Peter-Jan Wagemans is represented by
Deuss Music / Albersen Den Haag
Fijnjekade 160 – 2521 DS
The Hague Netherlands
+31 (0)70 3450865
Solo en kamermuziek
Two small Piano Pieces, opus 1 (1970)
publ.: Breitkopf
Two Piano Pieces, opus 5 (1972)
duration: 12´
Wind Quintet, opus 6 (1973)
duration: 12´
Saxophone Quartet, opus 8 (1975/1976)
duration: 8´
Fafner, erwache!, opus 12 (1978)
for tuba
duration: 10´
written for Mel Guibertson
Octet op 16 (1980) 12´
2cl/2fg/2V Va Vc
Muziek voor basklarinet en piano (1981)
opus 18 duration 10
Ira, opus 20a (1983/1984)
for 2 pianos (8 hands)
duration: 14´
Parade, opus 21 (1984)
for trombone and 6 instruments
trb-solo /picc cl perc g-b vl cb
duration: 12´
written for Arthur Moore and the Nieuw Ensemble
Trio, opus 23 (1985)
cl vl pf
duration: 12´
As I opened Fire, opus 22 (1985)
for piano
duration: 13´
Great expectations violin and piano opus 26 (1986)
duration 8
Het landschap [The Landscape] (1989)
seven piano pieces
duration: 40´
Trio (1992)
for horn, violin and piano
duration: 10´
Solo (1992)
for horn
duration: 8´
Lux (1992)
for organ solo
duration: 10´
Wind Quintet no. 2 (1992-1993)
duration: 14´
Quartet for 4 Recorders (1993)
rec-sno 2rec-s rec-a/toy piano
duration: 8´
written for the Loeki Stardust ensemble
Concerto for 2 Pianos (1993/1997)
duration: 15´
Ewig (1993)
for percussion and piano
duration: 10´
Urban Dreams, for percussion quartett (1995)
25´
4 perc
Strijkkwartet (1997-98) 34´
written for the Doelen Quartett
Frage, worauf hoffen (1999) 14´
2Vc
written for Monique Bartels and Monique Heidema
version for 8 Vc (1999)
The Song of the Peacock Butterfly (1999) 5´30´´
V solo
written for Janine Jansen
Kammersymfonie (2001) 17´
cl/trp-picc/P/V/2vc
From Het Ve Boek (the 5th Book)
written for the Doelen Ensemble
drie vlinderstukken (2001) 8´
Vc-P
Fantasia super 721 (2002) 15´
organ
Gioco (2002) 12´
organ
Quasi sonata for cello and piano (2006) 16′
written for Pieter Wispelwey
tweede strijkkwartet (2007)
string quartet and soundfile 12′
Cavaler Coll for Organ 12′(2008)
drie liefdesmelodieen (2009)16 min
viool, cello and piano
suite from the childrens opera De mannen van Minsk (2014)
string quartet 12 min
The Bell and the Maiden (2017)
harp and stereo soundfile 15 min
Tango for a little nerve-wrack (2017)
Viola and prepared piano 6 min
Wait
version for Baroque oboe d’amore and 4 track sound file (2019)
version for oboe and 4 track sound file (2022)
12 min
Cycles (2021-22)
Drummer, piano and 4 track sound file.
Cycles consist of 6 groups of 3 pieces each, and 2 solo pieces, one for drums and one for piano 12-70 minutes
Fiery Horizon (2021)
violin solo, key board with sound files and 4 track sound file
22 min
Ensemble
Overture, opus 4 (1972)
0000 4340 4perc
duration: 8´
Alla marcia, opus 11 (1977)
for tuba solo and 12 instrumentalists
tb-solo 2130 sax-a 1110 perc cb
duration: 14´
written for Mel Guilbertson and ensemble M
Parade (1984)
for trombone and small ensemble
fl(pic) cl perc g-b vl cb trb-solo
duration: 12´
written for Arthur Moore and the Nieuw Ensemble
Viderunt omnes (1988)
for ensemble
2111 1110 1perc pf hp str
duration: 12´
written for the Xenakis ensemble
Walk on water, song for piccolo trumpet or sopr sax and ensemble (1988) 12´
1111 2011 perc pf 2vl vla vc cb trp-p-solo or sopr sax solo
written for the Xenakis ensemble
Muziek IV (1988)
for ensemble
1111 1110 1perc 2pf str
duration: 40´
written for the Schönberg ensemble
Fantasieen over Erlkonig [Fantasies on Erlkonig] (1994)
for ensemble
1112Bcl0/1110/1perc/Pf/11111
duration: 10´
Urban dreams (1995)
4 perc
duration: 25´
written for Rotterdam Percussive
Improvisaties over 7 (1997-2014)
for ensemble
111-Bcl 0/1110/ perc Pf/11111
15´
written for the Doelen Ensemble
Frozen Ritual (2013)
alto flute basset cl (or cl in A) harp Pf Perc DB
12′
written for the New European Ensemble
Figures in a Landscape (2013-14)
cl-trp/bugle-sopr sax soli
harp synth perc el guitar DB
soundfiles and 4 loudspeakers
18 min
Three Starr Dance (2017)
for three ensembles 18 min
Ens I : piano solo and drumset
Ens II : fl,ob,cl(Eb and Bb) Bcl Sopr Sax Synth 6V 1perc hrp
Ens III: hrn 3trp 3 trb Tb 2 Db
Night Dancer (2013-14)
2fl(picc-Afl)2Cl in Eflat Bcl harp Accordeon 4perc 2V Va Vc DB
18′
written for the Akom ensemble
>The Long Road (2017-19)
Afl 2Bcl 1perc Pf V Va DB soundfile and 4 loudspeakers
17′
written for the E-Mex ens
Pieces for Orchestra
Symphony, opus 3 (1972)
for orchestra
duration: 15´
Muziek I, opus 7 (1974)
for winds and timpani
5462 6442 4perc
duration: 20´
Muziek II, opus 10 (1977/1979)
for orchestra
0000 0340 perc str(12.12.8.8.8.)
