Peter Bjuhr Works

Selected works 2004-

the 7th flavour
the 7th flavour
Creation Year: 2011
Description: 2 electric guitars, 1 electric bass
Piece exploring the border between sound art and music, with the aid of the electric instruments. Using references to Beethoven's seventh symphony and to songs by Red Hot Chili Peppers, hence the title.

Duration: ca 11 min.
Written for: Krock
Commissioned by: C-Y contemporary
First performance: Malmoe 17 Mars 2012
Posted in recent works on March 15, 2012

Absorb, Alter and Dissolve
Absorb, Alter and Dissolve
Creation Year: 2011
Description: Jazztrio
I. On Archaic ground, II. New and inherited patterns, III. Deconstruction
The three sections are based on three different approaches to the interplay between art music and jazz. But the idea has always been to put it into a larger context. I am interested in how different cultural traditions in general can change. And I think I have found three important ways: 1) one tradition can change by absorbing features from a different tradition, 2) it can change with very careful and deliberate alteration, and 3) it can be changed by more radical dissolution of the structures that defines the culture. I would also point out that there is no intention to change the jazz tradition as the jazztrio stands for, but instead explore these ideas in a sound collage-like composition.
Duration: ca 9 min
Written for: Magnus Hjorth Trio
Commissioned by: C-Y ContemporarY
First performance: Skissernas Museum, Lund, Sweden, 2011-09-29
Posted in recent works on October 1, 2011

Green Future?
Green Future?
Creation Year: 2008/2011
Description: String quartet and percussion
We all have to relate to the much feared threats to our environment in some way. How will our world be changed in the future if the temperature keeps rising? In the current situation we have to try to change something, but should we go "back to nature" in some sense or will we solve the problem with technological means? One thing is clear though, we can't go back in time to how it was before.
Duration: ca 8 min.
Written for: Bo Håkansson
Commissioned by: Bo Håkansson
First performance: 11-08-06 Trakai Galve Hall, Lithuania
Publisher:Not yet published. Request from composer.
Audio sample: mp3
Posted in recent works on August 1, 2011

Strings, Skins and Wood
Strings, Skins and Wood
Creation Year: 2009
Description: Harp and percussion.
The piece centers mostly around the harp and its possibilities and limitations, viewed differently from the perspective of the harpist and the percussionist.

Duration: ca 8 min
Written for: Duo Harpverk: Katie Buckley - harp and Frank Aarnink - percussion
Commissioned by: Duo Harpverk duoharpverk.com
First performance: 2011-02-12 Amsterdam, Icelandic Music Days festival
Publisher:SMIC
Posted in recent works on February 12, 2011

TheMusArt
TheMusArt
Creation Year: 2010
Description: Flute, Recorder/Crumhorn, Alto Trombone,Guitar, Contrabass,Percussion
Eclectic and interdisciplinary piece which touches on many different subjects and perhaps evokes some interesting questions.
Duration: ca 15 min
Written for: ENM - Ensemble for New Music
Commissioned by: ENM - Ensemble for New Music
First performance: Malmö 2011-01-27
Posted in recent works on January 27, 2011

IEI – Interpret, Express and Interact!
IEI - Interpret, Express and Interact!
Creation Year: 2010
Description: any wind instrument and percussion (with optional non-pitch instruments)
Written for the exciting (jazz) duo Medi, but performable for any duo with wind and percussion.
Duration: ca 15 min
Written for: Medi - Ida Karlsson and Emeli Ek
Commissioned by: C-Y contemporary
First performance: 2010-12-02 Skånes scene for Live- and performance art, Malmö
Publisher:Scribd
Posted in recent works on November 4, 2010

Mental Journey

Eclectic piece which amounts to a mental jogging journey in both time and space.
Mental Journey
Creation Year: 2010
Description: Recorder, Tenor saxophone, Banjo/Ukulele or Guitar, Viola.
Prologue: Now, Going west, Going east or further west, Going back, Epilogue: Forward
A piece about keeping an open mind against cultures and ideas that perhaps feels foreign in one way or another; in this is also included to keep an open mind about the past and the future.
Duration: ca 9 min
Written for: ContemporarY Ensemble
First performance: 2010-11-14 Palladium, Malmö
Publisher:Not yet published. Request from composer.
Posted in recent works on November 4, 2010

3PI – Four concertos for saxophone and chamber orchestra

A series of four concertos for each of the instruments in a saxophone quartet and chamber orchestra, composed parallelly with similar form but different historical references.
3 Part Intervention
Creation Year: 2009-10
Description: Part of a series with four concertos for each of the instruments in a saxophone quartet and chamber orchestra.
Interference with baroque (soprano sax).
I. fantasia concertante, II. trio toccata, III. concerto gioioso.
Soprano sax and chamber ensemble/orchestra (alto flute, bass clarinet, vibraphone, percussion, harpsichord and strings)
Duration: ca 18 min.
Written for: Johnny Hedlund
Commissioned by: Johnny Hedlund
First performance: 2010-04-20 Palladium, Malmö
Posted in recent works on April 21, 2010

BriSiCoApPe

Incorporating ideas from modern art; inspired by a description of postmodern art. Written for the exciting Swedish/Norwegian ensemble Nordic Fusion 6.
BriSiCoApPe
Creation Year: 2009
Description: Trumpet, baritone sax, clarinet, cello, piano, percussion and tape
Piece in five sections which each reflects a different trait in postmodern art:
1. Bricolage (using whatever happens to be available) - the percussionist is using available stuff.
2. Simplification - simplified and minimalistic using only a few notes and durations.
3. Collage - short contrasting musical fragments with references to different styles.
4. Appropriation (taking possession) - borrowing from older styles of music.
5. Performance - performing words and very short sections with pop references.
Duration: ca 10 min
Written for: Nordic Fusion 6
Commissioned by: Nordic Fusion 6
First performance: Tromsø, KontAk-festivalen, 2010-03-05
Publisher:SMIC
Posted in recent works on March 11, 2010