Violin | Cello
ca 12 min
1. Mysterious = 120 / Animated = 120
2. Soft = 80
3. Harsh = 100
4. Expressive = 92
5. Agitated = 84
Dedicated to: Kodály String Duo
Published score: Score at Imslp
Cello | Eam
ca 10 min.
Eclectic piece, mixing classical and more contempoary sounds.
Dedicated to: Mattias Rodrick
Commissioned by: Classic Lounge
First performance: Classic Lounge's fifth year anniversary, 7th of November 2014, Palladium Malmoe
Vocal quartet | Sax quartet
Vocal Quartet and Saxophone Quartet.
Inter-artistic and dramatic work with references to phenomenons including Shakespeare, absurdist theater and pop art.
Dedicated to: Rollin Phones and Vokalkvartetten Vox
Commissioned by: C-Y ContemporarY/Swedish Arts Council
First performance: 2015-09-15, Haga church, Gothenburg, Sweden
Published score: Score
Harpsichord
ca 15 min.
Four short etudes that holds different challenges for the harpsichordist.
Eam
6:04
A rhythm and sample based piece inspired by the pop art of the 1950s and -60s. It could be seen as a collage with references to pop culture realized in audio.
Dedicated to: Marsel Nichan
First performance: Fylkingen, Stockholm Sweden on the 4th of April 2014
Cello | Marimba
ca 7 min.
Cello and Marimba
Piece about controlled simplicity. I would like to compare this to east asian ink (and wash) paintings.
Dedicated to: Y.T.Lee
Optional
undetermined
Work about the difference between humans and computers; and the huge gap in communication which really has to be bridged for the everyday interactions we have with computers and other 'intelligent' machines.
Dedicated to: thingNY
First performance: Dec. 15, 2012, Flushing Town Hall New York.
Guitar quartet
ca 15 min.
Dedicated to: Corona Guitar Quartet
Guitar
ca 6 min.
Work for solo guitar about genomic DNA sequencing, especially of the human genome. The piece also includes a DNA sequence interpreted as music.
Organ
ca 21 min.
Organ solo
As I wrote this piece the topic of racism and ethnic discrimination was once again very much in the spotlight by a very tragic event in Norway. And it seemed
very appropriate for me to proceed with my initial idea to take a stand for all humans equal rights and against racism and ethnic discrimination.
The piece has nine different section with the following titles:
1. stand firm against racism and discrimination
2. all humans are sisters and brothers
3. minority rights, majority obligations
4. don't be scared of the unfamiliar
5. open your eyes against the world
6. much to feel sorry and angry for
7. love and integration
8. in your mind and actions...
9. we are all alike
Dedicated to: Larsåke Sjöstedt
First performance: 25 October 2014, Lund Sweden
Electric guitar trio
ca 11 min.
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.
Dedicated to: Krock
Commissioned by: C-Y contemporary
First performance: Malmoe 17 Mars 2012
Organ
ca 10 min.
- Images from the Brain
Organ solo
It has often been said that good music preferably is a mix between reason and emotion. The latter
distinction being closely related to the the dualist separation of mind and body often attributed to
Descartes. This piece is not only an unbalanced mix between analytic and at times mathematical content and emotional content; in addition it also brings forth the question of what it is possible to deduct from the outside of what happens inside the brain.
Dedicated to: Alexandra Fol
Commissioned by: Alexandra Fol
First performance: 31 January, 2014, Redpath Hall, Montreal
Jazz trio
ca 9 min
Jazz trio
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 was also to put this 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 like to point out that I have no real intention to change the jazz tradition as the jazztrio stands for, but instead explore these ideas in an overall sound collage-like composition.
Dedicated to: Magnus Hjorth Trio
Commissioned by: C-Y ContemporarY
First performance: Skissernas Museum, Lund, Sweden, 2011-09-29
String quartet | Percussion
ca 8 min.
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.
Dedicated to: Bo Håkansson
Commissioned by: Bo Håkansson
First performance: 11-08-06 Trakai Galve Hall, Lithuania
Optional
ca 8 min.
