List of accordion composers

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Composers who have written or are still writing for the accordion :

A.

  • Jin-Ah Ahn, Intermediate Dreams for accordion solo
  • Kalevi Aho (* 1949): Sonata for accordion No. 1 (also as a version for 2 accordions) (1984/1989) and Sonata for accordion No. 2 Black Birds (1990)
  • Georg von Albrecht (1891–1976): Evening Sounds of an Eastern City (1945) for accordion solo
  • Hermann Ambrosius (1897–1983): solo and ensemble pieces (from 1939)
  • Gerhard Anders-Strehmel (1909–1991): Solo pieces (received from 1951)
  • Georges Aperghis (* 1945)
  • Jörn Arnecke (* 1973): accordion in Sounds of my linden tree (1995–98)
  • Lydie Auvray (* 1956): Solo pieces and music albums for voice, accordion and band
  • Slavko Avsenik (1929–2015): songs and ensemble pieces (since 1953)

B.

  • Vykintas Baltakas (* 1972)
  • Thomas Bauer (* 1960)
  • Alfred von Beckerath (1901–1978): Solo pieces (from 1950?)
  • Michael Beil: And EIGHT for accordion and playback
  • Eckart Beinke (* 1956): Ensemble pieces , Bhi for accordion solo
  • Niels Viggo Bentzon (1919–2000): Sinfonia concertante (1974) for accordion ensemble and orchestra
  • Alban Berg (1885–1935): accordion in the pub scene by Wozzeck (1915–21)
  • Stefan Beyer (* 1981): notoriously pyratish (2007)
  • Luciano Berio (1925–2003) : sequence XIII (1995) for accordion solo
  • Heinrich Biegenzahn (* 1970)
  • Helmut Bieler (1940–2019): accordion in memorandum for a grave bell (1983)
  • Jörg Birkenkötter (* 1963): Four pieces (1989) for accordion solo
  • Volker Blumenthaler (* 1951): colori-di-dissidio (2005) for accordion solo
  • Jerry Bock (1928–2010): accordion in Anatevka
  • Arrigo Boito (1842–1918): accordion in Mefistofele (1868/75)
  • Hans Boll (1923–2016): solo and ensemble pieces, works for accordion orchestra
  • Dietmar Bonnen (* 1958): Die Nachtwache (1988) for accordion, cymbals and string orchestra
  • Bettina Born: Duo pieces with piano
  • Siegfried Borris (1906–1987): Eight Studies (1956) for accordion solo
  • Hans-Jürgen von Bose (* 1953): Siete Textos de Miguel Ángel Bustos (1991) for soprano, accordion and violoncello
  • Jaroslav Brabec (* 1979): Concerto for alto saxophone and accordion orchestra (2002)
  • Nikolaus Brass (* 1949): Seven Thoughts (2001) for piccolo, accordion and percussion; a due (2003) for accordion and violin; Echofantasie for PK (2004) for accordion and organ; Signs and Signals (2004/05) for basset horn , horn, accordion, piano, percussion, violin and viola; music by numbers (1998/2005) for violin and accordion; Twombly Music (2005) for violin, guitar and accordion; Schatten (2007) for horn and accordion; music by numbers III (2007/08) for violin, accordion and chamber orchestra; Dialoghi d'amore III (2008) for piano and accordion; Separator (2009) for accordion
  • Hans Brehme (1904–1957): Suite (1945), Paganiniana (1952) and other solo pieces
  • Thomas Bruttger (* 1954): Effervescence (1991) for accordion solo
  • Renato Bui (* 1934): Fantasy in concert for accordion orchestra

C.

  • John Cage (1912-1992)
  • Alvaro Carlevaro (* 1957): Alángel (1992) for accordion solo
  • Sebastian Claren (* 1965): Baby (1998) for accordion solo
  • Aldo Clementi (* 1925): … ein Kleines… (1998) for accordion solo
  • Shai Cohen (* 1968): From earth to wind (2004) for accordion and narrator (Text: Netta Alony?)
  • Sidney Corbett (* 1960): Supplications of Yasha the Penitent (1998) for accordion solo

D.

