SELECTED WORKS
Orchestra
Title:
More objects with destinations
Year of composition:
2009
Instrumentation:
Orchestra 2222-221-Timp.1 perc-Strings
Duration:
8´
Publisher:
SMIC
Date of first performance:
2009-09-30
Place of first performance:
Teatro alle Tese, La Biennale di Venezia
Ensemble:
Orchestra di Padova e del Veneto, cond. Renato Rivolta
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Title:
Rikoschett (composed together with Jonny Axelsson)
Year of composition:
2007
Instrumentation:
trombone, percussion & string orchestra
Duration:
25
Publisher:
SMIC
Date of first performance:
2007-09-27
Place of first performance:
Växjö, Konserthuset
Ensemble:
Ivo Nilsson, Jonny Axelsson, Musica Vitae, cond Michael Bartosch
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Rikoschett is recorded on the Chamber Sound cd CSCD 10042:
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Title:
Torso
Year of composition:
2004
Instrumentation:
orchestra -- 3*3*4*3* 4321 12 1 str, pf
Duration:
10
Publisher:
SMIC
Date of first performance:
2004-10-22
Place of first performance:
Venezia, Teatro Malibran (48. festival internazionale di musica contemporanea)
Ensemble:
Orchestra dell' Arena di Verona, dir Paul Manns
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Title:
IXOIDI
Year of composition:
1996
Instrumentation:
Wind orchestra -- 3*3*4*3* 4321 12 1 str, pf
Duration:
17
Publisher:
SMIC
Date of first performance:
1996-10-22
Place of first performance:
Stockholm New Music, Berwaldhallen
Ensemble:
Stockholms blåsarsymfoniker, dir Jin Wang
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Title:
La chûte
Year of comp:
2002-2003
Instrumentation:
p orchestre de flûtes -- 4-8-4-4-4
Duration:
10
Premiered yyyy-mm-dd:
2003-12-04
Place:
Paris, Salle Cortot
Performers:
Orchestre de Flûtes Francais, dir André Chini
Title:
Il canzoniere del Barone Rampante
Year of composition:
2013-14
Instrumentation:
countertenor, recorders/barockoboe/oboe da caccia, theorbo/oud, cembalo/organ, violin, viola da gamba
Duration:
Flexible, total duration 45´
Publisher:
SMIC
Date of first performance:
2014-
Place of first performance:
Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm
Ensemble:
Ensemble Lipparella with the countertenor Mikael Bellini
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Title:
Anacrusi
Year of composition:
2016
Instrumentation:
fl,sax,piano,violin,cello,feedback conducting
Duration:
10´
Publisher:
SMIC
Date of first performance:
2016-06-28
Place of first performance:
Centro Galego de Arte Contemporanea, Santiago di Compostela, Spain
Ensemble:
Vertixe Sonora, cond. Ramón Souto
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Title:
Rapiditá
Subtitle:
2nd movement from 6 Proposals
Year of composition:
2014-2015
Instrumentation:
fl,cl,tbn,piano,vln,vla,vlc,cb
Duration:
8´
Publisher:
SMIC
Date of first performance:
2015-01-30
Place of first performance:
CBSO Centre, Birmingham
Ensemble:
Birmingham Contemporary Music Group
Cond. Franck Ollu
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Title:
Doppler Wobbler
Subtitle:
Double concerto for viola, bassoon and
9 instruments
Year of composition:
2011-2012
Instrumentation:
fl,cl,bsn,trp,hrn,piano,2vln,vla,vlc,cb
Duration:
16´
Publisher:
SMIC
Date of first performance:
2012-02-10
Place of first performance:
Chiffren festival, Kiel
Ensemble:
KammarensembleN, Cond. Franck Ollu
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NEJD
Year of composition:
2010
Instrumentation:
voices: 3 sopranos,3 altos, tenor, baritone, bass
fl,cl,trp,hrp,vibr,mar,vln,vlc,cb
Duration:
23´
Publisher:
SMIC
Date of first performance:
2010-10-08
Place of first performance:
Connect festival, Palladium, Malmö
Ensemble:
Vokalharmonin & KammarensembleN
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Lunaria
Year of comp:
2007-08
Instrumentation:
Soprano, flute, clarinet, violin, cello and bass cimbalon (alt. piano)
Duration:
15
Publisher:
SMIC
Premiered yyyy-mm-dd:
2008-02-23
Place:
Musikmuseet, Stockholm
Performers:
Ensemble MA, soprano Ibba Andersson, conductor Staffan Larson
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Title:
Outbound
Year of comp:
2005
Instrumentation:
f wind quintet, string quartet & cb
Publisher:
SMIC
Premiered yyyy-mm-dd:
2005-07-04
Place:
Zagreb, Croatia
Performers:
Cantus, dir Berislav Sipus
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Title:
Rotorelief
Text:
Duchamp, Marcel
Language:
French
Year of comp:
2001
Instrumentation:
f voice and chamber ensemble -- 1111 1110 01 1 str, pf
Duration:
60
Publisher:
SMIC
Premiered yyyy-mm-dd:
2001-11-10
Place:
Kulturhuset, Stockholm
Performers:
KammarensembleN, dir B Tommy Andersson
