Heckelphone / Bass Oboe Repertoire

Excerpt: Compositions for heckelphone (chronological)

by Peter Hurd; reorganized and amended by Holger Hoos, editor-in-chief since 2020

version 2 (1 February 2022)

This collection is based on the catalogue of musical works requiring heckelphone or bass oboe instrumentation assembled by Peter Hurd beginning in 1998. For this new edition, the original version of the repertoire list has been edited for accuracy, completeness and consistency, and it has been extended with a number of newly discovered pieces.

Some entries could not (yet) be rigorously verified for accuracy; these were included nonetheless, to provide leads for future investigation, but are marked clearly. Pieces were selected for inclusion based solely on the use of heckelphone, bass oboe or lupophone, without any attempt at assessing their artistic merit. Arrangements of pieces not originally intended for these instruments were included when there was clear evidence that they had found a significant audience.

We gratefully acknowledge contributions by Crawford Best, Ulrich Brokamp, Michael Finkelman, Francis Firth, Alain Girard, Thomas Hiniker, Robert Howe, Gunther Joppig, Georg Otto Klapproth, Mark Perchanok, Andrew Shreeves and Michael Sluman.

1900-1909

Chadwick, George Whitefield (1854-1931): Für das Heckelphon (Fragment), 1905

Publisher: Heckel-Archiv (ms)

Remarks: a theme of four bars, written for Wilhelm Heckel in June 1905

Duration: 24sec

Tags: heckelphone; solo

Delius, Frederick (1862-1934): Eine Messe des Lebens (A Mass of Life), 1904-1905

Publisher: Harmonie Verlag, Berlin

Remarks: dedicated to Fritz Cassirer; premiere on 7 June 1909 at Queen's Hall, London, under Thomas Beecham; part 2 was first performed on 4 June 1908 in Munich by the Hofkapelle München; according to Klapproth (2008), the bass oboe part in the score was originally intended for heckelphone

Duration: 135min

Tags: heckelphone, bass oboe; orchestra

Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.

Rossini, Gioachino (1792-1868): Guillaume Tell (arrangement by Willem de Haan), 1905

Remarks: due to a misunderstanding of a common Italian practice for notating cor anglais parts in bass clef, one octave below the sound of the instrument, there were several performances that used the newly introduced heckelphone instead of cor anglais in this piece (notably for the well-known solo in the overture); the first such performance, on 8 January 1905 in Darmstadt under Willem de Haan, was the first occasion on which the heckelphone was heard in public; the original opera in four acts was first performed on 3 August 1829 in Paris, France, by the Opéra de Paris under François-Antoine Habeneck

Duration: 240min

Tags: heckelphone; opera, arrangement

Additional information can be found here.

Schillings, Max von (1868-1933): Dem Verklärten (Eine hymnische Rhapsodie nach Worten Friedrich Schiller's), op. 21, 1905  [?]this entry is only partially verified

Publisher: Robert Forberg, Leipzig

Remarks: for mixed chorus, baritone and large orchestra, based on a text by Friedrich Schiller

Tags: heckelphone; orchestra

Additional information can be found here.

Strauss, Richard (1864-1949): Salome, op. 54, 1903-1905

Publisher: Adolph Fürstner, Berlin

Remarks: opera in one act; libretto by the composer, after the play by Oscar Wilde, in a German translation by Hedwig Lachmann; dedicated to Sir Edgar Speyer; premiere on 9 December 1905 in Dresden, Germany, under Ernst von Schuch, with Emil Sehnert playing heckelphone #10

Duration: 100min

Tags: heckelphone; opera

Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.

Schillings, Max von (1868-1933): Moloch (Musikalische Tragödie), op. 20, 1903-1906

Publisher: Bote & Bock, Berlin (1906); Boosey & Hawkes (rental)

Remarks: libretto by Emil Gerhauser after Friedrich Hebbel; premiere on 8 December 1906 in Dresden, Germany, under Ernst von Schuch, with Emil Sehnert playing heckelphone #10

Duration: 160min

Tags: heckelphone; opera

Additional information can be found here.

Delius, Frederick (1862-1934): Songs of Sunset, 1906-1907

Publisher: F.E.C. Leuckart, Leipzig

Remarks: for soprano, baritone, mixed chorus and orchestra; dedicated to the Elberfelder Gesangverein (Elberfeld Choral Society)

Duration: 30min

Tags: heckelphone, bass oboe; orchestra

Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.

Moulaert, Raymond (1875-1962): Andante, fugue et finale, 1907

Publisher: CeBeDeM

Remarks: for oboe, oboe d’amore, cor anglais and heckelphone (a version for saxophone quartet also exists)

Duration: 8min

Tags: heckelphone; chamber music

Additional information can be found here.

Braunfels, Walter (1882-1954): Prinzessin Brambilla (Phantasiestück nach E.T.A. Hoffmann), op. 12, 1906-1908  [?]this entry is only partially verified

Publisher: Lewy, München (1908); Universal Edition, Wien (1930)

Remarks: original two-act version completed in 1908; revised in 1929/30; dedicated to Max von Schillings; premiere of the original version on 25 March 1909 at the Staatstheater Stuttgart under Max von Schillings

Duration: 120min

Tags: heckelphone; opera

Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.

Delius, Frederick (1862-1934): A Dance Rhapsody, 1908

Publisher: F.E.C. Leuckart, Leipzig

Remarks: dedicated to Hermann Suter; premiere on 8 September 1909 in the Hereford Shire Hall, as part of the Three Choirs Festival, conducted by the composer; according to Klapproth (2008), the bass oboe part in the score was originally intended for heckelphone

Duration: 12min

Tags: heckelphone, bass oboe; orchestra

Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.

Strauss, Richard (1864-1949): Elektra, op. 58, 1906-1908

Publisher: Adolph Fürstner, Berlin

Remarks: opera in one act; libretto by Hugo von Hofmannsthal; dedicated to Natalie and Willy Levi; premiere on 25 January 1909 in Dresden, Germany, under Ernst von Schuch, with Emil Sehnert playing heckelphone #10

Duration: 105min

Tags: heckelphone; opera

Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.

Boehe, Ernst (1880-1938): Symphonischer Epilog zu einer Tragödie, op. 11, 1909

Publisher: Schuberthaus-Verlag, Leipzig (1909)

Remarks: for large orchestra; dedicated to Felix Mottl and Königliches Hoforchester zu München

Duration: 20min

Tags: heckelphone; orchestra

Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.


1910-1919

Berg, Natanael (1879-1957): Traumgewalten, Sinfonische Dichtung, 1910

Publisher: Hirsch, Stockholm (1911)

Remarks: instrumental music inspired by the poem with the same title by Nicolaus Lenau; dedicated to Berta Dorotea Rexroth-Berg; premiere on 3 February 1912 at the Royal Opera, Stockholm, by Hovkapellet under Armas Järnefelt

Duration: 12min

Tags: heckelphone; orchestra

Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.

Delius, Frederick (1862-1934): Fennimore and Gerda (Two episodes from the life of Niels Lyhne in eleven pictures), 1908-1910

Publisher: Universal Edition, Wien

Remarks: German-language opera with four interludes; dedicated to Sir Thomas Beecham; premiere on 21 October 1919 at the Opernhaus in Frankfurt, Germany, under Gustav Brecher; according to Klapproth (2008), it is likely that the bass oboe part in the score was originally intended for heckelphone

Duration: 80min

Tags: heckelphone, bass oboe; opera

Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.

Pahissa, Jaume (1880-1969): Canigó, 1910

Publisher: Biblioteca de Catalunya (M 3702, ms)

Remarks: lyrical opera in three acts, based on a poem by Jacint Verdaguer

Tags: heckelphone; opera

Additional information can be found here.

Weingartner, Felix (1863-1942): Symphony No. 3, op. 49, 1910

Publisher: Breitkopf & Härtel (rental)

Remarks: for orchestra and organ (ad lib.); premiere on 27 November 1910 in Vienna, Austria

Duration: 65min

Tags: heckelphone; orchestra

Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.

Braunfels, Walter (1882-1954): Carnevals-Ouvertüre zu E.T.A. Hoffmanns "Prinzessin Brambilla", op. 22, 1911

Publisher: Ries & Erler Musikverlag, Berlin (rental)

Remarks: dedicated to Max von Schillings; premiere 1912 in Dresden, Germany, under Ernst von Schuch

Duration: 8min

Tags: heckelphone; orchestra

Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.

Poldowski (1879-1932): Nocturnes, 1912

Remarks: premiere 1912 in London, UK, under Sir Henry Wood; Poldowski is the professional pseudonym of Régine Wieniawski, who also published some of her works under the name Irène Wieniawski

Tags: heckelphone; orchestra

Additional information can be found here.

Schillings, Max von (1868-1933): Festspiel 1912 (Ouvertüre für großes Orchester), 1912

Publisher: IKURO (120901)

Remarks: premiere on 14 September 1912 in Stuttgart, Germany; written and performed for the opening of the opera house in Stuttgart

Duration: 5min

Tags: heckelphone; orchestra

Additional information can be found here.

Strauss, Richard (1864-1949): Festliches Präludium, op. 61, 1913

Publisher: Adolph Fürstner, Berlin

Remarks: for large orchestra and organ; premiere 19 October 1913 in Vienna, Austria, under Ferdinand Löwe

Duration: 12min

Tags: heckelphone; orchestra

Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.

Weingartner, Felix (1863-1942): Kain und Abel, op. 54, 1913

Publisher: Universal Edition (rental)

Remarks: opera in one act; dedicated to Ernst Ludwig Grossherzog von Hessen und bei Rhein; premiere on 17 May 1914 in Darmstadt, Germany

Duration: 75min

Tags: heckelphone; opera

Additional information can be found here.

Klose, Friedrich (1862-1942): Der Sonne-Geist, 1914

Publisher: Universal Edition

Remarks: for soli, choirs, orchestra and organ; text by Alfred Mombert; premiere on 2 March 1918 in Basel, Switzerland

Tags: heckelphone; orchestra

Additional information can be found here.

Strauss, Richard (1864-1949): Josephs Legende, op. 63, 1912-1914

Publisher: Adolph Fürstner, Berlin

Remarks: ballet in one act, with a libretto by Hugo von Hofmannsthal and Harry Graf Kessler; dedicated to Edouard Hermann; premiere on 14 May 1914 in Paris, France, under Richard Strauss

Duration: 65min

Tags: heckelphone; ballet

Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.

Schillings, Max von (1868-1933): Mona Lisa, op. 31, 1915

Publisher: Universal Edition; Drei Masken, Berlin (1918)

Remarks: libretto by Beatrice von Dovsky; dedicated to the Philosophy Faculty of the University of Heidelberg; premiere on 26 September 1915 in Stuttgart, Germany, under Max von Schillings, with the heckelphone part played by Carl Riedel

Duration: 150min

Tags: heckelphone; opera

Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.

Strauss, Richard (1864-1949): Eine Alpensinfonie, op. 64, 1911-1915

Publisher: F.E.C. Leuckart, Leipzig (F.E.C.L. 7531)

Remarks: dedicated to Nicolaus Seebach and the Royal Orchestra; premiere on 28 October 1915 in Berlin, Germany, by the Dresdner Hofkapelle under Richard Strauss, with Emil Sehnert playing heckelphone #10

Duration: 50min

Tags: heckelphone; orchestra

Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.

Grainger, Percy (1882-1961): The Warriors (Music to an imaginary ballet), 1913-1916

Publisher: B. Schott's Söhne, Mainz (B.S.S.31023b)

Remarks: for orchestra & 3 pianos; dedicated to Frederick Delius; premiere on 7 June 1917 in Norfolk (Virginia), USA, under Percy Grainger

Duration: 18min

Tags: bass oboe, heckelphone; orchestra

Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.

Erdmann, Eduard (1896-1958): Rondo for Orchestra, op. 9, 1918

Publisher: Jatho-Verlag, Berlin; Ries & Erler, Berlin

Remarks: dedicated to Heinz Tiessen; premiere in February 1921 in Berlin, Germany, by the Berliner Philharmoniker under Arthur Nikisch

Duration: 14min

Tags: heckelphone; orchestra

Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.

Erdmann, Eduard (1896-1958): Symphony No. 1, op. 10, 1919

Publisher: Steingräber-Verlag, Leipzig

Remarks: for large orchestra; dedicated to Alban Berg; premiere on 9 June 1920 in Weimar, Germany, under Peter Raabe

Duration: 24min

Tags: heckelphone; orchestra

Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.


1920-1929

Bernert, Helmut (1896-1979): Rhapsodie für Tenor und Orchester, 1921  [??]this entry has not (yet) been verified

Publisher: Anton Böhm Verlag, Augsburg (ms)

Tags: heckelphone; orchestra

Varèse, Edgar (1883-1965): Ameriques, 1918-1921

Publisher: Curwen, London (1924); Colfranc Music Publishing Corp.

Remarks: premiere on 9 April 1926 in Philadelphia (PA), USA, by the Philadelphia Orchestra under Leopold Stokowski; revised 1927 version with reduced instrumentation (still including heckelphone)

Duration: 23min

Tags: heckelphone; orchestra

Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.

Atterberg, Kurt (1887-1974): Symphony No. 5 in D minor (Sinfonia funèbre), op. 20, 1919-1922

Publisher: Universal Edition, Wien (1923); Breitkopf & Härtel (rental)

Remarks: heckelphone has an important part, especially in the slow movement; premiere on 6 January 1923 in Berlin, Germany, under Kurt Atterberg

Duration: 26min

Tags: heckelphone; orchestra

Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.

Bax, Arnold (1883-1953): Symphony No. 1, 1922

Publisher: Murdoch, London (1923); Warner Chappell Music

Remarks: the score lists "Heckelphone or Bass-Oboe"; dedicated to John Ireland; premiere on 4 December 1922 in London, by the London Symphony Orchestra under Albert Coates

Duration: 32min

Tags: heckelphone, bass oboe; orchestra

Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.

Cui, César (1835-1918): Oriental Fox Trot (arrangement by Paul Whiteman and Ferde Grofé), 1922

Remarks: featuring Ross Gorman on heckelphone; the original Orientale by César Cui was written for violin and piano

Duration: 3min

Tags: heckelphone; jazz

A recording is available here.

Fleck, Fritz (1880-1933): Die Nabya, 1922  [?]this entry is only partially verified

Publisher: Tischer & Jägenberg, Starnberg

Remarks: expressionist pantomime; premiere in Köln, Germany, in 1922

Tags: heckelphone; ballet

Friml, Rudolf (1879-1972): Chansonette (arrangement by Ferde Grofé), 1922

Remarks: based on the 1920 "Chanson" for solo piano; a heckelphone solo, written for Ross Gorman, features prominently at the beginning of Grofé's arrangement

Duration: 3min

Tags: heckelphone; orchestra, arrangement

A recording is available here.

Grainger, Percy (1882-1961): Hill-Song No. 1, 1920-1923

Publisher: Universal Edition (No. 7443)

Remarks: for 23 (or 24) instruments; the original version (written in 1901-1902) was scored for 2 piccolo flutes, 6 oboes, 6 cors anglais, 6 bassoons and contrabassoon; premiere on 26 April 1925 in New York City (NY), USA, under Percy Grainger

Duration: 15min

Tags: bass oboe, heckelphone; chamber music

Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.

Friml, Rudolf (1879-1972): Indian Love Call (arrangement by Ferde Grofé), 1924  [?]this entry is only partially verified

Remarks: from the 1924 operetta-style Broadway musical "Rose Marie"

Duration: 3min

Tags: heckelphone; musical, arrangement

A recording is available here.

Gershwin, George (1898-1937): Rhapsody in Blue, 1924

Publisher: Alfred Music (00-FS0004)

Remarks: for piano and jazz band; commissioned by Paul Whiteman; orchestrated by Ferde Grofé; premiere on 12 February 1924, in Aeolian Hall, New York City (NY), USA, by the Paul Whiteman Orchestra with George Gershwin (piano); unlike later orchestrations, the original 1924 version uses heckelphone (played at the premiere by Ross Gorman)

Duration: 17min

Tags: heckelphone; jazz, orchestra

Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.

Heger, Robert (1886-1978): Ein Friedenslied, op. 19, 1924

Publisher: Universal Edition

Remarks: for solo quartet, mixed choir, boys's choir and orchestra; premiere on 6 March 1928 in Vienna, by Singverein der Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde and Wiener Sinfonieorchester under Robert Heger

Duration: 90min

Tags: heckelphone; orchestra

Additional information can be found here.

Herbert, Victor (1859-1924): A Suite of Serenades, 1924

Remarks: for jazz orchestra; heckelphone is used in No. 4 "Oriental"; commissioned by Paul Whiteman; premiere on 12 February 1924, in Aeolian Hall, New York City (NY), USA, by the Paul Whiteman Orchestra, with Ross Gorman on heckelphone

Duration: 8min

Tags: heckelphone; jazz

Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.

Sowerby, Leo (1895-1968): Synconata, 1924

Remarks: for symphonic jazz orchestra; written for Paul Whiteman's band; premiere on 28 December 1924 in New York City (NY), USA, by the Paul Whiteman Orchestra, with Ross Gorman on heckelphone

Duration: 10min

Tags: heckelphone; orchestra, jazz

Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.

Keyssner, August (1882-1958): Intermezzo (Am Hochzeitstag), op. 91, 1925  [?]this entry is only partially verified

Publisher: Heckel-Archiv (ms)

Remarks: for heckelphone and organ; written for the wedding of Else Heckel to Franz Groffy, and performance on that occasion by Heinrich Türk

Tags: heckelphone; keyboard instrument

Gershwin, George (1898-1937): Concerto in F (arrangement by Ferde Grofé), 1926

Publisher: Whiteman Collection, Williams College, Williamstown (MA), USA (ms)

Remarks: arrangement for piano and orchestra; original 1925 version commissioned by Walter Damrosch; Grofé's arrangement for the Paul Whiteman Orchestra was the one used in the first recording in 1928; premiere on 7 October 1928 in New York City (NY), USA, by the Paul Whiteman Orchestra, with Charles Strickfaden on heckelphone

Duration: 24min

Tags: heckelphone; jazz, orchestra, arrangement

Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.

