Below you find a list of all works by Martin Schlumpf in chronological order.
On the right there are choices by genre.
Clicking on the colored titel of the works allows you to get more information about these works.
Since Spring 2013, Edition Kunzelmann (Edition Peters) has been responsible for the printing of selected scores and the rental of all orchestra scores and parts.
A few single works have been published by HUG Musikverlage and by Bote & Bock (today Boosey & Hawkes).
Other scores can be ordered from the Schweizer Musikedition (SME) or directly from the composer.
- Zeitspuren (Timetraces) for violin, cello and piano, 2018
- Kaleidoscope 2 for string quartet, 2017
- Ritual – for K. for solo voice, 2015
- Les Extrèmes se touchent for cello and piano, 1975/2015
- Triple Suite for violin, cello, piano and orchestra, 2015
- Pandora’s Promise for alto saxophone, cello and piano, 2014
- Push and Pull for accordion solo, 2013
- Mirror Images for viola, cello and piano, 2013
- Dawn for SABRe bass clarinet and orchestra, 2012
- The Five Points for clarinet and string quartet, 2012
- Puzzle for bassclarinet and computer (Ambisonics), 2011
- Streams, double concerto for clarinet, bass trombone and 17 instruments, 2010
- pulsar_2 for voice, flute, piano and computer (Ambisonics), 2009
- Summer Circle for string quartet, 2007
- pulsar_1 for flute, clarinet, accordion, drums and computer (Ambisonics), 2006-7
- MOZARTURI for (improvising) bass clarinet and string orchestra, 2005
- Atemspuren (Someday My Prince Will Leave) for bass clarinet and accordion, 2005
- The Wounded Bluesplayer for solo horn and resonating grand piano, 2004
- Blau (“Blue”) for saxophone quartet, 2003
- Waves, concerto for solo cello, trumpet obligato, string orchestra and computer (Ambisonics), 2002
- Rattaplasma 2 for solo clarinet and computer (Ambisonics), 2001
- Cumuli III for 7 instruments, 1999
- Clarinet Trio for clarinet, cello and piano, 1997
- …aufflattern mit dunklen Gesichtern die Fledermäuse… (“the bats flap up with dark faces”), autumn music for four women’s voices, 1995
- Frühling (“Spring”) for percussion quartet, 1995
- Mouvements, concerto for piano and orchestra, 1994/99
Miscellaneous compositions for soprano saxophone or bass clarinet or contrabass clarinet, piano, marimba or vibraphone or percussion, 1993:
Schlumatsnick 1-5
Minischlu 1
12 – eraus
6+3 binär
- Bermuda-Beispiel 1 (“Bermuda-Example 1”) for four improvising musicians, 1993
- “…wie die Zeit vergeht…” (“how time flies”), 9 rational time-leaps at point 662/264 for piano and percussion quartet, 1993
- December Rains for solo piano, 1992-3
- Sommerbogen (“Summer Arch”) for guitar quartet, 1992
New program for the Bermuda Viereck, 1991-92:
Ali Baba im Wunderland
Cumuli
Herr Nachbar, pathetisch
Schlonk
“als ich 15 war” (K. Bayer)
Bluse für M.
Müll unser (G. Grass)
Immerzu
Hard 11
3 für 2
- Weil der Wald an den Menschen stirbt (“because the forest is dying of human beings”) for mixed chorus and stones (after Günter Grass), 1991
- Winterkreis (“Winter Circle”) for saxophone quartet, 1991
- Himbeerrot die Sonne steigt (“The sun rises raspberry-red”) for 2 soprano saxophones, clarinet, trombone, viola, double bass and piano 4-hands, 1991
- Das Heu gärt (“The hay ferments”) for small group of improvisers, 1990
New program for the Bermuda Viereck, 1989:
Bluse für Ch.
Quick Zappa inglese
The harder the better
Round about
17dh38jnnn
S’hätt nöd sölle si
Claire de prune
Simple Melody
Messiaen lässt grüssen
8 compositions for a full-length program on texts by Konrad Bayer, for Schlumpf’s own sextet “Die Vögel”, 1986:
“herr je und we du liebe zeit”
“plötzlich ging die sonne aus”
“die vögel”
“flötengong – alte wunde”
“der kutscher sitzt auf dem tanzmeister”
“er der tag”
“mit einem schwert aus reinem crystall”
“riegel mir den hals”
- Five O’Clock Jump for 13 instruments, 1986
- “per la quinta vox…” for unaccompanied viola, 1986
7 compositions for Schlumpf’s own combo, Bermuda Viereck, 1985:
Ein gelber Spazierstock rutscht mir quer durchs Haupt (Pathethology)
Noblesse galvanisée
Hardau-Suite (59/2 Süd)
Die Ballade vom Elephanten und dem Moskito (in memoriam Timo Fleig)
Umdumm
29/16: die Wolkenpumpe
Bimmelresonanz II
- Onyx for alto saxophone and cello, 1985
6 compositions for Schlumpf’s own 11-piece band, Swiss Fusion 84:
Passagen
Freischütz
Ouverture
Interruptus
From Eriboll to Kirkiboll (after Ernst W. Heine)
Rattaplasma – der serbische Olymp – Kokoskotten (on Dada texts)
- Ostinato II for 3 improvising musicians and orchestra, 1982
- “…dass es wächst und schwillt”, (“that it grows and swells”), short cantata for baritone, piano and string orchestra (after Hermann Hiltbrunner), 1981
- Ostinato I for 3 improvising musicians and string ensemble, 1980
- Ballade for improvising trio, 1980
- Chip, improvisational chart for 3 players and prerecorded tape, 1980
- Jeux for 3 clarinets, 1979
- Monolog II for piano, 1978
- Schichtungen (“Stratifications”) for solo trumpet, piano obligato and orchestra, 1977-8
- Tenebrae for soprano, alto, baritone, mixed chorus, 5 brass instruments, harpsichord and string quintet (after Paul Celan), 1976-7
- Todesfuge (“Death Fugue”) for 16-voice speaking chorus (after Paul Celan), 1976
- Monolog I for unaccompanied cello, 1976
- String Quartet, 1975
- Les extrèmes se touchent for cello and piano, 1975
- Fragment for chamber orchestra with violin obligato, 1974-5
- 5 Stücke for large orchestra, 1973
- Evokationen (“Evocations”) for six brass instruments, piano and percussion, 1972
- 3 Lieder for soprano and chamber ensemble (on poems by Paul Celan), 1971
- Trio for flute, viola and harp, 1970