INSTRUMENTAL COMPOSITIONS

 

 

ORCHESTRA

 

Extended Perception of Echo for Strings, 1992 (ca 7'30'')

(8,8,8,8,4) or (6,5,4,4,4)
Dedicated to Ewelina

 

La Musique d'adieu pour orchester à cordes, 1993 (ca 13'30'')

(6,5,4,3,1)
Homage to Andrzej Krzanowski

 

Piece for String Orchestra, 1994/95 (ca 9')

(6,5,4,3,2)

Igor Stravinsky in memoriam

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Piece for Orchestra, 1994/95 (ca 9')

(2,2,2,2/4,2,2,0/tmp/strings)
Igor Stravinsky in memoriam

 

Trans-At-LAN-Tic, 2006 (ca 7'35'')

for symphony orchestra and tape

(3,3,3,2,1/4,3,2,1/3batt+tmp/pfte/strings)

 

Ukiyo-e, 2012 (ca 12')

for string orchestra

(6,5,4,3,1)

​Commissioned by the PWM Edition as part of the Institute of Music and Dance's "Composer Collections" programme.

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Adagio - Krzysztof Penderecki in memoriam, 2020 (ca 8'),

for string orchestra

(6,5,4,4,2)

Commissioned by the Silesian Philharmonic in Katowice

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Symphony No. 1 "Un livre sur l'homme", 2020 (ca 22')

for a large symphony orchestra

(3,3,3,3/4,3,3,1/3batt/ar/pfte/strings)

Hommage a Roman Ingarden

Commissioned by the Silesian Philharmonic Orchestra in Katowice as part of the National Institute of Music and Dance's "Composer Collections" programme

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Symphony No. 2 "Symphony of Paintings", 2024 (ca 35')

for a large symphony orchestra

(3,3,3,3/4,3,3,1/3batt/ar/pfte-cel/strings)

Jerzy Nowosielski in memoriam

Commissioned by the Silesian Philharmonic Orchestra in Katowice as part of the National Institute of Music and Dance's "Composer Collections" programme

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FOR SOLO INSTRUMENTS WITH ORCHESTRA

 

Concerto 2000, 1999/2000 (ca 26')

for clarinet and symphony orchestra

(cl solo/3,3,3,3/4,2,2,1/2batt+tmp/ar/pfte/strings)

 

Chamber Concerto 2000, 1999/2000 (ca 26')

for clarinet and string orchestra

(cl solo/6,5,4,3,2) Concerto 2000 version for string orchestra

 

Meditation No. 1, 2010/11 (ca 15'30'')

for alto saxophone and symphony orchestra

(sax solo/3,3,3,3/4,3,3,1/batt (4esec)/ar/pfte/strings 16,12,9,8,6)

 

Malchera, 2014 (ca 16')

for harp and symphony orchestra

(ar solo/2,2,2,2/4,2,2,1/batt (4esec)/ar/pfte/strings16,12,9,8,6)

 

War Game, 2014/15 (ca 17')

Concerto for alto saxophone and large chamber ensemble

(sax solo/1,1,1,1/1,1,1,0/batt (2esec)/ar/pfte/strings 1,1,1,1,1)

Commissioned by the New Music Orchestra and Bartłomiej Duś

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Ukiyo-e No. 2, 2015 (ca 18')

Concerto for flute and symphony orchestra

(fl solo/2,2,2,2/4,2,2,0/batt (1esec)/target/strings)
Toru Takemitsu in memoriam

Commissioned by the Toruń Philharmonic Orchestra as part of the Institute of Music and Dance's "Composer Collections" programme

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Ukiyo-e No. 3, 2016 (ca 19')

Concerto for cello and symphony orchestra

(vc solo/3,3,3,3/4,3,3,1/batt (3esec)/hp/pfte/strings)

Dedicated to Danjulo Ishizaka

Commissioned by the Krakow Philharmonic Orchestra as part of the Institute of Music and Dance's "Composer Collections" programme

