all works AKM, contact me for scores and performances – clemenswenger[at]mac.com
2022
“Start By Listening” – Sound Installation, 75min (field recordings, piano, modular synthesizer), UA: European Forum Alpbach 2022
“mappe lunz” – 17min, (field recordings, piano, electronics, synthesizer), UA: wellenklaenge Festival, Lunz am See
Cues: “Lauberger & Gloss”, “Oisbach”, “Grubberg Quest”, “memory error”
“Sierpinksi” – 8min, for jazz ensemble (dr, bass, p, synth, eg, alto sax 1⁄2, ten sax, trb)
UA: 11. April, Porgy & Bess
“fort von hier” – 4min, song (w/ mira lu kovacs – lyrics) – piano & voice
UA: 8. Apri, Konzerthaus Wien
„new neighbours v2022“, 3min (vln / cello / sampler)
recording released on JazzWerkstatt Records, digital
“Engel in Amerika”- music for theatre, app 60min, UA: Tiroler Landestheater, Innsbruck
Cues: “forward dawning”,” reptilian roy”, “die monde des jupiters”, “a breath in air”, “bad timing”, “gay fantasia”, “keep moving”, “läsion no1”, “time to dance”, “bar Maurice”, “an old friend”, “glory to”, “mauve prophets”, “on the move”, “painful progress”, “motion sickness”, “the cold infinity of space”, “ozone”, “ethel rosenberg”, “lumen phosphor fluor candle”, “the future is now”, “history is about to crack wide open”, “a breath a feather”, “steven Spielberg”, “ein kosmischer reaktionär”
2021
„Der Fall Julia K.“ – music for theatre, 46min, Volkstheater Wien
Cues: “In The Beginning”, “Into the Rabbithole”, “Erdkeller”, “Best Friends”, “PornOE3”, “Chrystal Dream”, “Digital Video Disks”, “Timeline”, “Pulkau Concrète”, “VP1009”, “An End”
“One Way” – Musiktheater – for Piano, Synthesizer, KB, E-Bass, Drums, Percussion, Vibraphon, 9 Singers, total: 100min music, produced by netzzeit, Theater Nestroyhof / Hamakom
Cues: “Ich bin fertig”, “Vier Jahre”, “Ordnung ist alles”, “Die Dosis macht das Gift“, „Serenity“, „Out of Control”, “Carmen und ich“, „Mach dich frei“, „Was habe ich getan“, „Stolpern“, „Data unser“, „Willkommen in der neuen Zeit“, „Anti-Macht Hymne“, „Flirt“, „Delphine im Mittelmeer“, „Dieser Zug gehört dir“, „Unser Moment“, „Feuer für die Welt“
Glückskekslied – song, 6min, for ensemble (dr, bass, e-guit, acc-guit, pno, trb, trp, clar, vocals)
2020
“Physics of Beauty” – for Piano, Modular Synthesizer, Electronics, Sounddesign, Bongos
32 tracks, total: 1h 56min , UA: www.physicsofbeauty.art
Cues: “ghostsss”, “strange attractor”, “Mittergries”, “stays nowhere”, “adgro”, “dataset”, “assioma”, “fires under water”, “Esgibtbrot”, “Fake Out”, “covinerlid20”, “asfay”, “pairs”, “tufteee”, “Extase“, “sistema“, “Zoho“, “usb_tec”, “MtGo”, “Zeno”, “for a in jzz”, „leerstelle“, „negativespace“, „RFBongos“, „kleines tennis“, „pssst“, “Like nothing”, “horror vacui”, “Super Just”, “confine”, “Functiii”, “Sudoka”
WOD 40ies – a bloody chromatic bebop workout
8min, for tenor sax, vibraphone, double bass, UA: Arnold Schönberg Center, cercle 2
