Jonathan Besser

for chamber ensemble and gamelan ensemble

for orchestra, 14m

for orchestra, 22m

for singer, accordion, guitar, violin, 2 violas and double bass, 4m 30s

for voice and chamber ensemble, 4m 14s

for cello and piano

for acoustic guitar, keyboard, percussion, bass guitar, drums and taonga puoro with Maori and English vocals, 3m

for 12 unspecified instruments, 1m

large-scale installation music/sculpture, Whangarei

an improvised work for pipe organ and electric guitar, 2m 43s

for actor and improvising musicians

for accordion, violin, viola, guitar and double bass, 10m

for chamber sextet, 4m

for female voice and ensemble, 14m

for violin and piano, 7m

a multi-media theatre work, 10m 38s

for string quartet

for harpsichord trio, 11m

5m 9s

for violin and piano

for acoustic guitar, keyboard, percussion, bass guitar, drums and taonga puoro with Maori and English vocals, 2m

for soprano saxophone and piano, with live processing, 4m

for flute, clarinet, saxophone, guitar and percussion

for violin and piano

for (improvising) chamber quintet, 4m

for soprano saxophone and piano, 4m

for bass clarinet and piano, 3m

for acoustic guitar, keyboard, percussion, bass guitar, drums and taonga puoro with Maori and English vocals, 2m

for clarinet, 2 violins, percusssion, piano and double bass, 7m

educational resource for dance (levels 1–6), 52m

for violin and piano, 45m

for string quartet, 2m 45s

for chamber orchestra, 25m

for oboe, violin, viola and cello, 15m

11m 40s

for soprano and cello, 22m 15s

for violin and piano, 18m

for soprano saxophone and piano, with live processing, 3m

electronic music performance work

7m 14s

for chamber music septet

for (improvising) chamber quintet

an improvised work for pipe organ and electric guitar, 4m 4s

for string quartet

for orchestra

for (improvising) chamber quintet, 6m

for chamber ensemble, 7m

for chamber ensemble and gamelan ensemble

for piano, violin, accordion, guitar and acoustic/electric bass, 5m

for chamber ensemble and gamelan ensemble

for violin and cello, 4m

for orchestra, 19m

for voice and chamber ensemble, 3m 41s

for female voice and ensemble

for soprano saxophone and piano, 6m

improvisation for ensemble, 11m

improvisation for ensemble, 14m

improvisation for ensemble, 11m

for soprano saxophone and piano, 1m

for violin, accordion, clarinet, guitar and double bass, 3m

for clarinet, trumpet, accordion, vibraphone, drums, violin, viola, guitar and double bass, 5m

for orchestra, 7m 15s

for solo piano, 1m

for acoustic guitar, keyboard, percussion, bass guitar, drums and taonga puoro with Maori and English vocals, 3m

for acoustic guitar, keyboard, percussion, bass guitar, drums and taonga puoro with Maori and English vocals, 2m

an improvised work for pipe organ and electric guitar, 2m 9s

an improvised work for pipe organ and electric guitar, 2m 3s

for voice and chamber ensemble, 5m 16s

for string quartet, 15m

7m 44s

for orchestra, 9m 30s

for voice and chamber ensemble, 3m 26s

for orchestra

for string quartet

4m 29s

for voice and chamber ensemble, 7m 10s

electronic work

for string quartet, 1m 30s

an improvised work for pipe organ and electric guitar, 16m 37s

for soprano, lute, viol and recorder, 3m

for prepared piano and violin, 4m

for prepared piano and violin

for voice and chamber ensemble, 4m 18s

for violin and piano, 4m

ballet in three acts for full orchestra, based on the life of Jean Batten, 1h 30m

