2 pianos (SP) - difficult

SKU: HL.49033256

Composed by Benjamin Schweitzer. This edition: Saddle stitching. Sheet music. Edition Schott. Playing score. Composed 1996-1997. 56 pages. Duration 21'. Schott Music #ED 9732. Published by Schott Music (HL.49033256).

ISBN 9790001136525.

Flute (Piccolo), oboe, clarinet in Bb, A and Eb, horn, bassoon and piano - difficult

SKU: HL.49018092

For wind quintet and piano. Composed by Benjamin Schweitzer. This edition: Saddle stitching. Sheet music. Woodwind Ensemble. Benjamin Schweitzer prasentiert sein erstes Werk fur diese Formation. Experimentierfreudig erweitert er den typischen Charakter der Blaser um den Klang des Klaviers. Das Werk gliedert sich in zwei Satze, jeder Satz in mehrere Teile. Komplex-verflochtene P. Score and parts. Composed 2001-2002/2008. 132 pages. Duration 8'. Schott Music #ED20623. Published by Schott Music (HL.49018092).

ISBN 9790001158459. UPC: 884088679071. 9.25x12.0x0.365 inches.

Benjamin Schweitzer presents his first work for this combination. Willing to try out something new, he adds to the typical character of the wind instruments the sound of the piano. The work is made up of two movements, each movement of several parts. Complex interwoven passages are set against stringently composed sections.The composer says of his piece: 'the combination of shortness and an ease of attitude with the complexity of a major chamber music work relates, in a certain way, the piece to the late works of Elliott Carter.'.

Oboe, bassoon and piano - difficult

SKU: HL.49016219

Composed by Benjamin Schweitzer. This edition: Saddle stitching. Sheet music. Misc. Score (also performance score). Composed 2006. 73 pages. Duration 10'. Schott Music #ED 20121. Published by Schott Music (HL.49016219).

ISBN 9790001146449. UPC: 884088202538. 9.0x12.0x0.195 inches.

The chiaroscuro-technique developed by painters of the Italian renaissance served to intensify contrasts and effects of optical depth. In Klar/Obskur, I tried to transfer the general idea of this technique on the rather unusual instrumentation of two double-reed woodwinds and piano. On the one hand, a clear, well articulated playing is characteristic for these instruments, on the other hand, they have an often underestimated potential of 'twilight': air-sounds and fragile, shady colours have a especially attractive when being produced by double-reed instruments (which are often, and superficially regarded as being less capable of differentiated sounds than flute or clarinet). The piano, too, has a broad bandwidth of possibilities between percussive and delicate playing to complement the woodwinds which, in return, can absorb and continue the fading piano sounds.The beginning introduces the two contrasting elements that form the basic material for the piece: a clear, sharp chord, followed by fragile, dim sounds. The changes between these elements as well as their combination and amalgamation produce an enormous spectrum of colours and gesture. After this 'motto-like' opening follow four quite clearly separated short sections, each of them being characterised by a well-defined texture: a partly almost imperceptible air-sound passage, a short sequence of microintervallic notes, a burst of virtuosity and a recourse to the fragile sounds of the beginning.The second, longer main part consists of three sections merging subtly into each other: a short unisono-passage, marked elastic [federnd], is being dissolved into its basic elements; from these remainders, a confrontation of low, 'arcane' bassoon and piano sounds and a strongly ornamented melodic line of the oboe emerges, leading to a short but powerful climax. The piece is concluded by an extended, relaxed epilogue, containing a short piano solo and a duet of oboe and bassoon and, finally, a quotation of the 'elastic' character of the middle section.Benjamin Schweitzer.

Accordion - difficult

SKU: HL.49018091

Composed by Benjamin Schweitzer. This edition: Saddle stitching. Sheet music. Composed 2008/2009. 24 pages. Duration 15'. Schott Music #ED20759. Published by Schott Music (HL.49018091).

ISBN 9790001170338. UPC: 884088520069. 9.0x12.0x0.115 inches.

