List of works by Gwendolyn Staheli

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The table below gives the following information for works by Gwendolyn Staheli (where applicable):

  • Opus No.
  • Title — as used on IMSLP.
  • Date — the year(s) of composition.
  • Scoring — the instrumentation used.
  • Genre — as used by IMSLP's categorization system.
  • Notes
Opus No. Title Date Scoring Genre Notes
Shades Of Harbaugh 1997 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 4 horns, 2 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba, percussion, strings Orchestral previously known as "First Dance"
Butterfly 1998 3 flutes, alto flute, 2 oboes, English horn, 3 clarinets, bass clarinet, 3 bassoons, contrabassoon, 4 horns, 3 trombones, tuba, percussion, harp, piano, strings Orchestral partially lost
Mary 1998 3 flutes, oboe, English horn, clarinet, bass clarinet, 2 bassoons, contrabassoon, 4 horns, 3 trombones, harp, male chorus, strings Choral partially lost
Trio No. 1 1999 violin, viola, violoncello Trios Written for a music camp, only 5-6 measures long. Lost. Rewritten in 2022.
Trio No. 2 2001 violin, viola, violoncello Trios Written around the same time and performed with the following pieces. Not included with them as it was later expanded to string quartet and included as the second movement of Op. 8.
1 4 Stücke aus "Live At Westbrook" 2001-2 Pieces
1/1 2001 clarinet (B♭) Pieces
1/2 2001 flute, violoncello Pieces
1/3 2001 viola, bass drum, suspended cymbal Pieces
1/4 2003 piano Pieces
2 2 elektroakustische Stücke 2004 Electronic
2/1
    I Got Nothing
2004 Electronic
2/2
    The Project
2004 Electronic
3 Namastélieder 2003-4 Orchestral Inspired by poems of Leza Cantoral
3/1 2003-4 3 flutes (piccolo, alto flute), 2 oboes, english horn, 3 clarinets (E♭ clarinet, bass clarinet), 2 bassoons, contrabassoon, 6 horns, 3 trombones, tuba, timpani, bass drum, antique cymbals, 2 harps, piano, strings Orchestral originally planned and started in 1997-8, revised ca. 2007-8
3/3
    Liquid Bluelight
Orchestral unfinished
3/2 2003 2 trumpets, 2 tenor saxophones, baritone saxophone, trombone, drums, string bass Jazz
2 Songs from Parabola 2003-4 Songs originally performed during "Live At Westbrook", other songs planned but not completed
    Somewhere For You
2003 voice, 2 electric guitars, bass guitar, (drums) Songs
    My Dream
2003-4 voice, piano, electric guitar, bass guitar, violin, cello Songs
"Sonia" 2004 voice, guitar Songs from planned cycle La persuasion Christine, other songs extant but never recorded
4 Zweite Namastélieder 2008 alto flute, clarinet (A), bassoon, horn, tamtam, xylophone, triangle, bass drum, celesta, speaker, 12 violins, 6 violas, 6 cellos, 6 contrabasses Songs words by Leza Cantoral
5 3 Lieder nach Gedichten von Leza Cantoral 2008, 2016 soprano, clarinet (A), bass clarinet, contrabass Songs words by Leza Cantoral, originally only two songs, middle song planned in 2009 and finished in 2016
5a 2016 soprano, piano Songs
6 Viola Sonata 2010 viola Sonatas
7 S.O.S. Stücke 2010 piccolo, oboe, clarinet (A), bassoon, horn, trumpet (B♭), timpani, cymbals, suspended cymbal, drum set, celesta, piano, strings Pieces Inspired by The Melancholy Of Haruhi Suzumiya
Arrangement of Away In A Manger for String Quartet 2013 2 violins, viola, violoncello Quartets originally written for 2 flutes, viola, and cello; may still be played that way
Orchestration of Hungarian Rhapsody No. 17 by Franz Liszt 2008, 2016 piccolo, 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 3 clarinets (A), 2 bassoons, contrabassoon, 4 horns, 2 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba, bass drum, cymbals, tam-tam, strings Rhapsodies mostly written in 2008, remaining measures completed in 2016
Orchestration of Intermezzo, op. 116 no. 6 by Johannes Brahms 2003, 2016 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets (A), 2 bassoons, contrabassoon, 4 horns, 2 trumpets, strings Fantasias first page of original orchestrated in 2003, final two pages completed in 2016