Burleigh, Cecil (1885-1980): Two Sketches from the Orient (arrangement by N. Clifford Page), op. 55, 1928

Publisher: Oliver Ditson Co., Boston

Remarks: arrangement for band; original version 1926 for piano

Tags: heckelphone; concert band, arrangement

Additional information can be found here.

Grofé, Ferde (1892-1972): Metropolis: A Blue Fantasy, 1928

Remarks: symphonic jazz tone poem for orchestra, piano and male trio; premiere on 7 October 1928 at Carnegie Hall, New York City (NY), USA, by the Paul Whiteman Orchestra, with Charles Strickfaden on heckelphone

Duration: 16min

Tags: heckelphone; jazz, orchestra

A recording is available here.

Hindemith, Paul (1895-1963): Trio, op. 47, 1928

Publisher: B. Schott’s Söhne, Mainz (No. 3148)

Remarks: for piano, viola and heckelphone; premiere on 15 March 1928 in Wiesbaden, Germany, by Paul Hindemith (viola), Theodor Dieckmann (heckelphone) and Emma Lübbecke-Job (piano)

Duration: 13min

Tags: heckelphone; chamber music

Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.

Irving, Ernest (1878-1953): The Circle of Chalk, 1929

Remarks: incidental music for a theatre play by Klabund; use of bass oboe, according to Finkelman (2021), could not be confirmed

Tags: heckelphone; chamber music


1930-1939

Blitzstein, Marc (1905-1964): Romantic Piece for Orchestra, op. 47, 1930

Publisher: Kurt Weill Foundation (B98 R59)

Remarks: for 3 fl, 2 ob, heckelphone, 2 cl, bscl, 2 bsn, cbn, 4 hrn, 3 trp, 3 trb, 3 timp, perc, pno and strings; dedicated to Eva Goldbeck

Duration: 17min

Tags: heckelphone; orchestra

Additional information can be found here.

Hindemith, Rudolf (1900-1974): Konzertmusik, 1930  [??]this entry has not (yet) been verified

Publisher: Hindemith-Institut, Frankfurt (ms)

Remarks: Overtüre - Foxtrott – Variationen

Tags: heckelphone; orchestra

Moser, Franz Joseph (1880-1939): Symphonie Nr. 3, op. 48, 1928-1930

Publisher: Österreichische Nationalbibliothek, Wien (ms)

Remarks: for large orchestra

Tags: heckelphone; orchestra

Additional information can be found here.

Hindemith, Rudolf (1900-1974): Symphonie, 1930-1931  [?]this entry is only partially verified

Publisher: Hindemith Institut, Frankfurt (ms); Karthause-Schmülling, Germany

Remarks: Kurze Overtüre – Bourée – Acht Variationen und Schlussmarsch über einem Thema von G.F. Händel; for flute, piccolo, oboe, cor anglais, heckelphone (in the Bourée), 2 piccolo clarinets, clarinet, alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, bassoon, bassoon/ contrabassoon, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones and tuba

Tags: heckelphone; chamber music

Chávez, Carlos (1899-1978): Symphony No. 1 (Sinfonía de Antígona), 1933

Publisher: G. Schirmer Inc.

Remarks: premiere on 15 December 1933 in Mexico City, Mexico, under Carlos Chávez

Duration: 11min

Tags: heckelphone; orchestra

Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.

Copland, Aaron (1900-1990): Short Symphony (Symphony No. 2), 1933

Publisher: Boosey & Hawkes, New York

Remarks: dedicated to Carlos Chávez; premiere on 23 November 1934 in Mexico City, Mexico, by the Orquesta Sinfónica de México under Carlos Chávez

Duration: 15min

Tags: heckelphone; orchestra

Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.

Hindemith, Rudolf (1900-1974): Ballettmusik, 1936-1937  [??]this entry has not (yet) been verified

Publisher: Hindemith-Institut, Frankfurt (ms)

Remarks: for 2 flutes, oboe, cor anglais, heckelphone, 2 clarinet, bass clarinet, 2 bassoons, 3 horns, 4 trumpets, 3 trombones, 2 tubas and percussion

Tags: heckelphone; ballet

Hindemith, Rudolf (1900-1974): Konradin, der letzte Hohenstaufe, 1937-1938  [?]this entry is only partially verified

Publisher: Hindemith-Institut, Frankfurt (ms)

Remarks: opera in 3 acts

Tags: heckelphone; opera

Monteverdi, Claudio (1567-1643): L'Orfeo (adaptation by Carl Orff), 1939

Remarks: opera in three acts; second and final version, with one heckelphone part

Tags: heckelphone; opera

Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.

Steiner, Max (1888-1971): Gone with the Wind (film), 1939

Publisher: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Remarks: adapted from the 1936 novel by Margaret Mitchell; heckelphone part played by Don Christlieb on heckelphone #33, according to Howe & Hurd (2004)

Duration: 221min

Tags: heckelphone; film music

Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.


1940-1949

Hindemith, Rudolf (1900-1974): Militärmärsche, 1939-1941  [?]this entry is only partially verified

Publisher: Hindemith-Institut, Frankfurt (ms)

Remarks: for band

Tags: heckelphone; wind ensemble

Tyberg, Marcel (1893-1944): Symphony No. 3, 1943

Remarks: premiere on 10 May 2008 in Buffalo (NY), USA, by the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra under JoAnn Falletta

Duration: 37min

Tags: heckelphone; orchestra

Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.

Raksin, David (1912-2004): Laura (film), 1944

Publisher: Twentieth Century Fox

Remarks: heckelphone part played by Don Christlieb on heckelphone #33, according to Howe & Hurd (2004)

Duration: 88min

Tags: heckelphone; film music

Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.

Waxman, Franz (1906-1967): Objective Burma! (film), 1945

Publisher: Warner Brothers

Remarks: the original score (with arrangements by Leonid Raab) used heckelphone, while the 2005 Naxos re-recording (arranged by John Morgen) used bass oboe instead

Duration: 142min

Tags: heckelphone, bass oboe; film music

Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.

Heckel, Wilhelm Hermann (1879-1952): Meine Gedanken, 1946

Publisher: Verlag Gebrüder Schottstädt, Mainz (GS 10 118)

Remarks: concertino for bassoon (or heckelphone) and piano

Tags: heckelphone; keyboard instrument

Additional information can be found here.

Wiggins, Eddie (1917-1995): Orientale, 1946

Publisher: Sultan Records (2501A)

Remarks: played by the Eddie Wiggins Sextette

Tags: heckelphone; jazz

Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.

Wiggins, Eddie (1917-1995): Onyx Jump, 1946

Publisher: Sultan Records (2502B)

Remarks: played by the Eddie Wiggins Sextette

Tags: heckelphone; jazz

A recording is available here.

Dessau, Paul (1894-1979): Deutsches Miserere, 1944-1947

Publisher: Edition Peters, Leipzig

Remarks: oratorio for soli, chorus, children's chorus, large orchestra, organ and trautonium; based on a text by Bertolt Brecht; premiere on 20 September 1966 in Leipzig, Germany, by the Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Leipzig under Herbert Kegel

Duration: 90min

Tags: heckelphone; orchestra

Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.

Erdmann, Eduard (1896-1958): Symphony No. 3, op. 19, 1947

Publisher: Ries & Erler, Berlin

Remarks: for large orchestra; dedicated to Irene Erdmann; premiere 25 September 1951 by the Städtisches Orchester Essen under Gustav König

Duration: 48min

Tags: heckelphone; orchestra

Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.

Steiner, Max (1888-1971): The Woman in White (film), 1948

Publisher: Warner Brothers

Remarks: based on the 1860 novel by Wilkie Collins

Duration: 109

Tags: heckelphone; film music

Additional information can be found here.

Kaper, Bronisław (1902-1983): Secret Garden (film, 1949  [??]this entry has not (yet) been verified

Publisher: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Remarks: based upon the 1911 novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett

Duration: 89min

Tags: heckelphone; film music

Additional information can be found here.

Silverman, David: Sonatina, 1949

Publisher: ms

Remarks: for oboe, oboe d’amore, cor anglais, heckelphone, bassoon and contrabassoon; a recording from 1949 with Richard White (heckelphone) exists in the Eastman Recording Services Archive (No. 1471) at the Eastman School of Music, Rochester (NY), USA

Tags: heckelphone; chamber music


1950-1959

Baines, Francis (1917-1999): Fantasy, 1950

Publisher: ms

Remarks: for 2 oboes, cor anglais and bass oboe; written for the London Oboe Quartet; the manuscript formerly belonged to Sidney Suttcliffe

Tags: heckelphone; chamber music

Parrott, Ian (1916-2012): Hobos Riding, 1951

Publisher: London Oboe Quartet (ms)

Remarks: for oboe, oboe d’amore, cor anglais and heckelphone; written for the London Oboe Quartet

Tags: heckelphone; chamber music

Zagwijn, Henri (1878-1954): Suite, 1951

Publisher: Donemus (2251)

Remarks: for 2 oboes, cor anglais and heckelphone

Duration: 16min

Tags: heckelphone; chamber music

Additional information can be found here.

Becher, Heinrich (1906-1965): Ansbacher Quartett, 1952

Publisher: Thomi-Berg Musikverlag (G 457)

Remarks: for oboe, oboe d’amore, cor anglais and heckelphone (or bassoon)

Duration: 15min

Tags: heckelphone; chamber music

Additional information can be found here.

Hindemith, Paul (1895-1963): Cardillac (revised version), op. 39, 1952

Publisher: Schott Music, Mainz

Remarks: opera in four acts based on a text by Ferdinand Lion; the original version of 1926 does not appear to include a heckelphone part, while the revised version from 1952 specifies heckelphone as an alternate for the tenor saxophone part; premiere on 20 June 1952 at the Stadttheater Zürich, Switzerland, under Victor Reinshagen

Duration: 130min

Tags: heckelphone; opera

Additional information can be found here.

Hindemith, Rudolf (1900-1974): Ballettmusik (new version for orchestra), 1953  [??]this entry has not (yet) been verified

Publisher: Hindemith-Institut, Frankfurt (ms)

Tags: heckelphone; orchestra

Smith, Leland (1925-2013): Sonata for Heckelphone (or Viola) and Piano, 1953

Publisher: San Andreas Press

Remarks: versions for viola and tenor saxophone also exist; it has been performed several times with the composer on heckelphone; a recording of the version of viola and piano has been released by Naxos in 2008

Duration: 10min

Tags: heckelphone; keyboard instrument

Additional information can be found here.

Swift, Richard (1927-2003): The Crocodile (Two Duets), 1954

Publisher: ms

Remarks: for bassoon and heckelphone; revised 1995 for two bassoons

Tags: heckelphone; chamber music

Jacob, Gordon (1895-1984): Variations on Annie Laurie, 1956

Remarks: for two piccolo flutes, heckelphone, two contrabass clarinets, two contrabassoons, serpent, contrabass serpent, harmonium, hurdy-gurdy and subcontrabass tuba; premiere on 13 November 1956 in London, UK, at the first Hoffnung Music Festival, by the Festival Ensemble under Gordon Jacob, with James MacGillivray playing heckelphone

Duration: 7min

Tags: heckelphone; chamber music

Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.

Kaper, Bronisław (1902-1983): Green Mansions (film), 1959  [??]this entry has not (yet) been verified

Publisher: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Remarks: based upon the 1904 novel by William Henry Hudson

Tags: heckelphone; film music

Additional information can be found here.

Mielenz, Hans (1909-1996): Concerto für Heckelphon und Orchester, op. 60, 1959

Publisher: ms

Remarks: for heckelphone and large orchestra; based on a 12-tone-series; first recording and broadcast in November 1982 by Georg Otto Klapproth (heckelphone) and the Nordwestdeutsche Philharmonie under Reinhard Peters; first live performance on 5 May 1985 in Darmstadt, Germany, by Georg Otto Klapproth (heckelphone) and the Staatstheaterorchester Darmstadt under Hans Drewanz; a version for heckelphone and piano also exists

Duration: 14min

Tags: heckelphone; orchestra, solo, keyboard instrument


1960-1969

North, Alex (1910-1991): Spartacus (film), 1960

Publisher: Universal International

Remarks: orchestrations by Alex North, Maurice de Packh, Samuel Matlovsky, Arthur Morton, Edward B. Powell and David Tamkin

Duration: 39min

Tags: heckelphone; film music

Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.

Amram, David (1930-): The Manchurian Candidate (film), 1962

Publisher: MC Productions

Tags: heckelphone; film music

Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.

Johnson, Aubrey: Honking Heck, 1964  [??]this entry has not (yet) been verified

Remarks: commissioned by the BBC Symphony Orchestra

Tags: heckelphone; jazz

Additional information can be found here.

Sessions, Roger (1896-1985): Psalm 140, 1964

Publisher: Edward B. Marks

Remarks: for soprano and orchestra; premiere 12 February 1966 in Boston (MA), USA, by Anne Elgar (soprano) and the Boston Symphony Orchestra under Erich Leinsdorf; original 1963 version for soprano and organ; commissioned by the Princeton Theological Seminary; dedicated to Janice Harsanyi

Duration: 7min

Tags: heckelphone; orchestra

Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.

Courage, Alexander (1919-2008): Stark Trek: The Cage (TV series), 1965

Remarks: pilot episode of the original Star Trek series; rejected by NBC and later mostly incorporated into the 2-part 1966 episode "The Menagerie"; original version released on VHS in 1986 and first broadcast in 1988

Duration: 64min

Tags: heckelphone; orchestra

Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.

Konietzny, Heinrich (1910-1983): Rezitativ für Heckelphon und Klavier, 1965

Publisher: ms

Remarks: written for Georg Meerwein

Tags: heckelphone; keyboard instrument

North, Alex (1910-1991): The Agony and the Ecstasy (film), 1965

Publisher: Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation

Duration: 138min

Tags: heckelphone; film music

Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.

Stockhausen, Karlheinz (1928-2007): Solo, 1965-1966  [?]this entry is only partially verified

Publisher: Universal Edition

Remarks: for 1 melody instrumentalist with with looping feedback system; dedicated to Alfred Schlee; commissioned by NHK; premiere in two versions on 25 April 1966 in Tokyo, Japan, by Yasusuke Hirata (trombone) and Ryū Noguchi (flute)

Duration: 15min

Tags: heckelphone, bass oboe; chamber music

Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.

Badings, Henk (1907-1987): Concerto for Harp, 1967

Publisher: Donemus (03780)

Remarks: for harp and small orchestra or wind orchestra; commissioned by Robert Austin Boudreau; dedication: Phia Berghout

Duration: 20min

Tags: heckelphone; wind ensemble, orchestra

Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.

Penderecki, Krzysztof (1933-2020): Pittsburgh Overture, 1967

Publisher: Edition Peters (EP 66202)

Remarks: for wind orchestra, percussion and piano; commissioned by Robert Austin Boudreau; premiere on 30 June 1968 in Pittsburgh (PA), USA by the American Wind Symphony Orchestra under Robert Austin Boudreau

Duration: 12min

Tags: heckelphone; wind ensemble

Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.

Badings, Henk (1907-1987): Armageddon, 1968

Publisher: Edition Peters (rental)

Remarks: for soprano solo, wind symphony orchestra and tape

Duration: 12min

Tags: heckelphone; wind ensemble

Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.

Castérède, Jacques (1926-2014): Air Varié (Music for the Oboe Family), 1968

Publisher: Edition Peters (EP 66210)

Remarks: quartet for oboe, oboe d’amore, cor anglais, heckelphone

Duration: 8min

Tags: heckelphone; chamber music

Additional information can be found here.

Eyser, Eberhard (1932-): Sonatina für Heckelphon, 1968

Publisher: STIM 22153, Stockholm

Duration: 8min

Tags: heckelphone; solo

Additional information can be found here.

Eyser, Eberhard (1932-): Polymorphý 2, 1968

Publisher: STIM, Stockholm

Remarks: for 1-3 different oboes

Duration: 6min

Tags: heckelphone, bass oboe; chamber music

Additional information can be found here.

Eyser, Eberhard (1932-): Duo 2, 1968  [??]this entry has not (yet) been verified

Publisher: ms

Remarks: alternate parts for cor anglais or bassoon

Tags: heckelphone; chamber music

Henze, Hans Werner (1926-2012): Das Floß der Medusa, 1968

Publisher: Schott Music (ED 6326)

Remarks: requiem for Che Guevara; for soprano, baritone, narrator, mixed chorus and large orchestra; text by Ernst Schnabel, including passages from Dante's Divina Comedia; premiere on 29 January 1971 in Vienna; revised in 1990

Duration: 70min

Tags: heckelphone; orchestra

Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.

North, Alex (1910-1991): The Devil's Brigade (film), 1968

Publisher: United Artists

Remarks: heckelphone played by Charles Gould

Duration: 130min

Tags: heckelphone; film music

Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.

Shankar, Ravi (1920-2012): Charly (film), 1968  [?]this entry is only partially verified

Publisher: Cinerama Releasing Corporation

Remarks: based on Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes; premiere on 28 June 1968 in Berlin, Germany

Duration: 106min

Tags: heckelphone; film music

Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.

Blyton, Carey (1932-2002): Before the Party (TV play), 1969

Remarks: adaption of a short story by Somerset Maugham; received the 1970 Drama Series Production Award of the Society of Film and Television Arts; featuring Aubrey Johnson on heckelphone

Duration: 19min

Tags: heckelphone; film music

Additional information can be found here.

Lanza, Alcides (1929-): Penetrations II, 1969  [?]this entry is only partially verified

Remarks: for wind, string, keyboard and percussion instruments, with voices, electronic sounds and electronic extensions

Duration: 12min

Tags: heckelphone, bass oboe; chamber music

A recording is available here.

Lanza, Alcides (1929-): Ekrophonics III, 1969  [??]this entry has not (yet) been verified

Remarks: for 1 wind instrument, 1 string instrument and 1 keyboard

Tags: heckelphone, bass oboe; chamber music


1970-1979

Bartholomeé, Pierre (1937-): Harmonique, 1970

Publisher: Universal Edition

Remarks: for orchestra

Duration: 19min

Tags: heckelphone; orchestra

Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.

