Holger Herrmann: Obsessions

1.) "Lieder auf der Flucht"(1985) for voice and piano, on ancient Chinese texts

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2.) "Schreie...verhallend..."(1985/86) for trombone solo

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3.) "sätze"(1986) for string quartet

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4.) "Subimago"(1987) for viola and piano

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5.) "Elegie"(1987) for small orchestra

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6.) "Erdferne"(1987/88) for guitar solo

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7.) "Eros(ion)"(1988) for snare drum and tenor drum (2 players)

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8.) "Sextett. Verkapselt. Traum."(1988) für 2 violoncelli, 2 pianos and 2 percussionists, with a text by Helga Askani

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9.) "jouer à cache-cache"(1988/89) for female singer with a piano

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10.) "Odeur"(1989) for clarinet solo

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11.) "Îsôt als blansche mains"(1989/90) for large orchestra (with female choir ad lib), also as ballet

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12.) "ent/lang/tast/end"(1990) for marimba solo

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13.) "R"(1990) for flute, clarinet and piano

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14.) "Wir machen keinen langen Mist"(1990) for mezzo-soprano, viola and piano, on children's verses, collected by Ernest Borneman

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15.) "Schlafmaus. Metall. 7."(1991) music for seven percussionists

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16.) "TOMBEAU: ein ungeheurer Strom von Tränen"(1991) for piano solo

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17.) "Kern.Spalte."(1991/92) for alto recorder and guitar

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18.) "Sprünge"(1992) for violoncello and guitar

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19.) "Schattenlicht"(1992) for a young pianist, with illustrations by Susanne Resch

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20.) "Blumen legen"(1992/93) for wind quintet

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21.) "SSAE"(1993) for tenor recorder and tape deck, with a text by Kurt Tucholsky

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22.) "Unbeschreiblich weiblich"(1993) for male choir a cappella, on texts by eleven female authors

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23.) "Loh"(1993) for trombone, violoncello, percussion (1 player) and piano

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24.) "Exit"(1993) for orchestra

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25.) "Corahl"(1994) for wind orchestra

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26.) "...keine Fährte zurückbleibt"(1994) for two guitars, with a text by Sami no Mansei

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27.) "ZinnoberRot & Flatterzunge"(1994) for flute and clarinet; collaboration with the artist Hannes Pohle

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28.) "14 Haiku"(1994) for voice and guitar

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29.) "non comodo"(1994) for two accordions

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30.) "...weist zarte Fäden"(1994) for flute, clarinet, violin and violoncello, with a text by Ariwara Yukihira

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31.) "…wie große Vögel ihre Beute schlagen"(1994) for mixed choir a cappella, on a text by Richard Exner

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32.) "6 MÄRZ-Gedichte"(1995) by Heinar Kipphardt, for voice and piano or ensemble

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33.) "Abbozzi"(1995) for guitar and piano

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34.) "Pizzflaggliss"(1995) for violoncello and tape

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35a.) "Her-z-eigen"(1995) for violin, horn and piano

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35b.) "Spuren"(1995) for violin, bass clarinet and piano

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36.) "Färbungen, Störungen"(1996) for 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons and 2 french horns

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37.) "Im Irrenhaus"(1996/98) for tape, on a text by Heinar Kipphardt

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38.) "Drei Spiele"(1996) for baritone-saxophone, violoncello, guitar and piano

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39.) "Left Silence"(1996/97) for mezzo-soprano and large orchestra, on texts by Richard Exner

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40.) "Transitions"(1997) trio for soprano, alto and baritone saxophones

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41.) "6 neue MÄRZ-Gedichte"(1997) by Heinar Kipphardt, for voice and piano or ensemble

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42.) "Fünf Haiku"(1998) for youth choir and clarinet

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43.) "...keine Stille..."(1998) for four guitar orchestras and tape

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44.) "Sept Variations"(1998/99) for orchestra

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45.) "Sehnsucht"(1999) for countertenor and one percussionist, texts by Friedrich Rückert and members of the German Parliament

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46.) "Drei neue Spiele"(1999) for alto saxophone, violoncello and piano

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47.) "Modèles" (1999) for bass saxophone solo

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48.) "Traumgefieder"(1999/2000) for tape, with a text by Friedrich Rückert

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49.) "Hochrot"(2000) for soprano, flute, clarinet and percussion (1 player), text by Karoline von Günderrode

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50.) "Sredi Polnoči/Mitten um Mitternacht"(2000/01) for large orchestra, soprano, mezzo-soprano and male choir, text by Srečko Kosovel

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51.) "Tema"(2001) for alto flute, violin, percussion (1 player) and piano

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52.) "Lamento"(2002) for violin, viola or violoncello solo

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53.) "Fünf Verse"(2002) for guitar solo

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54.) "Drei Volkslieder"(2002) for four female voices and piano

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55.) "Nachtstück"(2002) for trombone and percussion (1 player)

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56.) "Lachen. Weinen. Blühen. Vergehen."(2003) music for mezzo-soprano and large orchestra on texts by Rainer Maria Rilke

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57.) "Vingt Moments"(2003) for orchestra

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58.) "Circulations"(2003) for flute, viola and guitar

