Iannis Xenakis

List of works

This worklist is based on the catalogue from Editions Salabert (Paris, 1993). Except for a few additions, it was published in Bálint András Varga's book 'Conversations with Iannis Xenakis'. The list of unpublished and withdrawn compositions was compiled from several different sources.
  1. Six Chansons - (1951)
  2. Zyia - soprano, men's choir, flute and piano (1952)
  3. Dhipli Zyia - violin and cello (1952)
  4. Procession aux eaux claires - chorus and orchestra (1952/53)
  5. Le Sacrifice (Anastenaria) - orchestra (1952-53)
  6. Metastasis - orchestra (1953-54)
  7. Pithoprakta - orchestra (1955-56)
  8. Achorripsis - 21 instruments (1956-57)
  9. Diamorphoses - 4-track tape (1957)
  10. Concret PH - 4-track tape (1958)
  11. Syrmos - 18 or 36 strings (1959)
  12. Analogiques A & B - 9 strings and 4-channel tape (1958-59)
  13. Duel - 2 orchestra's (1959)
  14. Orient-Occident - 4-track tape (1960)
  15. Vasarely - tape (1960)
  16. Formes Rouges - seven musicians (1961)
  17. ST/4 - string quartet (1956-62)
  18. Herma - piano (1960-61)
  19. Morsima-Amorsima - pi, vi, vcl, cb (1956-62)
  20. Amorsima-Morsima - ensemble of 10 musicians (1962)
  21. ST/10 - 10 instruments (1956-62)
  22. Atrées - 10 instruments (1956-62)
  23. ST/48 - orchestra (1956-62)
  24. Bohor - 8-track tape (also 4-track) (1962)
  25. Stratégie - 2 orchestra's (1956-62)
  26. Polla ta Dhina - children's chorus and orchestra (1962)
  27. Eonta - pi, 2 tpt, 3 tenor-trb (1963-64)
  28. Hiketides - women's chorus and ensemble (1964)
  29. Akrata - 16 wind instruments (1964-65)
  30. Nomos Alpha - cello (1966)
  31. Terretektorh - orchestra (1965-66)
  32. Oresteia - mixed chorus and ch.orchestra (1965-66)
  33. Nuits - 12 vocalists (1967)
  34. Polytope de Montréal - 4 orchestra's and light (1967)
  35. Medea - men's chorus and instr.ensemble (1967)
  36. Nomos Gamma - orchestra (1967-68)
  37. Kraanerg - 4-track tape and orchestra (1968-69)
  38. Persephassa - 6 percussionists (1969)
  39. Anaktoria - cl, bsn, hn, 2vi, alto, vcl, cb (1969)
  40. Synaphai - piano and orchestra (1969)
  41. Hibiki-Hana-Ma - 12-track tape (1969-70)
  42. Mikka - violin (1971)
  43. Charisma - clarinet and cello (1971)
  44. Persépolis - 8-track tape (also 4-track) (1971)
  45. Antikhthon - orchestra (1971)
  46. Aroura - 12 strings or a multiple of that (1971)
  47. Linaia-Agon - horn, trombone, tenor and tuba (1972)
  48. Polytope de Cluny - 8-track tape (also 4-track) (1972)
  49. Evryali - piano (1973)
  50. Cendrées - chorus and orchestra (1973)
  51. Eridanos - 2 hn, 2 tpt, 2 tb, strings (1973)
  52. Gmeeoorh - organ (1974)
  53. Noomena - large orchestra (1974)
  54. Erikhton - piano and orchestra (1974)
  55. Psappha - percussion solo (1975)
  56. N'Shima - 2 hn, 2 trb, 2 m-sop, vcl (1975)
  57. Phlegra - 11 instruments (1975)
  58. Empreintes - orchestra (1975)
  59. Theraps - double-bass (1975-76)
  60. Khoaï - harpsichord (1976)
  61. Mikka-S - violin (1976)
  62. Dmaathen - oboe and percussion (1976)
  63. Epeï - cor anglais, cl, tpt, 2 trb, cb (1976)
  64. Retours-Windungen - 12 cellos (1976)
  65. Kottos - Cello (1977)
  66. La Légende d'Eer - 7-track tape (1977)
  67. Akanthos - fl, cl, sop, 2vi, vla, vcl, cb, pi (1977)
  68. A Hélène - women's chorus and 2 clarinets (1977)
  69. A Colone - men's chorus and ensemble (1977)