  • Tobias Dalhof (* 1983): H2O (2009) for accordion orchestra , Panomera (2012) for accordion orchestra
  • Art Van Damme (1920-2010)
  • Dirk D'Ase (* 1960): accordion concert
  • Helmut Degen (1911–1995): Sonata in G (1952) and other solo pieces
  • Michael Denhoff (* 1955): Girotondo op. 52 (1988), Like a Line of Dark Blue Silence Op. 80 (1997) - seven songs based on poems by Selma Meerbaum-Eisinger for mezzo-soprano (alto) and concert accordion
  • Paul Dessau (1894–1979): accordion in The Condemnation of Lucullus (1949–51, libretto : Bertolt Brecht )
  • Hubert Deuringer (1924-2014)
  • Helmut Deweil († 1998)
  • James Dillon (* 1950): Two Studies (2001) for accordion solo
  • Violeta Dinescu (* 1953): Lun-Fu (1996) for violin and accordion; Licht-Bruch (2001) for accordion solo
  • Fritz Dobler (* 1927):
    • Pieces for accordion solo: Im Balladenton (1944), Slavonic Sketch (1957), Romance (1966), Werziade I (1972), Mosaic (1980), Music 1982 (1982), Introduction and Toccata (1991), Werziade IV (1994 ), Keniade (2001)
    • for 2 accordions: Fafner and Fasolt
    • for accordion orchestra : Divertmento u. a.
  • Henri Dutilleux (1916–2013): accordion in Le temps l'horloge (2006/07) for soprano and orchestra, based on poems by Jean Tardieu , Robert Desnos and Charles Baudelaire
  • Jiří Dvořáček (1928-2000)

E.

  • Arthur Egidi (1859–1943): Pastorale and Serenade (1942) for accordion solo
  • Heinz Ehme (* 1919): Black Bolero
  • Hermann Erdlen (1893–1972): Teufelstanz (1950) and other solo pieces
  • Georg Espitalier (1926-2010)

F.

  • Jindřich Feld (1925–2007): Andersen's Märchen (1985) for accordion orchestra and percussion; Solo and chamber music pieces
  • Ernst Helmut Flammer (* 1949): ECasPiSanKuDraRa (1993) for accordion solo
  • Willy Fröhlich (1894–1979): Solo pieces (from 1938?)
  • Gerhard Frommel (1906–1984): Intermezzo (1945) for accordion solo
  • Ronny Fugmann (* 1978): Tiny Celtic Symphony & Edmon, King of Verduvia (winner of composition competitions for new accordion music from DHV)
  • Beat Furrer (* 1954)
  • Hugo Felder (* 1971)
  • Andreas Eduardo Frank (* 1987)

G

  • Richard Galliano (* 1950)
  • Natalia Gaviola (* 1969): desde de los bordes (2004) for accordion solo
  • Heinz Gengler (1914-2009)
  • Heinz Gerlach (1910–1943): Harmonica-Polka Dancing Fingers (1938)
  • Ottmar Gerster (1897–1969): Three Little Pieces (1949) for accordion solo
  • Stefano Gervasoni (* 1962)
  • Will Glahé (1902–1989): Mercury Polka (1937), In Single File (1938) dance interlude
  • Vinko Globokar (* 1934): Dialog über Luft (1994) for accordion solo
  • Adolf Götz (* 1938)
  • Ali Gorji (* 1978) fluttering piano for accordion and electronics
  • Willi Gräff († 1994)
  • David Graham (born 1951)
  • Alexander Grinberg (* 1961)
  • Walter Grob (1928-2014)
  • Grock (1880-1959)
  • Sofia Gubaidulina (* 1931): De profundis (1978) and et expecto (1985) for accordion solo