The title hidden tracks is ambiguous. First of all, the piece is almost throughout imagined as 'multi-track', with layers (in the sense of sound tracks) that partly overlay each other, partly suddenly appear from the background. The composition deals with 'hidden' lines, sounds at the perception threshold, with side effects of the accordion sound which -observed, so to speak, under a compositional 'microscope' - develop a special allure: that is the vertical component. The title has also a horizontal meaning: a 'hidden track' is a piece on a record without a track number that is not mentioned on the cover either. In most cases, a 'hidden track' follows after a longer break after the (presumably) last piece on the record; often this track contains strange sounds, noise or other surprising elements. 'Hidden tracks' are surrounded by a nimbus of the mysterious and subversive. This effect is being used rather often throughout the piece: again and again, it seems to have ended but continues after a pause. The expectation of the listener and the attentiveness also for the tiniest events rises; the performance receives an almost scenic character. hidden tracks was partly composed in August 2008 during a stay at the Kunstlerhaus Lukas in Ahrenshoop at the shores of the Baltic Sea. The work was accompanied by many walks on the beach - again and again, I caught a sight on tracks in the sand that became overlaid by other tracks, wiped out by the wind and the waves... Benjamin Schweitzer.

Piano (Piano) - difficult

SKU: HL.49019225

(Rue du Sentier, 1778). Composed by Benjamin Schweitzer. This edition: Saddle stitching. Sheet music. Piano. Softcover. Composed 2005. 8 pages. Duration 5'. Schott Music #ED21337. Published by Schott Music (HL.49019225).

ISBN 9790001187114. UPC: 884088916497. 9.0x12.0x0.058 inches.

The title may be read as an indication of the key and genre, on the one hand, but also as an allusion to a slightly depressive mood, on the other hand. Mozart's Piano Sonata in A minor which may have been created in the Parisian street mentioned in the subtitle virtually serves as background for this little, yet somewhat tricky piano piece. There are no direct quotations, but the dissonant chord from bar 2 of the sonata in A minor hovers in the background. Mosaic-like, slightly dabbed sound elements are regularly interrupted by brief, strong beats. Ambitious performers who want to explore new playing techniques will enjoy this piece as much as the audience.

Cello

SKU: HL.49046787

The Elements in Review Cello Solo. Composed by Benjamin Schweitzer. String Solo. Classical. Softcover. 16 pages. Duration 960 seconds. Schott Music #ED23237. Published by Schott Music (HL.49046787).

UPC: 842819110026. 9.0x12.0x0.079 inches.

Flute/bassflute (or clarinet), oboe and bassoon - difficult

SKU: HL.49018144

Composed by Benjamin Schweitzer. This edition: Saddle stitching. Sheet music. Woodwind Ensemble. Performance score, in C. Composed 2008. 80 pages. Duration 10'. Schott Music #ED20746. Published by Schott Music (HL.49018144).

ISBN 9790001170079. 9.0x12.0x0.21 inches.

The image of a landscape in April, freed from winter's hold, with its mixture of barrenness and still dull colours, characterises the basic tone of this piece. Melodic elements and fast virtuoso figurations cannot be found, instead the piece is dominated by subtle nuances of just a few sounds and textures. The harmony is based almost entirely on a single chord type. Occasionally, short chains of repetitions and oscillating impulses emerge from this string of sounds.Ambitious performers can use this demanding and varied piece to try out modern playing techniques.

Bassflute, bass clarinet, harp, piano and percussion - difficult

SKU: HL.49019226

For bassflute, bass clarinet, harp, piano and percussion. Composed by Benjamin Schweitzer. This edition: Saddle stitching. Sheet music. Ensemble. Softcover. Composed 2010. 140 pages. Duration 15'. Schott Music #ED21313. Published by Schott Music (HL.49019226).

ISBN 9790001181396. UPC: 884088916503. 9.25x12.0x0.379 inches.

'Landscape With Deserted House' is a piece of a dark and very individual character, almost a 'gothic piece'. The topos of the deserted house comes from the literature of Victorian England, but also points toward the present time, especially toward Northern Europe where, after half a century of migration from the countryside, countless houses and estates are unoccupied and left to decay.It is especially the percussion part of 'Landscape With Deserted House', mainly played on simple everyday objects, that refers to this aspect of the title while the other instruments create a sound space full of peculiar poetry in finely tuned mixtures. A piece which will delight every professional musician with experience in modern playing techniques.

By Benjamin Schweitzer. For Baritone, Flute, Piano. Vocal Ensemble. Softcover. 16 pages. Schott Music #ED20499. Published by Schott Music . Softcover.