Martin Smolka

Martin Smolka (born 11 August 1959 in Prague) is a contemporary Czech composer of classical music.

Works

 * 1983
 * Slzy (Tears);


 * 1985-1988
 * Hudba hudbička (Music Sweet Music) for ensemble;


 * 1988
 * Music for Retuned Instruments;


 * 1989
 * Zvonění (Ringing) for solo percussion;
 * Nocturne;


 * 1990
 * L’Orch pour l’orch;


 * 1990-1992
 * Netopýr (The Flying Dog);


 * 1992
 * Rain, a Window, Roofs, Chimneys, Pigeons and so... and Railway-Bridges, too;


 * 1993
 * Trzy motywy pastoralne (Three pastoral motifs);


 * 1993-1995
 * Rent a Ricercar;


 * 1996
 * Euforium;
 * Three pieces for retuned orchestra;


 * 1996-1997
 * : Lullaby;


 * 1998
 * 8 pieces for guitar quartet;
 * Autumn Thoughts for ensemble;


 * 1999
 * Lieder ohne Worte und Passacaglia;
 * Nešť for orchestra;
 * Like Those Nicéan Barks of Yore for trombone and life electronics;


 * 2000
 * Blue Note;
 * Walden, the Distiller of Celestial Dews;
 * Remix, Redream, Reflight;
 * Houby a nebe (Mushrooms and Heaven), Czech text Petr Pavel Fiala and Martin Smolka;


 * 2001
 * Geigenlieder, German text Christian Morgenstern and Bertolt Brecht;


 * 2001-2003
 * Nagano - Opera, libretto Jaroslav Dušek and Martin Smolka;
 * Observing the Clouds;


 * 2002
 * Missa;
 * Ach, mé milé c moll (Oh, my admired C minor);


 * 2003
 * Solitudo;


 * 2003-2004
 * Tesknice (Nostalgia);


 * 2004
 * Hats in the Sky;
 * For a Buck;


 * 2005
 * Das schlaue Gretchen opera for children, libretto Klaus Angermann;


 * 2006
 * Lamento metodico;
 * Słone i smutne (Salt and Sad), Polish text Tadeusz Różewicz;
 * Semplice;


 * 2010
 * fff (Fortissimo feroce Fittipaldi) for saxophone, piano and percussion - written for Trio Accanto;

Discography

 * Hudba hudbička, ensemble AGON, Arta Records, Prague 1991
 * Music for Retuned Instruments, ensemble recherche, Wittener Tage für neue Kammermusik 1991, WDR Köln 1991
 * Rain, a Window, Roofs, Chimneys, Pigeons and so... and Railway-Bridges, too, col legno München/SWF Baden-Baden, Donaueschinger Musiktage 1992
 * A v sadech korálů, jež slabě zrůžověly, Petr Matuszek - bariton, Martin Smolka - piano, Na prahu světla, Happy Music, Prague 1996
 * Rent a Ricercar, Flying Dog, For Woody Allen, Nocturne, AGON Orchestra, audio ego/Society for New Music Prague, 1997
 * Euphorium, Rain, a Window, Roofs, Chimneys, Pigeons and so... and Railway-Bridges, too, Music for Retuned Instruments, Ringing, AGON Orchestra, audio ego/Society for New Music Prague, 1998
 * Walden, the Distiller of Celestial Dews, SWR Vokalensemble Stuttgart, Meinhard Jenne – percussion, Rupert Huber - conductor, Donaueschinger Musiktage 2000
 * fff (Fortissimo feroce Fittipaldi), Trio Accanto, Wergo (forthcoming)