H

  • Friedrich Haag (1880–1959): Solo pieces (from 1940?)
  • Georg Friedrich Haas (* 1953)
  • Stefan Hakenberg (* 1960): Chamber music, accordion in orchestra and accordion orchestra
  • Bryn Harrison (born 1969)
  • Werner Heetfeld (* 1930; pseudonym Stephan Heepen): solo pieces and duos (from 1953?)
  • Joachim Heintz: Drop shadow for accordion and electronics
  • Hans Werner Henze (1926–2012): accordion (s) in König Hirsch (1953–56) and We come to the river (1974/76)
  • Hugo Herrmann (1896–1967): Seven new musical pieces (1926) and other solo pieces; Concerts for accordion and orchestra
  • Hans-Joachim Hespos (* 1938): Abutak (1983) and other solo pieces
  • Volker Heyn (* 1938): Quetsch (1987) for accordion solo
  • Manuel Hidalgo (* 1956): Adagio esperando (1989) for accordion solo
  • Alan Hilario (* 1967): Man with Accordion Pirouetting (2002) for accordion solo
  • Stefan Hippe (* 1966): The Temptation of St. Anthony (1986/97), The Moons of Saturn (2005ff.) And other pieces for accordion orchestra; Solo and chamber music pieces
  • Theodor Hlouschek (1923-2010)
  • Adriana Hölszky (* 1953): High Way (1998/99) for accordion and ensemble; Solo and chamber music pieces
  • Alfons Holzschuh (1904–1983)
  • Heinz Holliger (* 1939)
  • Toshio Hosokawa (* 1955): Melodia (1979) and Sen V (1991) for accordion solo; In the Depth of Time (1994) for violoncello, accordion and orchestra
  • Klaus Huber (1924–2017): A Touch of Unzeit (1972) and other solo pieces
  • Nicolaus A. Huber (* 1939): On the wings of the harp (1985) for accordion solo
  • Bertold Hummel (1925–2002): Tripartita (1986) for accordion and string quartet
  • Gottfried Hummel (* 1968)
  • Leopold Hurt : Accordion in ALPenmusik (1999, texts: after Finnegans Wake by James Joyce )

J

  • Wolfgang Jacobi (1894–1972): solo pieces, chamber music, works for solo accordion and orchestra and works for accordion orchestra
  • Michael Jarrell (* 1958): Epigraphe (2002) for accordion and orchestra
  • Wolfgang Jehn (1937-2017)
  • Alexander Jekic (* 1964)

K

  • Hubert Kicken (1921–1994): Variété Impressie, Kasen, Avondmuziek, Helmi, Hazendans Wilma
  • Franz F. Kaern (* 1973): LUKAMÄLordEON
  • Mischa Käser (* 1959): Welcome to the Photogallery of Mr. Henri Cartier-Bresson (premiere 1999) for accordion solo
  • Mauricio Kagel (1931–2008): Episodes, Figures (1993) and other solo pieces
  • Shigeru Kan-no (* 1959)
  • Georg Katzer (1935–2019)
  • Juliane Klein (* 1966): Aus der Wand die Rinne 4 (1998) for accordion solo; Chamber music pieces
  • Richard Rudolf Klein (1921–2011): Toccata (1945) for accordion solo
  • Sebastian Klein (* 1978)
  • Gustav Kneip (1905–1992): Solo pieces (from 1938?)
  • Ernst-Lothar von Knorr (1896–1973): Suite (1945) and other solo pieces
  • Babette Koblenz (* 1956)
  • Sven-Ingo Koch (* 1974)
  • Hans-Günther Kölz (* 1956)
  • Ernst Kohler (1910–1973): Solo pieces
  • Heinrich Konietzny (1910–1983): The Moon Has Risen - Symphonic Variations and numerous other works
  • Liselotte Krasmann (1912–1959): Solo pieces (from 1944?)
  • Clemens Kremer (1930–2000): Tokkata (1948) for accordion and percussion; Respiration - Ventilation (1970/71) for 17 accordions and electronium
  • Ernst Krenek (1900–1991): Toccata (1962) and Acco Music (1977) for accordion solo
  • Andrzej Krzanowski (1951–1990): Studium I (1973) for accordion and orchestra; Solo and chamber music pieces
  • Andreas Kunstein (1967): 10 epigrams and 2 portraits
  • Timo-Juhani Kyllönen (* 1955): Concerts for accordion and orchestra

L.