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Ukiyo-e No. 4, 2018 (ca 12')

for clarinet, French horn, piano and string orchestra

(strings 5,4,3,2,1)

Dedicated to Roman Widaszek, Tadeusz Tomaszewski and Joanna Domańska

Commissioned by the Karol Szymanowski Music Association as part of the Institute of Music and Dance's "Composer Collections" programme

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Ukiyo-e No. 5, 2022 (ca 18’)

Concerto for clarinet and symphony orchestra

(cl solo/2,2,2,2/4,3,3,1/batt (3 esec)/pfte-cel/strings)

Dedicated to Roman Widaszek

Commissioned by the Silesian Philharmonic Orchestra in Katowice as part of the National Institute of Music and Dance's "Composer Collections" programme

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Ukiyo-e No. 6, 2024 (ca 16’)

Concerto for violin and string orchestra

(vn solo/strings 6,5,4,4,1)

Dedicated to Sinfonietta Cracovia

Commissioned by the Sinfonietta Cracovia Orchestra

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Reflection No. 5, 2018/2024 (ca 21')

for clarinet and string orchestra
(cl solo/strings 6,5,4,4,1)

Dedicated to Michel Lethiec

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CHAMBER

 

Three Preludes, 1990 (ca 4')

for clarinet and piano

Dedicated to Paweł Szczyrba

 

Three dialogues, 1993/94 (ca 11'-12') 

for oboe and bassoon

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ABC des Esefisg für Violoncello, Posaune, Harfe, Klavier und Schlagzeug, 1995 (ca 10')

 

In C, 1996 (ca 6')

for clarinet, viola (cello) and piano

Dedicated to Marek Stachowski

 

Ferragosto per tromba, pianoforte e batteria, 1997 (ca 17')

batt (3esec)
Dedicated to Gustaw Herling-Grudziński

 

Tribute To Miles, 1999 (ca 8'40'')

for trumpet and one percussionist

Commissioned by the Krzysztof Penderecki Competition of Contemporary Chamber Music

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Reflection No. 1, 2003 (ca 9')

for string quartet

 

Strade di Venezia, 2005/6 (ca 11')

for flute, clarinet and bassoon

 

Dry Pieces, 2007/8 (ca 9')

for wind quintet

 

Reflection No. 3, 2013 (ca 10'30'')

for two pianos

 

Farewell, 2013 (ca 10'30'')

for cello and piano

Dedicated to Cracow Duo: Kalinowski & Szlezer

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Dance of Death, 2013 (ca 5')

for clarinet and piano

 

Betelgeuse, 2014 (ca 10'30'')

for violin, cello and piano

Commissioned by the "Porta Mueicae" Association as part of the Institute of Music and Dance's "Composer Collections" programme

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Haiku No. 2, 2016 (ca 6')

for clarinet and piano

Dedicated to Barbara Borowicz

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Reflection No. 4, 2016 (ca 13')

for flute, clarinet, cello, percussion and piano

(drums 1 performer: 2 suspended cymbals, 1 large tam-tam, vibraphone)
Dedicated to Toshio Hosokawa

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Donghwasa, 2017 (ca 9')

for violin, sanjo gayageum and piano

Dedicated to Yoori Kim and Modern Ensemble

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Death in Venice, 2017 (ca 8'30'')

for clarinet, cello and piano

Dedicated to Marek Żebrowski
 

Follow the White Rabbit, 2017 (ca 2'45'')

for two flutes

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Reflection No. 5, 2018 (ca 21')

for clarinet and string quartet

Dedicated to Michel Lethiec

Commissioned by the Seoul International Music Festival in South Korea

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Reflection No. 6, 2019 (ca 11')

for clarinet and one percussionist

Dedicated to Barbara Borowicz and Bartosz Sałdan

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Reflection No. 7, 2019 (ca 9')

for flute, clarinet, cello and piano

Alina Maria Yankova in memoriam

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Mojave, 2019 (ca 10'20'')

for clarinet, cello, percussion and piano

(drums 1 performer: 1 suspended cymbal (large), rainstick, bamboo wind chimes, bass drum, vibraphone)