Childs, Barney (1926-2000): Concerto for Clarinet and Orchestra, 1970

Publisher: American Composers Alliance

Remarks: commissioned by the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra and the Wisconsin College Conservatory; dedicated to Phillip Rehfeldt

Duration: 17min

Tags: heckelphone; orchestra

Additional information can be found here.

Dessau, Paul (1894-1979): 14 Stücke aus "Internationale Kriegsfibel", 1944-1970

Publisher: Edition Peters (EP5546)

Remarks: oratorio for 4 solo voices, mixed chorus and orchestra

Tags: heckelphone; orchestra

Additional information can be found here.

Eyser, Eberhard (1932-): Abu Said (Der Sohn des Kalifen), 1970  [?]this entry is only partially verified

Publisher: Breitkopf & Härtel

Remarks: opera in 1 act; libretto by Axel Strindberg; revised 1974; premiere 17 October 1976 in Stockholm

Duration: 90min

Tags: heckelphone; opera

Additional information can be found here.

Smalley, Roger (1953-2015): Melody Study I, 1970  [?]this entry is only partially verified

Publisher: Faber

Remarks: for 4 or more melodic instruments; premiere on 28 April 1970 in London, UK, under Roger Smalley

Tags: heckelphone, bass oboe; chamber music

Smalley, Roger (1953-2015): Melody Study II, 1970  [?]this entry is only partially verified

Publisher: Faber

Remarks: for 4-12 melodic instruments; commissioned by the Nash Concert Society; premiere on 13 May 1970 in London, UK, by the Nash Ensemble

Tags: heckelphone, bass oboe; chamber music

Hespos, Hans Joachim (1938-): Interactions, 1971

Publisher: Verlag Neue Musik (NM2100)

Remarks: for orchestra

Duration: 13min

Tags: heckelphone; orchestra

Additional information can be found here.

Regt, Hendrik de (1950-): Musica, op. 10, 1971

Publisher: Donemus

Remarks: for oboe, cor anglais and heckelphone

Duration: 8min

Tags: heckelphone; chamber music

Additional information can be found here.

Ruzicka, Peter (1948-): Metastrofe (Versuch eines Ausbruchs für 87 Instrumentalisten), 1971

Publisher: Sikorski (rental)

Remarks: commissioned by RIAS Berlin; premiere on 4 Mai 1971 in Berlin, Germany, by the SFB/WDR Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin under Michael Gielen

Duration: 12min

Tags: heckelphone; orchestra

Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.

Weishappel, Rudolf (1921-2006): König Nicolo, 1971

Publisher: Proscenium Artist Management

Remarks: opera in 2 acts and 6 scenes, based on a drama Frank Wedekind; the first, shorter version from 1953 also used heckelphone

Duration: 130min

Tags: heckelphone; opera

Additional information can be found here.

Sinopoli, Giuseppe (1946-2001): Numquid, 1972

Publisher: Suvini Zerboni (S.7590Z)

Remarks: for oboe, oboe d’Amore, cor anglais, heckelphone (4 players) and celesta, piano, cembalo (1 player); dedicated to Lothar Faber; premiere on 19 December 1974 in Paris, France, by Ensemble 2e2m under Jacques Mercier

Duration: 6min

Tags: heckelphone; chamber music

Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.

Hill, Malcolm (1944-): Double-Reed Riddle, 1973

Remarks: for oboe, cor anglais, heckelphone and bassoon; premiere 1974 in London, UK

Duration: 4min

Tags: heckelphone; chamber music

Additional information can be found here.

Ruzicka, Peter (1948-): Etym (Einblendung für großes Orchester), 1973

Publisher: Sikorski (rental)

Remarks: premiere on 23 March 1976 in Royan, France, by the Orchestre Philharmonique des Pays de la Loire under Jean-Claude Casadeus; a later, extended version titled "Einblendungen" was completed in 1977 and premiered on 1 December 1977 in Hannover, Germany, by Radiophilharmonie des NDR under Bernhard Klee

Duration: 5min

Tags: heckelphone; orchestra

Additional information can be found here.

Sayer, Leo (1948-): One Man Band, 1973

Remarks: from the 1974 "Just a Boy"; written by Leo Sayer and David Courtney; the version recorded by Leo Sayers was arranged by Andrew Powell and features a prominent heckelphone part; an earlier version (that did not use heckelphone) was recorded in 1973 by Roger Daltrey

Duration: 3min

Tags: heckelphone; popular music

Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.

Bon, Willem Frederik (1940-1983): Hoboconcert (Oboe Concerto), 1974

Publisher: Donemus (ms, rental)

Remarks: for oboe, heckelphone, cor anglais and oboe d'amore (1 player) and string orchestra; written for Frank van Koten; commissioned by the Cultuurfonds BUMA; premiere on 21 September 1974 at the Concertgebouw Amsterdam, Netherlands, by Frank van Koten and the Amsterdam Sinfonietta; the second movement is written for heckelphone

Duration: 14min

Tags: heckelphone; chamber music

Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.

Broughton, Bruce (1945-): Music for Oboes, 1974

Publisher: Prairie Dawg Press (PDP 165)

Remarks: for oboe, cor anglais and baritone oboe (or bassoon); edited by Bruce Gbur; composed for and premiered by Norman Benno (Oboe); Earle Dumler (cor anglais) and John Ellis (heckelphone)

Tags: heckelphone, bass oboe; chamber music

Additional information can be found here.

Dittrich, Paul-Heinz (1930-2020): Unum necessarium, 1974

Publisher: Archiv der Akademie der Künste, Berlin (ms)

Remarks: recital for soprano, 7 instruments and synthesizer; text by Text Paul Eluard; premiere on 18 February 1975 in Berlin, Germany, under Max Pommer

Tags: heckelphone; chamber music

Additional information can be found here.

Seyfrit, Michael (1947-): Refuge, 1974  [??]this entry has not (yet) been verified

Publisher: ACA

Remarks: for cor anglais, clarinet, alto saxophone, trombone, piano, violinm violoncello, contrabass and echo consort (3 unspecified instruments

Tags: heckelphone, bass oboe; chamber music

Additional information can be found here.

Badings, Henk (1907-1987): American Folksong Suite (Concerto for English Horn and Wind Ensemble), 1975

Publisher: Edition Peters (rental)

Remarks: 3rd movement: Variations on “The Bluetail Fly” for oboe, oboe d’amore, cor anglais and heckelphone

Duration: 14min

Tags: heckelphone; wind ensemble

Additional information can be found here.

Hespos, Hans Joachim (1938-): Che, 1975

Publisher: Verlag Neue Musik (NM2197)

Remarks: for large orchestra (2 conductors)

Duration: 22min

Tags: heckelphone; orchestra

Additional information can be found here.

Manzoni, Giacomo (1932-): Percorso a otto (Versione B), 1975

Publisher: Ricordi (NR132463)

Remarks: for double woodwind quartet; premiere on 3 September 1975 in Utrecht, Netherlands; Version B uses 2 flutes, piccolo flute, alto flute, bass flute, cor anglais, heckelphone, clarinet, contrabass clarinet, bassoon and contrabassoon

Duration: 9min

Tags: heckelphone; chamber music

Additional information can be found here.

Méfano, Paul (1937-2020): Ondes (espaces mouvants), 1975

Publisher: Editions Salabert (EAS 17301)

Remarks: for 10 instrumentalists; dedicated to Denise Foucard; premiere on 20 November 1975 in Metz, France

Duration: 14min

Tags: heckelphone; chamber music

Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.

Vivier, Claude (1948-1983): Liebesgedichte, 1975

Publisher: Boosey & Hawkes

Remarks: for soprano, alto, tenor, bass soloists and ensemble; commissioned by the Societé de musique contemporaine du Québec (SMCQ); premiere on 2 October 1975 in Montréal (QC), Canada, by the Société de musique contemporaine du Québec under Serge Garant

Duration: 28min

Tags: heckelphone; chamber music

Additional information can be found here.

Vogt, Hans (1911-1992): Antiphonen (Fassung für 5 Oboeninstrumente), 1975

Publisher: Bote & Bock

Remarks: for piccolo heckelphone/musette, oboe, oboe d’amore, cor anglais, heckelphone and organ; commissioned by Georg Meerwein; premiere on 2 October 1979

Tags: heckelphone, piccolo heckelphone; chamber music

Additional information can be found here.

Eliscu, Robert (1944-1996): Kalenda Maya, 1976  [??]this entry has not (yet) been verified

Remarks: for oboe, 2 cors anglais, heckelphone and 2 bassoons

Tags: heckelphone; chamber music

Hespos, Hans Joachim (1938-): O: Kammermusik für Orchester, 1976

Publisher: Verlag Neue Musik (NM2134)

Remarks: for orchestra

Duration: 21min

Tags: piccolo heckelphone; orchestra

Additional information can be found here.

Huber, Nicolaus A. (1939-): Gespenster, 1976

Publisher: Breitkopf & Härtel (rental)

Remarks: for large orchestra, tape and singer/speaker; text by Berholt Brecht; premiere on 18 May 1977 in Bonn, Germany

Duration: 17min

Tags: heckelphone; orchestra

Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.

Wozniak, Chad: Oboe Consort in b Minor, op. 71, 1976

Publisher: ms

Remarks: for 2 oboes, oboe d’amore, cor anglais and heckelphone

Duration: 22min

Tags: heckelphone; chamber music

Additional information can be found here.

Collier, Gilman (1923-2010): Divertimento, 1977

Publisher: ms

Remarks: for oboe, oboe d’amore / oboe II, cor anglais, heckelphone / bassoon II, bassoon

Tags: heckelphone; chamber music

Miereanu, Costin (1943-): Musique élémentaire de concert, 1977

Publisher: Editions Salabert (EAS 17337)

Remarks: for flute (piccolo, alto, bass), oboe (cor anglais, heckelphone ad lib), clarinette (basset horn), percussion, piano (harpsichord, celesta) and violoncello; premiere on 20 January 1977 by Ensemble 2E2M under Paul Mefano

Duration: 14min

Tags: heckelphone; chamber music

Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.

Newton, Rodney Stephen (1945-): Elegy, 1977

Publisher: ms

Remarks: for 2 oboes, cor anglais and bass oboe (or heckelphone)

Tags: bass oboe, heckelphone; chamber music

Additional information can be found here.

Rose, Griffith (1936-2016): même, 1977

Remarks: for solo baritone and orchestra; after "Le Grand Verre" by Marcel Duchamp; premiere in 1978 in Metz, France, by Jesse Coston (piano) and the Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Saarbrücken under Cristóbal Halffter

Duration: 25min

Tags: heckelphone; orchestra

Additional information can be found here.

Weishappel, Rudolf (1921-2006): Vokalsymphonie König Nicolo, 1977

Publisher: Proscenium Artist Management

Remarks: symphony in four movements for solo soprano, mixed chorus and large orchestra, after the opera "König Nicolo"

Duration: 35min

Tags: heckelphone; opera

Additional information can be found here.

Dusapin, Pascal (1955-): Timée, 1978

Publisher: Editions Jobert

Duration: 15min

Tags: heckelphone; orchestra

Additional information can be found here.

Henze, Hans Werner (1926-2012): Orpheus, 1978

Publisher: Schott Music (rental)

Remarks: ballet in six scenes (two acts) by Edward Bond; commissioned by the Württembergisches Staatstheater, Stuttgart; dedicated to the ballet company of the Württembergisches Staatstheater and to William Forsythe; premiere on 7 March 1979 in Stuttgart, Germany, by the Württembergische Staatsoper under Woldemar Nelsson; revised version 1986

Duration: 110min

Tags: heckelphone; ballet

Additional information can be found here.

Hespos, Hans Joachim (1938-): Go, 1978

Publisher: Verlag Neue Musik (NM1945)

Remarks: for ensemble; premiere via radio broadcast on Westdeutscher Rundfunk in 1978 under Bojidar Dimov, with Georg Otto Klapproth playing heckelphone

Duration: 6min

Tags: heckelphone; orchestra

Additional information can be found here.

Ruzicka, Peter (1948-): Abbrüche (Neun Phasen für großes Orchester), 1977-1978

Publisher: Sikorski (SIK 875)

Remarks: commissioned by the city of Düsseldorf; premiere on 6 April 1978 in Düsseldorf, Germany, by the Düsseldorfer Symphoniker under Bernhard Klee

Duration: 14min

Tags: heckelphone; orchestra

Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.

Badings, Henk (1907-1987): Concerto for Clarinet and Wind Orchestra, 1979

Publisher: Edition Peters (rental)

Duration: 15min

Tags: heckelphone; wind ensemble

Additional information can be found here.

Bellocq, Ivan (1958-): Un monde en chocolat, 1979  [?]this entry is only partially verified

Publisher: éditions Robert Martin

Remarks: pour hautbois d’amour, cor anglais, heckelphone et basson; versions for different ensembles exist

Duration: 5min

Tags: heckelphone; chamber music

Additional information can be found here.

Dufourt, Hughes (1943-): Saturne, 1978-1979  [?]this entry is only partially verified

Publisher: Societé Editions Joubert, Theodore Presser rental

Remarks: for percussion, wind ensemble and electronics; commissioned by the Ministère de la Culture de France; premiere on 3 December 1979 at the Centre Georges-Pompidou, Paris, by Ensemble Itinéraire under Peter Eötvös

Duration: 40min

Tags: heckelphone; chamber music

Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.

Henze, Hans Werner (1926-2012): Barcarola, 1979

Publisher: Schott Music (rental)

Remarks: for large orchestra; commissioned by the Tonhalle-Gesellschaft, Zürich; dedicated to Paul Dessau; premiere on 22 April 1980 in Zürich, Switzerland, by the Tonhalle-Orchester under Gerd Albrecht

Duration: 20min

Tags: heckelphone; orchestra

Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.


1980-1989

Aho, Kalevi (1949-): Symphony No. 6, 1979-1980

Publisher: Fennica Gehrman

Remarks: commissioned by the Finnish Broadcasting Company; premiere on 13 February 1980 in Helsinki, by the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra under Jorma Panula

Duration: 34min

Tags: heckelphone; orchestra

Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.

Badings, Henk (1907-1987): Concert Piece (Phantasy and quodlibet on marksmenmarch-motifs), 1980  [?]this entry is only partially verified

Publisher: Edition Peters (rental)

Remarks: for clarinet solo, 14 woodwinds, 4 French horns and timpani

Tags: heckelphone; orchestra

Additional information can be found here.

Forster, Walter von (1915-2002): Klavierkonzert II (Concerto grosso), 1980

Remarks: concerto for piano and orchestra

Duration: 19min

Tags: heckelphone; orchestra

Additional information can be found here.

Krouse, Ian (1956-): Symphony No. 1 (Canción de Yerma), op. 10, 1980  [?]this entry is only partially verified

Remarks: for soprano, mezzosoprano, baritone, chorus and orchestra; revised 2018

Tags: heckelphone; orchestra

Lerstad, Terje Bjørn (1955-): Suite for Oboe Solo, op. 142, 1980

Remarks: for oboe doubling oboe d'amore, cor anglais and heckelphone; premiere on 18 October 1981 in Oslo, Norway, by Ingrid Uddu; the first movement, Prelude, is written for heckelphone

Duration: 8min

Tags: heckelphone; chamber music

Additional information can be found here.

Schulze, Werner (1952-): Snúningur (Bilder für Orchester), op. 6, 1980

Remarks: for orchestra; the piece explores different meanings of the icelandic word snúningur (rotation); dedicated to the Icelandic Symphony Orchestra and Paul Pampichler; premiere on 18 May 1981 in Eisenstadt, Austria, with Alfred Hertel playing heckelphone #3917

Duration: 25min

Tags: heckelphone; orchestra

Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.

Wallach, Joelle (1946-): Don't Write to Me, 1980

Remarks: for soprano voice, bass clarinet or heckelphone; version for saxophone and clarinet also exist

Tags: heckelphone; chamber music

Additional information can be found here.

Henze, Hans Werner (1926-2012): Il ritorno d’Ulisse in patria, 1981

Publisher: Schott Music (rental)

Duration: 180min

Tags: heckelphone; opera

Additional information can be found here.

Henze, Hans Werner (1926-2012): Le miracle de la rose (Imaginäres Theater II), 1981

Publisher: Schott Music (ED 7124)

Remarks: music for clarinet and 13 players; commissioned by the London Sinfonietta; premiere on 26 May 1982 in London, UK, by Anthony Pay (clarinet) and the London Sinfonietta under Hans Werner Henze

Duration: 40min

Tags: heckelphone; orchestra

Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.

Chailly, Luciano (1920-2002): La cantatrice calva, 1982

Publisher: Ricordi

Remarks: chamber opera in one act; text by Eugène Ionesco

Duration: 105min

Tags: heckelphone; opera

Additional information can be found here.

Hessenberg, Kurt (1908-1994): Messe, op. 113, 1981-1982  [?]this entry is only partially verified

Publisher: Thiasos, Darmstadt

Remarks: for 4 solo voices, chorus and orchestra; premiere 1984 in Frankfurt/Main, Germany; includes a significant heckelphone solo

Tags: heckelphone; orchestra

Perry, William (1930-): The Mysterious Stranger (film), 1982

Publisher: PBS

Remarks: orchestrations by Richard Hayman and Elman Anderson

Duration: 1h28

Tags: heckelphone; film music

Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.

Renna, Enrico (1952-): Due pezzi brevi per sedici strumenti a fiato, 1982

Publisher: Youcanprint (ISMN ISMN 979-0-705073-03-4)

Remarks: in two movements for 16 wind instruments; commissioned by the Festival Stravinskij e Picasso in Partenope; premiere in 1982 in Naples, Italy, by Ensemble NuovaNapoliMusica under Enrico Renna

Duration: 20min

Tags: heckelphone; chamber music

Additional information can be found here.

