Edgar Varese - compositions



Ameriques. Orchestra. 1918-1921, revised 1927 (Maison Gaveau, Paris), later

revisions included in edition by Chou Wen-Chung.



Apotheose de l'an. Symphonic Poem. ca.1903-1905 (Lost).



Arcana. Orchestra. 1925-1927. revised 1960.



L'astronome. Stage work. Lyricists include Artaud, Carpentier, Desnos,

Gioni. 1928-1929 (Unfinished).



Bourgogne. Symphonic Poem. 1908. Destroyed by Varese 1962 (Lost).



Chansondes jeines hommes. Orchestra. ca. 1903-1905 (Lost).



Colloque aubord de la fontain. ca. 1903-1905 (Lost).



Dans la nuit. Chorus, 15 Brass, Organ, 2 Ondes martenots, Percussion. With

Mixhaux. 1955-1961 (Unfinished).



Dans le parc. ca.1903-1905 (Lost).



Density 21.5. Solo Flute. 1936.



Deserts. 14 Winds, Piano, 5 Percussion, 2-track tape. 1950-1954.



Ecuatorial. Bass soloist or unison bass chorus, 8 Brass, Piano, Organ, 2

ondes martenots, 6 percussion. 1932-1934.



Espace. Chorus, Orchestra. 1929-ca. 1940. Malraux involved, 1937

(Unfinished).



Etude pour Espace. 2 Pianos, Percussion. 1947.



Gargantua. Symphonic Poem (Lost).



Hyperprism. 9 Winds and 7 Percussion. 1922-23.



Integrales. 11 Winds and 4 Percussion. 1924-1925. 1980 edition edited by

Chou Wen-Chung.



Ionisation. 13 Percussion. 1929-1931.



Martin Pas. Opera. With boys Chorus and Mandolin. ca. 1895 (Lost).



Metal. Soprano, Orchestra. 1932 (Unfinished).



Mehr Licht. Orchestra. 1911. reworked as Les cycles du nord, 1912 (Both

versions Lost).



Nocturnal. Soprano, Bass, Chorus, and Orchestra. Premiered uncomplete May,

1961. Edited and completed by Chou Wen-Chung, 1973.



Nocturnal II: Nuit. Soprano, 5 Winds, Percussion, Double Bass. 1961-1965

(Unfinished).



Octandre. 7 Winds and double Bass. 1923. 1980 edition edited by Chou Wen-

Chung.



Oedipus und die Sphinx. Opera. (Hofmannsthal) 1909-1913 (Lost).



Offrandes. Soprano and Orchestra. 1921.



Chanson de l'haut. (V.Huidobro), La croix du sud (J. J. Tablada).



The One-all-alone. Opera. With Louise Varese. 1927 (Unfinished).



Poemes des brumes. ca. 1903-1905 (Lost).



Poeme Electronique. 3-track tape. Created for the Phillips Pavillion at the

Brussels World's Fair, May, 1958.



Prelude a la fin d'un jour. Orchestra. ca. 1903-1905 (Lost).



La Procession de Vergs. Organized sound on tape for the film "Around and

About Joan Miro" by Thomas Bouchard. 1955.



Rhapsodie romane. Orchestra. 1905-1906. Piano version, Paris, 1906 (Lost).



Souvenir. (Deubel) ca. 1903-1905 (Lost).



3 Pieces. Orchestra. ca. 1903-1905 (Lost).



2 rhythmic prose pieces. (Deubel) ca. 1903-1905 (Lost).



Un grandsommeil noir. 1906 (Verlaine).



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