Wilhelm Killmayer

Die kurze Messe aus dem Jahr 1955 für gemischten, achtstimmigen Chor a cappella besteht aus den Teilen Kyrie, Gloria und Agnus Dei; sie enthält kleine solistische Einschübe, die aus dem Chor besetzt w...

Las «Sappho-Lieder» de Wilhelm Killmayer constituyen un ciclo expresivo, hasta ahora inédito, para soprano y piano basado en textos de la antigua poetisa Safo. La colección, cuya duración ronda los 30...

Tenor und Klavier oder Orchester

'Humour plays a role, and my pieces are also an attempt to entertain people.' Words not often associated with contemporary music, but Wilhelm Killmayer wants to place fun and seriousness side by side....

Oboe, Klarinette (A), Fagott, Horn (F), 2 Violinen, Viola, Violoncello und Kontrabass

As implied in the title only the white keys are used. These three serene pieces explore the specific sonority of the white keys from the lowest register to the very top.

Unlike the highly virtuoso Études d'exécution transcendante by Franz Liszt,these études by Wilhelm Killmayer are written 'in a deliberately anti-virtuosomanner, without chroma, i.e. with seven tones a...

The work 'Huit Poésies de Mallarmé' is one of many lyrical settings by Wilhelm Killmayer. The focus is almost entirely on the vocal part, with long sustained notes, chords or motivic fragments in the...

Chorpartitur - gemischter Chor