COMPOSITIONS BY LEO SAMAMA, d.d. Augustus 2009

 

 

Wedding Cantata

1972

tenor and organ, texts from the Song of Songs (10')

publisher: WIM/L.A. 

 

 

Emile

1972

violin solo (5')

publ.: Donemus

 

 

Tryptique

1974

clarinet solo (8')

publ.: Donemus

 

 

Tombeau concertant pour Frank Martin

Opus 1, 1975

two violins solo and string orchestra (13')

publ.: Donemus (record NKO)

 

 

Toccata

Opus 2, 1975

piano solo (6')

recording: Attacca

 

 

Als daar muziek voor is...

Opus 3, 1976

soprano and piano, on four poems by Vasalis (16')

publ.: Donemus

recording: Attacca

 

 

To Italy

Opus 4, 1976

flute solo, after a poem by Shelley (8')

publ.: Donemus

 

 

Capriccio

Opus 5, 1976

alto saxophone and piano (7')

publ.: Donemus

recording: Attacca

 

 

Variaties en Fantasien

Opus 6, 1979

two piano's (15')

publ.: Donemus

 

 

Triptico

Opus 7, 1979

two guitars

movements: Planh, Canto, Danza (15')

publ.: Donemus,

commission: Ministery of CRM

recordings: Attacca, CD Donemus

 

 

Parafrases

Opus 8, 1979

guitar solo (Andante/Presto) (7'30")

publ.: Donemus

 

 

Herfst (Autumn)

Opus 9, 1978

viola solo (8')

publ.: Donemus

 

 

Spleen et Idéal

Opus 10, 1981

solo viola/ flute obl./ perc/ string orchestra (23')

publ.: Donemus

commission: Johan Wagenaar Foundation

(tape NOS)

 

 

Caged Memories I

Opus 11, 1981

cor anglais and piano (9')

publ.: Donemus

commission: Ministery of CRM

recording: Attacca

 

 

Caged Memories Ia

Opus 11b, 1983

viola and piano (9')

publ.: Donemus

recording: NPS-radio

 

 

Suite en concert

Opus 12, 1981

flute and percussion (17')

publ.: Donemus

commission: Ministery of CRM

tape radio broadcast Musica Nova

 

 

Spleen et Idéal II

Opus 13, 1981

chamber choir a cappella, three poems by

Baudelaire (à la mémoire de Rudolf Escher) (12')

publ.: Donemus (tape: WDR Köln)

 

 

Prime conception

Opus 14, 1982

three guitars and small percussion (11')

publ.: Donemus

 

 

Piano sonata

Opus 15, 1982

piano (22')

publ.: Donemus,

commission: Ministery of CRM

 

 

Katoptronica

Opus 16a, 1982

barrel organ (14')

 

 

Lyrical Laria

Opus 17, 1982

high voice and piano,

on seven rimes by John O'Mill (11')

 

 

Game

Opus 18, 1982

marimba solo (14')

publ.: Donemus

 

 

Soit que l'Abîme

Opus 19, 1983

alto saxophone solo /saxophone quartet/ 12 percussionists (24')

publ.: Donemus,

commission: Johan Wagenaar Foundation

recorded by AVRO-radio

 

 

...plane désespérément d'aile...

Opus 20, 1983

violin solo (10')

publ.: Donemus

 

 

Chiaroscuro I (da Pesaro)

Opus 21, 1983

marimba quartet/saxophone quartet (9')

 

 

Afterthoughts

Opus 22, 1983

orchestra (2222-2200-2perc-str.) (14')

publ.: Donemus,

commission: CREA and Sweelinckorkest Amsterdam

 

 

Monumentum pro Caecilia

Opus 23, 1984

harpsichord and string orchestra (4.3.2.2.1) (15')

publ.: Donemus,

commission: Caecilia Consort

CD: Attacca

 

 

Trio Marchese

Chiaroscuro II - da Pesaro

Opus 24, 1984

alto saxophone, viola and piano (15')

commission: Fonds voor de Scheppende Toonkunst

recording: VPRO-radio

publ.: Donemus

 

 

Tabee Mr. Orwell

Opus 25, 1985

clarinet solo (9')

publ.: Donemus

 

 

SAN-YüEH

Opus 26, 1985

orchestra (2222-4231-5 perc-hrp-str.) (9'30")

publ.: Donemus,

commission: Gelders Orkest and Fonds voor de Scheppende Toonkunst

 

 

