HENRIK HELLSTENIUS
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Politeness and Cooperation

As if the law is everything

33 Minutes
Solo Instrument(s): mezzo-soprano
Orchestration: 3(2pic.afl).3(ca).3(2Ebcl.bcl)3(cbn)/4330/4perc/hp.pf/str
Publisher: Edition Wilhelm Hansen Copenhagen

Soloist(s) and orchestra

2017

Up and away

Duration: 7 minutes
Orchestration: Strings
Publisher:Edition Wilhelm Hansen

Orchestra

2017

A Quiet Space (for orchestra)

8 Minutes
Orchestration: 2(afl).0.1+bcl.0+cbn/1110/2perc/str
Publisher: Edition Wilhelm Hansen Copenhagen

Large ensemble (7 or more players)

2015

Five Imprints of Time II

17 Minutes
Orchestration: 3 perc.
Publisher: Edition Wilhelm Hansen Copenhagen

Chamber music for 2–6 players

1997

Praeambulum

Music for dance performance with Ingun Bjørnsgaard Project
Julia Strelchenko – piano
Morten Pettersen – sound design

Music for dance performance

2015

Å synge Olavs draumar

Orchestration: 2 voices, 2 nar
Text: (Nor) Jon Fosse
Publisher: NB noter, Oslo

Music theatre

Victoria Teller

Orchestration: vln, electronics
Publisher: NB noter, Oslo

Solo works

2007

Victoria

Text: (Nor) Knut Hamsun
Publisher: NB noter, Oslo

Music theatre

1986

Tre bevegelser

Duration: 15 minutes
Orchestration: strorch
Publisher: Norsk Musikforlag, Oslo

Orchestra

1991

Til Arne Nordheim

Orchestration: 3(1)-3-3(1)-3 4-3-3-1 timp perc hp pf str
Publisher: NB noter, Oslo

Orchestra

2000

Three Miniatures

Orchestration: cl, hp, perc
Publisher: NB noter, Oslo

Chamber music for 2–6 players

2000

Theatre of Sleep

Duration: 23 minutes 10 seconds
Orchestration: 4(2)-3(1)-3(2)-4(1) 4-3-3-1 timp perc:3 hp pf str
Publisher: NB noter, Oslo

Orchestra

1999

The Golden Shield

Orchestration: vla, pf
Publisher: NB noter, Oslo

Chamber music for 2–6 players

1996

Spintop Music

Orchestration: tpt, tape
Publisher: NB noter, Oslo

temp

2008

Songs From the Outside

Duration: 13 minutes
Orchestration: alsax/sopsax, tensax, barsax/alsax, tpt, 2 tbn, tu, pf, perc, tape
Publisher: NB noter, Oslo

Large ensemble (7 or more players)

2001

Slideshow

Orchestration: alsax/sopsax, tensax, barsax/alsax, tpt, 2 tbn, tu, pf, perc, tape
Publisher: NB noter, Oslo

Large ensemble (7 or more players)

1995

skal skje / Det / har skjedd

Duration: 15 minutes
Orchestration: 0-0-1(1)-0 0-0-1-0 perc: 2 pf vln:2 vla vcl cb
Publisher: NB noter, Oslo

Large ensemble (7 or more players)

1990

Sigis

Orchestration: vlc, perc (mar crotales, cymb)
Publisher: NB noter, Oslo

Music theatre

1988

Sera, English version

Voices: 4 Voices(SA/MTB-Bar)
Choir(SSMTBarB)
Orchestration: 2(1)-2(1)-0-0 1-1-1-0 perc pf vln:2 vcl:2 cb + 2 CD players
Tape: 2 vln:2 vcl:2 cb
Text: (Nor) Axel Hellstenius
Publisher: NB noter, Oslo

Opera

2003

Sera

Voices: 4 Voices(SA/MTB-Bar)
Choir(SSMTBarB)
Orchestration: 2(1)-2(1)-0-0 1-1-1-0 perc pf/synth/sample
Tape: 2 vln:2 vcl:2 cb
Text: (Nor) Axel Hellstenius
Publisher: NB noter, Oslo

Opera

1999

Proforma

Duration: 10 minutes
Orchestration: acc
Publisher: NB noter, Oslo

Solo works

1989

Pour Gerard Grisey

Orchestration: perc, pf
Publisher: NB noter, Oslo

Chamber music for 2–6 players

2000

Personality and Essence

Orchestration: mar, pf
Publisher: NB noter, Oslo

Chamber music for 2–6 players

2007

O’Vos regales virtutes

Orchestration: voice(M), cl, perc, hp
Text: (Nor) Hildegard av Bingen
Publisher: NB noter, Oslo

Music theatre

1996

O’Virtus Sapentia

Orchestration: voice(M), cl, perc, hp
Text: (Nor) Hildegard av Bingen
Publisher: NB noter, Oslo