“Herkunft” – music for theatre – 1h 22min /UA: Münchner Volkstheater
Cues: „Origin“, „Oma Alime“, „Alle Tage“, „RPG“, „Roter Stern“, „Dejan Savicevic“, „Weiche Bilder“, „Hornotter“, „Ich entscheide“, „Aral“, „Oma Maria“, „Ende Vergessen“, „Final Dragon“, „Oma Hedi“, „unzufrieden“, „Karl Marx“, „Oma Mizzi“, „Alea iacta est“
2019
“new neighbours” – für Studio Dan / UA musikprotokoll 2019 / 3min (vln / cello / sampler)
„The Urge Of Night“ – Ö1 Kompositionsstipendium, 60min – (horn 1/2/3/4, percussion, double bass, acc guit, sampler/synthesizer, clarinet/bclar, bassoon, voice), arrangements for mixed-ensemble of songs by Mira Lu Kovacs:
“84”, “THE PLAN”,“BONES”,“THIS IS NOT WHAT I WAS LOOKING FOR”, “DON ́T LOVE ME LIKE THAT”, “LOVESONG 3000”, “OH, YOU LOSE ME”, “THE WALK”, “HAPPINESS IS NO SOLUTION EITHER”,“EXHAUSTED”, “PLAY DEAD”, “SUPERIOR”, “THE URGE OF NIGHT”
„Gravedad“ – Song for Animation Short, 3min, tuba & tape
“Die Österreicherinnen” – music for theatre – children´s choir, 5 voices, app. 12min, lyrics by Thomas Arzt, music: Clemens Wenger, 5 CUES: “Lied vom Ende der Monarchie”, “Lied vom Beginn der Diktatur”, “Lied von Jubel und Raserei, “Lied von Aufbau und Vergessen”, “Lied von der anderen Gesellschaft”
2018
“Schöne Neue Welt” – music for theatre – app. 55min – Instrumental Cues: “Daily Routine”, Soma Smash”, “Drück Mich Bis Zum High – Dreamy RMX”, “Kollektivitätsmesse – The Wave”, “Kollektivitätsmesse – Freak Out!”, “Kollektivitätsmesse – Contact Deep”, “Daily Routine Again”, “Drück Mich Bis Zum High”, “Soma Coma”, “Welcome To The Feelies!”, “Soma Smash Short”, “Marx Soiree”, “Death Conditioning”
“Die Dämonen” – music for theatre – app. 111min – Instrumental Cues: “Schatow Requiem”, “Where is Lebjadkin”, “Marsiense”, “Marja Walzzz”, “Meltdown”, “The Buzzer”, “Julija wears Sunglasses”, “Legion ist mein Name”, “ohyoulovelykirillow”, “Marja Gameplay”, “Wir sind Money”, “Messer Gabel Schere”, “Chorrrusss”, “Schweinsparty”, “Dunjaaa”, “Pausenpolyphonie”, “Un Beichte”, “Beim Ball”, “Schweinsfeuer”, “Polychostaspeedfire”, “Feuerchor”, “Legenden unters Volk”, “wodka_fedjka”, “im park”, “schatow im tuch”
6 pieces for “The Mighty Roll”, app. 30min – alto sax, ten sax, barisax, trb, piano, synth, bass, eguit, drums, Instrumental Cues: “alles cool”, “daily work”, “Fahndung”, “Kickl Jazz”, “herbs”, “vdb”
3 pieces for “Embracing Shitstorm”, app. 21min – drums, live electronics, eguit, synth, voice + autotune, tape, voc
2017
“Höllenangst” – music for theatre – app. 35min – drums, acc, melodica, synth, perc, piano, voices, bass, bclar – Instrumental Cues: “The City”, “Thunderstruck”, “Teufelskleider”, “More Doubts”, “Freiheitstraum”, “High and Low”, “Turnaround”, “Wendelins Dream” / Song Cues (lyrics: Peter Klien): “Revolution”, “Bescheidene Zweifel”, “Aberglauben”