Spleen et Idéal III

Opus 27, 1986

trumpet and marimba (8'30")

publ.: Donemus

 

 

Grand Slam

Opus 28, 1986

accordion (10')

commission: Fonds voor de Scheppende Toonkunst and the NOVAM

publ.: Donemus

recording: CD BFO A13

 

 

Concertino per archi

Opus 29, 1986

string orchestra (12')

commission: Fonds voor de Scheppende Toonkunst

publ.: Donemus

 

 

The Big Apple

Opus 30, 1987

hammond organ, trumpet, tenor saxophone and marimba (11')

commission: Amsterdams Fonds voor de Kunst

 

 

Caged Memories II

Opus 31, 1987

wind ensemble (2222-2000) (9'30")

publ.: Donemus

commission: Fonds voor de Scheppende Toonkunst

for the Radio Wind Ensemble

 

 

Spleen et Idéal IV

Opus 32, 1987

recorder (tenor and soprano) and viola (11')

publ.: Donemus

 

 

WIT

Opus 33, 1988

high voice and harp (12')

six poems on winter by J.C.van Schagen, J.H.Leopold,

C.Buddingh, Gerrit Kouwenaar, Gerrit Achterberg and

Ida Gerhardt.

for the 80th birthday of Prof Eduard Reeser

publ.: Donemus

 

 

Zefiro

Opus 34, 1988

chamber orchestra (0200/2000/str) (18'30")

publ.: Donemus

commission: Fonds voor de Scheppende Toonkunst,

for the European Community Chamber Orchestra

 

 

Against odds

Opus 35, 1988

orchestra (2222/4231/4 perc/ str) (12'30")

publ.: Donemus

commission: Fonds voor de Scheppende Toonkunst,

for Het Orkest

 

 

Sonata nr.2 ('En voyage')

Opus 36, 1989

piano (17')

publ.: Donemus

commission: NCRV

 

 

Phantasy

Opus 37, 1990

8 recorders (SSAATTBB) or ad lib. any other instrumental group (8'30")

publ.: Donemus

commission: Fonds voor de Scheppende Toonkunst

and the Vereniging voor Huismuziek

 

 

Splinters: "Hardwood and softbrains"

Opus 38, 1990

4 celli and 2 contrabassi (9')

publ.: Donemus

commission: Vereniging Milieudefensie

for De Bison Kids

 

 

Mémoires fanées

poème pour alto saxophone

Opus 39, 1990

for alto saxophone solo (9'30")

publ.: Donemus

 

 

Obsession

Opus 40, 1990

for violoncello and piano (8'30")

publ.: Donemus

commission: Adama Zijlstra Fund,

for the Scheveningen International Music Competition 1991

 

 

Memories, alas...!

Opus 41, 1991

for two guitars

commission: Fonds voor de Scheppende Toonkunst

publ.: Donemus

CD: Ottavo (1996)

 

 

Musica ficta et ars combinatoria

Opus 42, 1991

for wind quintet, string quartet and double-bass (9')

commission: Hucbald (society for musicology students in Utrecht)

 

 

[Architectuur in Nederland]

1993

electronic music for a television series on architecture (c.20')

commission: Teleac Utrecht

 

 

90

1994

for brass and percussion (2')

4.4.3.1-percussion (2 sets of tubular bells, 3 woodblocks, tam tam,

bass drum, 5 tom toms, timpani and military drum)

Birthday fanfare for the 90th birthday of the Residentie Orkest The Hague

 

 

Quilt

Opus 43, 1995

for wind ensemble (10')

3222/2331/2as-1ts/pf/cb

commission: Friends of the Utrechts Blazers Ensemble

for the 15th anniversary of the UBE

publ.: Donemus

 

 

Mirage

Opus 44, 1996

for viola solo (13')

for Isabelle van Keulen

CD: NM Classics (1996)

 

 

Toccata (nr.2)

Opus 45, 1996

for carillon (10')

for the opening of the Dudok Manifestation in Hilversum, 1996

commission: Fonds voor de scheppende toonkunst

publ.: Donemus

 

 

Mouvement de concert

Opus 46, 1997

for violin and piano (16')

for Galahad and Yehuda Samson

publ.: Donemus

 

 

Past Tense

Opus 47, 1997

for alto saxophone and guitar (7')

for Carola Cuypers and Enrique M. Lop

recording: Erasmus 1998

 

 

Amuse-gueule (nr.1)

Opus 48:1, 1997

for flute, double bass and piano (3')

for the VARA Vroege Vogels

CD: Vara-uitgave Vroege Vogels

 