  • Jiří Laburda (* 1931): Concerto (1962) for accordion and strings; Solo and chamber music pieces
  • Benjamin Lang (* 1976): Glistening Flurry (2010/11) for accordion solo
  • Hans Lang (1897–1968): Solo pieces (from 1942?)
  • Moritz Laßmann (* 1987): Romance for violoncello and accordion orchestra (2010); Mutationes for baritone saxophone and accordion (2012); Hymn for accordion orchestra (2017)
  • Norbert Laufer (* 1960)
  • Josef Lechthaler (1891–1948): Sonatina (1938) for accordion solo
  • Magnus Lindberg (* 1958): Jeux d'anches (1990) for accordion solo
  • Jürgen Löchter (* 1939)
  • Horst Lohse (* 1943): Tower of the Wind (2004/05) for accordion orchestra; La siesta del trópico (1988/2006, text: Rubén Darío ) for medium voice (mezzo-soprano or baritone), clarinet, percussion and accordion; Drei Lieder (2006, texts: Ingo Cesaro ) for soprano and accordion; Doppelter Abschied (2009) for clarinet, horn, viola, percussion and accordion
  • Torbjörn Lundquist (1920-2000)

M.

  • Peter Machajdík (* 1961): Concerto (2009) for two Bajane and orchestra, Early and Late Clarities (2012) for accordion, Green (2015) for accordion, Effugium (2015) for accordion and audio playback
  • Claus-Steffen Mahnkopf (* 1962): deconstructing accordion (2000/01) for accordion solo
  • Curt Mahr (1907–1978)
  • Maximilian Marcoll (* 1981): Compound No.1: CAR SEX VOICE HONKER; Compound No.1a: CAR SEX VOICE HONKER
  • Bohuslav Martinů (1890–1959): accordion in Greek Passion (1956)
  • Brent McCall (1940-2019)
  • Chiel Meijering (* 1954)
  • Enno Meyenburg (1942–1998): Variations on the Ukrainian song Fesche Minka , Romantic Suite
  • Misato Mochizuki (* 1969): Pas à pas (2000) for bassoon and accordion
  • Philipp Mohler (1908–1982): Solo pieces (from 1945?)
  • Gerhard Mohr (1901–1979)
  • Roland Moser (* 1943): cantando con voci diversi (1999) for accordion solo
  • Tobias Morgenstern (* 1960)
  • Isabel Mundry (* 1963): Spiegel Bilder (1996) for clarinet and accordion
  • Luigi Morleo (* 1970): Concerto per i popoli (2008) for accordion and chamber music pieces
  • Heinz Munsonius (1910–1963): Polka Kurz und gut (1940), Foxtrot Kleiner Mohr , Intermezzo Katzensprünge

N

  • Andreas Nebl (* 1968)
  • Tapio Nevanlinna (* 1954)
  • Jalalu-Kalvert Nelson (* 1951): Night songs (1998) for accordion solo
  • Manfred Niehaus (1933–2013)
  • Arne Nordheim (1931-2010): Dinosauros for accordion and tape (1970); Flashing (1987) for accordion solo
  • Milan Novotny (born 1955)

O

  • Karola Obermüller (* 1977): WindKaskaden (2006) for clarinet and accordion; will o 'wisp (2006) for recorder, flute, bass koto and accordion
  • Michael Obst (* 1955): Reflections (1999) for accordion solo
  • Samir Odeh-Tamimi: Tslalim for accordion solo
  • Helmut Oehring (* 1961): stuffed emptiness (1991) for accordion solo
  • Vivienne Olive (* 1950): Ceilidh (2005) for accordion solo
  • Pauline Oliveros (1932-2016)
  • Carl Orff (1895–1982): accordion in Der Mond (1937/38)
  • Daniel Ott (* 1960): molto semplicemente (1988/89) for accordion solo

P

  • Younghi Pagh-Paan (* 1945): Ne Ma-Um (1996–98) for accordion and rattles, Moira for accordion and mezzo-soprano
  • Ruta Paidere (* 1977) Fragments for accordion, percussion and chamber ensemble
  • Yongshil Park (* 1959): U-Rak (1993) for accordion solo
  • Brice Pauset (* 1963): Lullabies (2007) for accordion solo
  • Cathrin Pfeifer : Solo pieces; Pieces for accordion and band
  • Astor Piazzolla (1921–1992)
  • Matthias Pintscher (* 1971): Figura III (1999) for accordion solo
  • Robert HP Platz (* 1951): senko-hana-bi (1997) for accordion solo
  • Bernfried EG Pröve (* 1963): Herzstück I-III (2003) for accordion solo

R.

