Shocking Sounds

Especially in the field of "horror", the composers of New Music have created a large repertoire of eerily beautiful works.

Here are a few examples:

Victoria Borisova-Ollas

„...im Klosterhofe“ (1999)

Genres: chamber music/ensemble (2-9 players)

Orchestration: for violoncello, piano and tape

Duration: 11'

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Georg Friedrich Haas

La profondeur (2009)

Genres: ensemble (10+ players)

Orchestration: for 13 players

Duration: 14'

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Mauricio Sotelo

Del aura al suspirar (1998)

Genres: chamber music/ensemble (2-9 players)

Orchestration: for contrabass flute (or alto flute) and sound carrier

Duration: 12'

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Luke Bedford

At Three and Two (2009)

Genres: chamber orchestra

Orchestration: for winds, percussion and double basses

Duration: 10'

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Luciano Berio

Compass (1994)

Recital

Genres: ballet, orchestra

Orchestration: for piano and orchestra

Duration: 45'

Soloist: piano

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Pierre Boulez

Don (1960)

No. 1 from "Pli selon pli" (Portrait de Mallarmé)

Text von:

Genres: orchestra

Orchestration: for soprano and orchestra

Duration: 15'

Soloist: soprano

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Cristóbal Halffter

Requiem por la libertad imaginada (1971)

Genres: orchestra

Orchestration: for orchestra

Duration: 17'

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Wolfgang Rihm

IN-SCHRIFT (1995)

Genres: orchestra

Orchestration: for orchestra

Duration: 20'

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David Sawer

Byrnan Wood (1992)

Genres: orchestra

Orchestration: for orchestra

Duration: 18'

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Johannes Maria Staud

Polygon (2002)

Music

Genres: orchestra

Orchestration: for piano and orchestra

Duration: 12'

Soloist: piano

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Karlheinz Stockhausen

Carré (1959)

Genres: orchestra

Orchestration: for 4 orchestras and 4 choirs (4 conductors)

Duration: 36'

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Jay Schwartz

Music for Orchestra III (2010)

Genres: orchestra

Orchestration: for string orchestra

Duration: 20'

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