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Paul Klee : Painted Songs
 
Completed Works for Oboe, English Horn, and Bassoon

Reed Quintet (Ob, Cl, ASax, BsCl, Bsn)
No. 154 "Architecture of the Plane" [8’]
 
Portrait, Scene, and Symbol III for Solo Oboe
No. 65 "Sealed Woman" [5’]
No. 66 "The Billy Goat" [4’]
No. 65 "Slightly Dry Poem" [4’]
 
Quartet II for 4 Oboes or Fl, Ob, Vln, and Cl
No. 36 "Fish in a Circle" [6’]
No. 35 "Bird Comedy" [3’]
 
Gallery Three for Two for Ob/EH and ASax/BSax
No. 1d "Twittering Machine" [2’]
No. 20c "Unstable Equilibrium" [3’]
No. 19b "She Bellows, We Play" [3’]
 
Miscellaneous Works for Bassoon and Percussion
No. 6c "Red Balloon" for bassoon and percussion [3’]
No. 7b "Separation in the Evening" for bassoon and vibraphone [3’]
No. 8b "Fire in the Evening" for bassoon and vibraphone [1’]
No. 10 "Colorful Lightning" for bassoon and percussion [5’]
No. 11 "[Theatre] Rehearsal" for bassoon and percussion [2’]
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Limited physical copies distributed through Trevco Music!
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Additional Works Coming Soon!

Portrait, Scene, and Symbol V for Solo Bassoon
No. 118 “Portrait of a Yellow Man”
No. 69 “Modest Home”
No. 70 “Red Waistcoat”
Under exclusivity until January 2023!
 
Miscellaneous Works for English Horn and Electronics
“Runner at the Goal”
Available by special request!
 
Quartet III for 4 Bassoons
No. 36 “Six Fish”
No. 37 “Crow Landscape”
Available through commission!
 
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 “[Theatre] Rehearsal” (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)
Available through commission!
 
Gallery III.A (Ob/EH, Vln, Vc, Perc)
“Never Ending” (ensemble)
No. 75b “Howling Dog” (ensemble)
No. 65 “Sealed Woman” (oboe)
No. 93 “Converted” (violin)
No. 67c “Slightly Dry Poem” (ensemble)
No. 101 “One Who Understands” (percussion)
No. 97 “Winter Sleep” (violoncello)
“Runner at the Goal” (English horn)
No. 127b “Day Music” Fragment II (ensemble)
Available through commission!
 
Wind Quintet and Percussion
No. 131 “Southern (Tunisian) Garden”
No. 132 “Red and White Domes”
No. 133 “Remembrance of a Garden”
Available through commission!
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Architecture of the Plane for Reed Quintet (No. 154 from Paul Klee : Painted Songs)

$20.00 - $30.00

No. 154 - Architecture of the Plane (Architektur der Ebene, 1923)

reed quintet (Oboe, Clarinet, Alto Saxophone, Bass Clarinet, Bassoon)

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Premiere:

Julia Simpson (oboe) Elizabeth Kapitaniuk (clarinet) Grace Gelpi (alto saxophone) Elizandro Garcia-Montoya (bass clarinet) Edin Agamenoni (bassoon)

Recorded as part of Fresh Inc Festival, June 2021



To purchase other Paul Klee: Painted Songs selections, please order from the full series page.

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Portrait, Scene, and Symbol III for Oboe (No. 65, 66, and 67a from Paul Klee: Painted Songs)

$7.00 - $30.00

​No. 65 "Sealed Woman" (Versigelte dame, 1930) | 2019 (Portrait III)

oboe

No. 66 "The Billy Goat" (Der Bock, 1921) | 2020 (Scene III)

oboe

No. 67a "Slightly Dry Poem" (Leicht Trockenes Gedicht, 1938) | 2020 (Symbol III)

oboe (or any solo instrument)

"Runner at the Goal" (Laufer am Ziel, 1921) | 2021

English horn and electronics



Premiere(s):

"Slightly Dry Poem" April 23, 2021, Susan Miranda, Livestream



​Please select which individual movement you would like to purchase below or select the entire triptych.


​To purchase that movement with its complete "gallery" version, please order from the full series page.

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Quartet II for Oboe Quartet (No. 34 and 35 from Paul Klee: Painted Songs)

$8.00 - $22.00

No. 34a - Fish in a Circle (Fische im Kreis, 1926) and Conclusion

oboe quartet


No. 34a - Fish in a Circle (Fische im Kreis, 1926) and Conclusion

flute, oboe, violin, clarinet


No. 35a - Introduction and Bird Comedy (Vogelkomodie, 1919)

oboe quartet


No. 35b - Introduction and Bird Comedy (Vogelkomodie, 1919)

flute, oboe, violin, clarinet

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Premiere:

Willingdon House Music, digital premiere

June 5, 2020


To purchase other Paul Klee: Painted Songs selections, please order from the full series page.

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Galleries from Paul Klee: Painted Songs

$15.00 - $100.00
​​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.
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Red Balloon (No. 6a from Paul Klee: Painted Songs)

$6.00 - $12.00

No. 6a "Red Balloon" (Roter Balloon, 1922) | 2011

​tuba, marimba, and vibraphone

No. 6b "Red Balloon" (Roter Balloon, 1922) | 2011, rev. 2015

baritone saxophone, marimba, and vibraphone

No. 6c "Red Balloon" (Roter Balloon, 1922) | 2011, rev. 2021

bassoon, marimba, and vibraphone

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​Please select which version you would like to purchase below.


Note: No. 6a "Red Balloon" does not appear in any planned galleries, but has been arranged for baritone saxophone and percussion (No. 6b / Mvt. III in Gallery I).


​To purchase the complete "gallery" version, please order from the full series page.

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Separation in the Evening and Fire in the Evening (No. 7 and 8 from Paul Klee: Painted Songs)

$9.00 - $18.00

No. 7a "Separation in the Evening" (Scheidung Abend, 1929)  | 2011

No. 8a "Fire in the Evening" (Feur am Abend, 1929) | 2011

​tenor saxophone and vibraphone

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No. 7b "Separation in the Evening" (Scheidung Abend, 1929)  | 2011, rev. 2017

No. 8b "Fire in the Evening" (Feur am Abend, 1929) | 2011, rev. 2017

bassoon and vibraphone

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​Please select which version you would like to purchase below.


Note: No. 7a "Separation in the Evening" and No. 8a "Fire in the Evening" appear as Mvts. V and VI in Gallery I. The piece has been arranged for bassoon and vibraphone (No. 7b and 8b). Both movements should be performed together, attacca.

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​To purchase the complete "gallery" version, please order from the full series page.

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Colorful Lightning and Groynes (No. 10 and 11 from Paul Klee: Painted Songs)

$9.00 - $18.00

No. 10a "Colorful Lightning" (Bunter Bliss, 1927) | 2015, rev. 2017

​No. 11a "Groynes" (Bühnenprobe, 1925)​ | 2015, rev. 2017

bassoon, xylophone, and percussion

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​Please select which version you would like to purchase below.


Note: No. 10 "Colorful Lightning" and No. 11 "Groynes" appear as movements VI and VII in Gallery III. The two movements should be performed attacca.


To purchase the complete "gallery" version, please order from the full series page.

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