‘Chess studies’ para quarteto de cordas: Composiçao baseada em xadrez. Article in Vortex Music Journal

List of works

SOLO
“...se desvaneció en el aire” (1995); Violin, ca.10’.
“Y sin embargo se mueve” (1998); Alto recorder, ca.9’.
“Non abbiamo Febo ancora” (1999-..., work in progress); Piano, ca.9’. Version 2004 ca. 14'
"Homenaje al músico ágrafo" (2002); bariton Saxophon, ca. 10".
"Caligaverunt occuli mei" (2007); Countertenor, ca. 8'.
"Study for Marimba" (2023); Marimba; ca. 2'.
"El sueño del Caballo"(2024); Piano; ca. 10'.

CHAMBER MUSIC
“Cuarteto” (1996); Violin I, Violin II, Viola, Violoncello, ca.15’.
“Mondrian” (1996 - revised 2003); Violin, Violoncello ca.10’.
“Abierto” (1997); Flute in C, alt Flulte in G (piccolo), ca.7'.
“Gran Trinidad de la Alegría” (1997); Clarinet in B, Violoncello, Piano, ca.8’30”. Commission by CDMC Spain.
“Piano de tubos” (2001); Horn, Trumpet, Piano, ca.9’30’’. Commission by the Conservatory of Soria (Spain).
"Reminiscencias de Gaia I: La cítara" (2005); Guitar quartett, ca. 12' 30". Commission by the Staatsoper Stuttgart (Germany).
”Reminiscencias de Gaia II: en la Tierra” (2007); Wind quintett: Flute (piccolo, bass Flute), Oboe, English Horn, Clarinet (bass Clarinet), Basson (Doublebasson), ca.15'. Commission by Ensemble Suono mobile.
”Pour entrer...s'y profilait” (2008); Guitar, Violoncello, ca. 7'. Commission by Smash Ensemble.
"Die Sprache ist die Strafe" (2014); Guitar quartett, ca. 8´30". Commission by Aleph Gitarrenquartett.
"Trio Notturno" (2015); Sopran, Flute and Violoncello, ca. 10'. Commission by Festival Lachenmann Perspektiven.
"Forsi altri canterá con miglior plectio" (2016); for Violin and Piano, ca. 10'
"Chess studies" (2020); for String Quartett, ca. 18'
"Aleph-Omega-Aleph" (2023); for Guitarrenquartett; ca. 3'

ENSEMBLE
“Tres Miró” (1995); Fl., Ob., Cl. in B, Bss., Pno., Perc., Vl., Vla., Vc., Db. Bass-, ca.11’.
“To my Friends” (1996),; para Ensemble -fl., ob., cl. en Sib, trpta., trbn., pno., perc., Vl I y II, Vla, Vc y Cbajo-, ca.11’.
“A la magnífica inutilidad de las estrellas” (1998 - rev. 2002), 5 Double basses, 2 Percussions, Mezzosopran, ca.13’.
"Canción de lo innombrado" (2002); Fl., Cl. in B, Vl., Vc., Pno., Perc., ca. 8' 30".
"Schaukelspiel" (2005); large ensemble: 2-2-2-2; 2-2-1-1; 3 Perc.; Harp; 2-2-2-2-1, ca. 4' 30". Free arrangement form the piece Filter-Schaukel, n° 5 of Ein Kinderspiel for Piano by Helmut Lachenmann. Commision by Radio SWR (Germany).
"Ohne Titel" (2006 - rev. 2009); Piano (2 players), 2 Perc., Cl. in B, Vc., ca. 8'.
"Till in the end" (2008); Sopran, Fl. (piccolo, alt Fl.), Cl. in B (bass Cl.), Vl., Vc., Pno., ca. 11'. Commission by Ensemble Phorminx.
"La recherche du temps perdu est interdite" (2010); Fl. (bass Fl.), Cl. (bass Cl.), Perc., Guit., Vl., Vc.; ca. 8'. Commission by Smash Ensemble.
"Ardita, ardo" (2011); 5 female voices, Viola, Violoncello, Doublebass; ca. 11. Commission by Klangforum Heidelberg.
"Cross-reading" (2011); for large ensemble; 2 Fl.-Ob.-Cl.-Bass Cl.-Basson-2 Hr.-Trpt.-Trbn.- 2 Perc.- Harp- Pno.-Vl. I- Vl. II-Vla.- Vc.-Doublebass; ca. 22'. Comission by Festival Eclat.
"Zu unrecht:Pamphlet" (2017); for vocal-instrumental ensemble; Cl.-Trbn.-Akk.-Pno.-Vl.-Vla.-Vc.-Doublebass.-Sopran-Alt-Tenor-Bass; ca. 10'. Commission by Klangforum Heidelberg.

CHOIR
"Comentario" (2009); for 20 mixed voices, ca. 4'

ORCHESTRA
"De la noche a la mañana" (2003); Oboe, Trumpet and large Orchestra: Picc., 2 Fl.-2 Ob., E.H.-2 Cl., bass Cl.-2 Bss., Db. Bass.; 4-2-2- 1; 3 Perc.; 12-10-8-6-4, ca 16'. Commission by the Musikhochschule Stuttgart (Germany).
"Solo" (2005); large Orchestra: Picc., 2 Fl.-2 Ob., E.H.-2 Cl., bass Cl.-2 Bss., Db. Bss.; 4-4-3-1; 3 Perc.; Harp; 12-12- 10-8-8, ca. 14'. Commission by the SWR for the Festival Eclat 2006 for new music.
"Anklänge an Gaia III: alte Stadt"(2018); Plucked Strings Orchestra, ca. 8'

ELECTRONIC, THEATER, FILM
"Folio" (2003); Piano (2 players) and live electronic; ca. 8'. Electronic: M. Schumacher.
"Lasciate ogni speranza"
(2004); Electronic, Video, Dur.: 8'20''. Video: Maciek Walscha.
"Zwei Lieder" (2004); solo voice, ca. 6'. Composed for the piece of theater Dswan by Lothar Trolle, based at the novel Dswan by Andrei Platonow.
"Film Musik" (2007); Vl. I, Vl. II, Vla., Vc., Db. Bass., Basson., Horn, Pno., Perc.; Dur.: 5'45". Composed for the Image Video to the 150 aniversary of the Musikhochschule Stuttgart.
"Über" (2009); Violin, Marimba, Piano; Dur.: 2'34". Music for the Video "Über" by Yukihiro Taguchi.

ARRANGEMENTS
"3 Tientos de Antonio de Cabezón" (2014); Vl., Vla., Vc., Guitar; Dur.: ca. 11'. Commission by SMASH Ensemble
"3 Tientos de Antonio de Cabezón" (2014); Solo Guitar. Dur.: ca. 10'. Commission by SMASH Ensemble
"Tiento en Tono VI de Antonio de Cabezón" (2015); for Solo Violin. Dur.: ca. 9'

Sin Bitacora - Alberto Hortigüela - Composer

05/10/2025

‘Chess studies’ para quarteto de cordas: Composiçao baseada em xadrez. Article in Vortex Music Journal

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