1 performer:
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2024 Exvot V: "Die blinde Kuh" for e-violin, organ pedal, cow bells, pre-recorded track (20').
Premiered on August 12th 2024 in Köln Stadtgarten by Sara Cubarsi. Commission funded by IfM Köln. PDF
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2018 Exvot III (2017) re-arranged in 2018 for self-accompanied violinist, foot-pedal and bells (11’).
Premiered in La Pedrera, Barcelona, on 17/09/2018 by Sara Cubarsi. Second Premiere in Madrid, Fundación Juan March on 25/11/2018 by Sara Cubarsi. VIDEO AUDIO
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2018 Exvot IV: organistrum for solo violinist on two differently tuned amplified violins, inverted bow, retuned foot-midi-keyboard, sheep bell, vocals, with interactive paintings made by Sara Cubarsi (53’). [needs a sound engineer off-stage]
Premiered on 11/04/2018 by Sara Cubarsi Wild Beast Concert Hall. VIDEO
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2015 Hummings for singing violinist and a D-drone (7').
Premiere: December 2015 by Sara Cubarsi, SF Centre for New Music (San Francisco)
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2013 Microtonal Etudes for solo violin
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2 performers:
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2023/24 La langue des gargouilles for natural horn, electric keyboard and prepared piano (19’).
Premiered at the Lucerne Festival on 05/09/2023 by Ben Goldscheider and Richard Uttley, commissioned by the I&I Foundation. PDF AUDIO
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2016/2019 l’alumini no s’encén fàcilment II for baroque violin, pre-recorded track, whistle, electric keyboard and an aluminum sheet (18’).
Premiered on 17/02/2019 at La Pedrera, Barcelona by Lo Desconcert. AUDIO
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2018 landscapes from mikrokosmos (microtonal arrangements from Bartók’s Mikrokosmos) for violin & viola (15’).
Premiered on 24/03/2018 by Duo falcone | cubarsi at the MicroFest festival, Boston Court (L.A., Passadena). PDF
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2016 aluminium does not easily ignite, for violin, midi-keyboard and transducers on a large sheet of aluminium (17').
Premiere: October 17th 2016 by James Rushford and Sara Cubarsi, R.O.D. Hall (L.A.). AUDIO-1 AUDIO-2
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2015 53 Colors for violin and double bass (7').
Premiere on November 29th 2015 by Ben Finley and Sara Cubarsi
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2015 250 Colors for two violins in scordatura (ca. 10 mins).
Premiered on May 28th 2015 by Mayah Kadish and Sara Cubarsi (ensemble x.y), Brunel Museum (London).
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3 performers:
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2024 Skizzen aus Bingen - three chants by Hildegard von Bingen, creatively arranged by Sara Cubarsi (7').
Premiere on Oct 5th 2024 in Ventana Köln (zamus) by Duo Auxesis & Marlies Debacker. PDF
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2023 La langue des gargouilles (for 3) for natural horn, electric keyboard, prepared piano and large tam-tam (19’).
Premiered at the Lucerne Festival on 05/09/2023 by Ben Goldscheider and Richard Uttley, commissioned by the I&I Foundation. PDF AUDIO
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2022 Harmonic flow: GIAN PIETRO DEL BUONO for three violins in just intonation (7’26’’).
Recording for Another Timbre by violinists Xenia Gogu, Hannah Weirich, and Sara Cubarsi, to be released. PDF
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2021 Exvot (2017/2021) for retuned electric keyboard, baroque violin, violone and sheep bells (14’).
Premiered in Felix Urban Festival on 28/08/2021 by Lo Desconcert. PDF
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2020 Diminutions on an adaption of Nicola Vicentino’s enharmonic madrigals for 2 violins and electric keyboard (6’).
Premiered at the Musikfabrik Studio on 02/03/20 by Hannah Weirich, Ulrich Löffler, and Sara Cubarsi.
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2017 Exvot II for e-cellist and bow assistant with sheep bells, midi-keyboardist and sound projectionist (18’).
Premiered on 17/10/2017 by Derek Stein, Emi Tamura, David Aguila and Sara Cubarsi, R.O.D Hall (L.A.). VIDEO
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2017 Exvot I for violin, cello, midi-keyboard and sheep bells (13’).
Premiered on 06/04/2017 by ensemble x.y at St John Smith’s Square lunchtime concert series (London). AUDIO
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2016 Exvot Study, a concert-installation for three performers, interactive film on canvas, water, tiny bells (50’).
Premiered on 22/11/2016 by ensemble x.y (Elischa Kaminer, Maya Kadish, Sara Cubarsi), R.O.D. Hall (L.A.).
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2015 442 Colors for three violins in scordatura.
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4 performers:
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2024 TERRA COCTA for tromba marina, viola d’amore, hardanger fiddle and electric keyboard (10’).
Premiere on Oct 5th 2024 in Ventana Köln (zamus), funded by the Kunststiftung NRW. PDF
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2016 64 Colors, for string quartet (16').
Premiere: January 31st 2016 by the Euler Quartet, ArtShare (L.A.) AUDIO
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5 performers:
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2018 Cadenza for Ligeti’s Violin Concerto for solo violinist, with an improvised section with the scordatura soloists (vln, vla), double bass and an ocarina ​(2’).
Performed on 07/05/2018 by Sara Cubarsi and the Ensemble at CalArts, Wild Beast Concert Hall (Los Angeles).
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2016 2050 Colors from Bali, a concert-installation with the CalArts Balinese gamelan, 5 performers, laptop projection. Computer programming by Eric Heep (3 hours).
Premiere: April 6th 2016, CalArts L-Shape Gallery.
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2016 64 chords / Ludwig’s Ear, for string quartet, sine waves and white noise, with a 12x8ft interactive painting (60 min.).
Premiere: April 12th 2016 by the Euler Quartet and Luke Martin on laptop, R.O.D. Hall (L.A.). PDF
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8 performers:
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2015 Intonation Study n. 2 for 8 strings (open, ca. 8')
Premiered on November 22nd 2015 by CalArts performers, Wild Beast Hall (L.A.)
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10 performers:
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2017 Exvot III: backgrounds for scordatura solo violin, 4 violins, 2 violas, 2 cellos with bells attached to their arms, and re-tuned midi- keyboard (17’).
Premiered on 11/12/2017 by soloist Violeta Cubarsi, with the CalArts Ensemble, R.O.D. Concert Hall (L.A.).
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2016 Concerto for a Painting, for 9 strings, piano and an interactive painting by the composer (18').
Premiere: May 9th 2016 by the CalArts Ensemble, Wild Beast Hall (L.A.). PDF VIDEO
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2015 Microtonal Spiral for a group of string instruments (open score, 12').
Premiered on October 7th 2015 by CalArts performers, R.O.D. Hall (L.A.)
open instruction score for a group of instruments that can play a glissando.
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