Schulze, Werner (1952-): Heckelphonia, op. 5/2, 1982

Publisher: NÖ Musikedition (NE 22008)

Remarks: for heckelphone solo; dedicated to Alfred Hertel; premiere on 29 August 1982 in Vienna, Austria, by Alfred Hertel

Duration: 6min

Tags: heckelphone; solo

Additional information can be found here.

Ball, Derek (1949-): What I Mean, 1983

Publisher: Scottish Music Centre

Remarks: for 2 oboes and heckelphone

Tags: heckelphone; chamber music

Additional information can be found here.

Eyser, Eberhard (1932-): Trezza, 1983

Publisher: STIM, Stockholm

Remarks: for heckelphone (or viola) and piano; dedicated to Björn Uddén; premiere 8 June 1990 in Oradea, by Sandor Joszef Thurzo (viola) and Magda Schmidt (piano)

Duration: 8min

Tags: heckelphone; keyboard instrument

Additional information can be found here.

Eyser, Eberhard (1932-): Pastorelles, 1983

Publisher: STIM 20738, Stockholm

Remarks: for heckelphone (or alto saxophone) and harp (or piano)

Duration: 8min

Tags: heckelphone; chamber music, keyboard instrument

Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.

Henze, Hans Werner (1926-2012): Die Englisch Katze (The English Cat), 1980-1983

Publisher: Schott Music (BN 3364-20)

Remarks: a story for singers and instrumentalists by Edward Bond; commissioned by Süddeutscher Rundfunk and the Württemberg State Theatre Stuttgart; dedicated to Hans-Peter Doll; premiere on 2 June 1983 in Schwetzingen, Germany, by the Württembergische Staatsoper Stuttgart under Dennis Russell Davies; revised version 1990

Duration: 130min

Tags: heckelphone; opera

Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.

Henze, Hans Werner (1926-2012): Symphonie Nr. 7, 1983-1984

Publisher: Schott Music (ED 7349)

Remarks: for large orchestra; commissioned by the Berliner Philharmonisches Orchester for their 100th anniversary; premiere on 1 December 1984 in Berlin, Germany, by the Berliner Philharmonisches Orchester under Gianluigi Gelmetti

Duration: 46min

Tags: heckelphone; orchestra

Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.

Schulze, Werner (1952-): Aulophonia (12 Konzert-Etuden für Oboen (oder Saxophone)), op. 5/4, 1984

Remarks: octet for musette, 3 oboes, oboe d'amore, 2 cors anglais and heckelphone; dedicated to Jenö Takács; premiere on 15 August 1984 in Graz, Austria

Duration: 18min

Tags: heckelphone; chamber music

Additional information can be found here.

Takács, Jenö (1902-2005): Serenade nach Alt-Grazer Kontratänzen, op. 83, 1984

Remarks: arrangement for double reed ensemble, including 2 bass oboes and 2 heckelphones; written for and premiered at the IDRS congress in Graz on 15 August 1984; the original 1966 version is for orchestra; other versions also exist

Duration: 12min

Tags: heckelphone, bass oboe; chamber music, arrangement

Additional information can be found here.

Darbellay, Jean-Luc (1946-): Plages, 1985

Publisher: Hug & Co. Musikverlage, Zürich

Remarks: originally for cor anglais or alto saxophone; version for heckelphone solo (2008), premiere on 6 June 2008 in Bern, by Alain Girard; version for lupophone solo (2017)

Duration: 6min

Tags: heckelphone, lupophone; solo

Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.

Fenzl, Helmut Friedrich (1953-): Fantasia Obscura, 1985

Remarks: for bass clarinet or heckelphone and organ (or piano)

Duration: 3min

Tags: heckelphone; keyboard instrument

Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.

Köhler, Johannes R. (1933-): Zärtlichkeit (album), 1985

Publisher: Musik zum Streicheln

Remarks: dedicated to "Menschen f. Menschen"; heckelphone can be heard prominently in "Durch dich wird jeder Traum zur Wirklichkeit"

Duration: 45min

Tags: heckelphone; orchestra

A recording is available here.

Reimann, Aribert (1936-): Troades, 1984-1985

Publisher: Schott Music (rental)

Remarks: opera, based on a text by Franz Werfel; commissioned by the Bayerische Staatsoper München; premiere on 7 July 1986 in Munich, Germany, under Gerd Albrecht

Duration: 120min

Tags: heckelphone; opera

Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.

Wolking, Henry (1948-): Concerto for Heckelphone & String Orchestra, 1985

Publisher: Wolking Music Publications

Remarks: commissioned and premiered by Douglas Craig and the Utah Virtuosi

Duration: 12min

Tags: heckelphone; orchestra, solo

Additional information can be found here.

Arseneault, Raynald (1945-1995): Prélude à l'infini pour orchestre, 1986

Publisher: Canadian Music Centre (MI 1100 A781pr, ms)

Remarks: commissioned by Societé Radio Canada

Duration: 7min

Tags: heckelphone; orchestra

Additional information can be found here.

Schulze, Werner (1952-): Klagelied des Schwans, op. 5/7, 1986

Publisher: NÖ Musikedition (NE 22 008/2)

Remarks: for heckelphone (or cor anglais) and piano

Duration: 4min

Tags: heckelphone; chamber music

Additional information can be found here.

Thoma, Xaver Paul (1953-): Quartett, op. 39b, 1986

Publisher: Antes Edition (GN287766)

Remarks: for viola d'amore, alto flute, heckelphone and basset horn

Tags: heckelphone; chamber music

Additional information can be found here.

Walden, Stanley (1932-): Invisible Cities, 1986  [?]this entry is only partially verified

Publisher: Theodore Presser Company (rental)

Remarks: for wind orchestra; inspired by the novel by Italo Calvino; commissioned by the Philadelphia Orchestra; premiere on 2 March 1987 in New York City (NY), USA, by the Philadelphia Orchestra under Erich Leinsdorf

Duration: 24min

Tags: heckelphone; wind ensemble

Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.

Aho, Kalevi (1949-): Hyönteiselämää (Insect Life / Aus dem Leben der Insekten), 1985-1987

Publisher: Fennica Gehrman

Remarks: opera in two acts; the libretto of Kalevi Aho is based on a play by Josef and Karel Capek; tape music composed 1996; commissioned by the City of Savonlinna and the Savonlinna Opera Festival; premiere on 27 September 1996 by the chorus and orchestra of the Finnish National Opera under Pertti Pekkanen

Duration: 2h45

Tags: heckelphone; opera

Additional information can be found here.

Hartley, Walter Sinclair (1927-2016): Trio for Reeds and Piano, 1987

Publisher: Dorn Publications (B00N6S7KLU)

Remarks: for oboe (or soprano saxophone), heckelphone (or tenor saxophone) and piano; dedicated to Mark Perchanok

Duration: 11min

Tags: heckelphone; chamber music

Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.

Henze, Hans Werner (1926-2012): Cinque piccoli concerti e ritornelli (Five Little Concerts and Ritornellos), 1987

Publisher: Schott Music (rental)

Remarks: No. IV for heckelphone, bass clarinet and double bass; premiere on 24 January 1988 in London, UK, by the London Sinfonietta under Simon Rattle

Duration: 20min

Tags: heckelphone; chamber music

Additional information can be found here.

Köhler, Johannes R. (1933-): Träumereien (album), 1987

Publisher: Musik zum Streicheln

Remarks: dedicated to "Kuratorium Deutsche Altershilfe"; a heckelphone part is prominently heard in "Träume in der Dämmerung"

Duration: 53min

Tags: heckelphone; orchestra

A recording is available here.

Mielenz, Hans (1909-1996): Ottetto, op. 121, 1986-1987

Publisher: ms

Remarks: for 2 oboes, oboe d'amore, cor anglais, heckelphone, 2 bassoons and contrabassoon; premiere in 1989 via radio broadcast on Westdeutsches Radio, with Georg Otto Klapproth on heckelphone

Tags: heckelphone; chamber music

Reimann, Aribert (1936-): Ein apokalyptisches Fragment, 1987

Publisher: Schott Music (rental)

Remarks: for mezzosoprano, piano and orchestra; text by Karoline von Günderrode; commissioned by Berliner Festspiele; premiere on 27 September 1987 in Berlin, Germany, by Doris Soffel (mezzosoprano), Aribert Reimann (piano) and Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin under Gerd Albrecht

Duration: 25min

Tags: heckelphone; orchestra

Additional information can be found here.

Schulze, Werner (1952-): Epitaph "Wie ein Ausschnitt der Zeit", 1987

Publisher: NÖ Musikedition (NE 22 008/1)

Remarks: for heckelphone and piano

Duration: 3min

Tags: heckelphone; chamber music

Additional information can be found here.

Forster, Walter von (1915-2002): Kantate "Es ist Zeit, daß der Herr handelt", op. VIII/88, 1988

Publisher: ms

Remarks: for solo baritone, mixed chorus and ensemble; the heckelphone (or bass oboe) part is rather prominent

Duration: 5min

Tags: heckelphone, bass oboe; orchestra

Additional information can be found here.

Wallach, Joelle (1946-): Two Songs, 1988  [??]this entry has not (yet) been verified

Remarks: for soprano (or tenor) voice, bass clarinet or heckelphone

Tags: heckelphone; chamber music

Aho, Kalevi (1949-): Concerto No. 1 for Piano and Orchestra, 1988-1989

Publisher: Fennica Gehrman

Remarks: commissioned by the Helsinki Festival; premiere on 29 August 1990 at the Helsinki Festival, by Roland Pöntinen (piano) and the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra under Dennis Russel Davies

Duration: 32min

Tags: heckelphone; orchestra

Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.

Delz, Christophe (1950-1993): Jahreszeiten (The Seasons), op. 12, 1988-1989

Publisher: Edition Gravis

Remarks: for piano and small orchestra

Duration: 29min

Tags: heckelphone; orchestra

Additional information can be found here.

Dünki, Jean-Jacques (1948-): Drei Szenen, 1989

Publisher: ms

Remarks: for baritone and heckelphone; after texts by W. Heinze, R. Walser and H. Heine

Duration: 11min

Tags: heckelphone; chamber music

Additional information can be found here.

Ewazen, Eric (1954-): Quintet for Heckelphone & Strings, 1989

Remarks: commissioned by l'Amore di Musica and Mark Perchanok; premiere on 4 February 1990 in Garden City, by Mark Perchanok, Jo Margaret Farris, Hiroko Nakahara, Vivian Isarel and Mildred Perlow; alternate versions for cor anglais and tenor saxophone

Duration: 18min

Tags: heckelphone; chamber music

Additional information can be found here.

Haubensak, Edu (1954-): Poesie des Südens, 1988-1989  [?]this entry is only partially verified

Publisher: Hug Musikverlage, Zürich

Remarks: songs in four languages for mezzo soprano and small ensemble with tape

Duration: 20min

Tags: heckelphone; chamber music

Koblenz, Babette (1956-): Schofar, 1989

Remarks: for cor anglais/oboe, heckelphone/oboe, soprano saxophone, wagner tuba, trumpet, violin, viola and percussion; premiere on 3 September 1989 in Hamburg by the Ensemble Philharmonie under Manfred Trojahn

Duration: 15min

Tags: heckelphone; chamber music

Additional information can be found here.

Mielenz, Hans (1909-1996): Elegie, op. 123, 1989

Publisher: Heckel-Archiv (ms)

Remarks: for heckelphone (or oboe) and organ (or piano, orchestra)

Tags: heckelphone; keyboard instrument, orchestra

Pehkonen, Elis (1942-1980): Helios, 1989  [??]this entry has not (yet) been verified

Publisher: ms

Remarks: for oboe, oboe d’amore, cor anglais and heckelphone; commissioned by Janet Baldwin

Duration: 11min

Tags: heckelphone; chamber music

Reimann, Aribert (1936-): Konzert für Violine, Violoncello und Orchester, 1988-1989

Publisher: Schott Music (rental)

Remarks: commissioned by Niedersächsisches Staatstheater Hannover; premiere on 13 November 1989 in Hannover, Germany, by Ulf Hoelscher (violin), Wolfgang Boettcher (violoncello) and Niedersächsisches Staatsorchester under George Alexander Albrecht

Duration: 25min

Tags: heckelphone; orchestra

Additional information can be found here.

Simon, Lucy (1943-): The Secret Garden (Broadway Musical), 1989

Publisher: Samuel French Inc. (rental)

Remarks: based on the 1911 novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett; script and lyrics by Marsha Norman; orchestration by William D. Brohn; premiere on 28 November 1989 in Norfolk (VA), USA

Duration: 135min

Tags: heckelphone; musical

Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.


1990-1999

Bondt, Cornelis de (1953-): Dipl’ ereoo, 1990

Publisher: Donemus (1991)

Remarks: for chorus, 2 cors anglais, 2 heckelphones, 2 basset horns, 2 bass clarinets, 4 horns, 2 violoncellos and 2 double basses

Duration: 24min

Tags: heckelphone; chamber music, multiple

Additional information can be found here.

Denhoff, Michael (1955-): Tableaux Sombres, op. 60, 1990

Publisher: Edition Gravis (EG 256)

Remarks: for heckelphone and large orchestra; commissioned by the City of Münster; premiere in 1991 in Münster, Germany, by Georg Otto Klapproth (heckelphone) and Münster Symphonieorchester under W. Humburg

Duration: 21min

Tags: heckelphone; orchestra, solo

Additional information can be found here.

Dolden, Paul (1956-): Dancing on the Walls of Jericho, 1990

Publisher: Ymx média

Remarks: from the album "L’ivresse de la vitesse"; commissioned by Montréal musiques actuelles and New Music America, with support from the Canada Council for the Arts; premiere on 1 November 1990 at the Les Loges theatre, during the Montréal musiques actuelles

Duration: 16min

Tags: heckelphone; chamber music

Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.

Gasser, Ulrich (1950-): Der vierte König, 1989-1990

Publisher: ms

Remarks: oratorio for solo voices, chamber chorus, chorus, instruments and lithophone; text by Klaus Röhring, after Edzard Schaper; premiere May 2006 in Zürich, by Vokalensemble Zürich

Duration: 90min

Tags: heckelphone; orchestra

Additional information can be found here.

Lombardi, Luca (1945-): Faust (Un travestimento), 1986-1990

Publisher: Ricordi

Remarks: opera in 3 acts and 12 scenes; text by E. Sanguineti (after Goethe); commissioned by Theater Basel

Duration: 150min

Tags: heckelphone; opera

Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.

Lombardi, Luca (1945-): Con Faust (Poema in musica), 1990

Publisher: Ricordi

Remarks: symphonic pictures for chorus (ad libitum) and orchestra; premiere on 28 May 1992 in Saarbrücke, Germany, by the Orchester des Saarländischen Rundfunks under Markus Stenz; the second movement (La notte di Valpurga) is also performed separately; both movements have heckelphone parts

Duration: 23min

Tags: heckelphone; orchestra

Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.

Sulzer, Balduin (1932-2019): Capriccio pastorale, op. 121, 1990

Publisher: Arion Verlag (K 3202)

Remarks: for oboe, cor anglais and baritone oboe

Duration: 9min

Tags: heckelphone, bass oboe; chamber music

Additional information can be found here.

Winter, Paul (1939-): Earth: Voices Of A Planet (album), 1990

Publisher: Living Music (LD0019)

Remarks: a heckelphone part, played by Mark Perchanok, can be heard prominently in "And The Earth Spins (Finale)", written by Paul Halley

Duration: 58min

Tags: heckelphone; jazz

Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.

Müller-Wieland, Jan (1966-): Poem des Morgens, 1991

Publisher: Sikorski (rental)

Remarks: for large orchestra; premiere on 10 January 1993 in Hamburg, Germany, by the Philharmonisches Staatsorchester Hamburg under Gerd Albrecht

Duration: 28min

Tags: heckelphone; orchestra

Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.

Obermayer, Klaus (1943-2009): Land-, See- und Luftschaften, 1991

Publisher: k.o.m. musikverlag (kom 0305)

Remarks: for alto saxophone (or heckelphone) and speaker; based on poems by Uwe Dick; premiere on 19 November 1991 in Munich, Germany, by Michael Lentz (saxophone)

Duration: 12min

Tags: heckelphone; chamber music

Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.

Rebotier, Jacques (1947-): Musique du commencement, 1991

Remarks: for heckelphone, oboe and electronics; for texts by Christian Prigent

Tags: heckelphone; chamber music

Additional information can be found here.

Dolden, Paul (1956-): Beyond the Walls of Jericho, 1991-1992

Publisher: Ymx média

Remarks: from the album "L’ivresse de la vitesse"; premiere on 5 February 1992 at the Planétarium de Montréal

Duration: 17min

Tags: heckelphone; chamber music

Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.

Isaacs, Gregory Sullivan (1947-): Song Without Words, 1992  [?]this entry is only partially verified

Remarks: for cor anglais and orchestra; version for heckelphone authorized by composer; other versions also exist

Duration: 9min

Tags: heckelphone; orchestra, solo

A recording is available here.

Mason, Benedict (1954-): !, 1992

Publisher: Chester Music

Remarks: for ensemble; commissioned by the London Sinfonietta for their 25th anniversary, with funds from the Strasbourg and the Arts Council of Great Britain; premiere on 4 October 1992 in Strasbourg, France

Duration: 20min

Tags: heckelphone; orchestra

Additional information can be found here.

Papadakos, Dorothy (1960-): Triantafilia (Rose Tree), op. 25, 1992

Remarks: ballet for woodwind sextet, harp and dancers; commissioned by the Usdan Center for the Performing Arts; premiere on 9 November 1992 in New York City, NY, USA, by members of the New York City Ballet

Duration: 16min

Tags: heckelphone; ballet

Additional information can be found here.

Reimann, Aribert (1936-): Das Schloß, 1989-1992

Publisher: Schott Music (rental)

Remarks: opera in 2 parts, based on a novel by Franz Kafka; premiere on 2 September 1992 in Berlin, Germany, under Michael Boder

Duration: 165min

Tags: heckelphone; opera

Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.

Spahlinger, Mathias (1944-): Furioso, 1991-1992

Publisher: Breitkopf & Härtel

Remarks: for 14 players with 23 instruments; dedicated to Cornelius Schwehr; premiere on 26 April 1992 in Witten, Germany

Duration: 20min

Tags: heckelphone; chamber music

Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.

