Hans Werner Henze
Style: Expressionist · Avant-garde
The Guitar Events repertoire database lists 34 guitar works by Hans Werner Henze (1926-2012), from the contemporary repertoire. The catalogue files this music under Expressionist and Avant-garde. Typical performance times run from about 2 minutes for Drei Tentos: II. Es findet das Aug' oft to about 25 minutes for Royal Winter Music I. For programme planning: 5 works are long enough to anchor a recital group, and 3 pieces under three minutes suit encores. Recordings are linked for 13 of the 34 works.
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Guitar works
- Carillon, Récitatif, Masque: I. Carillon Sheet music CD
- Carillon, Récitatif, Masque: II. Récitatif Sheet music CD
- Carillon, Récitatif, Masque: III. Masque Sheet music CD
- Drei Märchenbilder: I. Pastorale Sheet music CD
- Drei Märchenbilder: II. Arietta Sheet music CD
- Drei Märchenbilder: III. Notturno Sheet music CD
- Drei Tentos 12:00 Listen Sheet music CD
- Drei Tentos: I. Du schönes Bächlein 2:32 Listen Sheet music CD
- Drei Tentos: II. Es findet das Aug' oft 1:34 Listen Sheet music CD
- Drei Tentos: III. Sohn Laios 2:44 Listen Sheet music CD
- Memorias de El Cimarrón Sheet music CD
- Neue Volkslieder und Hirtengesänge: I. Pastorale Sheet music CD
- Neue Volkslieder und Hirtengesänge: II. Morgenlied Sheet music CD
- Neue Volkslieder und Hirtengesänge: III. Ballade Sheet music CD
- Neue Volkslieder und Hirtengesänge: IV. Tanz Sheet music CD
- Neue Volkslieder und Hirtengesänge: V. Rezitativ Sheet music CD
- Neue Volkslieder und Hirtengesänge: VI. Abendlied Sheet music CD
- Neue Volkslieder und Hirtengesänge: VII. Ausklang Sheet music CD
- Ode an eine Äolsharfe: I. An eine Äolsharfe Sheet music CD
- Ode an eine Äolsharfe: II. Frage und Antwort Sheet music CD
- Ode an eine Äolsharfe: III. An Philomele Sheet music CD
- Ode an eine Äolsharfe: IV. An Hermann Sheet music CD
- Royal Winter Music I 25:00 Sheet music CD
- Royal Winter Music II 18:00 Sheet music CD
- Royal Winter Music, Sonata No. 1: I. Gloucester 6:09 Listen Sheet music CD
- Royal Winter Music, Sonata No. 1: II. Romeo and Juliet 3:35 Listen Sheet music CD
- Royal Winter Music, Sonata No. 1: III. Ariel 6:45 Listen Sheet music CD
- Royal Winter Music, Sonata No. 1: IV. Ophelia Listen Sheet music CD
- Royal Winter Music, Sonata No. 1: V. Touchstone, Audrey and William 3:39 Listen Sheet music CD
- Royal Winter Music, Sonata No. 1: VI. Oberon 8:09 Listen Sheet music CD
- Royal Winter Music, Sonata No. 2: I. Sir Andrew Aguecheek 6:05 Listen Recording: Sabrina Vlaškalić Sheet music CD
- Royal Winter Music, Sonata No. 2: II. Bottom's Dream Listen Sheet music CD
- Royal Winter Music, Sonata No. 2: III. Mad Lady Macbeth 9:10 Listen Sheet music CD
- Selbst- und Zwiegespräche Sheet music CD
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