“Liebe Hoch 16” – musical – app. 80min – perc, oud, e-guit, acc-guit, e-bass, doublebass, acc, synth, piano, 12 voices – Cues: “Anbetung der Rechtshilfe”, “Ballade einer Kopfgeburt”, „Brunnengasse”, „Brunnenmarkt”, “Ciftetelli con Fadila”, “Da Tschusch”, “Der Jammer von Wien”, „Der Wilde Blick”, “Die Ottacherin”, „Es Wird Wieder”, „Fleischtiger”, „Himmelherrgottnochamoi”, “Istanbul”, „Kein Lovesong”, „Kopflos”, „Liebestrunken”, „Messer Rap”, „Messerstecherei”, „Oh du lieber Süleyman”, „Rechtshilfe für Wiener Migrantinnen”, „Schädelweh”, „Steig mit dem Leben in den Ring”, “S ́Vogerl”, „Wiener Kammermusik”, “Wo die Liebe hinfällt” – Lyrics: Wilfried Scheutz, Ibrahim Amir, Michael Scheidl, Esra Özmen
“PULSE OF EUROPE – fresh European anthems” – 15min – oud, synth, electronics, tape, rmx
2016
“Schweinslunch” – 13min – as, fl, cl, trp, trb, tuba, vln 1/2, vla, cello, vib, drum set, ebass, pno, tape, elec, klangregie
“Vom Schweinernen” – 16min – as, fl, cl, trp, trb, tuba, vln 1/2, vla, cello, vib, drum set, ebass, pno, tape, elec, klangregie, cooking performance
“Sonus Gruntzus Enormus – v2016” – 7min – as, fl, cl, trp, trb, tuba, vln 1/2, vla, cello, vib, drum set, ebass, pno, tape, elec, klangregie
“Emphasis” – as (fl), as (cl), ts(fl), bs (bcl), trp 1/2, horn, Trb 1/2, keys, eguit, drum set / e-perc, tape
“Function #4” – as (fl), as (cl), ts(fl), bs (bcl), trp 1/2, horn, Trb 1/2, keys, eguit, drum set / e-perc, tape
“Bits” – as (fl), as (cl), ts(fl), bs (bcl), trp 1/2, horn, Trb 1/2, keys, eguit, drum set / e-perc, tape
“Strange Touches” – as (fl), as (cl), ts(fl), bs (bcl), trp 1/2, horn, Trb 1/2, keys, eguit, drum set / e-perc, tape
“Bandpass” – as (fl), as (cl), ts(fl), bs (bcl), trp 1/2, horn, Trb 1/2, keys, eguit, drum set / e-perc, tape
“Sample&Hold” – as (fl), as (cl), ts(fl), bs (bcl), trp 1/2, horn, Trb 1/2, keys, eguit, drum set / e-perc, tape
“Aftertouch” – as (fl), as (cl), ts(fl), bs (bcl), trp 1/2, horn, Trb 1/2, keys, eguit, drum set / e-perc, tape
“Carrier” – as (fl), as (cl), ts(fl), bs (bcl), trp 1/2, horn, Trb 1/2, keys, eguit, drum set / e-perc, tape
“Mann, der sich verwandelt, wenn er säuft” – as (fl), as (cl), ts(fl), bs (bcl), trp 1/2, horn, Trb 1/2, keys, eguit, drum set / e-perc, tape
“Operator” – as (fl), as (cl), ts(fl), bs (bcl), trp 1/2, horn, Trb 1/2, keys, eguit, drum set / e-perc, tape
“Buffer” – as (fl), as (cl), ts(fl), bs (bcl), trp 1/2, horn, Trb 1/2, keys, eguit, drum set / e-perc, tape
2015
“Neapel” – 5min – electronics, tape, keys, vln 1/2, vla, vlc
“Shoulder Press” – 10min – electronics, tape, keys, vln 1/2, vla, vlc
“Corona Rosa” – 5min – electronics, tape, keys, vln 1/2, vla, vlc
“Airport Titanic” – 5min – electronics, tape, keys, vln 1/2, vla, vlc
“Kleine Schokoladen” – 5min – electronics, tape, keys, vln 1/2, vla, vlc