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Rotorelief is recorded on the SFZ records cd SFZ 1006:
>>Title:
Rotorelief, Suite
Year of comp:
2001
Instrumentation:
chamber ensemble -- 1111 1110 01 1 str, pf
Duration:
15
Publisher:
SMIC
Premiered yyyy-mm-dd:
2003
Place:
Warsaw automn, Polish Radio
Performers:
KammarensembleN, dir Renato Rivolta
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Title:
Totentanz
Year of composition:
1993-1994
Instrumentation:
f Kammerensemble -- 1*1*1*0 1110 10 0 2vl, vla, vlc, cb, sax
Duration:
12
Publisher:
SUE
Year of publication:
2000
Date of first performance:
1994-04-08
Place of first performance:
Stockholm, Kulturhuset
Ensemble:
KammarensembleN, dir B Tommy Andersson
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Totentanz is recorded on the Phono Suecia cd PSCD 120:
>>Title:
Eidetics
Year of comp:
1991
Instrumentation:
f chamber ensemble -- ob, cl, fag, bar-sax, tr, trb, vl, vla, vlc, cb, 2perc, live-elektronik
Duration:
10
Publisher:
SMIC
Premiered yyyy-mm-dd:
1991-12-07
Place:
Stockholm, Radiohuset
Performers:
KammarensembleN, dir Ansgar Krook
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Title:
Per-cept : sestetto
Year of comp:
1989-1991
Instrumentation:
fl/a-fl, ob/cor i, s-sax/a-sax, a-trb/t-trb, slagverk, piano, viola/violin
Duration:
15
Publisher:
SMIC
Premiered yyyy-mm-dd:
1990-05-29
Place:
Stockholm, Musikaliska Akademien
Performers:
Magnus Irving, Helén Jahren, Pierre-Stephane Meugé, Ivo Nilsson, Marcus Leoson, Love Derwinger, Fredrik Anderberg, dir Jonas Dominique
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Title:
Agnosi
Year of comp:
1988
Instrumentation:
pour hautbois, saxophone, trompette, harpe et quatuor à cordes
Duration:
9
Publisher:
SMIC
Premiered yyyy-mm-dd:
1989-03-07
Place:
Paris, Radio France
Performers:
Ensemble L'Itinéraire
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Title:
Hereabouts
Year of composition:
2012-13
Instrumentation:
Saxophone, Trombone, Guitar,Cimbalom, Piano, Vibraphone, Violin & Cello
Duration:
15´
Publisher:
SMIC
Date of first performance:
2013-10-03
Place:
Lippes Concert Hall in Slee Hall, Buffalo
Performers:
Ensemble Son & Either/Or
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Title:
Apnea
Year of comp:
2004
Instrumentation:
p quintetto di fiati -- fl, ob, cl, cor, fag
Duration:
9'
Publisher:
SMIC
Premiered yyyy-mm-dd:
2004-10-10
Place:
Ljubljana, Slovenian Radio
Performers:
Slowind
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Title:
Anomale
Year of comp:
2002
Instrumentation:
f kammarensemble -- fl, ob, cl, perc, pf, vl, vla, vlc
Duration:
5'
Publisher:
SMIC
Premiered yyyy-mm-dd:
2003-11-30
Place:
Freiburg, SWR
Performers:
Ensemble Recherche
Title:
Whereabouts
Year of composition:
2017-18
Instrumentation:
Mezzosoprano, trombone, 3 percussion, 2 violins, cello
Duration:
28´
Publisher:
SMIC
Date of first performance:
2018-12-01
Place of first performance:
Göteborgs Konshall, Gothenburg
Ensemble:
DuoNow: UmeDuo, Duo Ego, Duo Gelland, Axelsson & Nilsson-Duo
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Title:
Whereabout 1
Year of composition:
2017-18
Instrumentation:
cello & percussion
Duration:
12´
Publisher:
SMIC
Date of first performance:
2018-03-09
Place of first performance:
Grünewaldsalen, Konserthuset, Stockholm
Ensemble:
UmeDuo
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Title:
Whereabout 2
Year of composition:
2017-18
Instrumentation:
mezzosoprano & percussion
Duration:
15´
Publisher:
SMIC
Date of first performance:
2018-12-01
Place of first performance:
Göteborgs Konsthall, Gothenburg
Ensemble:
DuoEgo
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Title:
Whereabout 3
Year of composition:
2017-18
Instrumentation:
mezzosoprano & percussion
Duration:
15´
Publisher:
SMIC
Date of first performance:
2018-12-01
Place of first performance:
Göteborgs Konsthall, Gothenburg
Ensemble:
Duo Gelland
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Title:
Whereabout 4
Year of composition:
2017-18
Instrumentation:
mezzosoprano & percussion
Duration:
15´
Publisher:
SMIC
Date of first performance:
2018-12-01
Place of first performance:
Göteborgs Konsthall, Gothenburg
Ensemble:
Axelsson & Nilsson-Duo
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Title:
Controra
Year of composition:
2016
Instrumentation:
Oboe, Trombone, Violoncello
Duration:
15'30
Publisher:
SMIC
Commissioned by Das Orchester with support from the Swedish Arts Council
Date of first performance:
2017-02-08
Place of first performance:
Hedengrens Bokhandel, Stockholm
Ensemble:
Das Orchester
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Controra is recorded on the label Blue Music Group.
