With one or more instruments

Ten sketches on the eve of a secret (and afterword) (2023-2024)

Low voice – pno (20′)

Lyrics: Jelle Meander

Translated by Frank Nuyts

Dedicated to Sylvia Broeckaert

Arranged for Marie-Juliette Ghazarian

1. Everything will change (1’40”)
2. A horn blows past times (1’45”)
3. We shall forget (1’40”)
4. Somewhere in a remote corner (1’45”)
5. In clear weather (1’35”)
6. The man (1’35”)
7. Red clouds (1’45”)
8. In the meadow (1’55”)
9. Black is not a color (1’40”)
10. A secret (2’15”-
11. Afterword (1’40”)

Tien schetsen aan de vooravond van een geheim (en nawoord) (2023-’24)

Low voice – pno (20’)

Lyrics: Jelle Meander

Dedicated to Sylvia Broeckaert

Composed for Wilfried Van den Brande

1. Alles zal veranderen (1’40”)
2. Een hoorn blaast verleden tijden (1’45”)
3. We zullen vergeten (1’40”)
4. Ergens in een uithoek (1’45”)
5. Met helder weer (1’35”)
6. De man (1’35”)
7. Rode wolken (1’45”)
8. In de wei (1’55”)
9. Zwart is geen kleur (1’40”)
10. Een geheim (2’15”)
11. Nawoord (1’40”)

Three arias and coda from Middle East (2015-’23)

Bass-bariton voice & pno (12’40”)

1. Prelude and Nous allons nous asseoir (4’13”)

2. L’homme au keffya (1’57”)

3. Après tout ceci (3’58”)

4. Coda: paroles inutiles (2’32”)

Lyrics: Philippe Blasband

Dedicated to Paul Van Roey

Arranged for Wilfried Van den Brande

Arranged from the chamber opera ‘Middle East’

Niet menselijk (1986-2023)

Voice, vib & drumtape (4′)

Dedicated to InanInan

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

Drawing up (2022)

Adapted from a song from Carbon Fixation

For soprano and piano 7’30

Nuanced gravity (2022)

For soprano and piano 5’30

Lyrics by Laurence Servaes

Commissioned by Laurence Servaes

Dedicated to Pieter Lembrechts

I call you ocean (2022)

for soprano, bclar and theorbe 6’30

Commissioned by Xanadu

Dedicated to Piet Van Bockstal

Une fille comme Anne (2022)

for soprano, flute 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

Impossible (2018) (3’)

For voice and piano

Text: Cesário Verde

Dedicated to Marleen Denaeyer

Hmm… (2017)

(sop & keyboard) (17ʹ)

Hum

Sing

Laugh Sigh

Dance

lyrics: Frank Nuyts

Dedicated to Tine Wyns & Dirk Ooms

Four songs from Middle East (2016)

(high voice & pno) (15ʹ)

(text: Philippe Blasband)

Dedicated to Els Cooman en Paul van Os

Four Middle East Songs (English version) (2016)

(bass & pno) (15ʹ)

(text: Philippe Blasband)

Dedicated to Els Cooman en Paul van Os

First performance Canberra International Music Festival

(Birch (bass) – Peelman (pno)

Chut!’ a melodrama (2015)

(prequel to ‘Paternel)

(1 sop 2 mezzo sop actress fl vibra db (15’)

Libretto by Philippe Blasband vzw Hardscore productie &

Muziekcentrum De Bijloke

Dedicated to Veerle Simoens & Ben Haemhouts

Double takes (2015)

(sop, mezzo-sop, b,t,a,s,s recorder (1player), vcl, el. keyboard

(with el.pno sound and a slow synth sound), marimba) (60ʹ)

Double takes 1 Drone 1

Double takes 2 A little stone

Double takes 3 Drone 2

Double takes 4 When broken pillars

Double takes 5 Drone 3

Double takes 6 A memory

Double takes 7 Drone 4

Double takes 8 We are tempted

Double takes 9 Drone 5

Double takes 10 A story repeated

Double takes 11 Drone 6

Double takes 12 Precious time

Double takes 13 Drone 7

Double takes 14 Looking at Double takes 15 Drone 8 Double

takes 16 Africa!

Double takes 17 Drone 9

Double takes 18 Bone-dry wind Double takes 19 Drone 10

Double takes 20 Arenʼt we all.

Double takes 21 Drone 11

Double takes 22 My balcony

Double takes 23 Drone 11

Double takes 24 Even the humblest Double takes 25 Drone 13

Double takes 26 Opera!