  70. Jonchaies - large orchestra (1977)
  71. Ikhoor - string trio (1978)
  72. Mycènes Alpha - tape (1978)
  73. Dikhtas - violin and piano (1979)
  74. Pléiades - 6 percussionists (1978)
  75. Palimpsest - 11 instruments (1979)
  76. Anémoessa - orchestra (1979)
  77. Aïs - percussion, baritone and orchestra (1980)
  78. Embellie - viola (1981)
  79. Mists - piano (1980)
  80. Pour la Paix - mixed chorus, tape and narrators (1981)
  81. Komboï - percussion and harpsichord (1981)
  82. Serment-Orkos - mixed chorus (1981)
  83. Nekuïa - chorus and orchestra (1981)
  84. Pour Maurice - baritone and piano (1982)
  85. Pour les Baleines - large string orchestra (1982)
  86. Tetras - string quartet (1983)
  87. Khall Perr - brass quintet and percussion (1983)
  88. Chant des Soleils - mixed&children's choir,brass,perc. (1983)
  89. Shaar - large string orchestra (1983)
  90. Lichens I - orchestra (1984)
  91. Naama - harpsichord (1984)
  92. Thalleïn - ensemble (1985)
  93. Nyûyô (Soleil couchant) - shakuhachi, sangen and 2 koto's (1985)
  94. Idmen A & B - mixed choir and percussion (1985)
  95. Alax - 30 musicians (1985)
  96. Akea - piano and string quartet (1986)
  97. A l'île de Gorée - harpsichord and instrumental ens. (1986)
  98. Keren - trombone (1986)
  99. Keqrops - piano and orchestra (1986)
  100. Horos - orchestra (1986)
  101. Jalons - 15 players (1986)
  102. Xas - saxophone quartet (1987)
  103. A.r. (Hommage à Ravel) - piano (1987)
  104. Ata - orchestra (1987)
  105. Tracées - orchestra (1987)
  106. Kassandra - amplified baritone and percussion (1987)
  107. Taurhiphanie - tape (1987-88)
  108. Rebonds - percussion solo (1987-89)
  109. Waarg - 13 musicians (1988)
  110. Echange - bass clarinet and ensemble (1989)
  111. Epicycle - cello and ensemble (1989)
  112. Okho - 3 percussionists (1989)
  113. Oophaa - harpsichord and percussion (1989)
  114. Voyage absolu des Unari vers Andromède -  tape (1989)
  115. Knephas - mixed choir (1990)
  116. Tuorakemsu - orchestra (1990)
  117. Kyania - orchestra (1990)
  118. Tetora - string quartet (1990)
  119. Dox-Orkh - violin solo and orchestra (1991)
  120. Gendy 3 - computer-tape (1991)
  121. Krinoïdi - orchestra (1991)
  122. Roaï - orchestra (1991)
  123. Troorkh - trombone and orchestra (1991)
  124. La Déesse Athéna - bass-baritone, percussion and ensemble (1992)
  125. Paille in the wind - cello and piano (1992)
  126. Pu wijnuej we fyp - unaccompanied children's choir (1992)
  127. Bakxai Evrvpidov (Les Bacchantes d'Euripide) - baritone, women's choir and ensemble (1993)
  128. Mosaïques - orchestra (1993)
  129. Plektó - fl, cl, pi, perc, vn, vcl (1993)
  130. Dämmerschein - large orchestra (1994)
  131. Sea Nymphs - unaccompanied mixed choir (1994)
  132. A la Mémoire de Witold Lutoslawski - 2 horns and 2 trumpets (1994)
  133. Ergma - string quartet (1994)
  134. S.709 - computer-tape (1994)
  135. Koïranoï - orchestra (1995)
  136. Kaï - nine musicians (1995)
  137. Voile - string orchestra (1995)
  138. Kuïlenn - 9 wind instruments (1995)
  139. Ittidra - string sextet (1996)
  140. Ioolkos - orchestra (1996)
  141. HUNEM-IDUHEY - violin and cello (1996)
  142. Roscobeck - cello and double bass (1996)
  143. Zythos - trombone and 6 percussionists (1996)
  144. Sea-Change - orchestra (1997)
  145. O-Mega - percussion and ensemble (1997)

Unpublished / withdrawn compositions