List of Works

listed in order of the number of musicians


One:

Anantachāritra (op. 10)
for violin and sustained tones | 15’
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Ananta (op. 73)
for sound designer | open
premiered at The Lodge, Bandung, 02/11/2023

Andra Segel (op. 40)  
kacapi | 52’
recorded by the composer 04/2019
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Duk med broderi och bordets kant (op. 29)
violin | 22'
premiered by Maya Bennardo, 17/10/2017, Scandinavia House, NYC
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Efter melodier (op. 46)
kacapi | open   

Förglömda toner (op. 50)
violin | 12’
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Förmiddagens klara, sorgset bleka ljus stilla sväva (op. 20)
vibraphone |  8’
premiered by Adam Holmes, 17/10/2017, Scandinavia House, NYC
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I Sommarluft (op. 38) 
clavichord in K-S |  30’
Premiered by Mats Persson 15/03/2019, Studion Tavastgatan, Stockholm
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I spirningstidens stillhet (op. 34)
alto flute | 14'
premiered by Anne Dearth, 17/10/2017, Scandinavia House, NYC
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Kacapiblomster (op. 52)
kacapi |  40’
premiered by the composer 26/09/2019, Fylkingen, Stockholm

Mellan hand och dimma (op. 26)
harp | 6’            
premiered by Ben Melsky, 13/06/2016, Lichtenbergschule, Darmstadt
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Minnen av glömska (op. 81)
bandoneon | 21’    

Nattviol, nattviol (op. 5)
keyboard |  13’
version for square piano (19th century) premiered by Si Ho Elmo Wong 06/03/2015, HKU Grand Hall, Hong Kong
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Och mitt väsens alla klockor ljuda (op. 39) 
trumpet | 7’            
premiered by Samuel Wells, 17/10/2017, Scandinavia House, NYC
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Om dagen stilla (op. 48) 
kacapi | 17’            
premiered by the composer 24/06/2020, Andersabo, Unnaryd
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Orgelblomster (op. 14) 
organ |  29’
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Rosor och så liljor (op. 61)
solo violin or viola | 11’
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Så vill jag glömma (op. 45)
violin | 12’
premiered by Maya Bennardo, 20/04/2024, KM28, Berlin
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quae fluctus inter mirabile (op. 18)
accordion | 10’
premiered by Tadas Motiečius, 22/08/2015, Palendrai St. Benedict’s Monastery, Palendriai
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Som morgonånga betraktad (op. 37)
bass koto | 16’
premiered by Miyama McQueen-Tokita, 25/08/2024, Ryogoku Monten Hall, Tokyo
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Som regn (op. 70)
keyboard | 56’
premiered by Daniel Walden, 19/03/2023, Ulriksdals Slottsteater, Solna
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Svävande skuggor (op. 59)
solo violin or viola | 23’
premiered by Hannah Levinson 17/05/2024, Levande Musik, Gothenburg
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Tio stenar (efter Miki och Cage) (op. 6)
piano  |  8'
premiered by Mats Persson 10/10/2019, Kulturfyren, Stockholm
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Tre Segel (op. 54)
keyboard | 25’
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Väntar där dimma uppstår (op. 58)
contrabass | 20’
recorded by Evan Runyon 08/2021
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Two:

Av dagg och fattigdom (op. 13)
for bass koto and cello | 7’          
premiered by Miyama McQueen-Tokita and Louise Leverd, 20/02/2017, KUG Aula, Graz
Recorded by
Miyama McQueen-Tokita and Takashi Sugawa for the album ‘Sonobe’ released by Namboku Records.
alt. version with viola premiered by
Miyama McQueen-Tokita and Mirano Yagira, 17/09/2017, Museum of Kyoto, Annex Hall, Kyoto
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Den intimitet som finns i smultron (op. 21)  
violin and viola | 11’   
premiered by andPlay, 22/03/2016, Roulette, NYC 
revised 2017 version premiered by members of Siggi String Quartet, 18/08/2017, Nordic House, Reykjavik
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Du lilja över hav (op. 77)
violin and klaver | 4’
written as an encore to Nästan lyrik and for the same keyboard tuning
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I den gyllne luften (op. 60)
two violins or violin and viola | 13’
premiered by andPlay 08/12/2023, The DiMenna Center, NYC
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I luftens svala dunkel (op. 15)
two violins | 9’
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Kori Kamandungan (op. 33)
early 19th century square piano  in K-S four hands | 14’ 
Premiered by Mats Persson and Kristine Scholz 15/03/2019, Studion Tavastgatan, Stockholm
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Ljusomflutna, sakta vindar (op. 53)
violin and viola | 8’
premiered by andPlay, 21/06/2019, Avaloch Farm, Boscawen, NH
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Nästan lyrik (op. 74)
violin and klaver | 40’
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Offerblommor (op. 68)
two violins | 10’
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Quoniam Si Reprehenderit Nos Cor (op. 12)
clavichord and gǔqín | 6’
recorded by the composer 10/2015 (Music for the movie GRADE 9 by Jiang Nengjie)
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Ribuan Matahari (op. 9)
kacapi and violin | 9’
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Stenskrift (op. 4)
piano in K-S four hands  | 14’
premiered by Mats Persson and Kristine Sholz, 18/04/2013, KMH Stora Salen, Stockholm
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Vid stenmuren blir tanken blomma (op. 51)
violin and viola  | 35’   
premiered by andPlay, 23/10/2018, Scandinavia House, NYC
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Vårbris, porslinsvas (op. 44)
violin and piano | 14’
premiered by Maya Bennardo and Karl Larson, 28/03/2018, Glass Pavilion, Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo
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Two or more (open/improvisatory pieces):

Āsthita (op. 67)
Kacapi and any number of musicians | open duration
recorded by Maya Bennardo, Etienne Nillesen, and Kristofer, January 2024, Atlantis

Av hav (op. 42)
Kacapi and any number of musicians | open duration
premiered by Maya Bennardo, Erik Blennow Calälv, and Kristofer Svensson 21/11/2021, Kontempel, Stockholm
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Halimun (op. 71)
Kacapi and any number of musicians | open duration

Levnadsstämning (op. 24)
Kacapi and any number of musicians | open duration
premiered by Maya Bennardo and Kristofer Svensson 20/11/2021, Fylkingen, Stockholm
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Ljus och dunkel (op. 43)
Kacapi and any number of musicians | open duration

Mawar (op. 69)
Kacapi, violin or viola, and any number of musicians | open duration

Mellan bleka stränder (efter Ni Zan) (op. 57)
Kacapi and any number of musicians | open duration

Muara (op. 65)
Kacapi and any number of musicians | open duration

Nattblomster (op. 55) co-composed with Maya Bennardo
Kacapi and any number of musicians | open duration
premiered 25/12/2020 in Edsberg
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Prakāśa (op. 30)
Kacapi and any number of musicians | open duration
premiered by Maya Bennardo, Erik Blennow Calälv, and Kristofer Svensson 25/09/2022, Lötsjö kapell, Sundbyberg
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Sujātā (op. 72)
Kacapi and any number of musicians | open duration

Sumanā (op. 63)
Kacapi and any number of musicians | open duration

Tempelblomster (op. 75)
Kacapi and any number of musicians | open duration


Three:

att sjunka i doftande klöver (op. 36)
piano trio | 16’
premiered by Brouwer Trio, 05/07/2017, Auditorio del Conservatorio Superior “Joaquín Rodrigo”, Valencia
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beati pauperes somnio (op. 17)
flute, electric keyboard, cello | 4’              
premiered by S. Gibson, N. Photinos, T. Kohler, Mass MoCA, 30/07/2015, North Adams (MA)        
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En februaridag då man bara ser på havet i horisonten att våren verkligen är nära (op. 28)
trio (open instrumentation) | ca 20'
premiered by Evan Runyon, Chiara Percivati, Clara Pérez Sedano, 19/02/2017, KUG MUMUTH Foaye, Graz
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Read more here about the composition series 'Relational Pieces' in which this piece belongs

For a lemon tree (op. 80) co-composed with Maya Bennardo
violin, bass clarinet, kacapi | ca 12'
premiered by Maya Bennardo, Erik Blennow Calälv, and Kristofer, 11/12/2024, Timmermansgården, Stockholm

Framför stillheten (op. 79)
alto saxophone, percussion, piano | 25'
premiered by Trio Abstrakt, 27/09/2024, Kunststation St Peter, Köln

Före regnet (op. 82)
electric keyboard, double bass, percussion | 42'