Vidjeskog, Patrick (1964-): Två tämligen höga visor, op. 24, 1990-1992

Publisher: Music Finland (MF12400)

Remarks: for baritone and orchestra; text by Ole Torvalds

Duration: 14min

Tags: heckelphone, bass oboe; orchestra

Additional information can be found here.

Winter, Paul (1939-): Noah and the Ark, 1992  [?]this entry is only partially verified

Publisher: Rabbit Ears Productions

Remarks: narrated by Kelly McGillis

Duration: 25min

Tags: heckelphone; jazz

Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.

Zechlin, Ruth (1926-2007): Briefe an HWH, 1992

Publisher: Musikverlag Zimmermann

Remarks: for solo oboe; "HWH" refers to Hans Werner Henze; #1 & #3 authorized by the composer for heckelphone

Duration: 12min

Tags: heckelphone; solo

Additional information can be found here.

Genzmer, Harald (1909-2007): Sonate für Heckelphon und Klavier (GeWV 253), 1993

Publisher: Edition Peters, Leipzig (EP 12832)

Remarks: for heckelphone and piano; written for Gunther Joppig

Duration: 12min

Tags: heckelphone; keyboard instrument

Additional information can be found here.

Glanert, Detlev (1960-): Der Spiegel des großen Kaisers, op. 24, 1989-1993

Publisher: Boosey & Hawkes

Remarks: opera in two acts; libretto by Detlev Glanert and Ulfert Becker, based on the novel by Arnold Zweig; premiere on 23 November 1995 at the Nationaltheater Mannheim, under Peter Theiler (director) and Jun Märkl (conductor)

Duration: 110min

Tags: heckelphone, bass oboe; opera

Additional information can be found here.

Grella-Możejko, Piotr (1961-): aa69 (Coloratura for Dennis Prime), 1983-1993  [?]this entry is only partially verified

Remarks: for bassoon or heckelphone

Duration: 12min

Tags: heckelphone; solo

Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.

Hartmann, Bernd Johannes (1947-): Drei liturgische Skizzen, 1993

Publisher: Edition Kemel, Frankfurt, ms

Remarks: for oboe, oboe d'amore, cor anglais, heckelphon (bassoon) and speaker; text by Stefan Hyner, Bernhard Moser

Tags: heckelphone; chamber music

Additional information can be found here.

Hespos, Hans Joachim (1938-): Spink (Dunkelszene für Nonett, Videolen, Flügel und Pauke), 1993

Publisher: Verlag Neue Musik (NM1957)

Duration: 60min

Tags: heckelphone; chamber music

Additional information can be found here.

Pintscher, Matthias (1971-): Thomas Chatterton, 1993

Publisher: Bärenreiter (BA 7371)

Remarks: opera in two parts after Hans Hanny Jahnn; premiere on 25 May 1998 in Dresden, Germany, under Marc Albrecht; a reduced version, still using heckelphone, has been completed in 2000; a separate, 23min piece from the opera for baritone and orchestra has been published by Bärenreiter (BA 7380) and also uses heckelphone

Tags: heckelphone; opera

Additional information can be found here.

Pintscher, Matthias (1971-): Dunkles Feld - Berückung, 1993

Publisher: Bärenreiter (BA 7351)

Remarks: scene for large orchestra; premiere via radio broadcast on 18 April 1994 by Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin under Matthias Pintscher; revised version 1998 premiered on 13 March 1999 in Berlin, Germany, by Berliner Symphonie-Orchester under Johannes Kalitzke

Duration: 23min

Tags: heckelphone; orchestra

Additional information can be found here.

Winter, Paul (1939-): The Man Who Planted Trees (album), 1993

Publisher: Living Music (LD0030)

Remarks: based on the short story by Jean Giono, narrated by Robert J. Lurtsema; featuring Mark Perchanok on heckelphone

Duration: 40min

Tags: heckelphone; jazz

Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.

Arfken, Ernst (1925-2006): Quartett, 1994  [??]this entry has not (yet) been verified

Publisher: ms

Remarks: for oboe d’amore, cor anglais, heckelphone and bassoon

Tags: heckelphone; chamber music

Kolbinger, Karl (1921-2018): simple music for five, 1994

Publisher: k.o.m. musikverlag (kom 9504)

Remarks: for flute, oboe, clarinette, horn, bassett horn or heckelphone

Duration: 20min

Tags: heckelphone; chamber music

Additional information can be found here.

Kolbinger, Karl (1921-2018): Romanze und Rondino, 1994

Publisher: k.o.m. musikverlag (kom 9434)

Remarks: for 3 bassoons (or heckelphone / horn and 2 bassoons) and contrabassoon ad lib.; revised version, original version 1948

Duration: 10min

Tags: heckelphone; chamber music

Additional information can be found here.

Riehm, Rolf (1937-): Das Schweigen der Sirenen, 1994

Publisher: Ricordi (Sy. 3217)

Remarks: music theatre; an earlier version for soprano, tenor and orchestra also exists; based on a short story by Franz Kafka; premiere on 9 October 1994 in Stuttgart, Germany

Duration: 90min

Tags: heckelphone; opera, orchestra

Additional information can be found here.

Winter, Paul (1939): Prayer for the Wild Things (album), 1994

Publisher: Living Music (LD0028)

Remarks: heckelphone parts, played by Mark Perchanok, can be heard prominently in "Prelude: Eagle Mountain", "Morning: Buffalo Prairie", "Twilight: Sunset On Eagle Mountain", "Overture to a New Day: Night Into Dawn" and "Overture to a New Day: Eagle Mountain"

Duration: 69min

Tags: heckelphone; jazz

Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.

Büsing, Otfried (1955-): Melos (Choralfantasie), 1995

Publisher: Civico Museo Bibliographia Musicale Bologna

Remarks: for chamber orchestra with large organ

Duration: 20min

Tags: heckelphone; orchestra

Additional information can be found here.

Henze, Hans Werner (1926-2012): Drei Orchesterstücke, 1995

Publisher: Schott Music (ED 8954)

Remarks: based on a piano music by Karl Amadeus Hartmann; premiere on 5 July 1996 in München, Germany, by the Sinfonie-Orchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks under Lorin Maazel

Duration: 20min

Tags: heckelphone; orchestra

Additional information can be found here.

Heyn, Volker (1938-): Psyc, 1995  [?]this entry is only partially verified

Publisher: Ricordi (TME 661)

Remarks: for six wind players and three percussionists; premiere 1995 in Melbourne, Australia

Duration: 15min

Tags: heckelphone; chamber music

Janárčeková, Viera (1941-): Vier Schnulzen, 1995  [?]this entry is only partially verified

Publisher: Edition Furore (FUE 240)

Remarks: for oboe, cor anglais, heckelphone and bassoon; other versions also exist

Tags: heckelphone; chamber music

Additional information can be found here.

Klaus, Isabel (1976-): Stück für Doppelrohrblattinstrumente, 1995

Publisher: ms

Remarks: for oboe, cor anglais, heckelphone and bassoon; written for Les Roseaux Chantants

Tags: heckelphone; chamber music

Waterhouse, Graham (1962-): Vier Epigraphe nach Escher, op. 35, 1995

Publisher: Hofmeister (FH2576)

Remarks: for viola, heckelphone and piano; commissioned by Gunther Joppig; premiere on 8 April 1995 in Munich, Germany, by Gunther Joppig (heckelphone), Barbara Sterff (viola) and Graham Waterhouse (piano); the piece has been recorded using bass oboe, but as confirmed by the composer, it is intended to be played on heckelphone

Duration: 11min

Tags: heckelphone; chamber music

Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.

Wiblé, Michel (1923-2020): Arioso, 1995  [??]this entry has not (yet) been verified

Remarks: for oboe d'amore, heckelphone and bassoon

Tags: heckelphone; chamber music

Diethelm, Caspar (1926-1997): Plejaden (quartet for 3 oboes and bassoon), op. 342, 1996  [?]this entry is only partially verified

Publisher: ms

Remarks: III: 2 Ob, Hph, Fg – IV: Hph solo – V: 2 Ob.am, Hph, Fg – VI: Ob, CA, Bar.-Ob.

Tags: heckelphone, bass oboe; chamber music

Elfman, Danny (1953-): Mars Attacks! (film), 1996

Publisher: Tim Burton Productions

Duration: 106min

Tags: heckelphone; film music

Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.

Hakenberg, Stefan (1960-): Days, 1996

Publisher: Tonos Music (TO.7336)

Remarks: ten short pieces for bass clarinet and bassoon (or bass oboe, or heckelphone, or a second bass clarinet); premiere 1998 at Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA, by Diane Heffner (bass clarinet) and Janet Underhill (bassoon)

Duration: 14min

Tags: bass oboe, heckelphone; chamber music

Additional information can be found here.

Kolbinger, Karl (1921-2018): Trio Surprise, 1996

Publisher: k.o.m. musikverlag (kom 9613)

Remarks: for heckelphone, bassoon and contrabassoon

Duration: 12min

Tags: heckelphone; chamber music

Additional information can be found here.

Meier, Jost (1939-): Sieben kleine Geschichten aus dem doppelzüngigen Buch, 1996

Publisher: Edition BIM (MCX11)

Remarks: for oboe, cor anglais, heckelphone and bassoon

Duration: 16min

Tags: heckelphone; chamber music

Additional information can be found here.

Plante, Cyril (1975): Scherzo for Heckelphone and Piano, op. 7, 1996

Publisher: IMSLP (ICP 136)

Tags: heckelphone; chamber music

Additional information can be found here.

Reimann, Aribert (1936-): Konzert für Violine und Orchester, 1995-1996

Publisher: Schott Music

Remarks: concerto for violin and orchestra; commissioned by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra; premiere on 15 May 1997 in Chicago (IL), USA, by Gidon Kremer (violin) and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra under Daniel Barenboim

Duration: 25min

Tags: heckelphone; orchestra

Additional information can be found here.

Rihs, Nicolas: C4,B4,A4, 1996

Publisher: ms

Remarks: for cor anglais, bass oboe, heckelphone and bassoon

Tags: bass oboe, heckelphone; chamber music

Additional information can be found here.

Schneider, Urs Peter (1939-): Studien Fassung, 1996  [??]this entry has not (yet) been verified

Publisher: ms

Remarks: for oboe, cor anglais, heckelphone and bassoon

Tags: heckelphone; chamber music

Schuller, Gunther (1925-2015): An Arc Ascending, 1996

Publisher: Wise Music (rental)

Remarks: for large orchestra

Duration: 9min

Tags: heckelphone; orchestra

Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.

Blezard, William (1921-2003): Scherzo furioso, 1997

Publisher: Amoris International, AI SI 017

Remarks: for double reed instrument and piano; for Derek Bell

Tags: bass oboe, heckelphone; chamber music

Additional information can be found here.

Henze, Hans Werner (1926-2012): Sinfonia N. 9, 1995-1997

Publisher: Schott Music (ED 9212 Q3162)

Remarks: for mixed chorus and orchestra; commissioned by the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra and the Berlin Festival; dedicated to the heroes and martyrs of German antifascism; premiere on 11 September 1997 in Berlin, Germany, by the Berliner Philharmonisches Orchester and Rundfunkchor Berlin under Ingo Metzmacher

Duration: 56min

Tags: heckelphone; orchestra

Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.

Henze, Hans Werner (1926-2012): Aristaeus (dramma in musica), 1997

Publisher: Schott Music (rental)

Remarks: per voce recitante (baritono) e orchestra; poetry by Hans Werner Henze; commissioned by Rundfunk-Orchester und -chöre GmbH Berlin; revised 2003; premiere on 1 February 2004 in Berlin, Germany, by Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin under Marek Janowski

Duration: 48min

Tags: heckelphone; orchestra

Additional information can be found here.

Kingman, Nicolas (1976-): Towards the Gates of Heaven, 1996-1997  [??]this entry has not (yet) been verified

Remarks: tone poem for wind orchestra; written for the RNCM Wind Orchestra

Duration: 9min

Tags: heckelphone; concert band

A recording is available here.

Litvinenko, Irina (1967-): Trois Pièces Melodramatiques, 1997

Publisher: ms

Remarks: for oboe, cor anglais, heckelphone and bassoon

Tags: heckelphone; chamber music

Additional information can be found here.

Steinauer, Mathias (1959-): Koren-Fantasien (27 Imaginations-Studien zur griechischen Antike), op. 15, 1997

Publisher: SME 4919

Remarks: for double-reed quartet (double-reed instruments, heckelphone, bassoon), orator/singer (bass/baritone) and percussion; text: Aristoteles, Hippokrates, Ch. Mullack, Xenophon, Aristophanes, Hans Saner, Platon, Leonides von Tarent, Epikur

Duration: 45min

Tags: heckelphone; chamber music

Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.

Aho, Kalevi (1949-): Symphony No. 11 for six percussionists and orchestra, 1997-1998

Publisher: Fennica Gehrman

Remarks: premiere on 10 March 2000, by the Kroumata ensemble and the Lahti Symphony Orchestra under Osmo Vänskä

Duration: 34min

Tags: heckelphone, bass oboe; orchestra

Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.

Aho, Kalevi (1949-): Salaisuuksien kirja (The Book of Secrets), 1998

Publisher: Fennica Gehrman

Remarks: opera in one act and four scenes, libretto by Paavo Rintala and Kalevi Aho; commissioned by Lahti Opera for the celebration of the Millennium; premiere on 15 July 2000 at the Savonlinna Opera Festival

Duration: 1h14

Tags: heckelphone; opera

Additional information can be found here.

Aho, Kalevi (1949-): Kolme Bertrandin monologia (Three Monologues of Bertrand), 1998

Publisher: Fennica Gehrman

Remarks: cycle for baritone and orchestra from the opera "Aika ja uni" (The Age of Dreams); text by Paavo Rintala and Kalevi Aho; commissioned by the Savonlinna Opera Festival; premiere on 15 July 2000 at the Savonlinna Opera Festival

Duration: 13min

Tags: heckelphone; orchestra

Additional information can be found here.

Arnold, David (1962-): Godzilla (film), 1998

Publisher: Columbia Pictures

Duration: 139min

Tags: heckelphone; film music

Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.

Heller, Barbara (1936-): Solo-Album für Holzblasinstrumente (Englischhorn Solo-Album), 1998

Publisher: Furore-Edition (FUE 3250)

Remarks: for cor anglais, flute, recorder, clarinet, oboe, oboe d'amore or heckelphone; dedicated to Julian Singer; premiere 2002 in Bern, Switzerland

Tags: bass oboe, heckelphone; solo

Hofmann, Wolfgang (1922-2003): Quintetto Oboissimo, op. H98D, 1998

Remarks: for musette, oboe, oboe d’amore, cor anglais and heckelphone

Tags: heckelphone; chamber music

Additional information can be found here.

Holt, Simon (1958-): eco-pavan, 1998

Publisher: Chester Music

Remarks: for solo piano, bass flute, heckelphone, harp, cimbalom, one percussionist, mandolin, viola and bass; commissioned by the London Sinfonietta and the BBC; dedicated to Jo Kondo; premiere on 20 November 1998 in Huddersfield, UK, by Rolf Hind (piano) and the London Sinfonietta under Elgar Howarth

Duration: 15min

Tags: heckelphone; chamber music

Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.

Papadakos, Dorothy (1960-): Christmas Traveller, 1998

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Remarks: jazz Christmas concerto for chorus, baritone, orchestra and jazz trumpet; in the recording, the heckelphone part is played by Mark Perchanok

Duration: 17min

Tags: heckelphone; jazz, orchestra

Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.

Pintscher, Matthias (1971-): Musik aus Thomas Chatterton, 1998

Publisher: Bärenreiter (BA 7380)

Remarks: for baritone and orchestra; premiere on 3 May 1998 in Darmstadt, Germany, by Roman Trekel (baritone) and Orchester des Staatstheaters Darmstadt under Marc Albrecht

Duration: 25min

Tags: heckelphone; orchestra

Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.

Rebbe, Josef (1975-): Lokrische Essenz, 1997-1998  [?]this entry is only partially verified

Tags: heckelphone; chamber music

Schuller, Ed (1925-2015): Dra Kumba (arrangement by Gunther Schuller), 1998  [?]this entry is only partially verified

Remarks: from the album "Witchi-Tai-To (The Music Of Jim Pepper)"; arrangement for orchestra and jazz ensemble; recorded March 1998 in Köln, Germany, by WDR Rundfunkorchester Köln & The Jim Pepper Remembrance Band under Gunther Schuller

Duration: 9min

Tags: heckelphone; jazz, orchestra, arrangement

Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.

Schweitzer, Benjamin (1973-): Unrast, 1998

Publisher: Accolade Musikverlag (ACC 1009)

Remarks: for heckelphone, bassoon and contrabassoon; commissioned by Wilhelm Heckel GmbH; premiere on 16 May 1998 in Dresden, Germany, by Bernd Schober (heckelphone), Thomas Eberhardt (bassoon) and Steffen Albert (contrabassoon); later withdrawn by the composer

Tags: heckelphone; chamber music

Aho, Kalevi (1949-): Ennen kuin me kaikki olemme hukkuneet (Before We Are All Drowned / Bevor wir alle ertrunken sind), 1995-1999

Publisher: Fennica Gehrman

Remarks: opera in two acts; the libretto of Kalevi Aho is based on the radio play of Juha Mannerkorpi; commissioned by the Finnish National Opera; premiere on 8 February 2001, by the Finnish National Opera under Osmo Vänskä

Duration: 2h10

Tags: heckelphone; orchestra

Additional information can be found here.

Boulanger, Bernard: Dudelsack Spielen (CD), 1999  [?]this entry is only partially verified

Publisher: Verlag der Spielleute

Remarks: for oboe d’amore, basset horn, heckelphone and bagpipes

Tags: heckelphone; chamber music

Gardner, James E. (1962-): Charge, 1999

Publisher: Amoris International AI SI 008

Remarks: for a member of the oboe family of instruments; dedicated to Jennifer Paull; premiere in 2000 at the IDRS Conference in Buenos Aires, by Jorge Postel Pavisic; original version 1997 for clarinet

Duration: 2min

Tags: heckelphone, bass oboe, lupophone; solo

Additional information can be found here.

