Penderecki, Krzysztof
Musical-theatrical works
Incid music, incl. music for puppet theatre, 1957–67
Film scores, incl. Rekopis znaleziony w Saragossie [The Saragossa Manuscript], (dir. W. Has), 1963
Najdzielniejszy z rycerzy [The Most Valiant of Knights], (children's opera, 3 acts, Penderecki, after E. Szelburg-Zarembina), 1965, collab. M. Stachowski; Poznan, Teatr Lalki i Aktora ‘Marcinek’
The Devils of Loudun, (opera in 3 acts, Penderecki, after A. Huxley), S, Bar, B, others, mixed choir, orch, 1969
Paradise Lost, (sacra rappresentazione in 2 acts, C. Fry, after J. Milton), lyric, Bar, S, B, 4 T, 3 alto T, low B, 2 Bar, mezzo-sopr, coloratura sopr, mixed choir, boys' choir, orch, 2 actors, 5 dancers, and ballet ensemble, 1975–78
Die schwarze Maske [The Black Mask], (opera, 1 act, H. Kupfer and Penderecki, after G. Hauptmann), 1984-86
Ubu Rex, (opera buffa, 2 acts, Penderecki and J. Jarocki, after Alfred Jarry), 1990–91
Orchestral and large ensemble
Emanations, 2 str orch, 1958
Epitaphium Artur Malawski in Memoriam, str orch and kettle-drums, 1958
Anaklasis, strg orch and percussion groups, 1959-60
Tren [Threnody ‘To the Victims of Hiroshima’], 52 str, 1960
Fonogrammi, fl and chbr orch, 1961
Polymorphia, 48 str, 1961
Fluorescencje, 1961–2
Kanon, 52 str orch, tape delay, 1962
3 utwory w dawnym stylu [3 Pieces in Old Style], strgs, 1963 [from film score Rekopis znaleziony w Saragossie]
Violin Concerto, 1963, withdrawn
Sonata for violoncello and orchestra, 1964
Capriccio for oboe and 11 strgs, 1965
De natura sonoris I, 1966
Concerto for violoncello and orchestra, 1966-72
Uwertura pittsburska [Pittsburgh Overture], wood winds, perc, pf, 1967
Capriccio for violin and orchestra, 1967
Concerto per violino grande, 1967, rev. as Cello Concerto no.1, 1972
De natura sonoris II, 1970–71
Partita, hpd, elec gui, b gui, hp, db, chbr orch, 1971, rev. 1991
Prélude, wood winds, perc, dbs, cel, pf, 1971
Symphony no.1, 1972–3
Intermezzo, 24 str, 1973
Przebudzenie Jakuba [The Awakening of Jacob], 1974
Violin Concerto no.1, 1976–7
Adagietto from Paradise Lost, 1979
Symphony no.2 ‘Wigilijna’ [Christmas Symphony], 1979–80
Cello Concerto no.2, 1982
Concerto per viola (vc/cl), orch, 1983
Symphony no.3, 1988–95
Passacaglia, 1988
Adagio (Symphony no.4), 1989
Sinfonietta, str orch, 1990–91 [orch of Str Trio, 1990–91]
Symphony no.5, 1992
Flute Concerto, 1992, rev. cl, orch, 1995
Violin Concerto no.2, 1992–5
Sinfonietta no.2, cl, str orch, 1994 [orch of Cl Qt, 1993]
Passacaglia, str orch, 1996
Vocal music
Psalmy Dawida (trans. J. Kochanowski), chorus, perc, cel, hp, 2 pf, 4 db, 1958
Strofy [Strophes] (Menander, Sophocles, Isaiah, Jeremiah, Omar Khayyám), S, reciter, 10 insts, 1959
Wymiary czasu i ciszy [Dimensions of Time and Silence], 40vv, perc, str, 1959–60
Stabat mater, 3 choruses, 1962
Passio et mors domini nostri Jesu Christi secundum Lucam, S, Bar, reciter, children's chorus, 3 choruses, orch, 1963–6
Cantata in honorem Almae Matris Universitatis Iagellonicae sescentos abhinc annos fundatae, 2 choruses, dbn, brass, perc, pf, org, 1964
Piesn zalobna ku czci B. Rutkowskiego [Funeral Song in memory of Rutkowski], chorus, 1964
Dies irae [Bible, Aeschylus and others), S, T, B, chorus, orch, 1967
Utrenia (Jutrznia) (Old Slavonic, New Testament), S, Mez, T, B, B profundo, 2 choruses, orch
Zlozenie Chrystusa do grobu [The Entombment of Christ], 1969–70
Kosmogonia (Old Testament, Sophocles and others), S, T, B, chorus, orch, 1970
Zmartwychwstanie Panskie [The Lord's Resurrection], S, mezzo-sopr, T, 2 B, boys' choir, 2 mixed choirs and orch, 1970–71
Canticum canticorum Salomonis, 16vv, orch, 1970–73
Ecloga VIII (Virgil), 6 male vv, 1972
Magnificat, B, 7 male vv, boys’ chorus, 2 choruses, orch, 1974
Te Deum, S, Mez, T, B, chorus, orch, 1979–80
Lacrimosa, S, chorus, 1980
Polskie requiem [Polish Requiem], S, A, T, B, chorus, orch, 1980–84, rev. 1993
Agnus Dei, chorus, 1981, arr. str, 1984
Piesn Cherubinów [Song of Cherubim] (Old Slavonic), SSAATTBB, 1986
Veni creator, SSAATTBB, 1987
Benedicamus Domino, TTTBB, 1992
Benedictus, SATB, 1993
Agnus Dei, S, A, T, B, chorus, orch, 1995 [movt 10 of Requiem der Versöhnung, collab. Berio, Cerha, Dittrich and others]
7 Gates of Jerusalem (Pss, Old Testament), 2S, A, T, B, reciter, 3 choruses, orch, 1996
Hymne an den heiligen Daniel, SATB, wind insts, 1997
Hymne an den heiligen Adalbert, SATB, orch, 1997
Credo, S, 2 Mez, T, B, children's chorus, chorus, orch, 1998
Chamber music
Sonata, vn, pf, 1953
3 Miniatures, cl, pf, 1956
3 Miniatures, after J. Harasymowicz, vn, pf, 1959
String quartet no.1, 1960
Mensura sortis, 2 pf, 1963
String quartet n°2, 1968
Actions, jazz ens, 1971
Der unterbrochene Gedanke, strg qt, 1988
String Trio, 1990–91
Quartett, cl, vn, va, vc, 1993
Entrata for brass instruments and timpani, 1994
Solo instrumental
Capriccio for Siegfried Palm, vc, 1968
Capriccio, tuba, 1980
Cadenza, va/vn, 1984
Per slava, vc, 1985–86
Preludium, cl, 1987
Divertimento, vc, 1994
Electo-acoustic music
Psalmus, tape, 1961
Kanon, 52 str orch, tape delay, 1962
Brygada smierci [Brigade of Death], (incid music, J. Smoter, after L. Weliczker), 1963
Ekechejria (Pindar), 1972
Principal publishers
Moeck
PWM
Schott
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