Arne Sanders

SOLO WORKS

Zibaldone (2022)
elements for a New Music improvisation practice based on historic Partimenti
keyboard instrument
funded by the German Music Council

Three Piano Pieces (2020-2021)

šēru unspecified instrument (2015)
fp: November 2015, festival “Klangwerkstatt”, Berlin/Andrei Lakisov, saxophone further performances: July 2016, ”Unerhörte Musik im BKA”, Berlin/ Nathan Plante, trumpet July 2017, festival “smallroom on a boat”, Berlin/ Susanne Fröhlich, recorder Edition Plante

Signal (2013)
shō
fp: April 2013, Goethe-Institut Tokyo/ Naoyuki Manabe supported by the cultural office of the City of Düsseldorf

ndama (2013)
descant recorder
fp: April 2013, Spazio Carlo Scarpa, Venice/Susanne Fröhlich
Edition Plante

meander (2011)
koto

Solfeggio (2011)
flute
fp: October 2012, Jazzschmiede Düsseldorf/ Camilla Hoitenga
commission by Friedrich Hofmeister Musikverlag Leipzig, ed.: Friedrich Hofmeister Musikverlag Leipzig (as part of the collection of “70 Rheinsberger Solfeggien”)

ETYM (2007)
bass clarinet
fp: October 2007, Berlin/ Ingolfur Vilhjalmsson
further performances at MIAM Istanbul, Reykjavik, Edinburgh
Edition Plante

Farrenkräuter Feuer (2005)
piano
fp: August 2009, Uferhallen Berlin/ Marc Tritschler
further performances: August and October 2013, Berlin/ Ernst Surberg May 2015, Berlin and Gdańsk/ Małgorzata Walentynowicz
December 2019, University of the Arts Berlin/ Imke Lichtwark
Edition Plante

Soliloque II (2025)
oboe, accordion
fp: May 2025, Bochum
Miroslav Tybora

Five studies for two performers (2014-2016)
unspecified instrumentation
fp: July 2016, festival “Randspiele” Zepernick (Germany)/ Nathan Plante, Matthew Conley
Edition Plante

ETYM IIb (2014)
bass flute, accordion
fp: April 2014, festival “Weimarer Frühjahrstage für Neue Musik” (Germany)/ Carin Levine, Claudia Buder

gieng einmal spatieren (2013)
two harpsichords in different tuning systems
fp: October 2013, TAK Theater im Aufbau-Haus, Berlin/ Marianna Hendriksson, Petteri Pitko

ETYM IIa (2010)
viola, accordion
fp: October 2012, Hochschule für Musik Würzburg (Germany)/ Fabio Marano, Anna-Maria Hoelscher

ETYM II (2008)
clarinet, accordion
fp: November 2008, festival “Klangwerkstatt” Berlin/ Klariac duo
Edition Plante

Untitled (rudhira) (2004)
violin, piano
fp: July 2005, Berlin/ Susanne Zapf, Julian Bayer

THREE INSTRUMENTS

šēru III (Die ganze Welt) (2019)
traditional Korean singing, gayageum, cello
fp: December 2019, Daegu (South Korea)/ Modern Ensemble Seoul further performance: December 2019, Goethe-Institut Seoul

Trio (2018)
violin, viola, piano
fp: June 2018, Festival “Forfest”, Kromĕříž (Czech Republic)/ Trio Helix
commission by Trio Helix

anfár (2013-2015)
two trumpets, trombone
fp: October 2015, Academy of the Arts, Berlin/Ensemble Apparat
further performance: August 2016, Darmstädter Ferienkurse/ student ensemble
Edition Plante

bransle de village (2012)
flute, violin, cello
fp: June 2012, Oldenburger Kunstverein (Germany)/ oh-ton-Ensemble
further performance: July 2012, Fredener Musiktage (Germany)/ oh-ton-Ensemble

Intrada (terzo spazio) (2011)
violin, viola, cello
fp: November 2011, festival “Wien modern”/ Ensemble Konvergence
Edition Plante

Lokalkolorit (2001)
cello, accordion, piano
fp: October 2001, Müncheberg (Germany)/ Ensemble Neue Musik Duisburg
further performances: December 2007, Künstlerhäuser Worpswede, Germany (as part of a portrait concert)/ Nora Krahl Nobuko Sato, Mirosłav Tybora
April 2015, Villa Elisabeth Berlin, Ensemble LuxNM
Edition Plante