Pütz, Friedrich (1950-): Trio, 1999

Publisher: Edition Friedrich Pütz (M700156206)

Remarks: for viola, heckelphone (tenor saxophone) and piano; available from the composer upon request

Tags: heckelphone; chamber music

Additional information can be found here.

Reimann, Aribert (1936-): Kumi Ori, 1999

Publisher: Schott Music (rental)

Remarks: for baritone and orchestra; based on three poems by Paul Celan and lines from psalms 74, 79 and 122; commissioned by NDR Hamburg; premiere on 2 January 2000 in Hamburg, Germany, by Yaron Windmüller (baritone) and NDR-Sinfonieorchester under Christoph Eschenbach

Duration: 25min

Tags: heckelphone; orchestra

Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.

Ross, Walter (1936-): Old Joe Clark's Musical Offering, 1971-1999

Publisher: Amoris international (AI CM 006)

Remarks: for two upper (oboe, oboe d'amore) and one lower (cor anglais, bass oboe, bassoon) double reed instruments; parody on the famous Musical Offering by J.S. Bach; dedicated to Jennifer Paull

Duration: 6min

Tags: bass oboe, heckelphone; chamber music

Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.

Vidjeskog, Patrick (1964-): Sonata in modo classico, 1999

Publisher: Music Finland (MF17932)

Remarks: for heckelphone (or cor anglais or tenor saxophone) and piano; dedicated to Tapani Salonen; premiere on 4 December 1999 in Helsinki, Finland, by Tapani Salonen (heckelphone) and Tarmo Järvilehto (piano)

Duration: 12min

Tags: heckelphone; keyboard instrument

Additional information can be found here.


2000-2009

Darbellay, Jean-Luc (1946-): Aulos, 2000

Publisher: Tre Media Edition (TME 487)

Remarks: 9 miniatures for oboe / musette, cor anglais and heckelphone

Duration: 8min

Tags: heckelphone; chamber music

Additional information can be found here.

Dean, Brett (1961-): Amphitheatre (Scene for orchestra), 2000

Publisher: Boosey & Hawkes

Remarks: commissioned by Symphony Australia, premiere on 16 June 2000 at Brisbane Concert Hall by the Queensland Symphony Orchestra under Daniel Harding

Duration: 11min

Tags: heckelphone; orchestra

Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.

Henze, Hans Werner (1926-2012): Sinfonia N. 10, 1997-2000

Publisher: Schott Music (ED 9545 Q6369)

Remarks: for large orchestra; commissioned by Paul Sacher; premiere on 17 August 2002 in Lucerne, Switzerland, by the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra under Simon Rattle

Duration: 42min

Tags: heckelphone; orchestra

Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.

Kamen, Michael (1948-2003): X-Men (film), 2000  [??]this entry has not (yet) been verified

Publisher: Twentieth Century Fox

Duration: 104min

Tags: heckelphone; film music

Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.

Penderecki, Krzysztof (1933-2020): Suite from Paradise Lost, 2000

Publisher: Schott Music (rental)

Remarks: for soloists, choir and orchestra

Duration: 100min

Tags: heckelphone; orchestra

Additional information can be found here.

Rechberger, Herman (1947-): Urartu, 2000

Publisher: Fennica Gehrman

Remarks: for 2 flutes, 2 alto flutes, 2 oboes, cor anglais, heckelphone, 2 bassoons, contrabassoon, 5 horns, 3 trumpets,3 trombones, 2 tubas and 3 percussion

Duration: 18min

Tags: heckelphone; chamber music

Additional information can be found here.

Rihm, Wolfgang (1952-): Deus Passus (Passions-Stücke nach Lukas), 1999-2000

Publisher: Universal Edition

Remarks: oratorio; commissioned by Internationale Bachakademie Stuttgart; premiere in August 2000 in Stuttgart, Germany

Duration: 100min

Tags: bass oboe, heckelphone; orchestra

Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.

Rønnes, Robert (1959-): Three Nocturnes (Hommage à Frederick Delius), 1982-2000

Publisher: TrevCo Music Publishing (68651)

Remarks: for bass oboe or heckelphone and piano; dedicate to A. Schmidt and R. Wolschina; premiere on 17 May 2000 in Lodz, Poland, by Axel Schmidt (bass oboe) and and Reinhard Wolschina (piano); the composer changed the original version to heckelphone in 2000 and also produced a version for bassoon and piano

Tags: heckelphone, bass oboe; keyboard instrument

Additional information can be found here.

Ruzicka, Peter (1948-): Erinnerung (Spuren für Klarinette und Orchester), 2000

Publisher: Sikorski (SIK 1989)

Remarks: commissioned by Südwestrundfunk; premiere on 20 October 2000 in Donaueschingen, Germany, by Sharon Kam (clarinet) and the SWR-Sinfonieorchester Baden-Baden und Freiburg under Lothar Zagrosek

Duration: 16min

Tags: heckelphone; orchestra

Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.

Brun, Mathis (alias Stephan Braun) (1978-): Zwei Stücke für Heckelphon und drei Violoncelli, 1998-2001

Publisher: Accolade Musikverlag (ACC.4007)

Remarks: for heckelphone and three cellos; commissioned by the Heckel family

Tags: heckelphone; chamber music

Additional information can be found here.

Everhartz, Jury (1971-): Der Kommissar, 2002

Remarks: libretto by Kristine Tornquist; premiere 15 March 2002 at Jugendstiltheater am Steinhof, Vienna

Duration: 141min

Tags: heckelphone; opera

Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.

Gilberti, Adam (1981-): Reflections of Honor, 2002  [?]this entry is only partially verified

Publisher: ms

Remarks: for large orchestra; alternate version for band

Duration: 23min

Tags: heckelphone; orchestra

Irving, David (1935-): Quintet for Double Reeds, 2002

Remarks: with heckelphone solo; later adapted for other instruments; premiere on 1 June 2004 in Deal, NJ, USA, by Mark Perchanok and the New York Kammermusiker

Tags: heckelphone; chamber music, solo

Additional information can be found here.

Rasch, Torsten (1965-): Mein Herz brennt, 2002

Publisher: Faber Music (rental)

Remarks: for bass-baritone voice, reciter and large orchestra; song-cycle based on the music and lyrics of Rammstein; premiere in October 2002, in Dresden, Germany, by René Pape (baritone), Katharina Thalbach (reciter) and the Dresdner Sinfoniker under John Carewe

Duration: 65min

Tags: heckelphone; orchestra

Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.

Aho, Kalevi (1949-): Symphony No. 13 “Sinfonisia luonnekuvia” (Symphonic Character Studies), 2003

Publisher: Fennica Gehrman

Remarks: commissioned by the Lahti Sibelius Hall (for its 5th anniversary); premiere on 17 March 2005, by the Lahti Symphony Orchestra under Osmo Vänskä

Duration: 42min

Tags: heckelphone; orchestra

Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.

Andreyev, Samuel (1981-): PHP, 2003

Publisher: Edition Impronta

Remarks: for heckelphone (or lupophone) and 2 pianos; revised 2011; premiere 15 March 2011 in Amsterdam

Duration: 12min

Tags: heckelphone, lupophone; chamber music

Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.

Bonitz, Matthias (1951-): Venezianische Träume, 2003

Publisher: MusicaNeo

Remarks: for soprano, heckelphone and string quartet, based on the poems "Barkarole" and "Bekenntnis" by Hermann Hesse; commissioned by Fa. Wilhelm Heckel/Wiesbaden; premiere on 21 September 2003 at Schloß Wiesbaden, Germany, by Cordula Berner (soprano), Theo Heinrichs (heckelphone) and the Assindia Quartet

Duration: 28min

Tags: heckelphone; chamber music

Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.

Delanoff, Robert (1942-): Alte Buche im englischen Garten, 2003

Remarks: for bassoon (or heckelphone) and harp; several other versions exist

Duration: 7min

Tags: heckelphone; chamber music

Additional information can be found here.

Delanoff, Robert (1942-): Il ponte Tivoli, 2003

Remarks: for cor anglais (or alto flute or heckelphone) and harp

Duration: 9min

Tags: heckelphone; chamber music

Additional information can be found here.

Gilberti, Adam (1981-): Four Poems, 2003  [?]this entry is only partially verified

Remarks: for orchestra and mixed chorus

Tags: heckelphone; orchestra

Gubaidulina, Sofia (1931-): The Light of the End, 2003

Publisher: Sikorski Music Publishers

Remarks: for large orchestra; commissioned by Boston Symphony; premiere on 17 April 2003 in Boston, by the Boston Symphony Orchestra under Kurt Masur

Duration: 20min

Tags: heckelphone; orchestra

Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.

Reimann, Aribert (1936-): Tarde, 2003

Publisher: Schott Music (rental)

Remarks: for soprano and orchestra, based on a poem by Juan Ramón Jiménez; commissioned by Festival de Música de Canarias; premiere on 6 February 2004 in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain, by Claudia Barainsky (soprano) and Württembergisches Staatsorchester under Lothar Zagrosek

Duration: 23min

Tags: heckelphone; orchestra

Additional information can be found here.

Schottstädt, Rainer (1951-2016): Variationen über "Happy Birthday", 2003

Publisher: Edition Schottstadt (GS 10 403 C)

Remarks: for oboe, cor anglais, heckelphone and basson; other versions also exist

Duration: 3min

Tags: heckelphone; chamber music

Additional information can be found here.

Schuller, Gunther (1925-2015): Encounters, 2003

Publisher: Wise Music (rental)

Remarks: for large orchestra and jass ensemble

Duration: 24min

Tags: heckelphone, bass oboe; orchestra

Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.

Theaker, Daniel George (1967-): Portrait of Memory/Portraits of Imagined Memory (Quartet No. 1), op. 11, 1998-2003

Publisher: Mayfair-Montgomery, Toronto

Remarks: for tuba quartet or bassoon quartet; alternate version for heckelphone, two bassoons and contrabassoon

Tags: heckelphone; chamber music

Additional information can be found here.

Vereno, Klemens (1957-): Kalenderblatt XXXVI, 2003

Remarks: for heckelphone solo

Duration: 2min

Tags: heckelphone; solo

Additional information can be found here.

Biriotti, León (1929-): XI Sinfonía concertante, 2004

Publisher: ms

Remarks: for heckelphone and large orchestra

Tags: heckelphone; orchestra, solo

Additional information can be found here.

Gilberti, Adam (1981-): Violin Concerto, 2004  [?]this entry is only partially verified

Tags: heckelphone; orchestra

Joner, Sverre Indris (1963-): Le massacre du cor anglais, 2004

Remarks: humorous arrangement for 9 double-reed instruments with highlights from the literature for classical orchestra

Tags: heckelphone; chamber music

Additional information can be found here.

Mack, Dieter (1954-): Trio II, 2004

Publisher: Verlag Neue Music (NM2359)

Remarks: for heckelphone, piano and percussion

Duration: 16min

Tags: heckelphone; chamber music

Additional information can be found here.

Samels, Robert C (1981-2006): Envisionary Countenance of Mayhem, 2004  [??]this entry has not (yet) been verified

Publisher: ms

Remarks: for oboe, oboe d’amore, cor anglais and heckelphone

Tags: heckelphone; chamber music

Trojahn, Manfred (1949-): Fünfte Sinfonie für großes Orchester, 2004

Publisher: Bärenreiter Verlag (BA 7753-72, rental)

Remarks: scored for 2 heckelphones; premiere on 29 April 2004 in Munich, Germany, by Münchner Philharmoniker under Sylvain Cambreling

Tags: heckelphone; orchestra, multiple

Additional information can be found here.

Aho, Kalevi (1949-): Concerto for Contrabassoon and Orchestra, 2004-2005

Publisher: Fennica Gehrman

Remarks: commissioned by Lewis Lipnick; premiere on 23 February 2006 in Bergen, Norway, by Lewis Lipnick (contrabassoon) and the Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra under Andrew Litton

Duration: 38min

Tags: heckelphone; orchestra

Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.

Cody, Joshua: A Journey That Wasn't (film), 2005

Remarks: Filmed on 20 October 2005 in Central Park, New York City, NY (USA) as part of a public performance involving 40 musicians. The score calls for a standard string and percussion sections along with a woodwind section including heckelphone, tubax in E-flat, contra-alto clarinet, contra-bass clarinet and contrabassoon, along with an electric guitar, a sackbut and a theremin. The heckelphone part was played by Harry Searing on heckelphone #26.

Duration: 23min

Tags: heckelphone; film music

Additional information can be found here.

Heucke, Stefan (1959-): Der Mensch (Ode für Alto und Orchester), op. 34a, 2005

Publisher: Schott Music

Remarks: ode for alto and orchestra, based on the poem by Friedrich Hölderlin; original 1999 version commissioned by Bettina Eickhoff; premiere on 13 May 2005 in Bochum, Germany, by Marina Sande (alto) and the Bochumer Symphoniker under Graham Jackson

Duration: 25min

Tags: heckelphone; orchestra

Additional information can be found here.

Rønnes, Robert (1959-): Bassoon Concerto, 2005

Remarks: original version, for bassoon, 4 heckelphones and contraforte

Tags: heckelphone; chamber music, multiple

Bonitz, Matthias (1951-): Der Tschao-Yang Palast, 2005-2006

Remarks: for soprano, chorus and orchestra; Chinese poetry in translations by Klabund

Duration: 31min

Tags: heckelphone; orchestra

Additional information can be found here.

Gander, Bernhard (1969-): Bunny Games, 2006

Publisher: Edition Peters, Leipzig (EP12790)

Remarks: for chamber orchestra; dedicated to Klangforum Wien

Duration: 27min

Tags: heckelphone; chamber music

Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.

Gilberti, Adam (1981-): Genesis, 2006  [?]this entry is only partially verified

Duration: 17min

Tags: heckelphone; chamber music

Kulenoviç, Vuk (1946-2017): Concerto for Heckelphone, 2006  [??]this entry has not (yet) been verified

Tags: heckelphone; orchestra, solo

Puztai, Tibor (1946-2016): Triptych, 2006  [??]this entry has not (yet) been verified

Remarks: for percussion, heckelphone and harpsicord

Tags: heckelphone; chamber music

Vossebrecker, Roland (1965-): 1. Trio für Oboe, Heckelphon und Klavier, 2006

Remarks: commissioned by Albrecht Bode; premiere on 16 June 2007 in Cologne, Germany; a live recording of the premiere performance with Albrecht Bode (heckelphone) has been released by PDV records

Duration: 20min

Tags: heckelphone; chamber music

Additional information can be found here.

Aho, Kalevi (1949-): Concerto for Oboe and Orchestra, 2007

Publisher: Fennica Gehrman

Remarks: commissioned by the Royal Flemish Symphony Orchestra and Tampere Philharmonic Orchestra; premiere on 9 May 2007 in Antwerp, Belgium, by the Royal Flemish Symphony Orchestra

Duration: 32min

Tags: heckelphone; orchestra

Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.

Blomenkamp, Thomas (1955-): Fünf Stücke für großes Orchester, 2007

Remarks: commissioned by Tonhalle Düsseldorf; premiere on 11 January 2008 in Düsseldorf, Germany, by Düsseldorfer Symphoniker under John Fiore, with Ulrich Brokamp playing heckelphone #4918

Duration: 31min

Tags: heckelphone; orchestra

Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.

Brass, Nikolaus (1949-): L'inferno (Landschaft für Orchester), 2003-2007

Publisher: Ricordi, Sy. 3684

Remarks: commissioned by musica viva; premiere on 14 December 2007 at the Residenz München, Germany, by Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks under Johannes Kalitzke

Duration: 25min

Tags: heckelphone; orchestra

Additional information can be found here.

Curington, David: Session, 2007  [??]this entry has not (yet) been verified

Publisher: Cambridge University (ms)

Remarks: for full orchestra

Tags: heckelphone; orchestra

Gherman, Alin (1981-): Donna Odokia, op. 69, 2007

Remarks: music theatre for one actress, piano, viola, cor anglais and heckelphone; commissioned by the Tonhalle Society Zürich and the Swiss Cultural Foundation Pro Helvetia; premiere on 7 February 2008 at Tonhalle Zürich, by Vera Bauer, Michael Kleiser, Michel Rouilly and Martin Frutiger

Duration: 12min

Tags: heckelphone; chamber music

Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.

Hamel, Micha (1970-): Snow White, op. 34, 2004-2007

Publisher: Donemus

Remarks: tragic operetta, after the novel 'Snow White' by Donald Barthelme; premiere on 19 January 2008 in Enschede, Netherlands

Duration: 150min

Tags: heckelphone, piccolo heckelphone; orchestra

Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.

Kühnl, Claus (1957-): Threehundredandeightyfive, 2007

Publisher: Kühnl Verlag

Remarks: for bass flute, bass oboe (or heckelphone) and contrabass clarinet

Duration: 5min

Tags: heckelphone, bass oboe; chamber music

Manasyan, Armen: Quartet, 2007  [??]this entry has not (yet) been verified

Remarks: for woodwind quartet: bass flute, heckelphone or bass oboe, bass clarinet and contrabassoon

Tags: heckelphone, bass oboe; chamber music

Sotelo, Mauricio (1961-): Muros de dolor... III, 2006-2007

Publisher: Universal Edition (UE 33 631)

Remarks: for orchestra; dedicated to Kaija Saariaho; premiere on 4 May 2007 in Las Palmas (Gran Canaria), Spain, by Orquesta Filarmónica de Gran Canaria under Anne Manson

Duration: 14min

Tags: heckelphone; orchestra

Additional information can be found here.

Andres, Daniel (1937-): Engel, vier Miniaturen und ein Epilog nach Bildern von Paul Klee, op. 43, 2008

Publisher: ms

Remarks: for oboe, cor anglais, heckelphone and bassoon; premiere on 6 June 2009 in Bern, Switzerland, by Les Roseaux Chantants

Tags: heckelphone; chamber music

Additional information can be found here.