duration: 28´
Romance, opus 17 (1981/1983)
vl-solo 3333 4231 3perc 2hp str
duration: 25´
written for Jaring Walta and the Residentie Orch
First Romance 6′
Vl-solo 3333 4231 2hp str
Second Romance 4′
vl-solo 3333 4231 2hp timp str
Muziek III. opus 19b (1986, rev. 1987)
4044 4341 2bug 2Wag-tb 4perc pf
duration: 40´
Klang, opus 24 (1986)
for orchestra
4444 2-4Wag.tb441 4perc pf/cel g-b str
duration: 20´
Rosebud (The last Forest) (1988)
for orchestra and female choir ad lib.
3333 4331 perc str fem.choir ad lib.
duration: 12´
De draak, het huis, de zon, de boom en de vijver
[The Dragon, the House, the Sun, the Tree and the Pond] (1991)
for brass quartet and orchestra
3333 4330 3perc pf str(12.12.8.8.6.)
quartet: h-trp-trb-tb
duration: 24´
written for the ZaterdagMatinee
Dreams (What did the last dinosaur dream of?)
(1991; rev. 1995) 16′
332bcl3/4341/timp2perc cel organ ad lib str
Requiem (1992)
for string orchestra and percussion
1-2perc pf(prep) 5.4.4.2.1
duration: 12´
Panthalassa, 6th Symphony (1994-1995)
for wind orchestra cl-solo 4453 4sax 6642 4perc 2pf 2hp 3cb
duration: 45´
written for the sy wind ensemble of the Rotterdam conservatory and Arie van Beek cond
De stad en de engel [The City and the Angel] (1996/ 1997)
for orchestra
3333 4231 4perc hp pf str(14.12.10.8.6.)
duration: 16´
written for the Royal Concertgebouw orch and Ricardo Chailly, cond
De zevende symfonie (The Seventh symphony) (1998/1999)
for large orchestra
3343 642bugles42 6perc piano harp strings
duration: 50´
written for the Residentie orch
Moloch (2000)
for orchestra
3341 4440 6perc piano celesta 4 harps (3,4 ad lib) soundfiles strings
duration: 12´
written for the Rotterdam young phil and Arie van Beek, cond
Protest (2000)
two large windensembles
3333 4341 2perc
3334sax3 4341 2perc db ad lib
duration 12
written for the wind players of the radio orchestras and of the NPO
Concertino for saxophone quartett and orchestra (2000/2001)
Saxophone quartett
2230 3331 2perc piano 2 harps 66422
duration 18´
written for the Rachèr Sax quartett
Edens Gardener
Piano concerto (2001)
221CBcl2/2221/2Hrp 2 perc PFsolo/66422
duration 23´
written for Tomoko Mukaijama and the ZaterdagMatinee
Open Up! (2005)
6´
3333/4331/2perc harp drum band(ad lib) large group of children /str
written for the opening of the Philharmonie Haarlem
Gravity Music(2005) 22´
0013 4331 perc 2hp pf str tape
written for the Royal Concertgebouw orch
Summer concerto (2007) 23′
for piano, violin, cello en chamberorchestra
2222 2200 timp 1perc harp str and violin, vc and piano solo
written for the Storioni trio and the chamber orchestra of Winterthur
Zamars Dream (2005) 12′
except from the opera Legende
3(3 alto fl, 1st picc).3(3rd also hobo d’amore, also AHb).2(1st also Eb cl 2nd also A cl)Bass cl.2.Dbn/4442/perc:3 playing
Tempelblocks,marimba,glockenspiel,xylophone,vibraphone,crotales,Bass drum,2 roto-toms/str
written for the Classic music festival Klagenfurt
Deep Blue Ocean (2011) 20′
Orchestra
332Cbcl3 4631 5perc 2hrp Pf strings(large section)
written for the Radio phil Orchestra
Drie Vlinderdansen (three butterfly dances) (2012) 12′
Pf and strings(86422)
In the first part a simple CD player and two loudspeakers are asked for.