  • Deltscho Ivanov Radev (1935-2018)
  • Hans Rauch (1929–1983): Big City Pictures , Variations on A Little Man Standing in the Forest
  • Rolf Riehm (* 1937): Scheherazade (1990) and Push pull (1996) for accordion solo
  • Wolfgang Rihm (* 1952): Fetzen (2000-04) for accordion and string quartet
  • Kaspar Roeseling (1894–1960): Capriccio (1935) and other solo pieces
  • Uros Rojko (* 1954)
  • Lucia Ronchetti (* 1963): Bendel Schlemihl (2001) for accordion and live electronics
  • Herbert Roth
  • Wolfgang Russ (* 1954)

S.

  • Italo Salizzato (* 1941): for accordion, piano, choir and orchestra
  • Rebecca Saunders (* 1967): miniata (2004) for accordion, piano, choir and orchestra; Solo and chamber music pieces
  • Josef Schelb (1894–1977): Solo pieces (from 1943?)
  • Annette Schlünz Journal No. 2 accordion solo, mute accordion + drums
  • Iris ter Schiphorst : For accordion (2002) for accordion solo
  • Hermann Schittenhelm (1893–1979): Solo pieces
  • Steffen Schleiermacher (* 1960)
  • Mark-Andreas Schlingensiepen (* 1956): Totentanz (1999/2001) for clarinet, violin, violoncello and accordion
  • Hartmut Schmidt (* 1946) English horn quartet; for cor anglais, accordion, piano and violoncello
  • Ole Schmidt (* 1963)
  • Dieter Schnebel (1930–2018): Medusa (1989–93) for accordion solo
  • Werner Schramm (1903–1967): Small suite in the old style (1939) for accordion solo
  • Cornelius Schwehr (* 1953): from the kamalattanischen lieder (1992) for accordion solo
  • Kilian Schwoon (* 1972): Stilles Relief (1998) for accordion solo
  • Salvatore Sciarrino (* 1947): Vagabonde blu (2000) for accordion solo
  • Daniel N. Seel
  • Charlotte Seither (* 1965): solo Herzform, Krater , solo Never real, always true , Inventaire de départ for accordion and electronics
  • John Serry senior (1915–2003): Concerto For Free Bass Accordion (1966) for accordion solo, American Rhapsody (1955) for accordion solo
  • Alexander Shchetynsky (* 1960): Sonata (1983), Sad Song (1984), Four Inventions (1985), Poco misterioso (1991), For Every City (2013) for accordion solo; Two ... In Parallel ... Disjoint? for clarinet and accordion (1998), Together for violin and accordion (1995)
  • Howard Skempton (* 1947): Pendulum (1978), Breathing Space (1983) and other solo pieces
  • Martin Smolka (* 1959): Lamento metodico (2006) for accordion solo
  • Vladislav Solotaryov (1942–1975)
  • Mathias Spahlinger (* 1944)
  • Norbert Sprave (* 1972)
  • Rudi Spring (* 1962): Tangos for accordion, dulcimer and piano; Solo, ensemble and orchestral pieces
  • Gerhard Stäbler (* 1949): Californian Dreams (1986)
  • Manfred Stahnke (* 1951): Partita III - Ciconietta (1996/97) for accordion solo
  • Fritz Stege (1896–1967): Solo pieces (from 1936?)
  • Carlos Stella (* 1961): why do you smoke so much, lili? for accordion and piano; adieu à venise , after Georges Perec, for female voice and accordion
  • Ernstalbrecht Stiebler (* 1934): … im Klang… (1995) for accordion solo
  • Gerhard Fahrt (1890–1968): Sonatina (1960) and other solo pieces
  • Uwe Strübing (* 1956): Im Schutz der Dunkelheit (1997) for accordion orchestra
  • Iris Szeghy (* 1956): Canticum (2002) for accordion solo