Theatrical piece. With a lot of symbolism, e.g. coffee as code for the usual, common and obvious.
Dedicated to: thingNY
First performance: 25/2 2011 Little Theatre, LaGuardia Performing Arts Center New York
Flute | Recorder | Alto trombone | Guitar | Contrabass | Percussion
ca 15 min
Flute, Recorder/Crumhorn, Alto Trombone,Guitar, Contrabass,Percussion
Eclectic and interdisciplinary piece which touches on many different subjects and perhaps evokes some interesting questions.
Dedicated to: ENM - Ensemble for New Music
Commissioned by: ENM - Ensemble for New Music
First performance: Malmö 2011-01-27
Optional wind | Percusssion
ca 15 min
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.
Dedicated to: Medi - Ida Karlsson (tenor sax) and Emeli Ek (drums)
Commissioned by: C-Y contemporary
First performance: 2010-12-02 Skånes scene for Live- and performance art, Malmö
Recorder | Tenor sax | Guitar | Viola
ca 9 min
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.
Dedicated to: ContemporarY Ensemble
First performance: 2010-11-14 Palladium, Malmö
Recorder | Harp
ca 9 min
Recorder and harp.
"The appealing tone came to us
as a voice from a distant past.
The wood and the dark strings
lit up the gateway to the past.[...]"
Dedicated to: Ida Höög and Miriam Klein Strandberg
First performance: postponed
Carillon
ca 10 min.
Carillon solo.
A piece about conscious decisions related to more automated and unconscious. It is also about how we humans have a tendency to interpret meaning, patterns and intention in phenomenons that perhaps are unintentional and even meaningsless.
Written for the third annual midsommer concert in Malmoe.
Dedicated to: Ørjan Horn Johansen
Commissioned by: C-Y contemporary
First performance: 2010-06-21 Malmoe Carillon tower
Trumpet | Baritone sax | Clarinet | Cello | Piano | Percussion
ca 10 min
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.
Dedicated to: Nordic Fusion 6
Commissioned by: Nordic Fusion 6
First performance: Tromsø, KontAk-festivalen, 2010-03-05
Chamber orchestra
6 min
Written for the concert Haydn Remixed to the memory of Joseph Haydn 200 years after his death. Scored for chamber orchestra (flute, 2 bass clarinets, percussion and strings). The piece is a lament using the first themes found in symphonies 82-86.
Dedicated to: Malmö KammarOrkester and ContemporarY Ensemble
Commissioned by: C-Y contemporary
First performance: 2009 18th Nov.
Chamber orchestra
4 min
Written for the concert Haydn Remixed to the memory of Joseph Haydn 200 years after his death. Scored for chamber orchestra (flute, clarinet, bass clarinet, percussion and strings). The piece is built around a sampling technique where the opening bars of Haydns symphonies 23-27 is being used.
Dedicated to: Malmö KammarOrkester and ContemporarY Ensemble
Commissioned by: C-Y contemporary
First performance: 091118
Zonghu | Qudi | Pipa | Guzheng | Yangqin | Liuqin | Sheng
ca 11 min
Selected in Chai Found Music Workshop´s Wu Xing competition 2009. Scored for the eastern instruments zonghu, qudi, pipa, guzheng, yangqin, liuqin and sheng. A combination of eastern philosophy and pentatonic system with more western part-writing and form.
Dedicated to: Chai Found Music Workshop
First performance: 2009-11-28 Forum Music Auditorium Taipei
Harp | Percussion
ca 6 min
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.
Dedicated to: Duo Harpverk: Katie Buckley - harp and Frank Aarnink - percussion
Commissioned by: Duo Harpverk
First performance: 2011-02-12 Amsterdam, Icelandic Music Days festival
Trombone | Tuba | Percussion duo
5 min
Trombone, tuba and 2 percussionists. Written for a concert in collaboration with the islandic group SLATUR.