 

Toccata (nr.3)

Opus 49, 1997

for piano (10')

for Ivo Janssen

CD: Nederlandse Muziekgroep

 

 

De Grondwet (The Constitution)

Opus 50, 1998

for children’s choir and brass ensemble (9'30")

4hn, 3trp, 3trb, tb

commission: Ministerie van Binnelandse Zaken

for the commemoration of 150 years Constitution

publ.: Donemus

 

 

Clarinet Quintet

Opus 51, 1998

for clarinet in B flat and string quartet (25')

commission: Fourth International Festival of Jewish Music Art 

for the commemoration of 50 years the State of Israel

publ.: Donemus

recording: CD NMG Composers’ Voice

 

 

Belsignaal (Intermission signals)

1998

for 3 trumpets (12")

For the Binnenhofconcerts on June 19 and 20, 1998

 

 

Fanfare voor de jeugd

Opus 50a, 1998

for brass ensemble: 4hn, 6 trp, 3 trb, tb (4')

commission: Festival of European Youth Orchestras

 

 

Amuse-gueule #2

Lento serioso

Opus 48:2, 1998

for saxophone quintet and string quintet

sopr.2alto.tenor.bar - 2vn.va.vc.db (2'30")

for the Centenary of M.C. Escher

(and the Escher Ensemble)

 

 

Serenade, opus 11 (Brahms)

1998

instrumentation for wind ensemble (45')

2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 3 horns, violoncello and double bass

Commission: Nederlands Blazers Ensemble

 

 

Overture to a serenade

Opus 52, 1998

for wind ensemble (10')

Two flutes, two oboes, two clarinets in A, two bassoons and three horns in F

Commissioned by and dedicated to the Nederlands Blazers Ensemble

 

 

Three folksongs from the Country of Csik (Bartók)

1999

for oboe and small orchestra (4')

two flutes, two clarinets, two bassoons, two horns and string orchestra

(second version for strings only!)

for Pauline Oostenrijk

commissioned by the Fonds voor de Podiumkunsten

 

 

It Ain’t Necessarily So (Gerswhin/Heifetz)

1999

for solo violin and small orchestra (3')

1.1.3.1 - 3.3.1.0 - perc - strings

for Lisa Jacobs

 

 

Trio II (moments of jazzyness)

Opus 53, 1999

for alto saxophone, viola and piano (18')

for Trio Chiaroscuro

commission: Fonds voor de Scheppende Toonkunst

 

 

Amuse-gueule #3

Quasi à l’impromptu

Opus 48:3, 1999

for piano solo (3')

for the marriage of Lynne Leegte and Ivo Janssen, 25 August 1999

 

 

De solitude en solitude

Opus 54, 1999

for soprano, flute, cello and piano (17')

text: De solitude en solitude vers la vie (Paul Eluard)

commissioned by and composed for the Leo Smit Stichting

dedicated to Leonore Pameijer and Jeff Hamburg

 

 

Sextet

Opus 55, 2000

for two violins, two violas and two violoncellos (40')

dedicated to Monique and Jeroen Willems

recording: CD NMG Composers’ Voice

 

 

En Hollande

Opus 56, 2000

for soprano and string quartet (12')

commissioned by the Naarden Music Festival

for Nienke Oostenrijk and the Orpheus Quartet

recording: CD NMG Composers’ Voice

 

 

Over de bouwkunst

Amuse-gueule #4

Opus 48:4, 2000

for 6 percussionists (3’)

commissioned by the BNA for the Dag van de architectuur

Opgedragen aan Dirk van der Veer

 

 

Kleine Mars

Amuse-gueule #5

Opus 48 :5, 2001

for viola and bassoon (3’)

commissioned by Ans Samama

for Otto Berman en Marjolein Boelens

 

 

Un trio très optimiste

Amuse-gueule #6

Opus 48 :6, 2001

for piano trio (3’)

ommissioned by Jaap Hamel for his wife Patty

 

 

p&p’s

14 pieces for two violins and one for eight

Opus 58, 2001

for two violins (30’)

commissioned by Fund of the Creative Arts for the Iordens Viooldagen 2002

for Jaring Walta and his pupils

 

 

Un petit quatuor

pour les amateurs du genre

Opus 59, 2001

for string quartet (15’)

commissioned by the Orlando Festival

for Stefan Metz and Isabelle Bensa

 

 

Toccata festiva

Opus 60, 2001

for brass quintet (8’00”)

Commissioned by the Eerste Kamer der Staten Generaal voor Prinsjesdag 2001

Dedicated to Mr Chris Baljé

 

 

Une silence étonnante

Rondeau pour le clavecin

Opus 61 :1, 2001

for harpsichord (8’30)

Commissioned by the personnel of the Boekman Stichting

to commemorate the doctorate of Cas Smithuijsen, their general manager,

and dedicated to him.

