GEORGES LENTZ - composer / sound artist
 
 
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Works with a UE number are published by Universal Edition, Vienna.

 
 
 
"Caeli enarrant ..." I (1989-1998)
for orchestra (2.2+corangl.2.2 / 4.3.3.0 / perc. / harp / piano / strings)
Duration: ca. 37 min.
Duration of abridged version ('Gyaling Fanfares' - mvts. 2 & 4 only): ca. 7 min.
Score: UE 31 095
Parts: UE 31 096

 
"Caeli enarrant ..." II (1990- ...)
for 2 mixed choirs (minimum 16 voices - each choir: 2 S. / 2 A. / 2 T. / 2 B.), 2 oboes and percussion
(in progress)

 
"Caeli enarrant ..." III (1990-2000)
for 12 strings (6 vl., 3 vle., 3 vc.), 3 percussionists and 1 boy soprano
Duration: ca. 13 min.
Score: UE 31 097
Parts: UE 31 098

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"Caeli enarrant ..." IV (1991-2000)
for string quartet and 4 suspended cymbals
Duration: ca. 28 min.
Score: UE 31 337
Parts: UE 31 338

 
"Caeli enarrant ..." V (1989-1992)
for prepared piano
Duration: ca. 6 min.
UE 31 177

 
"Caeli enarrant ..." VI (1993- ...)
computer-generated sounds

(in progress)

 
'Mysterium' ("Caeli enarrant ..." VII) (1994- ...)
conceptual work - no fixed instrumentation
(in progress)

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Birrung from 'Mysterium' ("Caeli enarrant..." VII) (1997-2019)
(PLEASE NOTE: the new 2019 version is the only one to be performed!)

for 11 strings (6 vl., 2 vle., 2 vc., 1 cb.)
Duration: ca. 11 min.
Score: UE 31 335
Parts: UE 31 336

 
Ngangkar from 'Mysterium' ("Caeli enarrant..." VII) (1998-2000)
for orchestra
(1altofl.0.2(doubling 2basscl).0/4.3.3.0/perc.(3players)/harp/keyboard(2players): piano;harpsichord,celeste/strings*:14.12.10.8.6)
*all string players have individual parts
Duration: ca. 13 min.
Score: UE 31 680
Parts: UE 31 681

 
Nguurraa from 'Mysterium' ("Caeli enarrant..." VII) (2000-2020)
(PLEASE NOTE: the new 2020 version is the only one to be performed!)

for clarinet, violin, cello, piano and percussion
Duration: ca. 12 min.
Piano part/score: UE 31 597
Other parts: UE 31 597a-d

 
Guyuhmgan from 'Mysterium' ("Caeli enarrant..." VII) (2000-2019)
(PLEASE NOTE: the new 2019 version is the only one to be performed!)

for orchestra and electronics
(3(3picc).1+corangl(also2obd'amore).0.0/4.3.3.0/perc.(3players)/timp./keyboard(1player):piano, celeste/strings*:12.12.0.10.8/ computer-generated sounds**)
*all string players have individual parts
**played onstage via laptop computer (PC or Mac). Computer realization in collaboration with Gordon Monro

Duration: ca. 18 min.
Score: UE 34 787
Parts: UE 34 788

 
Alkere from 'Mysterium' ("Caeli enarrant..." VII) (2002-2013)
for prepared piano
Duration: ca. 10 min.
UE 33 458
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Monh from 'Mysterium' ("Caeli enarrant..." VII) (2001-2005)
for solo viola, orchestra and electronics
(solo viola/3.0.3.3/4.3.3.0/perc.(4players)/keyboard(1player):piano,celeste/strings*:11.11.10.8.6/ computer-generated sounds**)
*all string players have individual parts
**played onstage via laptop computer (PC or Mac).

Duration: ca. 24 min.
Score: UE 33 476
Solo part: UE 33 478
Orchestral parts: UE 33 477

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Ingwe from 'Mysterium' ("Caeli enarrant..." VII) (2003-2018)
(PLEASE NOTE: the new 2018 version is the only one to be performed!)

for solo electric guitar
Duration: ca. 60 min.
UE 33 933
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Jerusalem (after Blake) from 'Mysterium' ("Caeli enarrant..." VII) (2011-2016)
for orchestra and electronics (including 7 smartphones)
(3.3.3.0/4.3.3.0/perc.(4players)&cimbalom/piano/electr.guitar/14.14.12.10.8/7smartphones)
Duration: ca. 20 min.
Score: UE 36 838
Parts: UE 36 839

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Anyente from 'Mysterium' ("Caeli enarrant..." VII) (2019-2021)
for solo viola
Duration: ca. 10 min.
UE 38 252

 
...to beam in distant heavens... - Violin Concerto from 'Mysterium' ("Caeli enarrant..." VII) (2018-2023)
for solo violin and orchestra
(solo violin / 3.1(cor anglais).3.0 / 4.3.3.0 / perc.(3players) / keyboard (1player):piano,MIDI / electric guitar / strings*:16.14.8.6.6 - 12 first vl, 12 second vl, 6 offstage vl)
*all string players have individual parts
Duration: ca. 35 min.
Score: UE 38 417
Solo part: UE 38 418
Orchestral parts: UE 38 419

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String Quartet(s) from 'Mysterium' ("Caeli enarrant..." VII) (2000-2023)
Installation for 4-channel wav. surround soundtrack, based on recordings by The Noise, inspired by an original painting by Kathleen Petyarre (Untitled 2007, 170 x 125 cm, acrylic on Belgian linen), and permanently projected in the Cobar Sound Chapel.
Duration: ca. 43 hours
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from "String Quartet(s)" from 'Mysterium' ("Caeli enarrant..." VII) (2023-2024)
Pre-recorded stereo work, extracted from "String Quartet(s)" (see above) and for CD release - digital download/streaming later in 2024.
Duration: 71 minutes