Commissioned by: C-Y contemporary
First performance: Malmoe 2009-08-26
Carillon | Recorder duo | Eam
9 min
Carillon, two recorders and tape.
Written for the second annual midsommer concert in Malmoe.
Dedicated to: Ida Höög, Annie Lönngren and Martin Hasselgren
Commissioned by: C-Y contemporary
First performance: Malmoe 2009-06-21
Piano
ca 1'30''
Piano solo
A rather extreme interpretation of the concept of bagatelle; each bagatalle is only a few bars long and lasting for only seconds. The bagatelles are paired in groups of three with a common theme of some sort. But they can be played seperately or in any order.
Published score: Score at imslp
Optional
undetermined
For acoustic and computer ensemble. The title refers both to the indeterminate outcome of the piece and the fact that the form can be looped continously.
Commissioned by: C-Y contemporary
First performance: Malmö 2009-05-17
Vibraphone | Trumpet | Percussion | Live electronics
c. 10 min
Adaptation of BWV 1001 (solo violin) for vibraphone, trumpet and percussion/drum set and electronics.
Dedicated to: Johan Westerberg, Per Ivarsson and Per Andreasson.
Commissioned by: C-Y contemporary
First performance: Malmö 2009-05-17
Bass clarinet | Marimba | Eam
3'10''
Short piece for bass clarinet, marimba and tape.
Dedicated to: Marcus Ström
First performance: 2009-05-13
Electric guitar | Live electronics
ca 20-25 min.
Scored for banjo/electric guitar and live electronics. Written for a concert with focus on the electric guitar.
Dedicated to: Johan Malmberg
Commissioned by: C-Y contemporary
First performance: 090326 Klubb C-Y
Marimba | Eam
4.18
"Your eyes are wandering without purpose. Suddenly you see something that catches your interest. You zoom in. You are caught. You lose yourself in the details and zoom in to the limit."
Marimba and EAM. A gradual focus of pulse ends up in groovy jazz-flavoured electronica.
Dedicated to: Marcus Ström
First performance: 090114, Palladium, Malmö
Carillon
5 min
Surprising variations on the theme from Haydn´s symphony "Surprise". Carillon solo.
Dedicated to: Martin Hasselgren
Commissioned by: C-Y contemporary
First performance: 081221 Malmoe
Female choir | Live electronics
10 min
Female choir with solo
Partly a tribute to media, partly a critic of our attitude towards media. Text by the composer.
Dedicated to: Carolinae damkör
First performance: 11 Dec 2008, Galleri Format. Performed by New Ensemble Singers, solo soprano: Agnes Wästfelt.
Accordion
4 min.
An exploration of the instrument, and a journey from very free and respiring playing to strict and surprising rhythm. Accordion solo.
Dedicated to: Anette Hall
First performance: 5 Dec 2008, Rosenbergssalen Malmö
Percussion duo
ca 8 min
Thoughtful piece about every day material and their sounds written for two percussion players. The following eight "elements" are stipulated: metal, wood, plastic, textile, water, glass, stone and paper.
Dedicated to: Johan Westerberg and Per Andreasson
First performance: Klubb C-Y:9, 2008-10-30, Malmö
Carillon
ca 4 min.
Written for the large but unusual outdoor instrument carillon. Upward, reaching movement.
Dedicated to: Martin Hasselgren
Commissioned by: C-Y contemporary
First performance: SunBells, 2008-06-21, Stortorget Malmoe
Violin | Cello | Clarinet | Piano
ca 5 min.
Quartet for the twentyfirst century
in memory of Olivier Messiaen (1908-1992)
Dedicated to: written for Anne Sophie Andersen, Jonas Losciale, Mette Spang-Hanssen, Kristoffer Nyholm-Hyldig
Commissioned by: C-Y contemporary
Published score: Score at imslp
Bass clarinet | Marimba
ca 6 min
A piece about waiting for a loved one. Bass clarinet and marimba.
