Theo Bleckmann - Selected Compositions

Selected Compositions

2009 “Roundabout (4 J.A.C.K.) ” for string quartet, (commissioned by Ensemble Noamnesia)
2009 “Duet for One” for solo voice
2009 “I dwell in possibility” (poem by Emily Dickinson) for voice and chimes
2009 “I am not enough” for voice and toy microphone
2008 “elegy” for 2 voices and loops
2008 “Take my life” for voice, piano, Glockenspiel and drums
2007 “I build my time” (poem by Kurt Schwitters) for voice, piano and string quartet
2007 “Schmidt Lied” (poem by Kurt Schwitters) for voice, piano and string quartet
2007 “To what shall I compare this life” (lyrics Priest Monsei) for voice, piano and percussion
2007 “Happiness” for voice, piano and drums
2007 “Longing” for four voices, cello, percussion and Fender Rhodes
2006 “Orchard” (poem by Rumi) for five voices and guitar
2004 - 05 “Anteroom” for 16 voices
2004 - 05 “A small house can carry as much happiness as a large one” for voices and kalimba
2004 “Lament for a Jungle” for voices and paper
2003 - 04 “The Alexandria Carry On” songs and music for voice, flute, percussion and shruti box (lyrics by Laurie McCants adapted from Ancient Greek and Egyptian sources)
2001 “DNA” for voice, piano, guitar, vibraphone, electric bass and percussion
2001 “None of the Above” for voice, piano and vibraphone
1997 “Men in Black” Alien language for Soundtrack