. "play it again"


instruments trumpet (Bb), guitar, percussion, violin, double bass

duration 14'

world premiere 09/21/2003
Florian Zeh, tr., Anika Hutschreuther, git., Stefan J. Walter, perc., Pius Strugalla, vl., Nicholas Baldock, cb.
Schweinfurt (Germany), Rathaus, „Schweinfurter Kompositionswettbewerb, Preistraegerkonzert“

special part of the music theatre "The Behr-Khyrsh-project"

see also The Behr-Khyrsh project
Das Behr-Khyrsh-Projekt (textbook)


   
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Angel's theme
instrumentation of a theme by Robert Schumann

  Transcriptions - Quintets
also look at Brass quintet

  based on the famous "angel's theme" by Robert Schumann
work list 129a-02-BE

completed 05/08/2002

instruments wind quintet: fl., ob., clar., bn., hn.

duration 1' 45''

special based on the famous "angel's theme" by Robert Schumann

see also epitaph


   
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One Shot (1993)

  Chamber music - Quintets
also look at Brass quintet

  for wind quintet
work list 41-93-NW

completed 02/22/1993

instruments wind quintet: fl., ob., clar., bn., hn.

duration 1' 30''

world premiere 07/08/1993
Gareth davies, fl., Derren Coles, cl., James Beatty, Ob., Robert Dulson, bn., Clare Hutchins, Hn.
London (GB), Guildhall school

   
   
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