Clyde, Doug (1978-): Classical & Scores Suite, 2008

Publisher: Albedo Music (SO.142533)

Remarks: a collection of four songs that were originally composed for various film projects; the bass oboe/heckelphone part is optional

Duration: 6min

Tags: bass oboe, heckelphone; concert band

Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.

Gilberti, Adam (1981-): Elegy, 2008  [?]this entry is only partially verified

Duration: 8min

Tags: heckelphone; orchestra

Hudry, David (1978): Nachtspiegel, 2008

Publisher: BabelScores

Remarks: for large ensemble; premiere in October 2008 in Paris, France, by Orchestre des Lauréats du Conservatoire, under Guillaume Bourgogne; dedicated to Emmanuel Nunes

Duration: 26min

Tags: heckelphone; orchestra

Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.

Mathis, R.L.: Enduring Fragile Moves, op. 69, 2008  [??]this entry has not (yet) been verified

Remarks: for piano, oboe, marimba, contrabassoon, bass clarinet, oboe d'amore and heckelphone

Tags: heckelphone; chamber music

Richards, Peter (1959-): The Lost Penguin, 2008

Publisher: editiondb 0701002

Remarks: for solo bass oboe or heckelphone; a version for solo cor anglais also exists

Tags: heckelphone, bass oboe; solo

Additional information can be found here.

Widmann, Jörg (1947-): Antiphon, 2007-2008

Publisher: Schott Music (rental)

Remarks: für Orchestergruppen; commissioned by Hessischer Rundfunk; premiere on 27 February 2008 in Frankfurt/Main, Germany, by the hr-Sinfonieorchester under Paavo Järvi

Duration: 20min

Tags: heckelphone; orchestra

Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.

Aulio, Maxime (1980-): Symphonie de l'espace, op. 20, 2004-2009

Publisher: Association Française pour l’Essor des Ensembles à Vent (AFEEV)

Remarks: for large wind orchestra and chorus; the score shows the instrumentation to include "Heckelphone (Bass Oboe)", but labels the part "Baritone Oboe"

Duration: 50min

Tags: heckelphone, bass oboe; orchestra

Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.

Bertelson, Jan: Symphony in D Minor, op. 45, 2009  [??]this entry has not (yet) been verified

Remarks: “Tabula Rasa”

Tags: heckelphone; orchestra

Engle, Kerry (1947-): Lysa Trillama Strata Overture, 2009

Remarks: for flute, horn, trumpet, violin, viola, cello, electric guitar, balalaika, snare drum, cymbals, bass drum, drum set and heckelphone; from the album "Miracle Child"

Duration: 3min

Tags: heckelphone; popular music

A recording is available here.

Gander, Bernhard (1969-): Lovely Monster, 2009

Publisher: Edition Peters, Leipzig

Remarks: for orchestra; premiere 10 October 2009 in Graz, by RSO Wien under Peter Eötvös

Duration: 13min

Tags: heckelphone; orchestra

Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.

Gilberti, Adam (1981-): Soul Diaspora, 2009  [??]this entry has not (yet) been verified

Tags: heckelphone; film music

Henze, Hans Werner (1926-2012): Opfergang (Immolazione), 2008-2009

Publisher: Chester Music (CH75020)

Remarks: for singers, instrumentalists and piano concertante; after a dramatic poem by Franz Werfel; commissioned by Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Rome; premiere on 10 January 2010 in Rome, Italy, by Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia under Antonio Pappano

Duration: 45min

Tags: heckelphone; orchestra

Additional information can be found here.

Isaacson, Michael (1946-): La danse du harem, 2009

Publisher: TCO 1598

Remarks: for heckelphone and crotales (percussion)

Duration: 2min

Tags: heckelphone; chamber music

Additional information can be found here.

Lehfuss, Augustin (1963-): Jazzy Ideas, 2009  [?]this entry is only partially verified

Remarks: for 8 oboe instruments and jazz trio; commissioned by Gregor Witt; premiere in 2011 in Markneukirchen, Germany

Duration: 7min

Tags: heckelphone, bass oboe; jazz

Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.

Lehfuss, Augustin (1963-): Ballad for Double Reeds, 2009  [?]this entry is only partially verified

Remarks: for 8 oboe instruments and jazz trio; commissioned by Gregor Witt; premiere in 2011 in Markneukirchen, Germany

Duration: 4min

Tags: heckelphone, bass oboe; jazz

Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.

Lehfuss, Augustin (1963-): Double Reed Blues, 2009  [?]this entry is only partially verified

Remarks: for 8 oboe instruments and jazz trio; commissioned by Gregor Witt; premiere in 2011 in Markneukirchen, Germany

Duration: 4min

Tags: heckelphone, bass oboe; jazz

Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.

Lehfuss, Augustin (1963-): Rostock's Fun Fare, 2009  [?]this entry is only partially verified

Remarks: for 8 oboe instruments and jazz trio; commissioned by Gregor Witt; premiere in 2011 in Markneukirchen, Germany

Duration: 3min

Tags: heckelphone, bass oboe; jazz

Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.

Reimann, Aribert (1936-): Medea, 2007-2009

Publisher: Schott Music (ED 20974)

Remarks: opera in four images; commissed by Wiener Staatsoper; based on a play by Franz Grillparzer; premiere on 28 February 2010 in Vienna, Austria, under Michael Boder

Duration: 120min

Tags: heckelphone; opera

Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.

Schumann, Robert (1810-1856): Klavierquintett in Es-Dur (arrangement by the Aulos Quartet), op. 44, 2009

Remarks: arrangement for oboe, violin, bass oboe, violoncello and piano; original 1842 version for two violins, viola, violoncello and piano

Duration: 30min

Tags: heckelphone; chamber music, arrangement

Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.

Tokke, Justin P. (1990-): Heckel, 2009

Publisher: sheet music available from the composer

Remarks: for solo heckelphone and chamber orchestra

Duration: 5min

Tags: heckelphone; orchestra, solo

Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.

Vossebrecker, Roland (1965-): 2. Trio für Oboe, Heckelphon und Klavier, 2009

Remarks: premiere on 23 April 2010

Duration: 24min

Tags: heckelphone; chamber music

Additional information can be found here.

Vossebrecker, Roland (1965-): Für Heckelphon und Klavier, 2009

Remarks: premiere on 23 April 2010

Duration: 6min

Tags: heckelphone; keyboard instrument

Additional information can be found here.


2010-2019

Chieregato, Manuel (1978-): Sundays - I want my bells to scream! (No. 1, Version A), 2010

Remarks: musical tribute to René Magritte; for tubular bells and 12 mixed instruments

Tags: heckelphone; chamber music

Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.

Chieregato, Manuel (1978-): Sundays - I want my bells to scream! (No. 4, Version A), 2010

Remarks: musical tribute to René Magritte; for tubular bells and 6 mixed instruments (including 2 heckelphones)

Tags: heckelphone; chamber music, multiple

Additional information can be found here.

Chieregato, Manuel (1978-): Close the Schools! (Part VI), 2010

Remarks: tribute to Carl Czerny, freely inspired by the 1914 pamphlet of Giovanni Papini; for 2 flutes, oboe, heckelphone, clarinet and 2 bass clarinets

Tags: heckelphone; chamber music

Additional information can be found here.

Chieregato, Manuel (1978-): Wedding Music (Sketch No. 4, Version A), 2010

Tags: heckelphone; chamber music

Eaton, John (1935-2015): Lines from Meleager (A meditation for Mezzo-Soprano and Heckelphone), 2010

Tags: heckelphone; chamber music

Gilberti, Adam (1981-): Forces of Nature II, 2010  [??]this entry has not (yet) been verified

Tags: heckelphone; wind ensemble

Gilberti, Adam (1981-): Prophecy (Biblical Story of Noah's Flood), 2010  [??]this entry has not (yet) been verified

Tags: heckelphone; orchestra

Hamel, Peter Michael (1947-): Anverwandlungen, 2010

Publisher: Bayrische Landesbibliothek (ms: Mus.N. 152,154)

Remarks: for heckelphone and organ; versions for other instruments exist

Tags: heckelphone; keyboard instrument

Additional information can be found here.

Henze, Hans Werner (1926-2012): Gisela! (oder: Die merk- und denkwürdigen Wege des Glücks), 2009-2010

Publisher: Chester Music

Remarks: music theatre for singers, mimes, small mixed chorus and instruments; libretto by Hans Werner Henze, Christian Lehnert and Michael Kerstan; commissioned by Cultural Capital of Europe RUHR.2010 and the Semperoper Dresden, funded by the Kunststiftung NRW; premiere on 25 September 2010 at Gladbeck, Germany, by Studio Musikfabrik Nordrhein-Westfalen, Dortmunder Chorakademie and Folkwang-Universität Essen under Steven Sloane

Duration: 75min

Tags: heckelphone; musical

Additional information can be found here.

Tipp, Devon Osamu (Devon Yasamune Toyotomi) (1991-): Reedy Pipe Dreams, 2010  [??]this entry has not (yet) been verified

Remarks: for double reed choir

Tags: heckelphone, bass oboe; chamber music

Tipp, Devon Osamu (Devon Yasamune Toyotomi) (1991-): Heckelphone Sonata, 2010  [??]this entry has not (yet) been verified

Tags: heckelphone; chamber music

Urbaniak, Jacek (1949-): Heckelpol, 2010  [??]this entry has not (yet) been verified

Publisher: ms

Remarks: two mazurkas according to folksongs from Moravia, for heckelphone and piano

Tags: heckelphone; keyboard instrument

Winter, Paul (1939-): Miho: Journey to the Mountain (album), 2010

Publisher: Living Music

Remarks: commissioned by the Miho Museum in Kyoto, Japan; a heckelphone part, played by Paul McCandless, can be heard prominently in "Bendir and Heckelphone"

Duration: 78min

Tags: heckelphone; chamber music, solo

Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.

Chieregato, Manuel (1978-): The Mass is Ended (Sketch 1, Version A), 2011

Remarks: for 12 woodwind instruments

Duration: 2min

Tags: heckelphone; chamber music

Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.

Chieregato, Manuel (1978-): The Mass is Ended (Sketch 2, Version A), 2011

Tags: heckelphone; chamber music

Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.

Trojahn, Manfred (1949-): Orest, 2011

Remarks: opera in six scenes, based on the play by Euripides; commissioned by Nederlandse Opera; premiere on 8 December 2011 in Amsterdam, Netherlands

Duration: 80min

Tags: heckelphone; orchestra

Additional information can be found here.

Tsanoff, Hristo (1947-): Cantate Domino I, 2011

Remarks: for solo bass, mixed chorus, oboe, oboe d'amore, cor anglais, heckelphone, violine, violoncello, campana and organ

Tags: heckelphone; chamber music

Additional information can be found here.

Vossebrecker, Roland (1965-): Duett für ein Sopran- und ein Tenorinstrument mit Klavierbegleitung, 2011

Remarks: for one soprano and one tenor instrument; premiere on 25 November 2011 with oboe and heckelphone

Duration: 8min

Tags: heckelphone; keyboard instrument

Additional information can be found here.

Wagner, Richard (1813-1883): Die Walküre (Erster Tag des Bühnenfestspiels "Der Ring des Nibelungen"; arrangement by Eberhard Kloke), 2011

Publisher: Universal Edition

Remarks: arrangement of Wagner's 1856 opera by Eberhard Kloke for soloists and medium-size orchastra

Duration: 300min

Tags: heckelphone; opera, arrangement

Additional information can be found here.

Wagner, Richard (1813-1883): Das Rheingold (Vorabend des Bühnenfestspiels "Der Ring des Niebelunge"; arrangement by Eberhard Kloke), 2011

Publisher: Universal Edition (UE 35 618)

Remarks: arrangement of Wagner's 1854 opera by Eberhard Kloke for soloists and medium-size orchestra

Duration: 140min

Tags: heckelphone; opera, arrangement

Additional information can be found here.

Bach, Johann Sebastian (1685-1750): Wohl mir, daß ich Jesum habe / Jesus bleibet meine Freude (arrangement by Albrecht Bode and Iris Rieg), 2012

Remarks: arrangement for heckelphone and organ; the original version is part of the cantata "Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben", written in 1723, for four-part choir, strings, oboe and trumpet; it is widely known under the English title "Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring", and numerous arrangements exist

Duration: 4min

Tags: heckelphone; keyboard instrument, arrangement

Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.

Beatty, Stephen W. (1938-): Articulations for Heckelphone, op. 175, 2012

Duration: 6min

Tags: heckelphone; solo

Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.

Mason, Quinn (1996-): Dragonfly, 2012

Remarks: for piano and heckelphone

Duration: 3min

Tags: heckelphone; keyboard instrument

Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.

Rheinberger, Josef Gabriel (1839-1901): Abendlied (aus: Sechs Stücke für Violine und Orgel) (arrangement by Albrecht Bode and Iris Rieg), op. 150, 2012

Remarks: arrangement for heckelphone and organ; original 1887 version for violin and organ dedicated to Benno Walter

Duration: 6min

Tags: heckelphone; keyboard instrument, arrangement

Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.

Tansman, Alexandre (1897-1987): Sonatine (arrangement by Albrecht Bode and Iris Rieg), 2012

Remarks: arrangement for heckelphone and organ; original 1957 version for bassoon and piano; dedicated to Gustave Dherin

Duration: 12min

Tags: heckelphone; keyboard instrument, arrangement

Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.

Tipp, Devon Osamu (Devon Yasamune Toyotomi) (1991-): Heckelphone Sonata, 2012  [??]this entry has not (yet) been verified

Tags: heckelphone; keyboard instrument

Wagner, Richard (1813-1883): Siegfried (Zweiter Tag des Bühnenfestspiels "Der Ring des Nibelungen"; arrangement by Eberhard Kloke), 2012

Publisher: Universal Edition (UE 36 177)

Remarks: arrangement of Wagner's 1871 opera by Eberhard Kloke for soloists and medium-size orchastra

Duration: 300min

Tags: heckelphone; opera, arrangement

Additional information can be found here.

Andreyev, Samuel (1981-): The Tubular West (album), 2013

Publisher: Torpor Vigil Records

Remarks: heckelphone can be heard prominently in "Pluto’s Matches", "Songs Take Splitting 1" and "Winter in Århus"

Duration: 52min

Tags: heckelphone; popular music

Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.

Bärenz, Martin (1956-): Sonatine für Heckelphon und Klavier, 2013

Remarks: commissioned by Georg Weiss

Tags: heckelphone; keyboard instrument

Beatty, Stephen W. (1938-): Duet for Cello and Heckelphone, op. 245, 2013

Duration: 8min

Tags: heckelphone; chamber music

Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.

Beatty, Stephen W. (1938-): Duet for Viola and Heckelphone, op. 246, 2013

Duration: 8min

Tags: heckelphone; chamber music

Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.

Beatty, Stephen W. (1938-): Quartet for Oboe, Clarinet, Heckelphone and Bassoon, op. 263, 2013

Duration: 10min

Tags: heckelphone; chamber music

Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.

Chieregato, Manuel (1978-): Carnivals, Suite No. 1, 2013

Remarks: for 23 wind instruments (including 2 heckelphones) and 24 percussionists

Duration: 6min

Tags: heckelphone; chamber music, multiple

Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.

Klein, Adam (1960-): De philosophia de scientia, 2013  [??]this entry has not (yet) been verified

Remarks: choral symphony

Tags: heckelphone; orchestra

Lambert, John Thomas: Rondo No. 1 in C Major, 2013

Remarks: for oboe, heckelphone, bassoon and contrabassoon

Duration: 2min

Tags: heckelphone; chamber music

Additional information can be found here.

Mason, Quinn (1996-): Birthday Song, 2013

Remarks: for heckelphone and piano; written originally for cello and piano

Duration: 5min

Tags: heckelphone; chamber music

Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.

Sotelo, Maurico (1961-): El público, 2010-2013

Remarks: opera in five scenes and a prologue; libretto by Andrés Ibáñez, based on the play by Federico García Lorca; commissioned by Gerard Mortier for the Teatro Real de Madrid; premiere on 24 February 2015 in Madrid, Spain

Duration: 142min

Tags: heckelphone; opera

Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.

Tipp, Devon Osamu (Devon Yasamune Toyotomi) (1991-): Lithium Daphnae, 2011-2013

Remarks: for heckelphone (or bass oboe or lupophone), viola and piano; premiere on 7 October 2013 in Rostock, Germany, by Sabine Kaselow (bass oboe), Christoph Stark (viola) and Jenns Hoffmann (piano)

Duration: 6min

Tags: heckelphone, bass oboe, lupophone; keyboard instrument

Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.

Tsanoff, Hristo (1947-): Stabat Mater speciosa II, 2013

Remarks: for solo mezzo-soprano, children's chorus, mixed chorus and orchestra

Tags: heckelphone; orchestra

Additional information can be found here.

Beatty, Stephen W. (1938-): Trio for Heckelphone, Oboe and Harp, op. 299, 2014

Duration: 10min

Tags: heckelphone; chamber music

Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.

Beatty, Stephen W. (1938-): Trio for Heckelphone, Clarinet and Harp, op. 300, 2014

Duration: 12min

Tags: heckelphone; chamber music

Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.

Beatty, Stephen W. (1938-): Trio for English Horn, Heckelphone & Cello, op. 301, 2014

Duration: 11min

Tags: heckelphone; chamber music

Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.

Beatty, Stephen W. (1938-): Duet for Flute and Heckelphone, op. 302, 2014

Duration: 10min

Tags: heckelphone; chamber music

Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.

Beatty, Stephen W. (1938-): Trio for Flute, Heckelphone and Harp, op. 303, 2014

Duration: 16min

Tags: heckelphone; chamber music

Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.

Eggert, Moritz (1965-): Leipzig Noir, 2014

Publisher: Sikoroski HV235-HW-2014

Remarks: for trumpet, heckelphone, bass clarinet, percussion (1 player), piano, female voice, male voice, stroh violin/singing saw and electric guitar; commissioned by Forum Zeitgenössische Musik Leipzig; premiere on 17 December 2014 in Leipzig, Germany

Duration: 21min

Tags: heckelphone; chamber music

Additional information can be found here.