Music theatre

1996

Når den ny vin blomstrer

Orchestration: fl, vln, tu
Text: Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson
Publisher: NB noter, Oslo

Music theatre

1985

Noe der

Orchestration: voice(S), fl
Text: Norwegian translation of Samuel Beckett by Jan Erik Vold
Publisher: NB noter, Oslo

Solo voice(s) and up to 6 players

1987

Nachruf

Orchestration: hp
Publisher: NB noter, Oslo

Solo works

1998

Musikk til TV serie i NRK : Syv dager i Oslo II

Orchestration: vcl
Publisher: NB noter, Oslo

Music theatre

Musikk til TV serie i NRK : Syv dager i Oslo I

Orchestration: vcl, pf
Publisher: NB noter, Oslo

Music theatre

Lyd – en lyd

Orchestration: voice(A), pf
Text: (Nor) Axel Hellstenius
Publisher: NB noter, Oslo

Solo voice(s) and up to 6 players

2000

Merry Well

Orchestration: 4 tpt
Publisher: NB noter, Oslo

Chamber music for 2–6 players

1989

Long Pilgrimage

Orchestration: vln
Publisher: NB noter, Oslo

Solo works

1994

Lise L.

Orchestration: perc, pf, 2 vln, vla, vcl, perc, tape
Publisher: NB noter, Oslo

Music theatre

2008

Karitas Habundat

Orchestration: voice(M), cl, perc, hp
Text: (Nor) Hildegard av Bingen
Publisher: NB noter, Oslo

Music theatre

1996

Kall meg en krakk

Orchestration: voice(S), fl, vln, vla, pf
Text: (Nor) Jan Erik Vold ; Tage Danielsson
Publisher: NB noter, Oslo

Solo voice(s) and up to 6 players

1989

Improvisation I & II

Orchestration: strorch
Publisher: NB noter, Oslo

Orchestra

Improvisasjon over Karitas

Orchestration: cl, vib, hp
Publisher: NB noter, Oslo

Chamber music for 2–6 players

1996

Hesteguden

Orchestration: tensax, 2 vln, vla, vcl
Publisher: NB noter, Oslo

Music theatre

1984

Five Imprints of Time III

Orchestration: cemb
Publisher: NB noter, Oslo

Solo works

1998

Fase en

Orchestration: nar, sax, tpt, gtr, pf, synth, mar
Text: (Nor) Hans Fredrik Dahl
Publisher: NB noter, Oslo

Solo voice(s) and up to 6 players

1990

Evighetsmaskinen

Orchestration: voice(M), cl, vib, hp
Text: (Lat) Hildegard av Bingen
Publisher: NB noter, Oslo

Chamber music for 2–6 players

1996

Dream of Late

Duration: 14 minutes
Orchestration: vln, tape
Publisher: NB noter, Oslo

Solo works

1998

Dansemusikk ’92

Orchestration: bcl, tape
Publisher: NB noter, Oslo

Music for dance performance

1992

Concerto for Ensemble and Orchestra

Duration: 11 minutes, 50 seconds
Soloists: tpt, vln, vla, vcl, pf
Orchestration: 3(1)-3-3(1)-3(1) 4-3-3-1 perc:3 hp pf str
Publisher: NB noter, Oslo

Soloist(s) and large ensemble (7 or more players)

1988

Colos for korps

Orchestration: symph band
Publisher: NB noter, Oslo

Chamber music for 2–6 players

1989

Between Two

Orchestration: gtr, vln
Publisher: NB noter, Oslo

Chamber music for 2–6 players

2002

As Above So Below

Duration: 9 minutes 15 seconds
Orchestration: 3(1)-3(1)-3(1)-3(1) 4-3-3-1 perc:3 hp pf/cel str
Publisher: NB noter, Oslo

Orchestra

1994

…And it became tangled….again

Orchestration: 5 sax(AATTBar), 4-6 tpt, 4 tbn, mar dr, gtr, keyb, elb
Publisher: NB noter, Oslo

Chamber music for 2–6 players

1990

Places of Sound

45 Minutes
Soloist: S,T
Orchestration: str 5.4.3.2.1
Publisher: Edition Wilhelm Hansen Copenhagen

Music for dance performance

2007

Ophelias: Death by Water singing

1 Hour 30 Minutes
Text Writer: Cecilie Løveid
Solo Instrument(s): 2 Sopranos, 2 Mezzo Sopranos, Alto, Baritone
Orchestration: 1.0.1.0/0.0.0.0/perc/pf/str(1.0.1.0.1)
Publisher: Edition Wilhelm Hansen Copenhagen

