The fairy trios (2023)
for sax(es) – mar – perc (=cajon with pedal, snare drum, cymbal) (40′)
Composed for Beat Love Oracle Trio
Dedicated to Nelis Naessens and Valentine Wanders
– Brushing off the fairy dust (3’30”)
– Rapunzel’s comb out interlude 1 (3’20”)
– Eager frog shuffle (3’35”)
– Rapunzel’s comb out interlude 2 (3’25”)
– Tom Thumb gets a fine (3’35”)
– The Emperor’s dress (3’35”)
– Rapunzel’s comb out interlude 3 (3’25”)
– Goldilocks and the three Rastas (3’15”)
– Rapunzel’s comb out interlude 4 (3’15”)
– iPhone, iPhone who’s the fairest on Instagram? (3’40”)
Niet Menselijk (1986-2023)
(Voice, via & drumtape) (4′)
Dedicated to InanInan
Dans les hauts bois (2023)
for 2 oboes and English horn
Commissioned by Piet Van Bockstal
Dedicated to Jean-Marie & Janneke Bytebier
High tide shuffle (2023)
for Tenor sax, marimba and drums (3’15)
Composed for Tripple Tread
Brushing off the dust (2023)
for sopraansax, marimba and drums (3’30”)
Composed for Tripple Tread
Hondje is moe (2022)
For soprano, flute and harp (3’30”)
Lyrics: Frank Nuyts
Composed for Liesbeth Devos, Femke Van Leuven and Leen
Van der Roost
Schakering (2022)
For soprano, flute and harp (3’30”)
Lyrics: Jana Arns
Composed for Liesbeth Devos, Femke Van Leuven and Leen
Van der Roost
Smaart (2022)
For soprano, flute and harp (3’30”)
Lyrics: Frank Nuyts
Composed for Liesbeth Devos, Femke Van Leuven and Leen
Van der Roost
I call you ocean (2022)
(Sop, bclar and Theorbe) (6’30”)
Commissioned by Xanadu
Dedicated to Piet Van Bockstal
Une fille comme Anne (2022)
(Sop, fl and harp) (3’45)
Commissioned by Claire Edwardes (Aus)
This piece is an arrangement of an aria from the chamber
opera ‘Paternel’by the same authors
Ten minste houdbaar tot (2022)
(Fl, mar and pno) (30’)
Dedicated to Yves Knockaert
Composed for ‘Les nièces de Diderot)
Mark the beat! (2022)
(Mar, pno and timpani) (1’20)
Composed and dedicated to Marc Van Praet
Aesthetics for survival (2021)
(Fl – vcl – harp) ( 8’)
Composed for Stef Van Vynckt, Nina Vanhoenacker en
Nathalie Van Merivenne (EMC) Dedicated to Jana Arns
Lichaamsvreemd II (2021)
(speaker, mar, pno) (25’)
Poems by Jana Arns
First performance scheduled in Limerick Bookshop Ghent
Dedicated to Soetkin Rigole
Adam und Arnold, mit Frank (2021)
(cl/bcl – s/t/bar sax – organ) (15’)
Commissioned by Frank Debruyne
(extended version of Adam und Arnold of 2005)
Lichaamsvreemd (2020)
(speaker, mar, pno) (55’)
Poems by Jana Arns
First performance scheduled in Limerick Bookshop Ghent
Dedicated to Soetkin Rigol
Heute ist unser (2020)
(drei tenor Consort blockflöten) (16’)
Commissioned by Apsara with financial aid City of Ghent
Dedicated to Birgit Van Cleemput
Visions of an outcome (2019)
(pno vl vcl) (13’)
Commissioned by Khaldei (herwerking van Hmm)
Dedicated to Dirk Ooms en Tine Wyns
Happy Birthday (2019)
For piano, bass and drumset
Tube mates (2019)
For 2 trp (Bes) and piano (2’15)
Dedicated to Paul Klinck