FOUR INSTRUMENTS

Diptych (2011)
koto, violin, viola, cello
fp: March 2011, Museum Dahlem, Berlin/ AsianArt ensemble
commission by AsianArt ensemble, funded by Initiative Neue Musik Berlin

caches fleuris (2009-2010)
recorder quartet
fp: August 2010, Schleswig-Holstein-Musikfestival /Quartett New Generation
commission by Quartett New Generation

dubuq (Strange I’ve Seen That Face Before) (2008)
clarinet, violin, percussion, piano
fp: September 2008, festival “Warsaw Autumn”/ Ensemble KWARTLUDIUM
commission by Klangnetz Berlin, supported by the German Music Council, the commissioner of the federal government for culture and media and Goethe-Institut

Musik und schöns Blümelein after an essay by Brigitte Kronauer (2006)
piccolo, violin, viola, cello
fp: December 2006, festival “Pyramidale” Berlin/ Modern Art Ensemble
commission by festival “Pyramidale”

FIVE AND MORE INSTRUMENTS

sixty coincidences (2018)
(part of a ‚meta-composition‘ by Gerhard Stäbler) unspecified instrumentation
fp: November 2018, City University London/ Ian Pace, Pierrot Ensemble
further performance: November 2018, Ear-Port Duisburg (Germany)/ Ensemble Crush

šēru IIb (2015)
trumpet, trombone, guitar, percussion, piano
fp: November 2015, festival “Neue Musik in Delmenhorst”, Gemany/ Ensemble Ascolta
commission by festival “Neue Musik in Delmenhorst”
Edition Plante

Mazramyr (…bara glänta) (2012)
flute, clarinet, harp, percussion, piano
fp: November 2012, Ex-Rotaprint Berlin (portrait concert)/ Ensemble Adapter
commission by Ensemble Adapter, funded by Initiative Neue Musik Berlin and Hauptstadtkulturfonds

Im Gebirg after a text by Brigitte Kronauer (2006) flute, clarinet, violin, cello, percussion, piano
fp: September 2006, Müncheberg (Germany)/ Deutsch-polnisches Ensemble für Neue Musik, Rüdiger Bohn, conductor

Wahlverwandtschaften (2000)
brass quintet
fp: October 2000, festival “Niedersächsische Musiktage”, Hannover (Germany)/ Stockholm Chamber Brass

MUSIC FOR ORCHESTRA

Music for the children’s book “Der Elefantenpups – Rettet den Zoo!” (2011)
1.1.1.1. – 1.1.1.1. – percussion – piano – 1.1.1.1.1.
fp: November 2011, Neustrelitz (Germany)/ Neubrandenburger Philharmonie, Stefan Malzew, conductor, further performances by a.o. Philharmonisches Orchester Würzburg, Duisburger Philharmoniker
published under the pseudonym Arnim Sander Schott Music

Lösung (2004)
2.2.2.2. – 2.2.2.1. – timpani – harp – 10.8.6.4.2.
fp: May 2005, Stadthalle Göttingen (Germany)/ Göttinger Symphonieorchester, Christian Simonis, conductor

Dazwischen schluchzen und stöhnen die lieblichen Engelein (2001)
on poems by Konstantinos Kavafis soprano, 1 .1.1.0. – 0.0.1.0. – percussion – piano – 1.1.2.0. – tape fp: June 2001, Robert-Schumann-Hochschule Düsseldorf (Germany)/
Emilie Ponté, Ensemble für Neue Musik der Robert-Schumann-Hochschule Düsseldorf, Mark-Andreas Schlingensiepen, conductor

MUSIC THEATRE

Ornament (2019)
soprano, traditional Iranian singing, actor, kamancheh, santur, recorder, clavichord libretto: Amir Hassan Cheheltan, Manuela Vieser
fp: November 2019, festival “Klangwerkstatt” Berlin/ Claudia van Hasselt (soprano), Mahboubeh Golzari (traditional Iranian singing), Reza Behboudi (actor), Farhang Moshtagh (kamancheh), Valentina Bellanova (recorders), Adrienn Illés (clavichord)
Lotte Greschick (stage direction), Nicolas Wiese (video), Marianne Heide (costumes) in collaboration with the Iranian composer Amen Feizabadi. funded by Initiative Neue Musik Berlin and Goethe-Institut

