Joseph Klein (1962- )

COMPOSITIONS Joseph Klein Links ~ ~ ~ Works by Genre ~ ~ ~ Klein on Klein
Images, jazz combo (1982)
Kaleidoscope, guitar ensemble (1982)
Two Diametrically Opposing Units: Vacuum & Plenum, any solo performer or combination of performers (1982)
Outdoor Music IV, 4 trumpets and 4 pedestrians (1983)
Elegy, bassoon (1983)
Songs of Life and the Prune Danish Controversy, mezzo-soprano, 2 prepared guitars and percussion (1983)
Ritual IV, solo performer, w/opt. intermedia (1985)
Aphasia, flute ensemble (1985)
IcarUS At thE caBARet VoLtairE: parT I (tHe RENdeZVOus), 2 guitars (1985)
Prime Set, solo percussion (1985)
Three Love Songs, mezzo-soprano, percussion, harp and piano/celesta (1985)
March Transforms, wind ensemble (1986)
DEdi/seC(r)ATIONS, voice and percussion (1986)
Missa Brevis, chorus (1987)
Rubber Angels, woodwind quintet (1987)
arcus vitae, 2 guitars (1987)
MOTET: memento mori, 4 solo voices (1988)
Parallaxes, trombone quartet (1988)
dreaming the dark down slowly, theater work, vocal soloists, dancer and chorus (1989)
Mélodrame, double bass and intermedia environment (1989)
Pax impotens, string quartet (1989)
Three Haiku, mezzo-soprano and percussion (1989)
Stone Soup, children's theater work, mixed chamber ensemble (1990)
false relationships, wind octet (1990)
Transient Forms, orchestra (1991)
The Muses of Bedlam, double bass (1991)
Riot Act, trumpet ensemble (1992)
Wake for K.G., brass and percussion (1993)
Goblin Market, trombone, with prepared piano and intermedia environment (1993)
Pathways: Opposing Forces, trombone and chamber orchestra (1993)
Three Ceremonial Pieces, organ (1994)
Pathways: Interior Shadows, soprano saxophone and chamber orchestra (1995)
Pathways: Revolution, solo percussion and chamber orchestra (1995)
Lament, wind quartet [variable] (1995)
Lament, string orchestra (1996)
Dog, female voice, bassoon and intermedia (1997)
the road in its unfoldings, wind symphony (1997)
Three Studies in Change, brass quintet (1997)
Der Leichenschleicher, double bass (1997)
Die Tischtuchtolle, violin (1997)
Two Lullabies, voice (1997)
Leviathan, male voice, bass trombone and intermedia (1998)
Der Leidverweser, contrabassoon (1998)
Occam's Razor, 7 studies for 10 players, mixed chamber ensemble [10 players] (1999)
Three Little Pieces, bassoon and piano (2000)
Der Waßerhehler, ocarina (2000)
Die Silbenreine, glass harmonica (2000)
Der Ohrenzeuge, bass flute (2001)
Die Müde, alto saxophone (2004)
Monogram, piano (2004)
Three Poems from Felt, poetry reading, w/computer music (2005)
Zwei Parabeln nach Franz Kafka, narrator, chorus and computer music (2006)
Die Sternklare, solo percussion (2006)
Die Königskünderin, trumpet (2006)
Der Schönheitsmolch, bass saxophone (2008)
Der Demutsahne, guitar (2008)
Cornell Set, poetry reading, w/computer music (2011)
WORKS BY GENRE Joseph Klein Links ~ ~ ~ Klein on Klein ~ top of page ~
Dramatic/Theater/Intermedia
Outdoor Music IV, 4 trumpets and 4 pedestrians (1983)
Ritual IV, solo performer, w/opt. intermedia (1985)
dreaming the dark down slowly, theater work, vocal soloists, dancer and chorus (1989)
Mélodrame, double bass and intermedia environment (1989)
Stone Soup, children's theater work, mixed chamber ensemble (1990)
Goblin Market, trombone, with prepared piano and intermedia environment (1993)
Dog, female voice, bassoon and intermedia (1997)
Leviathan, male voice, bass trombone and intermedia (1998)
Orchestra
Transient Forms, orchestra (1991)
Lament, string orchestra (1996)
Band/Wind Ensemble
March Transforms, wind ensemble (1986)
the road in its unfoldings, wind symphony (1997)
Soloist(s) w/Orchestra
Pathways: Opposing Forces, trombone and chamber orchestra (1993)
Pathways: Interior Shadows, soprano saxophone and chamber orchestra (1995)
Pathways: Revolution, solo percussion and chamber orchestra (1995)
Choral
Missa Brevis, chorus (1987)
MOTET: memento mori, 4 solo voices (1988)
dreaming the dark down slowly, theater work, vocal soloists, dancer and chorus (1989)
Zwei Parabeln nach Franz Kafka, narrator, chorus and computer music (2006)
Chamber
Images, jazz combo (1982)
Kaleidoscope, guitar ensemble (1982)
Two Diametrically Opposing Units: Vacuum & Plenum, any solo performer or combination of performers (1982)
Outdoor Music IV, 4 trumpets and 4 pedestrians (1983)
Aphasia, flute ensemble (1985)
IcarUS At thE caBARet VoLtairE: parT I (tHe RENdeZVOus), 2 guitars (1985)
Rubber Angels, woodwind quintet (1987)
arcus vitae, 2 guitars (1987)
Parallaxes, trombone quartet (1988)
Pax impotens, string quartet (1989)
