ursula erhart-schwertmann

Compositions (Selection)

Violin solo

Cut off (1')
Farbenspiel (5'), published by NÖ Musikedition, available at office@inoek.at
Finnische Impressionen (Hommage a Jean Sibelius): Nordlicht, Ewiges Eis, Mittsommer (6‘)

Viola solo

Farbenspiel (5‘)

3 Violas

5 dances for 3 violas (8‘)

Violoncello solo

In Bewegung (4‘)
Minimal Study (5')
PercuCello 
(5-6')
Spuren im Schnee (4‘)

2 Violoncellos

discuss (5‘)

4 Violoncellos

new - land (7‘)

Piano solo

...und Friede wird sein auf Erden (...and Peace will be on Earth) (5‘)
Achiving unity (2'), commissioned composition for Philipp Manuel Gutmann
mobile - non perpetuum (3'30")
ver-Stimmungen (8')
, commissioned composition for Maximilian Flieder
Contrasts I (3-4')
With You (3')  

Cembalo solo

One Day (5‘)

Violoncello + piano

4 Miniatures (9‘)
10x10 (5'30")
escape
 (4‘)

Violin + violoncello

Latin Suite (10')
Stimmengewirr 
(5‘)

Piano trio

Just a few moments (6-7‘)

strings and piano

Looking for silence (5-6‘)
Walz-sehr for 2 violins, violoncello, doublebass and piano (4')

String quartet

Colours (6-7‘)
Streichquartett 2013 (9‘)
2. Streichquartett (15')

String sextet

Verdichtungen for 2 violins, 2 violas and 2 violoncellos (7‘)

Winds + strings + various

Aus der Tiefe des Meeres for flute, violoncello and double bass (6)
Christmas Carols remembered for flute, violin, violoncello, trumpet and harp (3'30")
(E)S - ICH - ER
for flute, doublebass and piano (11'), 2nd prize in the first Austrian female composer competition 2018
Ostinato for flute, violin, violoncello and piano (8')
PICS for flute, clarinet, violin, violoncello and electronics (8')
Progression for flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, 2 violins, viola, violoncello and double bass (5‘)
all talking for clarinet, violin, viola and violoncello (7')
Syncopation for flute, violin, violoncello and piano (8'), commissioned composition for the Ensemble Viennarte

Winds

Concerto a tre for oboe solo (3'), selected from a Call for Scores of the Austrian Culture Forum London
Rolling Hills for flute solo (alto flute, great flute, piccolo) (5')
danza per due
 for flute (changing to okarina or piccolo) and cor anglais (3‘30“)
Fanfare for trumpet (1')
Elemente (Wasserspiele, Windhauch, Erdboden, Flammen) 
for flute and clarinet (9‘)
Walz-sehr for flute and piano
(4'), commissioned composition for Karoline Renner
captured / escape
 
for bassoon and piano (3'/4‘)
Gioia for flute (or soprano saxophone), oboe, clarinet and bassoon (4‘30“)
Sax for four
 for saxophon quartett (7')
Funny Funky
for wind orchestra (3'), commissioned composition for Joachim Luitz
...wenn die Lichter verlöschen for 23 wind instruments (12‘30")

Guitar

Break for violin, violoncello and guitar (6‘)
3 pieces for guitar: piano – crescendo – forte 
for guitar solo (1')
Dialog
 for violoncello and guitar (5‘), 3rd prize of the Timo Korhonen composition competition 2015

Ukulele

running - gags for ukulele solo (4‘), commissioned composition for Elisabeth Pfeiffer

Ensemble

?2020? for flute, clarinet, 2 violins, violoncello, double bass, piano, percussion and electronics (10'), commissioned composition for the MAX BRAND Ensemble
That's life
for bass clarinet, bassoon, violin, viola, violoncello, double bass, harp, vibraphone/hand percussion (11'), commissioned composition for the JANUS Ensemble

Orchestra
Bernstein remembered for big orchestra (10')
Sinfonietta for small orchestra (16') 
Suite für Orchester: Polka, Ländler, Zwiefacher, Menuett, Kopanica (10') 
Summer at the Seaside for string orchestra or string quintet (8-9‘) 
...wie aus einer anderen Welt for orchestra, voice ad lib. (7')  

Songs

11 Gedanken (nach Aphorismen von Ruth Roschanz) for bass-baritone and piano (9')
Increase
 
for voice, 2 violins, viola, 2 violoncellos (5-6')
Lenau-Lieder
 
for middle voice and piano (poems by Nikolaus Lenau): 1. Winternacht (2'30"), 2. Nebel (2'30"), 3. Himmelstrauer (3'30"), 4. Seemorgen (2'30"), 5. Schilflied (2'), 6. Bitte (2'30"), 7. Warnung und Wunsch (1'20")
Morgenstern-Lieder for bass-baritone and piano (poems by Thomas Morgenstern): 1. Der Schnupfen (1'), 2. Das Huhn (1'), 3. Der Lattenzaun (1')
Nimm dir Zeit
 
for mezzo-soprano, clarinet and organ or piano (5')
remember 
for bass-baritone, clarinet, violin, viola and violoncello (1')
Trilogie der Zeit
 for mezzo-soprano, baritone, clarinet, viola, violoncello and double bass (13')
Zweifel for middle voice, flute, clarinet, viola, violoncello and double bass (11')

Choir

Alles im Fluss for soprano, mezzo-soprano, alto, tenor, baritone and bass (3'30")
In dulci jubilo
 for mixed choir (3'30")
Jubilate Deo for mixed choir (2'30")