Double takes 27 Drone 14

Double takes 28 Through open front doors

Double takes 29 Faces are maps

Text by Frank Nuyts, on photographs by Ronny Lauwers

Cambio madre por moto (2014)

A chamber opera (2sop, mezzo, tenor, bar, bass bar, cl, vcl,

pno, hrp, 2 perc) (60ʹ)

Original libretto Rosa Montero

Originally commissioned by Simon Bauwens for Gerard

Mortier and Teatro Real.

Dedicated to Simon Bauwens

Cancelled due to on religious grounds

Sur d’almes cadences (2013)

Textes: 3 poèmes de ‘Fêtes Galantes’ de Verlaine

(sop, vcl, hrp) (12′)

Commissioned by Leen Van der Roost Dedicated to Evert

Bogaert

Réconciliation et amour (2013)

For high voice and piano

Vocalise, adaptée d’un. Aria de l’opéra de chambre (Middle

East) (3’20)

Dedicated to Laurence Servaes

Paternel (2013)

A chamber opera

(sop, 2 mezzo, actrice, fl, 3 hrps, DB) (45ʹ) (libretto by Philippe

Blasband) vzw Hardscore productie

Dedicated to Wim De Temmerman

Tongval (2011)

A chamber opera

(lyrics (in Dutch) by Frank Nuyts)

(sop, mez sop, clar, vib, pno, hrp, vln, db) (25′)

Dedicated to Johan Dhollander A vzw HardScore production

Noite inquieta (2012)

A monodrama

(mezzo sopr & strings) (40ʹ) text: Pessoa ‘Livro do

desassossego’)

Commissioned by Veerle Van Gorp and Wim Meuris for the

string ensemble Amadeus Dedicated to Gerda Dendooven

Middle East (2010)

A chamber opera

(sop, actor, fl, clar, 1perc, pno, vln, vle, vcl) (60ʹ)

Libretto by Philippe Blasband

Commissioned by Hans Bruneel for LOD

Arabische nacht (2009)

(for narrator and piano) (tot. dur. 75’)

(text: R. Schimmelpfennig)

Commissioned by Dirk Opstaele for Ensemble Leporello

De Trouw van Mira en Miro (2009)

Een miniatuur straatopera

(mezzo-baritone-vl-clar-bsn) (12’)

(tekst en muziek Frank Nuyts) Commissioned by vzw

MiraMiro Dedicated to Fabien Audooren

Ver weg herfst (3’30) (2008)

For mezzo sopraan and piano, integrated in the 5th Symphony

Text: Boudewijn Buckinx

Dedicated to Anthony Fiumara

Bekket: 3 Songs (2007)

(high voice and pno) (10′)

Published by HRDSCR Editions

The Abduction of the East (2006)

(Bas-Baritone and ensemble) (35ʹ)

(fl clar/bclar hrn harp pno vl vla vcl db)

(text: various authors and Philippe Blasband)

Commissioned by Spectra Ensemble Published by Music

Production Hoeflich

Dedicated to Philippe Blasband

Off all time (2’45)

Adagio per ‘adagio’ for mixed choir and ensemble

Integrated in the 5th Symphony

Text T.S.Eliot

Anthology (for three to six voices or choir) (SMATTB) (11′) (2004)

Commissioned by Ensemble Leporello

Dedicated to Dirk Opstaele

Love by fortune sent (2003)

(sop – str) (3’30”) Commissioned by Dirk Brossé Dedicated to Ensemble Leporello

Bekket a musical mimodrama (2003)

(text: Frank Nuyts& Dirk Opstaele)

(vocal ensemble, clar, b.clar, perc. pno) (60’)

(commissioned by Ensemble Leporello with the aid of the

Flemish Government) Dedicated to Fien en Geert Dhondt

Dhont

Boyhood’s end (1998)

(tenor – pno – tape ad lib) (±25’)

(text: Frank Nuyts) composed for Iris De Blaere and Philippe

Defrancq Dedicated to Daniel Gazon

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

3 Liederen uit “Ga.n” (1993)

(high voice – pno) (20’)

Drie koortjes uit Ga.n (1993)

(sopr – mezzo-sopr – alt) (5′)

Ga.n (1993 ) A Scenic Cantata

(libretto: Frans Thooft)

(2 sop – mez sop – tenor – recit. – 3 synth + wave station) (90 ‘)

Commissioned by and dedicated to Wim Wabbes

Claus harmonieën (1992)

(text Hugo Claus) (sop – fl – vcl – pno) (9’)

Dedicated to Martine DE Groote & Rik Lemaître

Water Music (1989)

(sop – mar ) (12’)

Text: C. Boyle

Commissioned by Bob Van Sice

Dedicated to Helen Mirren