Wilhelm Killmayer

Die kurze Messe aus dem Jahr 1955 für gemischten, achtstimmigen Chor a cappella besteht aus den Teilen Kyrie, Gloria und Agnus Dei; sie enthält kleine solistische Einschübe, die aus dem Chor besetzt w...

I "Sappho-Lieder" di Wilhelm Killmayer costituiscono un ciclo espressivo, finora inedito, per soprano e pianoforte basato sui testi dell’antica poetessa Saffo. La raccolta, della durata di circa 30 mi...

für Tenor und Klavier oder Orchester

Tenor und Klavier oder Orchester

'Humour plays a role, and my pieces are also an attempt to entertain people.' Words not often associated with contemporary music, but Wilhelm Killmayer wants to place fun and seriousness side by side....

Kompositionsjahr: 2013.

Oboe, Klarinette (A), Fagott, Horn (F), 2 Violinen, Viola, Violoncello und Kontrabass

As implied in the title only the white keys are used. These three serene pieces explore the specific sonority of the white keys from the lowest register to the very top.

Unlike the highly virtuoso Études d'exécution transcendante by Franz Liszt,these études by Wilhelm Killmayer are written 'in a deliberately anti-virtuosomanner, without chroma, i.e. with seven tones a...

Dalla tradizione ottocentesca si conoscono numerosi esempi di sonate per clarinetto trascritte per viola. In questa edizione, la procedura è stata invertita: Il brano di Wilhelm Killmayer, originariam...

The work 'Huit Poésies de Mallarmé' is one of many lyrical settings by Wilhelm Killmayer. The focus is almost entirely on the vocal part, with long sustained notes, chords or motivic fragments in the...

Sopran und Klavier