Douglas Knehans — Works
ORCHESTRAL
lamentation (2004)
for string orchestra 10'
For Peter Tanfield and the Conservatorium Chamber Soloists
score
ripple (2002)
for large orchestra 15'
score | recording | program note
time processional (1995)
for wind ensemble 17'
Commissioned with the assistance of the University of Alabama, Research Grants Committee
In Memoriam Witold Lutoslawski
score (in preparation) | recording | program note pdf | program note html
in light (1987)
for large orchestra (withdrawn) 14’
Commissioned by the Canberra Symphony Orchestra and the Australian Bicentenary Authority
winter steps (1983)
for orchestra (3,3,3,3 4,3,2,1 pno/celesta, perc (2), 14,12,10,8,6) 11'
score | recording | program note pdf html | press review
Tuscaloosa Symphony program cover notes
CONCERTOS
glow (2008)
double concerto for solo violin, solo clarinet and orchestra 31'
Commissioned by Walter Verdehr and Elsa Ludewig-Verdehr
score | program note
...mist, memory, shadow... (2007)
for solo violin and string orchestra 8'
Commissioned by the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra
score and program note | recording
soar (2006)
for cello and orchestra 15'
For Christian Wojtowicz
score | program note
blaze (1998)
concerto for horn, strings, harp and percussion 22'
Commissioned by Darryl Poulsen, The Australia Council Performing Arts Board and the Arts Council of Western Australia
1. score
2. score
concerto for guitar, orchestra and concertante group (1992) 27'
Commissioned by Timothy Kain, the Australia Council Performing Arts Board, and The Friends of the Canberra School of Music
title pages | score mvt 1 mvt 2 mvt 3 | program note pdf html
five orchestral songs to poems of sylvia plath (1983) 16'
for soprano and orchestra (3,3,3,3 4,3,2,1 pno, harp, perc (4) 14,12,10,8,6)
1. The Couriers score
2.
Poppies in October score
3.
You're score
4.
Poppies in July score
5.
Ariel score
CHORAL
shoah requiem (2005)
for SATB soloists, SATB choir and orchestra 120'
text
1. introit/fear score | recording
2. kyrie/the bear score
3. dies irae/blue score
4. liber scriptus score
5. quid sum miser/the pond score
6. rex tremendae score
7. recordare score
8. ingemisco score
9. the garden (in preparation)
10. confutatis score
11. lacrymosa score
12. offertorium/my holocaust songs II score
13. agnus dei/the legacy score
14. sanctus/benedictus score
15. lux aeterna score
16. libera me score
17. break down score
shoah requiem - introit (2001)
for SATB soloists, SATB choir and orchestra 15'
score | recording
epicideum hathumode (1991)
for a cappella SATB choir 7'
score | recording | program note
st. luke magnificat (1986)
for double a cappella choir 32'
Commissioned by the Gaudeamus Choir and the Australia Council Performing Arts Board
score (in preparation)| program note pdf html
song of the raven night (1984)
for six part t/a choir, grand organ, 2 pianos and 4 percussionists 9’
Commissioned by Presbyterian Ladies College, Melbourne
DANCE & THEATRE MUSIC
Le Coucou sur la montagnes russes (2009)
Carnival of the Animals commission 4'
Commissioned by concert:nova and the Cincinnati Ballet
score | program note
ripple (2002)
for large orchestra 15'
score | recording | program note
incidental music to 'the tempest' (1979)
mixed ensemble on 4 track tape 31’
Commissioned by Melbourne University Theatre Company
OPERA
the ascension of robert flau (1990)
chamber opera 51’
Recipient of the inaugural Victorian Council for the Arts 1987/88 $20,000.00 Composition Fellowship
score (in preparation)| recording (in preparation)| program note pdf html | press review 1 2
CHAMBER MUSIC
soar (2006)
for cello and piano 15'
For Christian Wojtowicz
score and program note | recording
dark dances (2002)
for string quartet 19'
1. score
2. score
rive (2002)
for violin, clarinet and piano 12'
Commissioned by the Verdehr Trio
score | recording | program note | press article
seraphic ride (2001)
for mixed nonet (fl, ob, clar, perc (1), harp, pno, vln, vla, vlc) 15'
Commissioned by the National Symphony Orchestra and the Kennedy Center
In Memoriam Jacob Druckman
score | recording |program 1 2 3 | program note | press review | press release 1 2
hell cantos (1993)
for 14 solo players (fl, ob, clar, bsn, trpt, horn, bs. trom, perc (1), pno, 2 vlns, vla, vlc, cb) 15'
Awarded the Yale School of Music Woods Chandler Memorial Prize for best composition in a larger form
score | recording | program note
une seule femme endormie (1991)
for voice and singing 'cellist 7'
score | recording | program note pdf html
dawn panels (1988)
for percussion quartet 15'
Commissioned by The Adelaide Percussions and the Australia Council Performing Arts Board
1. wood score
2. metal score
3. skin score
program note pdf html
image shift (1988)
for fl, vln, vlc, pno 15’
Commissioned by The University of Tasmania and the Australia Council Performing Arts Board
five songs to poems of sylvia plath (1986)
for soprano, fl, clar, pno, perc (1), gt/el.gt, vln, vlc. 16'
1. The Couriers score | recording
2. Poppies in October score | recording
3. You're score | recording
4. Poppies in July score | recording
5. Ariel score | recording
