Galleries from Paul Klee: Painted Songs

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​​Each piece within Paul Klee: Painted Songs can be performed separately and is considered an independent, free-standing musical work. But, performers are encouraged to re-contextualize these pieces into "galleries." Like a curator of an art gallery, performers can combine these works in any order or number, interpolate them with works by other composers, or arrange them for different instrumental forces. Some pieces are more flexible than others, but the full work is designed to be self-referential and open to interpretation. As the series grows larger, I have aided "curators" by arranging and composing my own "galleries," multi-movement works that were conceived together. But, even these can be rearranged and will evolve as more "painted songs" are added to the series and developed in collaboration with performers.

Please select which "Gallery" you would like to purchase from below, or learn more about commissioning a "Custom Gallery" on my commissioning page and contact me about ensemble's needs or what individual movements you'd like to include.

To view scores of individual movements, visit their individual pages, which are linked below.
All Pieces Listed by Gallery

Gallery I (Saxophone Ensemble with Percussion and/or Piano)
I. No. 3b “White-Framed Polyphonically” (saxophone choir)
II. No. 1b “Twittering Machine” (alto saxophone and piano)
III. No. 58 "Demon Above Ships" (saxophone quartet)
IV. No. 6 “Red Balloon” (baritone sax, vib, and mar)
V. No. 2b “High Spirits” (sopranino saxophone and perc)
VI. No. 59 "Introducing the Miracle" (saxophone quartet)
VII. No. 7 “Separation in the Evening” (tenor sax and vib)
VIII. No. 8 “Fire in the Evening” (tenor saxophone and vib)
IX. No. 4b “Fugue in Red” (saxophone choir)
 
Gallery II.A (Pierrot Ensemble – Fl, Cl, Vln, Vc, Pno) 
I. No. 12a "Hovering" (piano)
II. No. 13 "Rose Garden" (ensemble)
III. No. 14 "Destroyed Place" (flute)
IV. No. 15 "Flowers in the Wind" (violin, violoncello, piano)
V. No. 1a "Twittering Machine" (clarinet and piano)
VI. No. 16 "In the Magic Mirror" (violoncello)
VII. No. 17 "Carnival in the Mountains" (ensemble)
VIII. No. 18 "Intoxication" (violin)
IX. No. 19 "She Bellows, We Play" (flute and clarinet)
X. No. 9b "Illuminated Leaf" (piano)
XI. No. 20 "Unstable Equilibrium" (violin and violoncello)
XII. No. 21 "Mask of Fear" (clarinet)
XIII. No. 22 "Dream City" (ensemble)

Gallery II.B (Fl, Cl, Vln, Vc, Pno, Perc)
I. No. 12c "Hovering" (ensemble)
II. No. 19 "She Bellows, We Play" (flute and clarinet)
III. No. 14b "Destroyed Place" (flute, opt. perc)
IV. No. 17b "Carnival in the Mountains" (ensemble)
V. No. 2a “High Spirits” (flute and percussion)
VI. No. 22b ""Dream City" (ensemble)

Gallery II.C (Fl, Cl, Vln, Vc, Piano)
I. No. 13 "Rose Garden" (ensemble)
II. No. 1a "Twittering Machine" (ensemble)
III. No. 18 "Intoxication" (violin)
IV. No. 17 "Carnival in the Mountains" (ensemble)
V. No. 16 "In the Magic Mirror" (violoncello)
VI. No. 20 "Unstable Equilibrium" (violin and violoncello)
VII. No. 22 "Dream City" (ensemble)

Gallery II.D (Vln, Vc, Piano)
I. No. 121 "Ask Yourself" (violin)
II. No. 15 "Flowers in the Wind" (ensemble)
III. No. 18 "Intoxication" (violin)
IV. No. 20 "Unstable Equilibrium" (violin and violoncello)
V. No. 16 "In the Magic Mirror" (violoncello)
VI. No. 9c "Illuminated Leaf" (ensemble)

Gallery Three for Two (Ob/EH and ASax/Bsax)
I. No. 1d “Twittering Machine” (oboe and alto sax)
II. No. 20c "Unstable Equilibrium" (English horn and bari sax)
III. No. 19b "She Bellows, We Play" (oboe and alto sax)