Opera

2005

Self Portrait in Bright Light

15 Minutes
Soloist: narrator
Orchestration: cl.str4tet.tape (CD)
Publisher: Edition Wilhelm Hansen Copenhagen

Solo voice(s) and up to 6 players

2010

Fragments of a Teaching

22 Minutes
Soloist: Bar
Orchestration: perc.vn.va.vc
Publisher: Edition Wilhelm Hansen Copenhagen

Solo voice(s) and up to 6 players

2011

Four Fragments

10 Minutes
Soloist: Baritone, Bass, Mezzo Soprano, 2 Sopranos, Tenor
Orchestration: 2 S, Ms, T, Bar, B
Publisher: Edition Wilhelm Hansen Copenhagen

Solo voice(s) and up to 6 players

1999

As the Last Blow Falls

Durata: 13 Minutes
Orchestration: Mezzo-soprano/ Piano
Publisher: Edition Wilhelm Hansen Copenhagen

Solo voice(s) and up to 6 players

2012

The Argonaut

10 Minutes
Orchestration: Violin
Publisher: Edition Wilhelm Hansen Copenhagen

Solo works

2010

Søkk

12 Minutes
Orchestration: tape, acn
Publisher: Edition Wilhelm Hansen Copenhagen

Solo works

1990

Readings of Mr. G. – solo percussion version

17 Minutes
Orchestration: Solo percussion
Publisher: Edition Wilhelm Hansen Copenhagen

Solo works

2012

Essais sur le temps double

19 Minutes
Orchestration: db
Publisher: Edition Wilhelm Hansen Copenhagen

Solo works

1998

Stirrings Still

16 Minutes
Orchestration: vn, vc, fl, cl, perc, pf
Publisher: Edition Wilhelm Hansen Copenhagen

Chamber music for 2–6 players

1992/1993

Ricercare for cello and tape

8 Minutes
Orchestration: vc, tape
Publisher: Edition Wilhelm Hansen Copenhagen

Chamber music for 2–6 players

1994

Remains

12 Minutes
Orchestration: 2vn.va.vc
Publisher: Edition Wilhelm Hansen Copenhagen

Chamber music for 2–6 players

2013

Ombra della Sera

16 Minutes
Orchestration: db, perc
Publisher: Edition Wilhelm Hansen Copenhagen

Chamber music for 2–6 players

2004

In the Belly of a Dancer

8 Minutes
Orchestration: rec, vn, acn
Publisher: Edition Wilhelm Hansen Copenhagen

Chamber music for 2–6 players

2008

Imprints of Time II

17 Minutes
Orchestration: 3perc
Publisher: Edition Wilhelm Hansen Copenhagen

Chamber music for 2–6 players

1997

Imprints

20 Minutes
Orchestration: vn, va, vc
Publisher: Edition Wilhelm Hansen Copenhagen

Chamber music for 2–6 players

2000

Framing Time

8 Minutes
Orchestration: vn, vc
Publisher: Edition Wilhelm Hansen Copenhagen

Chamber music for 2–6 players

1998

Fem Avtrykk av Tiden

17 Minutes
Orchestration: 4sx
Publisher: Edition Wilhelm Hansen Copenhagen

Chamber music for 2–6 players

1994

Book of Songs III

7 Minutes
Orchestration: vc
Publisher: Edition Wilhelm Hansen Copenhagen

Solo works

2004

Book of Songs II

13 Minutes
Orchestration: vn, vc
Publisher: Edition Wilhelm Hansen Copenhagen

Chamber music for 2–6 players

2002

Book of Songs I

17 Minutes
Orchestration: vn, vc
Publisher: Edition Wilhelm Hansen Copenhagen

Chamber music for 2–6 players

2002

Rock Crystal

18 Minutes
Sinfonietta
Solo Instrument(s): 2S,Bar
Orchestration:
1(pic).1(ca).1.1/1110/2perc/pf/str (1.1.1.1.1)
Publisher: Edition Wilhelm Hansen Copenhagen

Soloist(s) and large ensemble (7 or more players)

2015

By the Voice a Faint Light is Shed

23 Minutes
Solo Instrument(s): Violin
Orchestration: 1.1.1.1/1.1.1.0/2perc/hp/pf/str(1.1.1.1.1)
Publisher: Edition Wilhelm Hansen Copenhagen

Soloist(s) and large ensemble (7 or more players)

2001

Love Songs II

14 Minutes
Soloist: S,A,T,B
Orchestration: 1(pic).1(ca).1.1/1110/2perc/pf/str (1.1.1.1.1)
Publisher: Edition Wilhelm Hansen Copenhagen

Soloist(s) and orchestra

2013

Love Songs

14 Minutes
Orchestration: 1(pic).1(ca).1.1/1110/2perc/pf/str (1.1.1.1.1)
Publisher: Edition Wilhelm Hansen Copenhagen

Large ensemble (7 or more players)

2010

Hi – Ophelia!