“Hotel Metropole” – 25min – electronics, keys, electric guitar, drums, alto sax & bclar, vocals 1/2
“Aufn Bunkt” – 5min – voc 1/2, alto sax, trp, trb, electric piano, electric guitar, acoustic guitar, vln, double bass, drums
“CWWC” – 5min – harp, pno, synth 1/2, tape
“Strong Vienna Ouverture” – 11min – vln1/2, cello, bass, vocals 1-6, drumset, pno, ebass, e-guit, acc-guit, trp, sax in c, electronics, tape
“On The Bund” – 4min – electronics, tape, keys, vln 1/2, vla, vlc
“24 Kobe Chords” – 3min – electronics, tape, keys, vln 1/2, vla, vlc
“abschaerfen” – 5min – electronics, tape, keys, vln 1/2, vla, vlc
“The Circle Games” – 5min – electronics, tape, keys, vln 1/2, vla, vlc
“Der Brillenträger Ouvertüre” – 6min – tape, pno, bass, gut, perc, elec
“Der Brillenträger Herr Irmi” – 5min – tape, pno, bass, gut, perc, elec
“Soundgame 1” – tape, field recordings, algorithm, synth, elec
“Soundgame 2” – tape, field recordings, algorithm, synth, elec
“Atlantis” – 8min – electronics, tape, keys, vln 1/2, vla, vlc
2014
“Fasink” – 10min – voc 1/2, alto sax, trp, trb, electric piano, electric guitar, acoustic guitar, vln, electric bass, drums, kalimba, voice
“Zaubern” – 5min – voc 1/2, alto sax / clar, trp, trb, electric piano, electric guitar, acoustic guitar, electric bass, drums
“Alaba-How do you do” – 5min – voc 1/2, acoustic guitar, electric piano, double bass (w/ Gaier, Slivovsky)
“Diese Melodie” – 5min – voc 1/2, acoustic guitar, electric piano, double bass (w/ R.Slivovsky)
“Für Emil” – 5min – voc 1/2, acoustic guitar, electric piano, double bass (w/ Slivovsky, Gaier, Liebermann)
“Is jo kloa” – 5min – voc 1/2, acoustic guitar, electric piano, double bass (w/ M.Gaier)
2012
MORPHING (Suite for Jazzorchester Vorarlberg) – 75min –
trp 1/2, trp3/horn, trb 1/2, ssax/asax/flute, clar/asax, clar/tsax, bcalr/bsax, drums, ebass/doublebass, fender rhodes/hammond organ, electronics
– “Shapeshifta”
– “alp edo”
– “BBmorph1”
– “Information”
– “Interferenz”
– “Les Salces”
2011
“Der unbezwingbare Simson” – chamber opera 55min – singers: Tenor, Tenor, Baritone, Soprano, Alto – musicians: clar, bassoon, violin 1/2, viola, cello, doublebass, percussion 1/2, synthesizer, e-guitar, live-electronics
“Beim Trinkgelage” – flute, clar, bassoon, trp, pos, marimba, percussion, e-guit, e-bass, sampler, electronics, vln 1/2, vla, cello, double bass
“Simson Arie” – flute, clar, bassoon, trp, pos, marimba, percussion, e-guit, e-bass, sampler, electronics, vln 1/2, vla, cello, double bass
“Soul Süß Sauer” – tape, horn, a-sax, voice, keys
“Du Streichholz, du” – tape, a-sax, horn, keys, voice
“Schweinefunk” – tape, a-sax, horn, keys
“Armes Schwein – Teil 1” – oboe, bassoon, vlc, viola, vln 1/2, elec., wurli, flute
“Armes Schwein – Teil 2” – drums, a-sax, trp, trb, e-bass, oboe
2010
“Le Dindon” – horn, bclar, looper, tape, electronics