false relationships, wind octet (1990)
Riot Act, trumpet ensemble (1992)
Wake for K.G., brass and percussion (1993)
Goblin Market, trombone, with prepared piano and intermedia environment (1993)
Lament, wind quartet [variable] (1995)
Three Studies in Change, brass quintet (1997)
Occam's Razor, 7 studies for 10 players, mixed chamber ensemble [10 players] (1999)
- Estuary (chaotic fugato quasi toccata)
- Au seuil de ruine (notturno interrotto)
- One of many circles (hyperfractal variants)_
- Maßenkristalle (loxodromic chaconne)
- The myth of eternal return (entropic ostinato)
- Crown knots & cascades (meta-rondo in chiasmus)
- Time's maw (moto perpetuo)
Percussion
Prime Set, solo percussion (1985)
DEdi/seC(r)ATIONS, voice and percussion (1986)
Three Haiku, mezzo-soprano and percussion (1989)
Wake for K.G., brass and percussion (1993)
Pathways: Revolution, solo percussion and chamber orchestra (1995)
Die Silbenreine, glass harmonica (2000)
Die Sternklare, solo percussion (2006)
Instrument and Piano
Goblin Market, trombone, with prepared piano and intermedia environment (1993)
Three Little Pieces, bassoon and piano (2000)
Solo Instrument
Two Diametrically Opposing Units: Vacuum & Plenum, any solo performer or combination of performers (1982)
Elegy, bassoon (1983)
Ritual IV, solo performer, w/opt. intermedia (1985)
Mélodrame, double bass and intermedia environment (1989)
The Muses of Bedlam, double bass (1991)
Der Leichenschleicher, double bass (1997)
Die Tischtuchtolle, violin (1997)
Der Leidverweser, contrabassoon (1998)
Der Waßerhehler, ocarina (2000)
Die Silbenreine, glass harmonica (2000)
Der Ohrenzeuge, bass flute (2001)
Die Müde, alto saxophone (2004)
Die Königskünderin, trumpet (2006)
Der Schönheitsmolch, bass saxophone (2008)
Der Demutsahne, guitar (2008)
Piano/Organ/Glass Harmonica
Three Ceremonial Pieces, organ (1994)
Die Silbenreine, glass harmonica (2000)
Monogram, piano (2004)
Vocal
Songs of Life and the Prune Danish Controversy, mezzo-soprano, 2 prepared guitars and percussion (1983)
Three Love Songs, mezzo-soprano, percussion, harp and piano/celesta (1985)
DEdi/seC(r)ATIONS, voice and percussion (1986)
MOTET: memento mori, 4 solo voices (1988)
Three Haiku, mezzo-soprano and percussion (1989)
Dog, female voice, bassoon and intermedia (1997)
Two Lullabies, voice (1997)
Leviathan, male voice, bass trombone and intermedia (1998)
Three Poems from Felt, poetry reading, w/computer music (2005)
Cornell Set, poetry reading, w/computer music (2011)
Electronic/Electroacoustic/Multimedia
Ritual IV, solo performer, w/opt. intermedia (1985)
Mélodrame, double bass and intermedia environment (1989)
Goblin Market, trombone, with prepared piano and intermedia environment (1993)
Dog, female voice, bassoon and intermedia (1997)
Leviathan, male voice, bass trombone and intermedia (1998)
Three Poems from Felt, poetry reading, w/computer music (2005)
Zwei Parabeln nach Franz Kafka, narrator, chorus and computer music (2006)
Cornell Set, poetry reading, w/computer music (2011)
JOSEPH KLEIN LINKS Works by Genre ~ ~ ~ Klein on Klein ~ top of page ~
iARTA Participants Engage in Creative Exchange in Chengdu, China (Univ of North Texas)
Students Soak Up Zappa This Summer (Univ of North Texas)
Composer's website . . . contact Joseph Klein: here and here
. . . see also here
Joseph Klein @ Classical Archives
Joseph Klein @ Contemporary Composers Index
Joseph Klein @ Innova Records
Joseph Klein @ New Music USA [formerly American Music Center]
Joseph Klein @ Writers at Cornell
Publisher
Joseph Klein @ Composer's website
Streaming Audio
Joseph Klein @ Composer's website - check under individual work listings
Joseph Klein @ Classical Archives
Joseph Klein @ SoundCloud
Joseph Klein @ Writers at Cornell
Recordings
Joseph Klein @ Composer's website
Joseph Klein @ Amazon.com
Joseph Klein @ ArkivMusic
Joseph Klein @ CD Universe
Joseph Klein @ ClassicsOnline
Joseph Klein @ Innova Records
And check out these recordings:
- Zwei Parabeln nach Franz Kafka . . . on CDCM Computer Music Series, Vol. 39 (Centaur CRC-3219)
- Dog (after W.S. Merwin) . . . on CDCM Computer Music Series, Vol. 27 (Centaur CRC-2407)
- Pathways: Opposing Forces . . . on Pathways: New Music for Trombone (Mark MCD-1629)
Video
Joseph Klein @ YouTube [nothing at the moment?]
Joseph Klein @ Google Video
Joseph Klein @ Vimeo [none at the moment]
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Joseph Klein on Joseph Klein: Interview/Writers at Cornell (streaming audio)

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