Marc (op. 35)
two violins and trumpet 4’30        
premiered by the Arcus Collective, 13/04/2017 DiMenna Center, NYC
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Sommarberg, i glömska (op. 47)
violin, viola and trumpet  |  30'
premiered by the Arcus Collective 09/06/2018 in Prospect Park, Brooklyn, NY
Read more here about the composition series 'Relational Pieces' in which this piece belongs
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Tre platser i Augusti (op. 25)  
violin, viola, flute |  11’           
premiered by Maya Bennardo, Anne Dearth, Marc Charles Montesinos, 12/08/2016, Orangerie Garden, Darmstadt
Read more here about the composition series 'Relational Pieces' in which this piece belongs
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Four:

Asaṃkhyeya (op. 49)
piano, violin, viola, cello |  10’
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bortom havet (op. 66)
string quartet |  8’
premiered (live studio recording) by MalvaKvartetten 01/11/2022, Kapellet, Stockholm
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Densamma tystnad (op. 76)
clarinet, violin, viola, cello |  12’
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Ir Himinn, Groenn (op. 11)
piano in K-S and newly invented gamelan-type instruments |  4’
premiered by Hong Kong New Music Ensemble, 17/04/2015, HKU Grand Hall, Hong Kong
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Minnets svala flod (op. 56)
string quartet |  36’
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mot våren bortom havet (op. 31)
string quartet |  15’
premiered by Quatuor Bozzini, 17/05/2017, Goldcorp Center for the Arts, Vancouver
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Trombonblomster (op. 64)
trombone quartet | 27’
premiered by the Nordic Trombone Quartet, 08/10/2022, Emanuel Vigeland Museum, Oslo
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Five:

Antik sång (op. 8)
vln, c, fl, perc., hrpscd | 9’
premiered D. Lupachev, H. Ticciati, T. Lundström, J. Bridger, H, Melikyan, 12/06/2013, Ulriksdal
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Gamelanblomster (op. 32)
gamelan degung | 9’
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I genomskinlig klarhet (op. 78) | 19’
flute, harp, violin, viola, cello
premiered by .abeceda [ansambel za novo glasbo], 27/06/2024, Festivalna dvorana Bled

ros, rosea (op. 23)
accordion, clarinet, violin, cello, piano | 8’
premiered by Fukuoka Earth Rythm Ensemble, 22/02/2016, Kyūshū University, Fukuoka
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Six:

I denna ljuva sommartid (op. 22)
sextet (fl, cl, cello (2021 version)/a-trbn (2016 version), pno, vl, cb) |  18’
premiered by mise-en, 24/10/2016, Scandinavia House, NYC
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Tak ada yang dicapai (op. 41)
a. fl, b. cl., perc., sop., vln., c. | 17'
premiered by N/A ensemble in 04/04/2018, University of Toledo, OH
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Seven:

Ett hav av rör (op. 19)
string quartet, flute, clarinet, accordion |  7’
premiered by members of the Assembly Project and fellows at the Palendrai International Composers Course, 22/08/2015, Palendrai St. Benedict’s Monastery, Palendriai
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Nine:

Tusen tysta skogar (op. 62)
brass nonett |  30’
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Twelve:

Mars Pater (op. 1)
chamber choir (SATB) |  6’        
premiered by KMH Kammarkör, 24/05/2011, Maria Magdalena Kyrka, Stockholm
Read more here about the composition series 'Erasure Pieces' in which this piece belongs
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Radii solis, et sternet (sibi aurum) quasi lutum (op. 3)
vocal quartet and baroque orchestra |  9’
premiered by ensemble led by Erik Uddunge, 21/05/2012 KMH Stora Salen, Stockholm, Sweden
Read more here about the composition series 'Erasure Pieces' in which this piece belongs
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Fifteen:

Livets eget bleka flöde (op. 7)
string orchestra (15 solo strings) | 19’
premiered by Musica Vitae led by Michael Bartosch, 31/05/2013 Utvandrarnas hus, Växjö
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Seventeen:

Två Stycken (op. 16)
17 solo instruments | 7’
premiered by ensemble led by David Bloom, 27/07/2015, Mass MoCA, North Adams (MA)
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Nineteen:

Si beatitudo aeterna non est malo in somniis versari (op. 27)
mezzo soprano and eighteen musicians |  32’
premiered by Contemporaneous, 11/04/2017, Roulette, NYC
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Read more here about the composition series 'Erasure Pieces' in which this piece belongs


Twenty-Eight:

Tre sånger, efter Cage (op. 2)
wind ensemble |  6’
premiered by Swedish Wind Ensemble, 23/03/2012, Radiohuset Studio 2, Stockholm
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