“Box” – Arrangement for flute, clar, bassoon, trp, pos, marimba, drums, e-guit, e-bass, piano, electronics, turntable, vln, vla, cello, double bass
“Allemande – Courante – Gigue – Rhumba” – e-guit, trb, clar, double bass, electronics, tape
“AI76” – e-guit, trb, sampler, electronics
“Bekic” – clar, e-guit, double bass, trb, sampler
“Üzgün Hinde” – a-sax, horn, sampler, synth, tape
2009
“Sonus Gruntzus” – b-clar, horn, tape, sampler
“Sonus Grutzus Enormus” – oboe, b-clar, a-sax, bassoon, trp, pos, marimba, drums, e-guit, e-bass, piano, sampler, vln, vla, cello, double bass
“Andante 17” – cello, electronics, Virtual Conductor II
“Die Vorstellung des Chaos” – cello, clar, trb, electronics, Virtual Conductor II
“iwerdemenzo 19” – cello, clar, trb, vibraphone, tape
“En Se Perdant” – 2 voices, oboe, clar, a-sax, bassoon, trp, pos, percussion, drums, e-guit, e-bass, piano, sampler, turntables, vln, vla, cello, double bass
“Kerblog A” – a-sax, b-clar, trp, trb, tape, sampler, drums, e-bass, e-guit, double bass
“Far Out Suite” – 2 a-sax, trp, trb, sampler, drums, e-bass, e-guit, double bass
2008
“Gemeiner Opal” – oboe, b-clar, a-sax, bassoon, trp, pos, marimba, drums, e-guit, e-bass, piano, turntables, vln, vla, cello, double bass
“SDInUtero” – tape
“Rushing Violence” – Big Band 4/4/5/4
“Enge Strümpfe” – 2 a-sax, trp, trb, piano, drums, e-bass, e-guit, double bass
“Null Rest” – piano, e-bass, drums, synth
“Wean, du schlofst” – 2 voices, flute, a-sax, trp, trb, piano, e-guit, guit, double bass, drums, tape
“Gemeiner Opal 3000” – voice, saw, a-sax, b-clar, trp, trb, piano, e-guit, double bass, drums
“Personalienwalzer” – voice, harmonium, choir, piano, guit, drums, double bass
2007
“Hedl” – a-sax, double bass, piano, drums
“Gleichnis” – a-sax, double bass, piano, drums
“Relativität” – a-sax, double bass, piano, drums
“Alone ist man manchmal schon” – piano
“Gekommen, verdorben, vernommen, gestorben” – clar, a-sax, trp, trb, piano, double bass, e-guit, e-bass, drums
“Wer suchet, der findet” – 2 vln, vla, cello
“Wer suchet, der findet RMX” – tape
2006 and before
“Kerblog” – sampler, a-sax, piano
“Circus Tomate” – a-sax, piano
“Killer Blues” – 2 a-sax, piano, trp, trb, e-bass, doube bass, drums, e-guit
“Tones for Andy Middleblues” – a-sax, piano
“Collage pour le Teife” – sopranino sax, piano
“Spielchen 1 – 4” – a-sax, piano
“Grey Men Shrak Ballad” – piano, e-bass, drums
“Jive Landl, Jive!” – a-sax, ten-sax, bari-sax, pos, flute, clar, b-clar, piano, double bass, drums, 2 voices
“Da Kindafazara vom Oisagfrund” – a-sax, ten-sax, bari-sax, pos, flute, clar, b-clar, piano, double bass, drums
“Bebop und Lulatsch” – a-sax, double bass, drums, piano
“Chen” – a-sax, ten-sax, bari-sax, pos, flute, clar, b-clar, piano, double bass, drums
“Kleid der Stille” – Leadsheet
“The lions don´t sleep at night – they swing” – Leadsheet
“Die Jazzmafia” – 2 voices, tape
Clemens Wenger 