8 String Quartet 2001-2017 2 violins, viola, violoncello Quartets 2nd movement performed as "Trio No. 2" in 2004 for string trio, later expanded into 4 movements, 2nd and 4th completed by 2010, 1st and 3rd completed in 2017
8a 2017 strings Orchestral
8b 2018 flute, oboe, 2 clarinets (B♭), bassoon, 2 horns, percussion, strings Orchestral
9 Symphony 2007-2020 piccolo, 2 flutes, 2 oboes, English horn, 3 clarinets (bass clarinet), 2 bassoons, contrabassoon, 8 horns, 4 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba, percussion, harp, strings Symphonies Inspired by The Legend Of Zelda: Twilight Princess, 4 movements
10 Melancholy 2010-2019 3 flutes, 2 oboes, English horn, 3 clarinets (B♭), bass clarinet, 2 bassoons, contrabassoon, 4 horns, 2 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba, percussion, harp, soprano, strings Opera Aria from planned opera based on The Melancholy Of Haruhi Suzumiya
11 Arrangement of Verklärte Nacht by Arnold Schoenberg for String Orchestra 2016 strings Orchestral Was initially started/planned in 2010
11a 2017 2 pianos Keyboard
12 Arrangement of Dmitri Shostakovich's Complete String Quartets for String Orchestra 2013-2016 strings Orchestral 1-15, Adagio & Allegretto, Unfinished Quartet (1961), cannot be published for some time
13 The Great Hoax 2016 piano Keyboard
14 Contrabass Sonata 2016 bass Sonatas Subtitled "Unfinished !@%#". Melodic summary of three unfinished works: Spaghetti Soufflé, Parabola, and La Persuasion Christine
15 For Samantha Dalberti 2016-2017 2 violins, 2 violas, 2 cellos Sextets
15a 2017 strings Orchestral
16 August Façade 2018-2019 piano Keyboard
17 2018-2024 piano Keyboard Unfinished.
18 Arrangement of Jürg Frey's Complete String Quartets for String Orchestra 2018 strings (optional choir for #2) Orchestral 1-3, Unbetitelt #6, cannot be published for some time
19 Music For Philip Glass 2018-2019 piano Keyboard can be played by other keyboard instruments or ensemble; fourth movement is a pastiche on Lady Stardust by David Bowie, as such it cannot be published for some time
20 Orchestration of Three Piano Pieces (2018) by Jürg Frey 2019 flute, oboe, 2 clarinets, bassoon, horn, 8 violins, 4 violas, 4 cellos, 2 basses Orchestral can also optionally be performed with 1 clarinet, and with four solo strings instead of sections; cannot be published for some time
21 Beuger Duos 2019 2 instrumentalists or vocalists, or ensemble Duets Inspired by works of Antoine Beuger and based off of Renaissance Counterpoint Exercises from 2004, choice of instrumentation is up to the performers
21a
    Two Pieces from Beuger Duos
2020 strings Orchestral Arrangement of Nos. 18 & 19 for string orchestra, adapted from the composer's MIDI realizations
22 Arrangement of Jürg Frey's Complete String Trios for String Orchestra 2019 strings (only one violin section) Orchestral Streichtrio (1998), String Trio (2018), cannot be published for some time
23 Trio (3) 2018-2020 violin, viola, violoncello Trios
23a
    Version for String Orchestra
2020 strings (only one violin section) Orchestral
24 6 Boring Miniatures for B♭ Clarinet 2020 clarinet (B♭) Sonatas
25 Music for the film
Twilight Of Solitude
2012-2021 2 flutes (piccolo, alto flute), 2 oboes (English horn), 2 clarinets (B♭), bass clarinet, 2 bassoons, 4 horns, 2 trumpets (C), 3 trombones, tuba, percussion, harp, chorus, strings Orchestral Vast majority is an adaptation of music by Ralph Vaughan Williams, also includes music adapted from the Symphony, op. 9, one cue adapted from The Firebird by Igor Stravinsky, and some original music.
26 Arrangement of Musik für drei Streicher by Wolfgang Rihm for String Orchestra 2018-21 strings Orchestral Cannot be published for some time
27 Variations on "A Million Miles Away" (はなればなれの君へ) from Belle (竜とそばかすの姫) 2022-2023 2 violins, 2 violas, violoncello Quintets Most likely unpublishable due to theme source
27a
    Version for String Orchestra
2023 strings Orchestral
28 Arrangement of String Quintet in C major, D. 956 by Franz Schubert for String Orchestra 2023-24 strings Orchestral
29 Melancholy Suite 2022-24 flute, violoncello Pieces Adapted from the planned opera based on The Melancholy Of Haruhi Suzumiya