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59.) "Jouer ↔ Parler ↔ Ecouter"(2003) for three young guitarists (partly also arranged for 3 violins resp. for 3 soprano recorders)

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60.) "La Flûte"(2004) for one flutist with four instruments

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61.) "Imitations"(2004) for three recorders

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62.) "Metamorphosen" (...to Robert Schumanns "Liederkreis op.39") (2004) for voice and ensemble

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63.) "Singen.Schwingen."(2004) trio for clarinet, alto saxophone and piano

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64.) "Frühlingsfeuer"(2004/05) for soprano, male choir, piano and two percussionists, on texts by Fritz Deppert

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65.) "14 neue Haiku"(2005) for voice and guitar

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66.) "La Donna"(2005) a piece of listening in seven parts on a sentence by Francesco Maria Piave

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67.) "1. Symphonie"(2005/06) for large orchestra

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68.) "Les Pas"(2006) for soprano, alto-flute, bass clarinet and percussion (1 player), text: Paul Valéry

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69.) "Lieder ohne Worte"(2006) for violin and marimba with one tamtam

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70.) "Trifolium"(2006) for cimbalom solo

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71.) "Promenades"(2007) interludes for one wind instrument ad lib. in mobile concerts and showing rounds

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72.) "Anläufe"(2007) for alto-flute, cor anglais and bass clarinet

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73.) "Inseln"(2007) for piano solo

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74.) "Rondes"(2007) for guitar and harp

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75.) "Fische haben nie kein Knie"(2007/08) first playing on the guitar in groups or classes, with texts by Joachim Ringelnatz; collaboration with Martin Schumacher

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76.) "Introductions"(2008) for harp solo

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77.) "18 Signale"(2008) for orchestra

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78.) "Triptychon"(2008) for organ

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79.) "Connexions"(2009) for four trumpets, four trombones and one percussionist

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80.) "Cycles"(2009/10) for guitar-, string- and woodwind-ensembles

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81.) "The Wives of the Dead"(2008/10) opera in two versions on a tale by Nathaniel Hawthorne

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82.) "Der geweckte Tiger" (2010) for tenor recorder, double bass and tape, with nine anonymous threatening calls and a text by Adalbert Stifter

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83.) "33 Gesten" (2010) for guitar and harp

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84.) "20 Signale" (2010) for orchestra

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85.) "Woher" (2010/11) for two mandolins

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86.) "Wie der Elefant seinen Rüssel bekam" (2011) a musical tale by Alois Bröder on a story by Rudyard Kipling for narrator and small orchestra

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87.) "Strahlen. Licht." (2011) for guitar solo

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88.) "A la polacca" (2011) for alto saxophone, vibraphone, violoncello and double bass

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89.) "Feuer: Brandstellen" (2011/12) a songbook with 10 times 10 songs for 2 baritones and 2 pianists with 1 piano and 10 percussion instruments, text by Sabine Bergk

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90) "Späte Sonnen" (2012) 3 songs for soprano and piano, text by Sabine Bergk

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91) "Fünf neue Verse" (2012) for guitar solo

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92) "Sept Nouvelles Variations" (2012) for orchestra

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93) "Das schöne Gegengewicht der Welt" (2013) a listening journey with texts by Rainer Maria Rilke, for tape

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94) "ADAGIO" (2013/14) for orchestra

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95) "Chant funèbre" (2014) for piano solo

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96) "13 Todesanzeigen" (2014) for countertenor and alto saxophone

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97) "Sieben Skizzen" (2014) for mandolin solo to the installation "Der Weg" by Wolfgang Luh

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98) "Drei Bilder" (2015) for mandolin and vibraphone

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99) "Unverhofftes Wiedersehen" ("Unexpected Reunion") (2014/15) opera in three parts after the homonymous calendar story by Johann Peter Hebel

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100) "13 Kontaktanzeigen" (2015) for soprano, mandolin and guitar

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101) "...volante..." (2015) for two guitars

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102) "Nachträume" (2015) for guitar solo

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103) "Trois Scènes" (2015/16) for harmonium d'art and piano

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104) "Trois Nouvelles Scènes" (2016) for harmonium d'art solo

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105) "...pressante..." (2016) for guitar solo

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106) "Rapsodia" (2016) for violin and harp

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107) "Sul fondo del lago" (2016) for guitar and tape

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108) "neue sätze" (2016/17) for string quartet

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109) "...con brio" (2017) for piano solo

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110) "Rencontres" (2017) for violin, alto saxophone and piano

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111) "Tre Pezzi" (2018) for guitar and marimba

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112) "Evocazione" (2018) for guitar and harpsichord or fortepiano

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113) "Vocalise" (2018) for soprano, mandolin and piano

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114) "Pietà" (2019) for guitar solo

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115) "5 Heine-Lieder" (2019) for soprano and piano

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116) "Sentieri" (2019) for three guitars

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117) "Ave Maria" (2020) for soprano and guitar

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118) "Ave Maria" (2021) for chamber orchestra

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119) "IL VIAGGIO" (2020/22) two one-act operas based on novellas by Luigi Pirandello ("The Light from the other House" und "The Journey")

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120) "NUVOLE" (2022/23) concerto for oboe and chamber orchestra

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120) "Todes Stille" (2023) for guitar solo

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Holger Herrmann: Obsessions

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