 

 

Bell Air

Opus 62, 2001

for carillon (9’30”)

Commissioned by the Nederlandse Muziekdagen 2001 and

dedicated to Arie Abbenes

 

 

In Den Haag….

Amuse-gueule #7

Opus 63 :1, 2002

for 3 trumpets and 3 trombones (2’40”)

Composed for the opening of the Exhibition Hofvijver in beeld en woord,

on March 30, 2002 by prime minister Wim Kok

Dedicated to Hermance Schaepman

 

 

Tango cromatico

Opus 64a, 2002

per violino solo (c. 5’20”)

 

 

Treurmuziek

Opus 65, 2002

for string orchestra, french horn, trumpet and trombone (6’00”)

commissioned by the Eerste Kamer der Staten Generaal

to commemorate the death of Prins Claus der Nederlanden on October 6, 2002

 

 

Fanfare voor treurmuziek

Opus 65a, 2002

for french horn, trumpet, trombone and drum (3’30”)

commissioned by the Eerste Kamer der Staten Generaal

to commemorate the death of Prins Claus der Nederlanden on October 6, 2002

 

 

Petite Gavotte

Amuse-gueule # 8

Opus 63 :2, 2002

pour violoncelle (2’15)

for Maaike Peterse (see opus 66)

 

 

Suite voor violoncello

Opus 66, 2002

for cello solo (25’)

 

 

Sarah

Opus 67, 2002

for mixed choir, marimba, vibraphone and percussion (3) (dur: 4’)

composed for Lied van Verdriet

Opus 67a, 2003

for unisono choir, mixed choir and orchestra

(2.2.2.2 4.2.2.0 3perc.mar.vib str) (6’)

composed for Lied van Verdriet (Stichting Dario Fo)

 

 

Some kind of blues

Opus 68, 2002

for piano (5’00”)

dedicated to Marcel Worms

 

 

Treurmuziek II

Opus 69, 2002

for string orchestra and flute (6’30”)

commissioned by the Eerste Kamer der Staten Generaal

 

 

Treurmuziek III

Opus 70, 2002

for string orchestra, alto oboe and horn (6’45”)

commissioned by the Eerste Kamer der Staten Generaal

 

 

Serenade in A, opus 16 (Brahms)

2002

instrumentation for wind ensemble (35')

2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 3 horns, violoncello and double bass

 

 

Vogel vrij

Opus 71, 2003

for children’s or boy’s choir and piano (10’)

on poems by Ida Gerhardt

(Vogel vrij, Schiftuur, Wiegeliedje, Het vuur)

composed for and dedicated to the Haags Matrozenkoor for their 75th anniversary

 

 

Grande Fantasia

metamorphosis #1

Opus 72, 2003

for saxophone orchestra (2.4.2.2.2) (15’)

composed for and dedicated to the Raschèr Saxophone Orchestra

 

 

Valeriustrio

Opus 73, 2003

for violin, A clarinet, violoncello (20’)

dedicated to the Valerius Ensemble

 

 

Klarinetconcert

Opus 74, 2005

for A-Clarinet and orchestra (28’)

2.2.2.2-4.3.3.1-5perc.timp-str

composed for André Kerver and the Netherlands Symphony Orchestra (Orkest van het Oosten)

 

 

Amuse-gueule #9

Opus 75:1, 2006

for string quartet, guitar and piano (5’30”)

composed for Wouter Schatborn and his family

 

 

One minute of fame

Amuse-gueule #10

Opus 75:2, 2006

for bass clarinet and piano (1’30”)

composed for Henri Bok

 

 

Afscheid

Drie liederen op gedichten van Rutger Kopland

Opus 76, 2007

for soprano and piano (10’00”)

composed for and dedicated to Heleen Koele

(arrangement for soprano, stringorchestra and piano - 2008)

 

 

Verdriet

Drie koorliederen voor TTBB op gedichten van J. Bernlef

Opus 77, 2009 (11’00”)

composed for the Coolsingers

commissioned by the Fonds voor de Scheppende Toonkunst (NFPK+)

dedicated to the Coolsingers and Arie Hoek

 

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