Gallery III.A (Fl, Cl, Bsn, Percussion)
I. No. 128a “Chariot of Virtue" (ensemble) 
II. No. 6 “Red Balloon” (bassoon, vibraphone, and marimba)
III. No. 21 "Mask of Fear" (clarinet)
IV. No. 20b “Unstable Equilibrium” (flute and bassoon)
V. No. 2 “High Spirits” (flute and percussion)
VI. No. 10 “Colorful Lightning” (bassoon and percussion)
VII. No. 11 “Groynes” (bassoon and percussion)
VIII. No. 19 "She Bellows, We Play" (flute and clarinet)
IX. No. 14 "Destroyed Place" (flute, opt. tam-tam)
X. No. 127a "Day Music' Fragment I (ensemble)

Gallery III.B (Ob, Vln, Vc, Percussion)
"Never Ending"
No. 75b "Howling Dog"
No. 20c "Unstable Equilibrium"
No. 127b "Day Music" Fragment II
other movements TBD

Gallery III.C (Tpt, Hn, Db, Percussion)
No. 130a "Tightrope Walker"
No. 126b "Brother and Sister"
No. 125b "Refuge"
No. 127c "Day Music" Fragment III
other movements TBD

Gallery III.D (Vla, Hp, Piano, Percussion)
No. 129 "Small World"
No. 127d "Day Music" Fragment IV
other movements TBD

Gallery IV.A (Fl, Cl, Vln, Vc or Fl, Cl, Perc, Pno, Vln, Vc, Db)
No. 123a "Hardy Plants"
No. 124a "Plants in the Moonlight"
No. 137a "Translucent, Orange-Blue"

Gallery IV.B (Cl, Vln, Vc, Piano)
I. No. 117 "Ghost of a Genius" (ensemble)
IIA. Heroic Strokes of the Bow I or
IIB. No. 18 "Intoxication (Im Rausch)" (violin)
III. No. 123a “Hardy Plants” (ensemble)
IVA. The Grey Man and the Coast I or
IVA. No. 21 "Mask of Fear" (clarinet)
V. No. 15 "Flowers in the Wind" (violin, violoncello, piano)
VIA. Historic Strokes of the Bow II or
VIB. No. 16 "In the Magic Mirror" (violoncello)
VII. No. 34a “Plants in the Moonlight” (ensemble)
VIIIA. The Grey Man and the Coast II or
VIIIB. No. 12a "Hovering" (piano)
IX. No. 137a “Translucent Orange-Blue” (ensemble)

Gallery IV.C (Fl, Cl, Vln, Vc, Pno, Perc)
Introduction "Never Ending"
No. 129a "Small World" - Part I
No. 128b "Chariot of Virtue"
Interlude I "Never Ending"
No. 123b "Hardy Plants"
No. 124b "Plants in the Moonlight"
No. 137b "Translucent, Orange-Blue"
Interlude II "Never Ending"
No. 130b "Tightrope Walker"
No. 129a "Small World" - Part I
Conclusion "Never Ending"
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Gallery V (Cl, Pno, 2 Perc)
I. / V. No. 12b "Hovering" (clarinet, piano, and percussion)
II. / IV. No. 24 “Oceanic Landscape” (piano and percussion)
III. No. 21 "Mask of Fear" (clarinet)
IV. / II. No. 23 “Mural from the Temple of Longing" (cl, perc)
V. / I. No. 9b "Illuminated Leaf" (clarinet, piano, and perc)
 
Gallery VI (Cl, Hn, Pno)
I. No. 9C "Illuminated Leaf" (clarinet, horn, piano)
II. No. 1a "Twittering Machine" (clarinet and piano)
III. No. 75a “Howling Dog” (horn)
IV. No. 12 "Hovering" (piano)
V. No. 21 "Mask of Fear" (clarinet)
VI. No. 126a “Brother and Sister” (horn and clarinet)
VII. No. 125a “Refuge” (clarinet, horn, piano)

Gallery VII (Cl, Bsn, Tpt, Tbn, Vln, Cbs, Perc)
Selections from No. 107 - 121

Gallery VII "Octet" The Moon Dream
​fl, cl, ob, vln, vla, vc, pno. perc)
I. No. 25 "Strong Dream"
II. No. 26 "Ad Marginem"
III. No. 27 "Moonrise - Sunset"
IV. No. 28 "Eclipse of the Sun"
V. No. 29 "Full Moon"
VI. No. 30 "Moon Light"
VII. No. 31 "Fire at Full Moon"