Cd is obtainable though the publisher Deuss Music The Hague
Suite Révolutionnaire et Catastrophale (2015/2019)
orchestra
2-2-2-2/2-2-1-0/timp-1perc/hrp-synth/8-6-4-4-2
written for the l’Orchestre de Chambre de Genève
Pangea (2014-2019)
Large Orchestra 25 min
4-3-3-Bcl-Cbcl-3-Dbn/6-4-4-1/6 perc 2 hrp Pf/16-14-10-8-8
written for the Radio Philh Orchestra
and for the Zaterdagmatinee Concertgebouw
Love baby, love (2015)
Song for orchestra 6 min
3(2,3 Alto fl)3-2(A and Bb)Bass cl-1Dbn/4-3(Bugle)3-1/3 perc-2hrp-Pf-strings
Vocale werken
Two early songs
text: Franz Kafka
Nachts – Großer Lärm
Mezzo sopr and Pf
8´
Cantata, opus 14 (1979)
4sopr 4alt 4ten 4bas 2cl 2bn
text: Ecclesiastes 4:1-3
duration: 12´
Muziek III,Europa na de regen (1983-84)
sopr Msopr Bar Mixed Choir
4041/0441/6perc pf g-b 6DB
texts:Bible,Stephane Mallarme,Alfred Lord Tennyson
50´
Wie, op 27, 5 songs (1987)
Text Peter-Jan Wagemans
mezzo sopr and P
duration: 16´
Al de stromen vrolijk handen (over psalm 98)
(1989) 9′
for chamberchoir and flute
Nachtvlucht [Night Flight] (1997)
for soprano and chamber orchestra
sopr 2111 2100 2perc hp pf str(5.4.3.1.1.)
duration: 20´
written for Het Brabants Orch and Jac van Steen cond
Het Ve boek (2001) 80´
(H. Mulisch, L.-F. Céline, P.-J. Wagemans)
sopr sopr-m cl trp-p perc pf(synth) vl 2vc tape
written for the Doelen Ensemble
Missa brevis (2001) 8´
sopr sopr-m kl(bh) 2perc pf from: het Ve boek
version for ensemble
female choir
Hb.Cl.Fg. 2trp 2 trb 2perc Vc Db
Legende (2004-2006)
opera in three acts 150´
libretto: Peter-Jan Wagemans (Nl – Eng translation forthcoming)
Soloist, mixed choir, orchestra
333(Cbcl)3 – 4(III,IV wagn tb)6(2flg)42(Bass tba, db tba) – 6perc 2hp(scordatura) synth str
première: 17 febr 2007, concertgebouw Amsterdam
Radio Phil orch cond Jaap van Zweden
7 Scenic performances by DNO
conductor: Reinbert de Leeuw
written for the ZaterdagMatinee on the request of Jan Zekveld
O Hortis Caelestis (2007)
011 soprsax 1 0220 2perc ooo 1vc 1db
choir. 4sopr 4alt actor 65′
written for the nederlands wind ensemble
Das neunte Lied(2007)
mezzo sopr-piano 4 min
Text: Adalbert von Chamisso
the poem, Schumann left untouched in Frauenliebe – und leben
To be sung as final song of the Frauenliebe und Leben cycle.