press review
orichalcum fanfare (1986) (withdrawn)
for double trombone choir 10’
Commissioned by the International Trombone Association and the Australia Council Performing Arts Board
string quartet (1984) (withdrawn)
for two violins, viola and 'cello 12'
Commissioned by the Bendigo Musician/Teacher Pilot Project and the Australia Council Performing Arts Board
sonata for solo clarinet (1980)
for Bb clarinet (optional amplification) 12’
1. Prelude I score recording
2. Sonata score recording
3. Prelude II score recording
performance notes
VOCAL MUSIC
songs to poems of e.e. cummings (2002)
for mezzo-soprano and piano 11'
score (in preparation)
the fire (1995)
for processed soprano voice, MIDI violin, digital effects and computer 9'
For Josephine
score | recording | program note pdf |program note html
une seule femme endormie (1991)
for voice and singing 'cellist 7'
score | recording | program note pdf html
seven nursery songs for taliesen (1984)
for voice and guitar 6’
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7
five songs to poems of sylvia plath (1981)
for voice and piano 16’
score (in preparation)
KEYBOARD MUSIC
boyd panels (2002)
for solo piano 12'
1. Meditation at Pulpit Rock score recording
2. Crucifixion and Rose score recording
3. Shoalhaven Light - late afternoon score recording
4. The Magic Fish score recording
5. Black River score recording
program note
...de la fumeé... des voix... (1999)
for harpsichord and electronics on compact disc 30'
Commissioned by Geoffrey Lancaster and the Australia Council Performing Arts Board
1. score
2. score
3. score
4. score
5. score
6. score
7. score
program note
touch (1997)
for piano and electronics on compact disc 7'
Commissioned by Carsten Schmidt and the Volte Foundation of Amsterdam
score | program note pdf | program note html
bone vestiges (1995)
for solo piano 12'
For Bruce Murray
score | recording | program note pdf |program note html
WORKS WITH ELECTRONICS
spin-off (2006)
for clarinet and electronics 9'
score
...de la fumeé... des voix... (1999)
for harpsichord and electronics on compact disc 30'
Commissioned by Geoffrey Lancaster and the Australia Council Performing Arts Board
1. score
2. score
3. score
4. score
5. score
6. score
7. score
program note
touch (1997)
for piano and electronics on compact disc 7'
Commissioned by Carsten Schmidt and the Volte Foundation of Amsterdam
score | program note pdf | program note html
bang (1997)
for sextet and electronics on compact disc 15'
Commissioned by The Seymour Group and the Australia Council Performing Arts Board
score | recording | program note |press review | flyer
spin (1996)
for acoustic ’cello and pre-recorded electronic sounds on compact disc 7'
score | recording| program note
night canticle (1995)
for electronic ’cello, synthesizer, digital effects and computer 9'
For Jeffrey Krieger
score | recording | program note
the fire (1995)
for processed soprano voice, MIDI violin, digital effects and computer 9'
For Josephine
score | recording | program note pdf |program note html
night chains (1991)
for electronic 'cello and digital effects 15'
Commissioned by Jeffrey Krieger
score | recording | program note pdf html
elegies for merilee (1988)
for contrabass and tape 15’
Commissioned by Elision and the Australia Council Performing Arts Board
1. score recording
2. score recording
program note
exiles (1987)
for mixed sextet and two stereo tapes 15'
Commissioned by Elision and the Australia Council Performing Arts Board
score (in preparation)| recording | program note pdf html
MUSIC FOR FILM & TELEVISION
Animal, Vegetable, Mineral: The Art of Frank Fleming (1999)
Commissioned by PBS Television 25'
Music nominated for an EMMY Award
a song of air (1987)
film score 27'
Commissioned by Merilee Bennett and The Australian Film Commission
Official Selection 1988 Un certain regard Cannes Film Festival (France)
Australian Film Institute Award Best Experimental Film, 1988
Participant Dallas Film Festival, (USA) 1989
Participant San Francisco International Film Festival, (USA) 1989
Participant Melbourne International Film Festival, (AUSTRALIA) 1989
Participant Sydney International Film Festival, (AUSTRALIA) 1989
Participant Berlin Film Festival, (GERMANY) 1989
Participant Cork Film Festival (IRELAND), 1989
Participant Boston Film Festival, (USA) 1989
Participant Hong Kong InternationalFilm Festival, (HONG KONG) 1989
Participant Anthropos '88: The International Festival of Documentary Films, Los Angeles, (USA) 1988
Participant Turin International Film Festival, (ITALY) 1989
Ku-ring-gai Chase (1982)
Music Commissioned by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation 30'
MUSIC FOR CHILDREN
the lullaby project (2008 -)
lullabies for voice and piano
le cris sombre (1990)
for school musicians 7’
Commissioned by Meet the Composer, Inc. and Port Washington Schools, New York
the ratbag shearers (1986)
Commissioned by The Australian Boys Choir 15'
s/s/a choir, rocks, chains, piano
(staging optional)
seven nursery songs for taliesen (1984)
for voice and guitar 6’
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7