9 Minutes
Orchestration: fl.cl.vib.perc.pf.vn.va.db
Publisher: Edition Wilhelm Hansen Copenhagen

Large ensemble (7 or more players)

2006

Four Short Pieces for Ensemble

17 Minutes
Orchestration: 1(afl).0.1(bcl).0/0000/perc/pf/ str(1.1.1.1.1)
Publisher: Edition Wilhelm Hansen Copenhagen

Large ensemble (7 or more players)

2009

Breathings

2 Minutes 30 Seconds
Orchestration: 1.ca.1.1/1110/2perc/pf/str (1.1.1.1.1)
Publisher: Edition Wilhelm Hansen Copenhagen

Large ensemble (7 or more players)

2009

Already a River

3 Minutes 30 Seconds
Orchestration: 1(pic).0.1(bcl).0/1100/vib/pf/str 1.0.1.0.1
Publisher: Edition Wilhelm Hansen Copenhagen

Large ensemble (7 or more players)

2007

A Quiet Space (for ensemble)

8 Minutes
Orchestration: 1010/0000/perc/pf/str 1.1.1.1.1
Publisher: Edition Wilhelm Hansen Copenhagen

Large ensemble (7 or more players)

2008

Still Panic

15 Minutes
Solo Instrument(s): bcl
Orchestration: 3(pic).3.3(bcl).3(cbn)/4320/3perc/pf/str
Publisher: Edition Wilhelm Hansen Copenhagen

Soloist(s) and orchestra

2016

Robert Schumann: Dichterliebe

13 Minutes
Publisher: Edition Wilhelm Hansen Copenhagen

Soloist(s) and orchestra

2015

Readings of Mr. G.

18 Minutes
Solo Instrument(s): Percussion
Orchestration: str
Publisher: Edition Wilhelm Hansen Copenhagen

Soloist(s) and orchestra

2003

Perte de Memoire

15 Minutes
Solo Instrument(s): bandoneon
Orchestration: 3(pic).3.2+bcl.3(cbn)/4330/3perc/hp.pf/str
Publisher: Edition Wilhelm Hansen Copenhagen

Soloist(s) and orchestra

2008

In Memoriam

20 Minutes
Solo Instrument(s): vn
Orchestration: perc/str
Publisher: Edition Wilhelm Hansen Copenhagen

Soloist(s) and orchestra

2012

Petites Machines

12 Minutes
Orchestration: 3(afl).3(ca).3(bcl).2+cbn/4330/4perc/hp.pf/str
Publisher: Edition Wilhelm Hansen Copenhagen

Orchestra

2015

Loven : Mange lover, flere liv

50 Minutes
Solo Instrument(s): Narrator.Ms.Video
Orchestration: 3(pic.afl).3(ca).3(ebcl.bcl).3(cbn)/4330/4perc/hp.pf/str (16.14.12.10.8)
Edition Wilhelm Hansen Copenhagen
Text: Øivind Rimbereid
Publisher: Edition Wilhelm Hansen Copenhagen

Orchestra

2014

Like objects in a dark room

9 Minutes
3(pic).3.3(Ebcl).3(cbn)/4331/3perc/hp.pf/str
Edition Wilhelm Hansen Copenhagen

Orchestra

2007

Instrument of Speech

24 minutes
Orchestration: Bb Clarinet/bass clarinet, guitar/ el-guitar, piano, percussion, cello

Chamber music for 2–6 players

2016

Trio de Danse

3 percussionists
Durata: 15 minutes

Chamber music for 2–6 players

2016

Golden Fleece

Premiered January 28th 2016, at Dansens Hus, Oslo, Norway
January 28-31, 2016

Music for dance performance

2016

Five Pieces for Piano (wp)

Solo piano
17 min.
2015
Wilhelm Hansen
Premiered at Bergen 2015 by Håkon Austbø

Solo works

2015

About the Nature (wp)

Idea,music and concept by Henrik Hellstenius with director Kai Johnsen, video by Boya Böckmann. Performed by Njål Sparboe, Silje Aker Johnsen, Stine Janvin Motland, Dans les Arbres, Oslo Sinfonietta and conductor Andrea Pestalozza.

Composed concert

2015

Places of Sounds and Words

Places of Sounds and Words is a work for vocalists, ensemble, and sounds from the “real” world: from parks, squares, stairways, conversations, and arguments. Music, texts and sounds of reality are combined to form brief music–theatrical encounters that touch on the subject of how we are present in the world yet do not participate in it.

Solo voice(s) and up to 6 players

2014

Victoria Counting II

Publisher: NB noter
For el-violin and electronics (may also be performed at acoustic violin) <2007–2010>
Durata: 16´

Solo works

2010

Bennett talks

Duration: 12 minutes, 33 seconds
Orchestration: elektro acoustics
Publisher: NB noter, Oslo

Electronic music

1988