Kram, Richard (1953-): Easy Miniatures for Heckelphone (or Bass Oboe), 2014

Remarks: for heckelphone (or bass oboe) and piano

Tags: heckelphone, bass oboe; keyboard instrument

Additional information can be found here.

Widmann, Jörg (1947-): Babylon-Suite, 2014

Publisher: Schott Music (rental)

Remarks: for large orchestra; concertante version of Widmann’s opera "Babylon"; commissioned by Grafenegg Festival, Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Amsterdam and St. David’s Hall the National Concert Hall of Wales; premiere on 21 August 2014 in Grafenegg, Austria, by the Tonkünstler-Orchester Niederösterreich under Kent Nagano

Duration: 30min

Tags: heckelphone; orchestra

Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.

Bruckman, Kyle (1971-): Technological Music Vol. 2, 2015

Remarks: a series of calculated disasters wherein compositional intent is exercised to varying degrees before and/or after the moment of performance; [...] tools include oboe, cor anglais, heckelphone, baritone oboe, microphones and analogue synthesis

Tags: heckelphone, bass oboe; chamber music

A recording is available here.

Coulomb, Laurent (1977-): Zhaï, 2015

Remarks: concerto for bass oboe (or heckelphone) and chamber orchestra

Duration: 15min

Tags: heckelphone, bass oboe; chamber music

Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.

Farber, Andy (1969-): Star Trek Continues, Episode 5 (film) (“Divided We Stand”), 2015

Remarks: the heckelphone part was played by Harry Searing

Duration: 15min

Tags: heckelphone; film music

Additional information can be found here.

Trimmel, Raimund (1959-): Doppelkonzert für Kontrafagott und Heckelphon, 2015

Tags: heckelphone; orchestra

Finko, David (1936-): Concerto Grosso No. 5, 2016

Remarks: for oboe, oboe d'amore, cor anglais, heckelphone, trumpet, percussion and strings; in memory of Myron Yakovlevich Rosenfeld; premiere on 17 February 2017 in Orchard Park (NY), USA, by the Orchard Park Symphony Orchestra underDavid Rudge

Duration: 14min

Tags: heckelphone; concertante

A recording is available here.

Paraskakis, Michael (1980-): kāma, 2016

Remarks: for bass flute, heckelphone, bass & contrabass clarinet, tubax, contraforte, trumpet, trombone, accordion, harp, viola, cello and double bass; commissioned by Impuls; premier on 10 February 2017 in Graz, Austria, by Klangforum Wien under Enno Poppe

Duration: 13min

Tags: heckelphone; chamber music

Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.

Schulze, Werner (1952-): Κύκλος (Kyklos), op. 26, 2016

Publisher: Edition Logos

Remarks: muse songs for oboe/oboe d'amore, cor anglais/heckelphone, basson and contrabasson; commissioned by the NÖ Landesregierung; premiere 20 May 2017 in Grünbach, Austria

Duration: 40min

Tags: heckelphone; chamber music

Additional information can be found here.

Staffel, Andreas F. (1965-): In hohem Holz ... und weiter, 2016

Publisher: Edition Anthemion (710181)

Remarks: for oboe solo, oboe d'amore, cor anglais and baritone oboe ... individually or in arbitrary combinations, with arbitrary changes between instruments, with and without interplay; dedicated to Antje Thierbach; premiere on 19 October 2017 in Berlin, Germany, by Antje Thierbach

Duration: 12min

Tags: bass oboe, heckelphone, lupophone; chamber music, solo

Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.

Aho, Kalevi (1949-): Symphony No. 17 (Sinfonisia freskoja), 2017

Publisher: Fennica Gehrman

Remarks: premiere on 4 April 2019 in Lahti, Finland, by Sinfonia Lahti under Dima Slobodeniuk; includes a lupophone part that, according to the composer, can also be played on heckelphone or bassoon

Duration: 65min

Tags: lupophone, heckelphone; orchestra

Additional information can be found here.

Beatty, Stephen W. (1938-): Concerto for Heckelphone, op. 886, 2017

Remarks: for heckelphone, harpsichord, violin, viola and violoncello

Duration: 11min

Tags: heckelphone; chamber music

Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.

Beatty, Stephen W. (1938-): Concerto No. 2 for Heckelphone, op. 888, 2017

Remarks: for heckelphone, harpsichord and string orchestra

Duration: 11min

Tags: heckelphone; chamber music

Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.

Carturan, Carlo (1858 - 1936): Ascendit Deus (arrangement), 2017

Remarks: arrangement for 3 heckephones recorded in 2017 by Chris Bleth, William May and Lara Wickes; original version for 3 equal voices (TTB or SSA) in Secunda anthologia vocalis, op.66

Duration: 1min

Tags: heckelphone; chamber music, arrangement, multiple

Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.

Montgomery, Christopher (1931-): Valse False, 2017

Remarks: for heckelphone or bassoon

Duration: 2min

Tags: heckelphone; solo

Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.

Mychael Danna (1958-): The Man Who Invented Christmas (film), 2017

Publisher: Elevation Pictures / Wildcard Distribution

Remarks: the soundtrack has been released as an album by Universal Music; heckelphone can be heard prominently in various parts, including "Humbug", "Scrooge Appears" and "The Second Ghost"

Duration: 104min

Tags: heckelphone; film music

Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.

Red Scarves: Sort of Scarlet, 2017

Remarks: heckelphone played by Eric Novak

Duration: 41min

Tags: heckelphone; orchestra

Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.

Regt, Hendrik de (1950-): 9 Variations on Psalm 5, 2017

Publisher: Digital Music Print Belgium (DMP 117131)

Remarks: for oboe, oboe d'amore, cor anglais and baritone oboe (or bassoon); on a theme from the Souterliedekens of Clemens non Papa

Duration: 11min

Tags: bass oboe, heckelphone; chamber music

A recording is available here.

Reimann, Aribert (1936-): L'Invisible (Trilogie lyrique), 2011-2017

Publisher: Schott Music (rental)

Remarks: based on three short plays by Maurice Maeterlinck; commissioned by Deutsche Oper Berlin; premiere on 8 October 2017 in Berlin, Germany, under Donald Runnicles

Duration: 90min

Tags: heckelphone; opera

Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.

Widmann, Jörg (1947-): ARCHE, 2017

Publisher: Schott Music (rental)

Remarks: oratorio for soloists, choirs, organ and orchestra; commissioned by the Philharmonisches Staatsorchester Hamburg for the opening of the Elbphilharmonie; premiere on 13 January 2017 in Hamburg, Germany, by the Philharmonisches Staatsorchester Hamburg under Kent Nagano, with Ulrich Brokamp playing heckelphone #4918

Duration: 100min

Tags: heckelphone; orchestra

Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.

Beatty, Stephen W. (1938-): Heckelphone Solo, op. 1044, 2018

Duration: 5min

Tags: heckelphone; solo

Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.

Beatty, Stephen W. (1938-): Heckelphone Solo No. 2, op. 1048, 2018

Duration: 5min

Tags: heckelphone; solo

Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.

Beatty, Stephen W. (1938-): Heckelphone Solo No. 3, op. 1052, 2018

Duration: 5min

Tags: heckelphone; solo

Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.

Beatty, Stephen W. (1938-): Duet for Oboe d'Amore and Heckelphone, op. 1056, 2018

Duration: 9min

Tags: heckelphone; chamber music

Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.

Cruz, Luis: Five Measures of Music II, 2018

Remarks: for alto flute, heckelphone, contra-alto clarinet, contra-bass clarinet, contrabassoon, horn, alto horn, flugelhorn, baritone horn, sousaphone, timpani, bass drum, triangle, cymbals and steel drums

Duration: 1min

Tags: heckelphone; chamber music

A recording is available here.

Cruz, Luis: Heckelphones, 2018

Remarks: for six heckelphones

Duration: 1min

Tags: heckelphone; chamber music, multiple

A recording is available here.

Eötvös, Péter (1944-): Reading Malevich, 2017-2018  [?]this entry is only partially verified

Publisher: Schott Music

Remarks: for orchestra; commissioned by Roche; premiere on 1 September 2018 in Lucerne, Switzerland, by the Orchestra of the Lucerne Festival Academy under Matthias Pintscher"

Duration: 20min

Tags: heckelphone; orchestra

Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.

Plante, Cyril (1975): Heckelphone Concerto, op. 236, 2018

Remarks: for heckelphone and orchestra (2 flutes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 2 horns and strings)

Duration: 11min

Tags: heckelphone; orchestra

Additional information can be found here.

Santos, Luís (2000): Anastasia, 2018  [??]this entry has not (yet) been verified

Tags: heckelphone; opera

Additional information can be found here.

Thoma, Xaver Paul (1953-): III. Kammersymphonie, op. 186, 2017-2018

Publisher: IKURO Edition (IKURO 171106))

Remarks: for 18 players; commissioned by Staatsoper Stuttgart; premiere on 23 May 2018 in Stuttgart, Germany, under Kristina Šibenik with Katrin Stüble playing the heckelphone part

Duration: 30min

Tags: heckelphone; chamber music

Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.

Wagner, Richard (1813-1883): Götterdämmerung (Dritter Tag des Bühnenfestspiels "Der Ring des Nibelungen"; arrangement by Eberhard Kloke), 2018

Publisher: Universal Edition (UE 36 179)

Remarks: arrangement of Wagner's 1874 opera by Eberhard Klose for soloists, chorus and medium-size orchestra; premiere on 25 May 2019 in Würzburg, Germany, by Philharmonisches Orchester Würzburg under Enrico Calesso

Duration: 300min

Tags: heckelphone; opera, arrangement

Additional information can be found here.

Bach, Johann Sebastian (1685-1750): Praeludium et Fuga a 5 (arrangement by Eberhard Kloke), 2019

Remarks: arrangement for orchestra; the original version of this piece, BWV 552, was written for organ and first published in 1739

Duration: 16min

Tags: heckelphone; orchestra, arrangement

Additional information can be found here.

Bach, Johann Sebastian (1685-1750): Fantasia et Fuga in g (arrangement by Eberhard Kloke), 2019

Remarks: arrangement for orchestra; the original version of this piece, BWV 542, was written for organ; it is unknown when Bach composed it, but the fugue may have been improvised in 1720

Duration: 11min

Tags: heckelphone; orchestra, arrangement

Additional information can be found here.

Bach, Johann Sebastian (1685-1750): Toccata et Fuga in d (arrangement by Eberhard Kloke), 2019

Remarks: arrangement for orchestra; the original version of this piece, BWV 565, was written for organ; it is unknown when Bach composed it, and the piece is believed to have remained relatively obscure until its first publication in 1833

Duration: 9min

Tags: heckelphone; orchestra, arrangement

Additional information can be found here.

Beatty, Stephen W. (1938-): Duet for Bassetthorn and Heckelphone, op. 1508, 2019

Duration: 7min

Tags: heckelphone; chamber music

Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.

Beatty, Stephen W. (1938-): Heckelphone Sonata, op. 1610, 2019

Duration: 8min

Tags: heckelphone; chamber music

Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.

Beatty, Stephen W. (1938-): Heckelphone Sonata, op. 1628, 2019

Duration: 8min

Tags: heckelphone; chamber music

Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.

Beatty, Stephen W. (1938-): Heckelphone Sonata, op. 1661, 2019

Duration: 10min

Tags: heckelphone; solo

Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.

Beatty, Stephen W. (1938-): Heckelphone Sonata, op. 1692, 2019

Duration: 7min

Tags: heckelphone; solo

Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.

Beatty, Stephen W. (1938-): Heckelphone Sonata, op. 1696, 2019

Duration: 9min

Tags: heckelphone; solo

Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.

Beatty, Stephen W. (1938-): Heckelphone Sonata, op. 1699, 2019

Duration: 8min

Tags: heckelphone; solo

Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.

Clarke, Desmond (1989-): Meadowland, 2019

Remarks: for bass oboe, heckelphone and bassoon; written for the Roseau Trio; premiere in October 2019 in Leeds, UK, by the Roseau Trio

Duration: 6min

Tags: heckelphone, bass oboe; chamber music

Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.

Dowling, Lorelei: Russian Pathos, 2019  [??]this entry has not (yet) been verified

Remarks: for contraforte, heckelphone and harp

Tags: heckelphone; chamber music

Gaunt, Ben (1984-): Rustic Spellsphere, 2019

Remarks: for bass oboe, heckelphone and bassoon; premiere on 9 October 2019 at the Leeds International Concert Season, Leeds College of Music, UK, by the Roseau Trio

Duration: 4min

Tags: bass oboe, heckelphone; chamber music

A recording is available here.

Haddad, Saed (1972-): Sombre, 2019

Remarks: for 13 musicians; commissioned by the Daniel Barenboim Foundation; premiere 13 January 2020 in Berlin, Germany, by the Boulez Ensemble under Thomas Guggeis

Duration: 21min

Tags: heckelphone; chamber music

Additional information can be found here.

Lamagna, Vincenzo (1982-): Creature, 2019

Remarks: music for a ballet by Akram Khan, with orchestrations by James Keane; commissioned by the English National Ballet; 1st bassoon doubles on heckelphone; premiere on 2021/09/23 at Sadler's Wells, London, UK, by the English National Ballet Philharmonic under Gavin Sutherland, with John MacDougall playing heckelphone #4014

Duration: 100min

Tags: heckelphone; ballet

Additional information can be found here.

Newton, Brett (1982-): The Death of Myrddin (Tone Poem for Woodwind Trio), 2019

Remarks: for bass oboe, heckelphone and bassoon; written for Mikey Sluman in February 2019 and premiered in October of 2019 in Leeds, UK, by Michael Sluman (bass oboe), John McDougall (heckelphone), and David Baker (bassoon)

Duration: 6min

Tags: bass oboe, heckelphone; chamber music

Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.

Sylven, Jonny: Bagatelle, 2019  [??]this entry has not (yet) been verified

Remarks: for heckelphone and string quartet

Tags: heckelphone; chamber music


2020-2029

Albinoni, Tommaso (1671-1751): Concerto for 2 Oboes No.6 in G Major: Adagio (arrangement by James Button), op. 9, 2020

Remarks: for four oboes, cor anglais and heckelphone, arranged and performed by James Button on heckelphone #4995; original 1722 version for 2 oboes, strings and basso continuo dedicated to Maximilian Emanuel, Duke of Bavaria

Duration: 3min

Tags: heckelphone; chamber music, arrangement

Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.

Bantock, Granville (1868-1946): The Witches Frolic (arrangement by John McDougall), 2020

Remarks: arrangement for 3 heckelphones; original version for 3 bassoons, 3 violoncelli or 3 double basses, written as incidental music for a Macbeth production in the 1920s and published by Goodwin & Tabb, London

Duration: 2min

Tags: heckelphone; chamber music, arrangement, multiple

Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.

Beatty, Stephen W. (1938-): Solo for Heckelphone, op. 1909, 2020

Duration: 7min

Tags: heckelphone; solo

Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.

Beatty, Stephen W. (1938-): Duet for Oboe and Heckelphone, op. 1910, 2020

Duration: 8min

Tags: heckelphone; chamber music

Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.

Beatty, Stephen W. (1938-): Duet for Violin & Heckelphone, op. 1911, 2020

Duration: 8min

Tags: heckelphone; chamber music

Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.

Beatty, Stephen W. (1938-): Duet for Two Heckelphones, op. 1912, 2020

Duration: 7min

Tags: heckelphone; chamber music, multiple

Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.

Hindemith, Paul (1895-1963): Des kleinen Heckelphonikers Lieblinge (Des kleinen Elektromusikers Lieblinge, Sieben Stücke für drei Trautonien; arrangement by John McDougall), 2020

Publisher: Schott (ED 8510)

Remarks: arrangement for 3 heckelphones; original score 1930, inscribed "Musik der Rundfunkversuchsstelle"; premiere 1930/06/20 at the Musikfest Neue Musik Berlin, Germany

Duration: 10min

Tags: heckelphone; chamber music, arrangement, multiple

Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.

Kalitzke, Johannes (1959-): Werckmeister Harmonies, 2020

Publisher: Boosey & Hawkes (rental)

Remarks: for ensemble; premiere on 18 November 2020 in Vienna, Austria, by Klangforum Wien under Johannes Kalitzke

Duration: 18min

Tags: heckelphone; chamber music

Additional information can be found here.

McDougall, John (1963-): Voici les Filles Royales!, 2020

Remarks: for 7 heckelphones; mashup of 'Here Come the Girls' by Allen Toussaint & 'La Marche Royale' by Philidor l'Aîné; arranged and performed by John McDougall

Duration: 3min

Tags: heckelphone; chamber music, popular music, arrangement, multiple

A recording is available here.

Perchanok, Mark (1949-): Sextet for Heckelphone and Woodwind Quintet, 2020

Publisher: TrevCo Music Publishing (2400)

Tags: heckelphone; chamber music

Additional information can be found here.

Peška, Vlastimil (1954-): Mirabelky sto dvacet (Mirabelles One Hundred Twenty), 2020

Remarks: for oboe, heckelphone, and piano; premiere on 31 December 2020 on YouTube by Liběna Séquardtová (oboe), Ivan Séquardt (heckelphone) and Yukie Ichimura (piano)

Duration: 6min

Tags: heckelphone; chamber music

Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.

Purcell, Henry (1659-1695): Funeral March for the Queen (arrangement by John McDougall)), 2020

Remarks: arrangement for heckelphone quartet; original 1695 version for four flatt trumpets (slide trumpets)

Duration: 2min

Tags: heckelphone; chamber music, arrangement

Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.

Hořínka, Slavomír (1980-): Raduj se III (Rejoice III), 2020-2021

Publisher: BabelScores

Remarks: ciaccona for orchestra; premiere on 1 December 2021 in Prague, Czech Republic, by the Czech Philharmonic under Jakub Hrůša

Duration: 14min

Tags: heckelphone; orchestra

Additional information can be found here.

Newton, Brett (1982-): Five Miniatures for Oboes, 2021

Remarks: the fifth movement is for bass oboe or heckelphone

Duration: 1min

Tags: bass oboe, heckelphone; solo

A recording is available here.


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