Fragment über L – short opera after Franz Kafka’s “Letter to his father” (2012)
mezzo-soprano, subbass recorder, percussion
fp: June 2012, Konzerthaus Berlin/ Claudia van Hasselt, Susanne Fröhlich, Matthias Engler
commission by Ensemble Adapter, funded by Initiative Neue Musik Berlin and Aktion Kulturallianzen

SPIL (2006)
soprano, baritone, clarinet, violin, two cellos, accordion, percussion, harpsichord, piano libretto: Reyna Bruns
fp: April 2006, KO4 – Komische Oper Berlin/ Susanne Hildenborg (soprano), Adonis Sarikakis (baritone), New Music Ensemble of the UdK Berlin, Arno Waschk (conductor) Susanne Knapp (stage direction), Judith Philipp (set and costumes)
supported by Komische Oper Berlin

VOCAL MUSIC

Fünf Gedichte von Eva Strittmatter (2008-2022)
voice, piano
fp: October 2022, Grieg-Begegnungsstätte Leipzig (Germany)/ Christopher Jung, Jan Roelof Wolthuis

…umb das leben… (2018)
soprano, harpsichord
text: anonymous leaflet song text (transmitted without music) from the Thirty Years‘ War fp: August 2018, Stuttgart/ Claudia van Hasselt, Petteri Pitko, commission by Claudia van Hasselt

Lied der Minne (2017)
five voices
text: Mechthild von Magdeburg
fp: June 2018, Hygienemuseum Dresden/ Ensemble AuditivVokal
further performance: festival “Randspiele” Zepernick (Germany)/ students of the Hochschule für Musik Hanns Eisler Berlin

Zwei Ghaselen von August von Platen (2016/2019)
high voice, piano
fp: “Unerhörte Musik im BKA”, Berlin/ Claudia van Hasselt, Björn Lehmann

emblema/fase (2016)
text: Giuseppe Ungaretti soprano, bass flute

Invocatio (2015)
text: Isaac of Antioch soprano, viola
fp: April 2015, St.-Matthäuskirche Berlin/ Claudia van Hasselt, Zhechao Zie
commission by the Guardini foundation

Das ander Lied (1. Satz, 2. Satz, 3. Satz) (2014)
text: anonymous leaflet song text (transmitted without music) from the Thirty Years‘ War soprano, bass recorder
fp: September 2014, festival “Uckermärkische Musikwochen”, Greiffenberg (Germany)/ Claudia van Hasselt, Susanne Fröhlich
commission by Claudia van Hassel

Five short pieces for mixed voices (2009)
texts: Mara Genschel, Monika Rinck
fp: March 2010, Villa Elisabeth, Berlin/ Singakademie Berlin
commission by Singakademie Berlin

Nine Songs on texts by Hilde Domin and Elisabeth Borchers (2007-2012)
high voice, piano
fp: November 2012, Ex-Rotaprint, Berlin (portrait concert)/ Olivia Stahn, Marc Tritschler
supported by Künstlerhäuser Worpswede

CHORAL MUSIC

Zwei Adventslieder (2023-2025)
SATB
fp (No. 1): December 2023, Fürbittkirche Berlin/ Kantorei Fürbitt, Arne Sanders, conductor

O Haupt voll Blut und Wunden, Nun lob mein Seel den Herren, Wer nur den lieben Gott (2022-2023)
choral settings for three-part amateur choir (SABar)
fp: 2022-23, Fürbittkirche Berlin/ Kantorei Fürbitt, Arne Sanders, conductor

Veni Sancte Spiritus (2012)
SATB
fp: April 2012, German Choir Festival, Alte Oper Frankfurt (Germany)/ school choir of the Ubbo-
Emmius-Gymnasium Leer, Ludwig Kramer, conductor
commission by Karl-Ludwig Kramer

Gode Nacht (2012)
SATB
text: Theodor Storm
fp: April 2012, German Choir Festival, Alte Oper Frankfurt (Germany)/ school choir of the Ubbo-
Emmius-Gymnasium Leer, Ludwig Kramer, conductor
commission by Karl-Ludwig Kramer

O Zeit (2011)
SSATB
text: Dorothea Fuhrken
fp: September 2011, Kirche Loga, Leer (Germany)/ school choir of the Ubbo-Emmius-
Gymnasium Leer, Ludwig Kramer, conductor
further performance: April 2014, St.-Matthäuskirche Berlin/ Kammerchor Nikolassee,
Vincent Andreas, conductor
commission by Sparkasse LeerWittmund and the Hans-Heyo Prahm foundation