Title:
AREA d´ARIA
Year of composition:
2016
Instrumentation:
Trombone, electronics and video
Duration:
11'
Publisher:
SMIC
Date of first performance:
2016-11-22
Place of first performance:
Alessandria, Conservatorio Antonio Vivaldi
Ensemble:
Ivo Nilsson
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Title:
Eppur si Muove
Year of composition:
2014-15
Instrumentation:
Percussion, Trombone, Electronics and Video
Duration:
15'30
Publisher:
SMIC
Date of first performance:
2015-04-24
Place of first performance:
3:e våningen, Gothenburg
Ensemble:
Axelsson & Nilsson-Duo
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Title:
Gedeckt
Year of composition:
2008-09
Instrumentation:
alto flute and electronics
Duration:
15'
Publisher:
SMIC
Date of first performance:
2009-07-17
Place of first performance:
Berlin, COMA Centre for opinions in music and arts
Ensemble:
Erik Drescher
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-Gedeckt
Title:
Objects with destinations
Year of composition:
2008
Instrumentation:
soprano,clarinet, contrabassoon, bass saxophone,trumpet, piano, vibraphone, marimba,violin, viola, cello, doublebass
Duration:
4´
Publisher:
SMIC
Date of first performance:
2008-10-11
Place of first performance:
Moderna Museet, Stockholm
Ensemble:
KammarensembleN
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Title:
Object with destination 3
Year of composition:
2008
Instrumentation:
contrabassoon, bass saxophone, marimba, viola
Duration:
4´
Publisher:
SMIC
Date of first performance:
2008-10-11
Place of first performance:
Moderna Museet, Stockholm
Ensemble:
KammarensembleN
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Title:
Object with destination 2
Year of composition:
2008
Instrumentation:
soprano, trumpet, piano, doublebass
Duration:
4´
Publisher:
SMIC
Date of first performance:
2008-10-11
Place of first performance:
Moderna Museet, Stockholm
Ensemble:
KammarensembleN
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Object with destination 1
Year of composition:
2008
Instrumentation:
clarinet, vibraphone, violin, cello
Duration:
SMIC
Date of first performance:
2008-10-11
Place of first performance:
Moderna Museet, Stockholm
Ensemble:
KammarensembleN
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5 actions
Year of composition:
2008
Instrumentation:
percussion duo
Duration:
12´
Publisher:
SMIC
Date of first performance:
2008-09-26
Place of first performance:
Pusterviksteatern, Gothenburg
Ensemble:
Amund Sjölie Sveen, Yi-Ping Yang
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Toccata
Year of composition:
2007
Instrumentation:
per sestetto di percussionisti
Duration:
14'
Publisher:
SMIC
Date of first performance:
2009-10-03
Place of first performance:
ISCM World New Music Days, Artisten Göteborg
Ensemble:
Kroumata
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Doppelzimmer
Year of composition:
2006
Instrumentation:
accordion and double-bass
Duration:
10
Publisher:
SMIC
Date of first performance:
2006-11-26
Place of first performance:
Kulturbahnhof Eller
Ensemble:
Slide Show Secret
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Title:
Diabas
Year of comp:
2005
Instrumentation:
p bassoon and base cimbalon
Duration:
13
Publisher:
SMIC
Premiered yyyy-mm-dd:
Recording released June 2006
Place:
-
Performers:
Knut Sönstevold, Jonny Axelsson
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Diabas is recorded on the Phono Suecia cd PSCD 164:
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Title:
Sotto vuoto
Year of comp:
2003
Instrumentation:
p sassofono tenore e trombone
Duration:
12
Publisher:
SMIC
Premiered yyyy-mm-dd:
2003-10-30
Place:
Rome, Hungarian Academy (Nuovi Spazi Musicali)
Performers:
Jörgen Pettersson, Ivo Nilsson
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Title:
Skev
Year of comp:
2001-2002
Instrumentation:
p flauto dolce e tiorba
Duration:
12
Publisher:
SMIC
Premiered yyyy-mm-dd:
2002-04-27
Place:
Stockholm, Konstakademien (Samtida musik)
Performers:
Susanna Laurin, Peter Söderberg
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Title:
Luta
Year of comp:
1999-2000
Instrumentation:
f teorb
Duration:
12
Publisher:
SMIC
Premiered yyyy-mm-dd:
2000-04-30
Place:
Stockholm, Musikmuseet
Performers:
Peter Söderberg
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Rot
Year of comp:
1999
Instrumentation:
f slagverk
Duration:
11
Publisher:
SMIC
Premiered yyyy-mm-dd:
2000-04-30
Place:
Stockholm, Musikmuseet
Performers:
Jonny Axelsson
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Title:
Rotor
Year of comp:
1999
Instrumentation:
p clarinetto
Duration:
10
Publisher:
SMIC
Premiered yyyy-mm-dd:
1999-10-02
Place:
Stockholm, Moderna museet
Performers:
Staffan Mårtensson
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Title:
Rotor II
Year of comp:
1999
Instrumentation:
p percussione e trombone
Duration:
14
Publisher:
SMIC
Premiered yyyy-mm-dd:
1999
Place:
Stockholm, Musikmuseet
Performers:
Jonny Axelsson, Ivo Nilsson
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Rotor zero
Year of comp:
1999
Instrumentation:
f trombon
Duration:
9
Publisher:
Tons
Premiered yyyy-mm-dd:
2000
Place:
Odessa, 2 Days & 2 Nights
Performers:
Ivo Nilsson
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Rotor zero is recorded on the Phono Suecia cd PSCD 132:
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Title:
Pedal
Year of comp:
1999
Instrumentation:
f flöjt/picc/a-fl, slagverk, orgel
Duration:
9
Publisher:
SMIC
Premiered yyyy-mm-dd:
1999-09-11
Place:
Växjö domkyrka
Performers:
Michael Pettersson, Daniel Berg, Bengt Tribukait
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Title:
Tre equale
Year of comp:
1998
Instrumentation:
p chitarra, vibrafono e trombone
Publisher:
SMIC
Premiered yyyy-mm-dd:
1998-08-23
Place:
Kilkenny Arts Week
Performers:
Magnus Andersson, Jonny Axelsson, Ivo Nilsson
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Tre equale is recorded on the Nosag Records cd NOSAGCD 117:
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Title:
Deaf-mute
Year of comp:
1997
Instrumentation:
f percussion and trombone
Duration:
12
Publisher:
SMIC
Premiered yyyy-mm-dd:
1998-05-20
Place:
Gent, Stichting Logos
Performers:
Ivo Nilsson, Jonny Axelsson
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Title:
¿Lo mismo?
Year of composition:
1996
Instrumentation:
para dos pianos
Duration:
11
Publisher:
SMIC
Year of publication:
1999-03-31
Place of first performance:
Leipzig, Gewandhaus
Ensemble:
Mats Persson, Kristine Scholz
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¿Lo mismo? is recorded on the Phono Suecia cd PSCD 106:
>>Title:
Mouth
Year of comp:
1989/1991
Instrumentation:
f embouchure and live-electronics
Duration:
7,5
Publisher:
SMIC
Premiered yyyy-mm-dd:
1991-12-07
Place:
Stockholm, Radiohuset
Performers:
Ivo Nilsson
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Title:
Puls
Year of comp:
1988/1992
Instrumentation:
f piano
Duration:
6
Publisher:
SMIC
Premiered yyyy-mm-dd:
1990-05-29
Place:
Stockholm
Performers:
Love Derwinger
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Puls is recorded on the Daphne records cd DAPHNECD 1012:
>>Title:
Nerv
Year of comp:
1988/1991
Instrumentation:
f cello solo
Duration:
7
Publisher:
SMIC
Premiered yyyy-mm-dd:
1992-01-25
Place:
Stockholm, Mälargalleriet
Performers:
Åsa Åkerberg
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Title:
Rotorelief : duo
Year of composition:
2003
Instrumentation:
p voix et piano
Publisher:
SMIC
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Title:
ma lento
Year of comp:
1994-1995
Instrumentation:
p quartetto di flauti dolci (a,2t,b/s)
Duration:
7
Publisher:
SMIC
Premiered yyyy-mm-dd:
1996-08-22
Place:
Stockholm, Waldemarsudde
Performers:
Svenska blockflöjtskvartetten
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