for orchestra, 15m

for (improvising) chamber quintet

for voice and chamber ensemble, 3m 18s

for chamber quintet, 5m

for chamber septet, 5m

for string quartet, 5m

for violin and piano, 4m

for orchestra, 2m

for orchestra, 7m

music for film

for voice and chamber ensemble, 6m 5s

for solo violin, 10m 30s

for (improvising) chamber quintet, 7m

for chamber ensemble and gamelan ensemble

for violin and piano

an improvised work for pipe organ and electric guitar, 4m 47s

for soprano saxophone and piano, 2m

for (improvising) chamber quintet, 4m

for violin and piano

for violin and piano

for string quartet, 7m 58s

for (improvising) chamber quintet

for nonet and string orchestra

for chamber ensemble and gamelan ensemble

for piano, violin, accordion, guitar and acoustic/electric bass, 4m

for accordion, violin, viola, guitar and double bass, 3m

for violin and piano, 3m

for octet, 24m

for orchestra, 12m

for full orchestra, 16m

4m

an improvised work for pipe organ and electric guitar, 5m 9s

music composed to accompany an exhibition, 24m

for orchestra, 10m

for violin and piano, 3m

for violin and piano

for voice and chamber ensemble, 4m 32s

for violin and piano

for orchestra, 6m 30s

for orchestra, 8m

for string quartet, 2m 30s

for orchestra, 8m 16s

for violin, cello and piano

educational resource for young musicians

for string orchestra, 4m

for chamber quintet

for piano, guitar, vibraphone/percussion and cello, 7m 20s

for chamber ensemble, 30m

for string orchestra, 10m

for orchestra, 10m

for chamber sextet, 8m

an improvised work for pipe organ and electric guitar, 2m 7s

5m 26s

for orchestra

for piano, violin, accordion, guitar and acoustic/electric bass

music for video, 25m

for violin and piano, 9m

an improvised work for pipe organ and electric guitar, 10m 40s

for clarinet, accordion, violin, viola, guitar/banjo/mandolin and double bass, 7m

for string quartet, 5m

for 3 violins, viola, cello, piano and electric bass, 12m

for piano, violin, accordion, guitar and acoustic/electric bass, 3m

for chamber ensemble and gamelan ensemble

an improvised work for pipe organ and electric guitar, 3m 11s

for electronic tape, 12m

for soprano saxophone and piano, 5m

for piano, violin, accordion, guitar and acoustic/electric bass

4m 14s

an improvised work for pipe organ and electric guitar, 2m 14s

for violin and piano, 2m

for soprano saxophone and piano, with live processing, 3m

for violin and piano

for piano, violin, accordion, guitar and acoustic/electric bass, 6m

for chamber sextet, 8m

for string quartet, 2m 15s

for (improvising) chamber quintet, 3m

semi-improvised pieces

for chamber orchestra with ad lib. musicians

for chamber orchestra with ad lib. musicians

for orchestra, 9m

for chamber ensemble and gamelan ensemble

for bass clarinet and piano, 4m

for orchestra

for chamber ensemble and gamelan ensemble

music theatre, 40m

incidental music

for chamber ensemble and gamelan ensemble

music for 22 bells for gallery installation, 13m

for solo cello, 6m

for women's choir, 8m

for chamber orchestra with optional ad lib. musicians

for orchestra

for violin and piano, 15m

for oboe, clarinet, violin, viola and double bass

for vocalists and ensemble, 12m 30s

for chamber ensemble and gamelan ensemble

for bass clarinet and piano, 2m

2m 48s

for chamber sextet or chamber quintet, 5m

for mixed chamber sextet, 5m

for clarinet, 2 violins, percusssion, piano and double bass, 8m

for piano, violin, accordion, guitar and acoustic/electric bass, 4m

for acoustic guitar, keyboard, percussion, bass guitar, drums and taonga puoro with Maori and English vocals, 4m

for violin and piano, 6m

for chamber septet or chamber quintet, 7m

6m 21s

for chamber ensemble and gamelan ensemble

for violin (or other feature instrument) and piano, 7m

for bass clarinet and piano, 6m

for woodwind quintet

for voice and chamber ensemble, 3m 54s

for string quartet, 1m 30s

for violin and piano

for violin, accordion, guitar, electric bass, piano, percussion and singer

for flute, clarinet, viola and piano, 9m

for string quartet, 10m