Dedicated to Marek Żebrowski

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Adagio - Krzysztof Penderecki in memoriam, 2020/21 (ca 8')

for a string ensemble

(3,3,2,2,1)

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9/11 Elegy, 2022 (ca 9')
for cello (or viola) and piano
Dedicated to Cracow Duo: Kalinowski & Szlezer

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Daeguscape, 2023 (ca 10')

for violin, viola and cello

Dedicated to Modern Ensemble

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Mindscape no. 1, 2025 (ca 7')

for string quartet

Commissioned by the National Polish Radio Orchestra for the "Festival of Premieres"

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FOR SOLO INSTRUMENT

 

Miniature, 1988 (ca 4')

for solo clarinet

 

For you, 1991 (ca 3')

for solo vibraphone

Dedicated to Kamil

 

Quasi Kwazi, 1994 (ca 2'45'')

for solo clarinet

 

Quasi Kwazi II, 1997 (ca 4'45'')

for solo clarinet

 

Quasi Kwazi III, 1998 (ca 7')

for solo clarinet

 

ForMS..., 2001 (ca 7')

for solo cello

Dedicated to Marek Stachowski

 

Reflection No. 2, 2005 (ca 4'22'')

for solo harpsichord

Prof. Marek Stachowski in memoriam

 

Haiku no. 3, 2018 (ca 7')

for flute

Dedicated to Natalia Jarząbek

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Reflection No. 8, 2021 (ca 6')

for piano

Dedicated to Ignacy Lisiecki

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Karatachi no Hana, 2022 (ca 5')
for piano

Hakushū Kitahara in memoriam

​Commissioned by the Yanagawa Shimin Bunka Kaikan in Japan

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VOCAL AND INSTRUMENTAL

 

I remember..., 1992 (ca 9'30'')

for soprano and string quartet

text: Jan Kasprowicz

 

Four Love Lyrics, 1994 (ca 12')

for baritone and piano

text: Kazimierz Przerwa-Tetmajer, Boleslaw Leśmian

 

Fuyu no sakura, 2011 (ca 11'25'')

old style song for mezzo-soprano and shamisen (or cello)

text: Shinkawa Kazue

 

 

CHORAL

 

Psalm 88, 1996 (9'50'')

for a cappella mixed choir (SS, AA, TT, BB)

 

Per diem clamavi in nocte coram te, 1996/97 (ca 11')

for a cappella mixed choir (SS, AA, TT, BB)

second version of Psalm 88

 

...similes esse bestiis, 1997 (ca 5')

for a cappella mixed choir (SS, AA, TT, BB)

text: Ecclesiastes

 

Psalm 23 (Dominus regit me), 2013 (6')

for a cappella mixed choir (SS, AA, TT, BB)

 

 

ELECTROACUSTIC AND ELECTRONIC

 

Haiku, 1991 (ca 12'30'')        

for voice, clarinet (EWI), processing and computer   

 

Nju Model, 1994 (ca 10')

for clarinet, processing and computer

 

Something underground, 1994 (ca 9')

for trumpet, viola, double bass, percussion and computer

 

Überraschung Cfaj, 1995/96 (ca 5')

for clarinet, processing, two synthesizers and computer

 

EXCH-33, 2002 (ca 7'30'')

for EWI (electronic wind instrument) and tape

 

Khynar, 2006 (ca 11')

for electronic sounds

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Mahāmudrā, 2006 (ca 10'09'')

for electronic sounds

 

Beelden, 2006 (ca 15')

for amplified recorder, harpsichord and tape

​Commissioned by the Polish Composers' Union

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Khynar no. 2, 2006/2024 (ca 11')

for electronic sounds and video
(Jarema Chyrzyński - video)