Gallery IX (Vln, Vla, Vc)
I. or V. "Sunset"
II. or IV. No. 18 "Intoxication"
Ad Parnassum (Part I)
III. "Dancer"
Ad Parnassum (Part II)
II. or V. No. 16 "In the Magic Mirror"
I. or V. "Cacodemonic"

Gallery X "The Quintets"

Part I (Wind Quintet and Percussion)
I. No. 131 “Southern (Tunisian) Garden”
II. No. 132 “Red and White Domes”
III. No. 133 “Remembrance of a Garden”

Part II (Brass Quintet and Percussion)
I. No. 134 “Animals in an Enclosure”
II. No. 135 “Around the Fish”
III. No. 136 “Cat and Bird”

Part III (String Quintet and Percussion)
I. TBD
II. TBD
III. TBD

Gallery XI (Strings, Harp, Guitar, 2 Percussion)
I. No. 144 "Ad Parnassum"
II. No. 145 "Revolving House"
III. No. 146 "Monument in Fertile Country"
IV. No. 147 "Equals Infinity"
V. No. 148 "Highways and Byways"
VI. No. 149 "Coast of Provence"
VII. No. 150 "Pastorale (Rhythms)"

Gallery XII "The Quartets" and "Fugues"
Quartet I (Flute)
​Quartet II (Oboe)
Quartet III (Clarinet)
​Quartet IV (Bassoon)
​Quartet V (Horn)
​Quartet VI (Trumpet)
​Quartet VII (Trombone)
​Quartet VIII (Euphonium / Tuba)
​Quartet IX (Mallet Percussion)
​Quartet X (Percussion)

Fugue I No. 4 "Fugue in Red"
Fugue II No. 54 "Growth of the Night Plants"
Fugue III No. 55 "Ripening Growth"
Fugue IV No. 56 "Suspended Fruit"
Fugue V No. 57 "Plant Growth"

Gallery XIII "Scherzo for 13"

Gallery XIV (Mixed Ensembles)
I. No. 3 “White-Framed Polyphonically” (octet)
II. No. 151 "Pyramid" (nonet)
III. No. 152 "Resting" (septet)
IV. No. 153 "Double Tent" (sextet)
V. No. 154 "Architecture of the Plane" (quintet)

Gallery XV (Flex Ensemble)
No. 155 "Like a Window Pane"
No. 156 "Harmony of Southern Flora"
No. 157 "Static-Dynamic Gradation"
No. 158 "The Blooming Garden"
No. 159 "Harmony Blue=Orange"
No. 160 "Architektur"
No. 161 "Colorful Flowers Beds"
No. 162 "Noerdlicher Ort"
No. 163 "Country House of Thomas R."
No. 164 "Herbstsonniger Ort"
No. 165 "Ancient Sound"

Pieces and Galleries Without Numbers
"Abstract Color Harmony in Squares with Vermillion Accents"
"New Harmony"
"Quadratbilder"
"Superchess"
"The Red and the Black"

Ballet "Two Jesters in a Temple" (bscl, bsn, 2 perc)
Scene I "Little Jester in a Trance"
Scene II "Woher? Wo? Wohin?"
Scene III "Felsentempel mit Tannen"
Scene IV "Colorful Lightning" (No. 10c)
Scene V "Im Flora Tempel"
Scene VI "Way into Blue"
Scene VII "Groynes" (No. 11c)
Scene VIII "Allegorical Figure"
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Ballet "The False Oath"
Scene I "The Meadow"
Scene II "The Wallflower"
Scene III "The Chair Animal"
Scene IV "The Mask of Fear" (No. 21)
Scene V "The Exotic River Landscape"
Scene VI "The Angler"
Scene VII "Good Place for Fish"
Scene VIII "They're Biting"
Scene IX "Rainy Day"
Scene X "Sunken Island"
Scene XI "Twittering Machine" (No. 1)
Scene XII "The False Oath"
Scene XIII "The Attack's Matter"
Scene XIV "Plants in the Moonlight" (No. 124)

Gallery I

Gallery II

Gallery II.B

Gallery II.C

Gallery II.D

Gallery III.A

Gallery XV