Chamber Music and Small Ensembles

  • OP. 1

    4 INVENSJONER TIL VALENS MINNE <1967>
    Piano
    NB noter

    CD recording: Pro Musica, c. 1995 & p. 1993 – PRS 1105

    OP. 13

    SOLSPILL <1983/86>
    pianoforte
    (NMO) 10’

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    CD recording: Pro Musica, c. 1995 & p. 1993 – PRS 1105

    OP. 9
    STAGES OF THE INNER DIALOGUE FOR PIANO <1980>
    (NMO) 12’

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    OP. 33

    SHORT PIANO PIECES
    no. 1a HEAR HERE! <2001/2014> (NB noter
    no. 1b HEAR HERE, BRIEFLY) (NMO)
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    no. 2 ARISE <1980> (NMO; Norwegian Pianorama)

    OP 33 no.3

    VERTICAL MUSIC <2022>
    (NB noter) 7’

    OP. 52

    INVOCATIONS for Piano Solo

    OP. 52 no. 1

    INVOCATION OF PRISTINE LIGHT <2014/2015>
    (NB noter) 7’

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    OP. 52 no. 2

    INVOCATION OF RISING AIR. <2014/2015>
    (NB noter) 9’

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    OP. 52 no. 3

    INVOCATION OF CRYSTAL WATERS. <2011>
    (NB noter) 5’

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    OP. 52 no. 4

    INVOCATION OF EARTH THE REFLECTION OF GLORY <2020>
    (NMO) 24’
    VIRTUOSO EVENTS

    OP. 6

    WITH AN OPEN HAND OR A CLENCHED FIST? <1976>
    flute
    (NMO) 5'50"

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    OP. 53 a

    INITIATION.
    Flute
    (NB noter) 5’
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    MIRANDA’S FLOURISH for solo recorder <1985>
    NB noter. 5’
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    OP. 23

    YR FOR SOLO VIOLIN <1991>
    (NB noter) 12’30”
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    OP. 23 b

    YR FOR SOLO VIOLA <1991/2022)
    (NB noter) 12’30”

    OP. 56A

    QUIETLY TURNING. <2020-2021>
    (Edition Polaris, Nittedal) 9’
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    OP. 19:A

    HELLIGKVAD <1988/1997>
    Voice Text(Nor): 'Abdu'l-Bahá : Baha'ulláh
    (NB noter)


    no. 1 SKAP I MEG ET RENT HJERTE
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    no.2 LA MEG NÆRES AV DIN SKJØNNHET
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    no.3 O DU SOM ER VÅRT LIV OG LYS
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    no.4 FORFRISK OG GLED MIN ÅND
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    no.5 BØNN FOR MENNESKEHETEN
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    no.6 GUD BEVITNER AT HAN ER EN
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    OP. 19:B

    SACRED SONGS <1979/1996>
    voice Text (Eng : Nor): 'Abdu'l-Bahá : Baha'ulláh
    TABLET OF 'ABDU'L-BAHÁ
    YOUTUBE
    MORTAL CHARM SHALL FADE AWAY
    YOUTUBE
    THE HOLY CITY
    YOUTUBE
    BUT A TINY SEED
    YOUTUBE

    (NB noter)

    TURR BRUNN, FUGLEN I PERLEMORSKYEN <2003/2004>
    Solo cello
    (NB noter) 7’

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  • String Quartets. String duo:
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    OP. 2

    ETTER-KVART <1971>
    String Quartet.2 vln, vla, vcl

    OP. 26
    PYR AIONON (or: AION) : FOR STRING QUARTET <1996>
    (NB noter) 13'
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    TIDEHVERV (AT A JUNCTURE):

    Tre stykker for bratsj og cello, <2006>
    1. VENDEPUNKTER
    2. MOT MIDTPUNKT
    3. VIDERE
    (NB noter) 6’

    Flute and Piano:
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    OP. 11

    INTERPLAY: FLUTE AND PIANO <1981>
    Commissioned by Manuela Wiesler
    (NB noter) 16'
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    OP. 47

    SEA OF NAMES. For Flute and Piano
    <2012/2013>
    (NB noter) 15’
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    Piano Trios:
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    OP. 14

    BIRD OF THE HEART : PIANO TRIO <1982>
    (NMO) 25'
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    OP. 35 b

    THE DESCENT OF LUMINOUS WATERS
    Piano trio <2002>
    (NB noter) (22’)
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    Various Ensembles:
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    OP. 8:B

    TWO DANCES <1977/80>
    voice(S), cl, vln, vib, mar
    (NB noter)(MS) 16'


    OP. 10

    ORIGINS <1980>
    bassoon or bass clarinet, vibraphone, contrabass
    (NB noter) 8’

    OP. 16

    LES TROIS RÉGÉNÉRATIONS <1985/91>
    2 vcl, hp, 2 perc, tape, electronics
    Text(Fra): Bahá'u'lláh
    (NB noter)(MS) 32'

    OP. 20

    NARRATIVE FOR SAXOPHONE QUARTET <1988/95>
    NB noter(MS) 27'
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    OP. 22

    THUS FOR FLUTE, CLARINET, 3 PERCUSSIONISTS, YAMAHA DX7 II
    SYNTHESIZER <1990>
    Percussion instrument: Zoomoozophone
    NB noter (MS) 22'
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    OP. 24

    ABUNO FOR FLUTE, CLARINET, STRING QUARTET, PERCUSSION, SYNTHESIZER <1992>
    Commissioned by the Norwegian section of ISCM for Cikada
    First performance in Oslo, Ultima Festival, October 1992
    (NB noter) 18'
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    Opus 56B

    TIBI CANTO. For violin and piano.
    <2022/2024> (NB noter) 7’

    Opus 56C 1-2.
    TOSOMT/ZU ZWEIT for violin and doublebass.
    <2024> (Ed. Polaris) 15’

    Op. 58

    TRE FENGSELSDIKT av Mahvash Sabet. <2020>
    For cello and female voice. Transl. Arne Ruste
    (Edition Polaris, Nittedal) 18’
    1 VISSHET
    2 HALLO IGJEN
    3 FOSSEFALL


    Op. 59

    ‘Strains from hither and yonder’ <2022/2023>
    Flute trio: fl (alto alt. piccolo); vcl (scordatura), pf (prepared).
    ETHEREAL ARIA
    RESOUNDING PEBBLES
    SPIRE, SVINNE, SVIRRE, SVEVE
    (NB noter) 28’


    NATTERGALEN OG STJERNENE.

    Et konsertstykke basert på Ole Bulls skisse ‘Nattergalen’ <2010>
    Vln, vln/hardingfele, pf.
    (NB noter) 5’
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The northern lights on Lofoten island in Norway
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