First performance: Klubb C-Y:5, 2008-03-27, Nya Tröls
Guitar | Violin | Accordion | Percussion
ca 8 min
Eclectic and playful piece in three movements roughly about the transition from disillusion and depression to joy and happiness. Guitar, violin, accordion and percussion.
Dedicated to: Pauli Lamppu and ContemporarY Ensemble (Malin Lund - vln, Anette Hall - acc, Niklas Bennerholm - perc)
First performance: Malmoe International Guitarfestival, 2008-03-07, Tangopalatset
Flute | Guitar
ca 4 min
Piece for flute and guitar. Inspired by Ástor Piazzolla. Roughly in Tango nuevo style, but with hints of minimalism in the middle section.
Dedicated to: Carsten Grøndahl and Jörgen Tånnander
First performance: Malmoe International Guitarfestival, 2008-03-01, Tangopalatset
Trumpet | Marimba
ca 9 min
The inner state of a person sleepwalking and abruptly waking up. Trumpet, marimba and optional live-electronics.
Dedicated to: Per Ivarsson and Núria Andorrà
First performance: Klubb C-Y:5, 2008-03-27, Nya Tröls
Tenor recorder | Harpsichord
ca 4 min
A piece for tenor recorder and harpsichord about extreme conditions on Uranus with some baroque influences.
Dedicated to: Ida Höög
First performance: 2008-01-15, Dunkers kulturhus, Helsingborg
Trumpet | Carillon
Piece for trumpet and carillon with improvisational middle section.
Dedicated to: Per Ivarsson and Martin Hasselgren
Commissioned by: C-Y contemporary
First performance: Bells Up, 2007-12-22, Stortorget Malmoe
Electric guitar | Live electronics
8 min on first performance
Piece for electric guitar and computer - roughly sketched with much improvisation.
Dedicated to: Pascal Jardry
First performance: Klubb C-Y:2, 2007-11-29, Nya Tröls
Tuba | Electric guitar | Live electronics
ca 4.30
Global challanges for the 21th century. Tuba, electric guitar and live electronics.
I. The Road to World Peace
II. Clean Environment
Dedicated to: Kjetil Myklebust and Pascal Jardry
Commissioned by: C-Y contemporary
First performance: Klubb C-Y:2, 2007-11-29, Nya Tröls
Guitar duo
ca. 9 min.
Duo for guitar and alto guitar. Piece in 6 movements which tells the story of a single relation, or human relations overall.
The movements are titled:
I. Acquaintance
II. Conflict of Interest
III. Attraction
IV. Relief
V. Routine
VI. Domestic Solutions.
Dedicated to: Lauri&Pascal
First performance: 2007-03-11 at Malmoe international Guitarfestival by Lauri&Pascal.
Published score: Score at imslp
Guitar
5 min.
Piece with dance character, written for solo guitar.
Guitar
7 min.
The piece is based on the theme from Danza Espanola no. 5 by Granados, and consists of five contrasting variations:
1) 'Quasi theme' - molto passionato ma alla danza
2) 'The Upbeat' - semplice e reflessivo
3) 'The Melody' - dolce e cantabile
4) 'The Grace Notes' - con moto e scherzando
5) 'Quasi theme' - agitato.
Dedicated to: Carsten Grøndahl
Guitar trio
10 min
Piece written for the enthusiastic and promising guitar trio Trio MaLaDa, former pupils of guitarist Carsten Groendahl. Not only was the piece written directly for the trio, each separate part was created directly for the individual guitarists. The piece is mostly in classical style but with hints from other genres. It is in three movements:
I. Prelude
II. Dance
III. Finale.
Dedicated to: Trio MaLaDa
First performance: Malmoe 2006-03-12
Here I publish information of the music I've written. I also blog about my projects and thoughts about music in general.
I am a contemporary classical composer and compose music for classical musicians, but as you can see from my worklist I've also done other things - including live electronics, electroacoustic music (eam) and music for other types of ensembles (e.g. a jazz trio).
My works have been performed globally, including Europe, Asia and North America.