Martin Smolka Explained
Martin Smolka (born 11 August 1959 in Prague) is a contemporary Czech composer of classical music.
Works
- 1983
- 1985-1988
Hudba hudbička (Music Sweet Music) for ensemble;
- 1988
- Music for Retuned Instruments;
- 1989
- Zvonění (Ringing) for solo percussion;
- Nocturne;
- 1990
- 1990-1992
- Netopýr (The Flying Dog);
- 1992
- Rain, a Window, Roofs, Chimneys, Pigeons and so... and Railway-Bridges, too;
- 1993
- Trzy motywy pastoralne (Three pastoral motifs);
- 1993-1995
- 1996
- Euforium;
- Three pieces for retuned orchestra;
- 1996-1997
- 1998
- 8 pieces for guitar quartet;
- Autumn Thoughts for ensemble;
- 1999
- Lieder ohne Worte und Passacaglia;
- Nešť for orchestra;
- Like Those Nicéan Barks of Yore for trombone and life electronics;
- 2000
- Blue Note;
- Walden, the Distiller of Celestial Dews;
- Remix, Redream, Reflight;
- Houby a nebe (Mushrooms and Heaven), Czech text Petr Pavel Fiala and Martin Smolka;
- 2001
- 2001-2003
- 2002
- Missa;
- Ach, mé milé c moll (Oh, my admired C minor);
- 2003
- 2003-2004
- 2004
- Hats in the Sky;
- For a Buck;
- 2005
- Das schlaue Gretchen opera for children, libretto Klaus Angermann;
- 2006
- Lamento metodico;
- Słone i smutne (Salt and Sad), Polish text Tadeusz Różewicz;
- Semplice;
- 2010
- fff (Fortissimo feroce Fittipaldi) for saxophone, piano and percussion - written for Trio Accanto;
Discography
- Hudba hudbička, ensemble AGON, Arta Records, Prague 1991
- Music for Retuned Instruments, ensemble recherche, Wittener Tage für neue Kammermusik 1991, WDR Köln 1991
- Rain, a Window, Roofs, Chimneys, Pigeons and so... and Railway-Bridges, too, col legno München/SWF Baden-Baden, Donaueschinger Musiktage 1992
- A v sadech korálů, jež slabě zrůžověly, Petr Matuszek - bariton, Martin Smolka - piano, Na prahu světla, Happy Music, Prague 1996
- Rent a Ricercar, Flying Dog, For Woody Allen, Nocturne, AGON Orchestra, audio ego/Society for New Music Prague, 1997
- Euphorium, Rain, a Window, Roofs, Chimneys, Pigeons and so... and Railway-Bridges, too, Music for Retuned Instruments, Ringing, AGON Orchestra, audio ego/Society for New Music Prague, 1998
- Walden, the Distiller of Celestial Dews, SWR Vokalensemble Stuttgart, Meinhard Jenne – percussion, Rupert Huber - conductor, Donaueschinger Musiktage 2000
- fff (Fortissimo feroce Fittipaldi), Trio Accanto, Wergo (forthcoming)
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