Them tunes really don’t come easily (2018)
(tsax mar db) (3’)
Adaptation of the Beat Love Oracle tune
Dedicated to Van Houteghem-Pouleyn & Julia
CD: Fingerprints #3
No quiero que os separéis (2017)
(suite from ‘Cambio’)
(fl, ob&ca, pno) (11ʹ)
Commissioned by Triotique
Dedicated to Simon Bauwens
Available on CD: Triotique 3D, Etcetera KTC1628
Between the treasure and the sun (2014)
(2 synths, pno & drums) (4’15”)
(adaptation of Hard Score Book 2 song)
Commissioned by headliner Dedicated to headliner
Scrolling ME (2014)
Suite from Middle East
(pno, vl, vcl) (11’)
Commissioned by Ruben De Gheselle (The New What Now)
Dedicated to Rosa Montero
Sur d’almes cadences (2013)
(sop, vcl, hrp) (12ʹ)
3 poèmes de ‘Fêtes Galantes’ de Paul Verlaine
Commissioned by Leen Van der Roost
Divérance
Trio for flute, viola da gamba (tenor viool, GCFADB tuning)
and piano (± 2’15)
Commissioned by Hans Roels for his doctoral project
Dedicated to Joris Blanckaert en Annemieke Elst
Bajadillas (2005)
(cl vcl pno) (10ʹ)
Commissioned by Tamara Cuypers and Tom Landschoot
Published by HRDSCR Editions
Dedicated to Luc De Smet & Lou Lockens
Available on CD: Bajadillas, Kokopelli projects, FERM 0901
Bekket: 1st Suite (2005)
(mar-pn-perc) (12’30”) (score lost)
Low-key trio (2005)
(2 marimba’s and drum) (10’)
Commissioned by Luk Vaes
Dedicated to Jan & Annemie Vanacker-Lodewyck
5 Grimaces: Erik Satie – Frank Nuyts (2001)
Accidental music for “Songe d’une nuit d’été”
Arranged for 3 recorders
Interlude for Hard Scores for Orchestra (1998)
(vib – mar – pno) (2’)
Dedicated to Guido Defever
Swift Songs (1997)
(text: Jonathan Swift)
(sop – clar – pno) (11’30’’)
Composed for Degelin, Boeykens and Kende
Commissioned for Conservatory Antwerp
Dedicated to Frank Debruyne and Hilde Vanderstraeten
Available on CD: Bajadillas, Kokopelli projects, FERM 0901
The odd moments (1996)
(interludes from Hard Scores Book 3) (ten sax – mar – pno )
(7’)
Sex, age and aria for a sexagenarian (1996)
(snare drum – pno – tape) (1’)
Commissioned for Claude Coppens 60
Only heads and tails (1996)
(pno – ten sax – mar) (15’)
Composed for Hardscore Trio
Dedicated to Lucas Vandenabeele en Inge Brutsaert
Quirks (1989)
(fl, bcl & pno) (also a version for 2 pno’s) (12’)
A symphony of Scraps (1988)
Reduced version for 2 keyboards and percussion (17′)
Dedicated to Iris De Blaere
Give me your bunch of fives (1987)
(2 mar or 3 mar ) (7’)
Commissioned by Robert Van Sice
Published by HRDSCR Editions
Deux Etudes B. Bontempelli (bewerking Frank Nuyts) (1986)
(Sax – piano – drum)
Two pieces for Pete (1985)
(for sax (or other mel. instr.) keyb drums ) (7’)
Dedicated to Piet Jorens
J’attendais en vain (1977)
For vl – vlc – pno
Le tombeau de Ravel (1975)
(a.sax or cl – vib – pno ) (10’) Dedicated to Jan Huylebroeck
Published by HRDSCR Editions
Available on CD: Bajadillas, Kokopelli projects, FERM 0901
Genesis (1974)
For reciter, flute and piano