T

  • Giorgio Colombo Taccani (* 1961): Aria di sortita (2001) for accordion solo
  • Yuiy Takahashi (* 1938): Like a water buffalo (1985) for accordion solo
  • Giorgio Tedde (* 1958): Ballu (1997) for accordion solo
  • Stefan Thomas (* 1968): Sisyphony (1998/99, texts: Kurt Drawert ) for soprano, flute, clarinet, percussion, accordion and piano
  • Jukka Tiensuu (* 1948): Aufschwung (1977) for accordion solo; Spiriti for accordion and orchestra
  • Yann Tiersen (* 1970)
  • Veronika Todorova (* 1987)
  • František Tomášek (* 1985) Concerto for accordion and orchestra (2009)
  • José Luis Torá (* 1966): contrapasso of a locked K.347 (Balletto d'Incerto) (2006/07) for accordion solo
  • Václav Trojan (1907-1983)
  • Jan Truhlar (* 1928)
  • Nikolai Jakowlewitsch Tschaikin (1915-2000)
  • Tapio Tuomela (* 1959): Feux follets (1995) for accordion solo

U

  • Hermann Unger (1886–1958): Solo pieces (from 1938?)

V

W.

  • Dietmar Walther (1923-2017)
  • Caspar Johannes Walter (* 1964)
  • Stefan Johannes Walter (* 1968)
  • Otto Weilburg (1889–1941): School of bass playing
  • Daniel Weissberg (* 1954): standstill (1998) for accordion solo
  • Fred Weismann (* 1959) for accordion solo and orchestra
  • Eberhard-Ludwig Wittmer (1905–1989): Solo pieces and duos (from 1935?)
  • Christian Wolff (* 1934): Balancing (2002) for accordion solo
  • John Woolrich (* 1954): Dum spiro, spero (2001) for accordion solo
  • Rudolf Würthner (1920–1974): Solo pieces (from 1951)

Y

  • Yasuko Yamaguchi (* 1969)
  • Isang Yun (1917–1995): Concertino (1983) for accordion and string quartet; Intermezzo (1988) for violoncello and accordion

Z

  • Helmut Zapf (* 1956): Nachtstück (1994) for accordion solo
  • Hans Zender (1936-2019)
  • Hermann Zilcher (1881–1948): Solo and chamber music pieces (from 1936?)
  • Walter Zimmermann (* 1949): Schatten der Ideen 3 (1993) for accordion solo
  • Mijana Zivkovic: Notte d'estate for accordion solo
  • John Zorn (* 1953): Road Runner (1986) for accordion solo
  • Vladimir Zubitski (* 1953): Perpetuum mobile

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Stefan Beyer: notoriously pyratish (2007) ( Memento of the original from July 16, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.stefanbeyer.com
  2. ↑ Ronny Fugmann's homepage with a composition database including reading scores and MP3 recordings
  3. ↑ Franz F. Kaern: LUKAMÄLordEON (2003) (PDF; 34 kB)
  4. ↑ Mauricio Kagel: Episodes, Figures (1993) at Edition Peters ( Memento of the original from March 3, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.edition-peters.de
  5. ↑ Jetelina | Romance. Retrieved December 22, 2017 .
  6. ^ Peter Machajdík's homepage with accordion music
  7. ↑ Claus-Steffen Mahnkopf: deconstructing accordion (2000–2001) in Sikorski
  8. ↑ Isabel Mundry: Spiegel Bilder (1996) at Breitkopf & Härtel ( Memento of the original from July 18, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.breitkopf.com
  9. ↑ Delt Schofield Sr. Radev: "House Baden" - original composition by Delt Scholars Radev. October 24, 2018, accessed October 25, 2018 .