Music for Batte, a miraculous musical (2008)
tekst written by Ad de Bont
Ensemble: Klarinet in Bflat (also in Eflat) Violin Soprano sax in Bflat (also Bass-sax in Bflat en Baritone sax in Eflat) Electric Guitar Synthesizer: type Yamaha S80 PF perc: Glockenspiel Xylophone Vibraphone Woodblock (high) snare drum Bass drum 2 Timp in F en D 2 Tamtams (only in the alternative version of 1) Cowbell Springcoil Drumkit,as used in pop and jazz
Mallarmé Songs (2007-10)15 min
for chamber choir 3-3-3-3
written for the Nederlands Chamber Choir
Spoorloos, short opera (2007) 25 min
Andreas Weent (Andreas Weeps)
Opera in three acts (2009-2012) 140 min
main characters: high bar/mezzo sopr/ tenor buffo/bas buffo
side characters: sopr/tenor/bar/bass
choir 6-6-6-6
Orchestra:
332(bcl/cbcl)2(cbn) – 4331 2hp egtr pf(also synthesizer) 3perc str(8.6.6.4.4.) + soundfiles
libretto: Peter-Jan Wagemans (Nl – En – De forth coming)
concert premiere 20 October 2012
Radio chamber Phil under Michael Schonwand
written for the Zaterdagmatinee Concertgebouw
De Mannen van Minsk (2013) 50 min
childrens opera for string quartet, two voices and soundfiles
Texts Erik Bindervoet and Robbert-Jan Henkes
Aan het Einde van de Dag (2015-16) 50 min
chamber opera 45 min
Voices: tenor, high baritone, high soprano
ens: fl(afl)-Ob-cl-hrp-pf/synth-1perc-V-Db
Beeldenstorm (2016) 60 min
Church musical drama 60 min
two actors (male/female) high sopr chamber Choir and large choir ad lib.
ensemble: flute(afl) Barok violin, barok Db, hb da Caccia (or Barok ahb) recorder,
3 trombones, high trumpet, harp, electronics: soundfiles and at least 8 loud speakers
libretto: Kees van der Zwaard and Peter-Jan Wagemans
Carnival of shades (2019-2020) 23 min
For soprano solo, large mixed choir and orchestra
Texts: Lucien Zell
Instr: 3fl(picc,Afl),3Ob,2clin Bes(es) bascl(Cbascl),2 fg, cfg
4hrn,3trp,3trb,tb,
2 glockenspiel, vibraph, xylophoon, marimba, Gong, Tamtam, 1normal cymbal, 1 Chinese cymbal, 1 Sizzle cymbal all suspended,bass drum, low snare drum, spring couil, 3 timp,drumset: 3 toms, 1snare, 1bass.
Pf (Synth Nord II or III), 2hrp, electr guitar
Orgel when available
Strings: 16-14-10-8-8 (last desk equipped with C string)
Written for the 75 year jubilee of the Radio Phil orchestra and choir of the broadcast
Commissioned by the Zaterdagmatinee and the Amsterdams fonds voor de kunst.
Ombre/Marbre (2020) 12 min
for chamber choir and chamber orchestra. Text: Victor Hugo
2-0-bass cl-0/ipercussionist/harp/ strings:64422 (can be enlarged to 86442)
CD
As I opened Fire
Gerard Bouwhuis, piano
Piano Compositions
*CVCD 8703
Great expectations
Isabelle van Keulen, violin and Ronald Brautigam, piano
* NM Classics 92043
Panthalassa, Symphony No. 6
Symphonic Band of the Rotterdam Conservatory, cond. Arie van Beek;
Walter Boeykens, clarinet
Requiem
Netherlands Radio Chamber Orchestra, cond. Reinbert de Leeuw
Alla marcia, opus 11
Hague Philharmonic Orchestra, cond. Hans Vonk; Tjeerd Oostendorp, tuba
*CV 56
Muziek II
Südwestfunk Orchestra, cond. Ernest Bour
Viderunt omnes
Xenakis Ensemble, cond. Huub Kerstens
Dreams
Netherlands Ballet Orchestra, cond. Lucas Vis
*CV 28
Het Landschap
Concerto for two pianos
Tomoko Mukaiyama and Fred Oldenburg, piano
*Attacca
Stringquartet
Frage: worauf hoffen?
Ewig
Cybele record 660.701
Legende
Etcetera KTC 1443
Live performance
Reinbert de Leeuw
Arrangements
A. Skryabin: Piano Sonata No. 9
instrumentation for ensemble (1988)
1111 2111 pf hp 1.1.1.1.1
duration: 12´
Carlo Gesualdo – Vier madrigalen [Four madrigals] (1996, rev. 1997)
arr. for ensemble
1111 1110 hp 2vl vla vc cb
duration: 8´
M. Reger: 4 Liederen
instrumentation for soprano and orchestra (1989) 3333 4230 perc hp str
duration: 15´
J.S. Bach: Concert for 4 harpsichords
and strings, BWV 1065 (1998)
1012 0220 4piano solo
duration: 12´
Messe de Nostre Dame: Kyrie , Gloria
for ensemble
101alto sax2 0220 1perc pf
duration 10´
Dvorak, Antonin
Slavische dans
arrangement for wind instruments
Gustav Mahler
Kindertotenlieder
arrangement for Alto Oboe, Va, Pf and middle voice
Ludwig van Beethoven
Grosse Fuge
1111 2110 timp 22222